2017 Grammy Awards Nominations

A guide to music's biggest night

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Meghan Trainor kicked off the 2017 Grammys Awards on Tuesday December 6th by revealing the nominees in the four major Grammy categories: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist.

Album of the Year

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Adele, 25

Beyoncé, Lemonade

Justin Bieber, Purpose

Drake, Views

Sturgill Simpson, A Sailor's Guide to Earth

Song of the Year

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Beyoncé, "Formation"

Adele, "Hello"

Mike Posner, "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"

Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself"

Lukas Graham, "7 Years"

Record of the Year

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Adele, "Hello"

Beyoncé, "Formation"

Lukas Graham, "7 Years"

Rihanna, "Work (feat. Drake)"

Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out"

Best New Artist

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Kelsea Ballerini

The Chainsmokers

Chance the Rapper

Marin Morris

Anderson Paak

The Recording Academy then announced the rest of the nominees across all 84 categories in a press release and on the their website. Listed below are the nominees in some of the bigger Grammy categories.

Best Pop Vocal Album

Adele, 25

Justin Bieber, Purpose

Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman

Demi Lovato, Confident

Sia, This Is Acting

Best Pop Solo Performance

Adele, "Hello"

Beyoncé, "Hold Up"

Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself"

Kelly Clarkson, "Piece by Piece (Idol Version)"

Ariana Grande, "Dangerous Woman"

Best Rock Album

Blink-182, California

Cage the Elephant, Tell Me I'm Pretty

Gojira, Magma

Panic! at the Disco, Death of a Bachelor

Weezer, Weezer

Best Rock Performance

Alabama Shakes, "Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)"

Beyoncé, "Don't Hurt Yourself (feat. Jack White)"

David Bowie, "Blackstar"

Disturbed, "The Sound of Silence (Live on Conan)"

Twenty One Pilots, "Heathens"

Best Rap Album

Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book

De La Soul, And the Anonymous Nobody

DJ Khaled, Major Key

Drake, Views

ScHoolboy Q, Blank Face LP

Kanye West, The Life of Pablo

Best Rap Performance

Chance the Rapper, "No Problem (feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)"

Desiigner, "Panda"

Drake, "Pop Style (feat. The Throne)"

Fat Joe and Remy Ma, "All the Way Up (feat. Fat French Montana and Infared)"

ScHoolboy Q, "That Part (feat. Kanye West)"

Best Rap/Sung Performance

Beyoncé, "Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)"

Drake, "Hotline Bling"

D.R.A.M., "Broccoli (feat. Lil Yachty)"

Kanye West, "Ultralight Beam (feat. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream)

Kanye West, "Famous (feat. Rihanna)"

Best R&B Album

BJ The Chicago Kid, In My Mind

Lalah Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway Live

Terrace Martin, Velvet Portraits

Mint Condition, Healing Season

Mya, Smoove Jones

Best R&B Performance

BJ The Chicago Kid, "Turnin' Me Up"

Ro James, "Permission"

Musiq Soulchild, "I Do"

Rihanna, "Needed Me"

Solange, "Cranes in the Sky"

Best Country Album

Brandy Clark, Big Day in a Small Town

Loretta Lynn, Full Circle

Maren Morris, Hero

Sturgill Simpson, A Hero's Guide to Earth

Keith Urban, Ripcord

Best Country Song

Keith Urban, "Blue Ain't Your Color"

Thomas Rhett, "Die a Happy Man"

Tim McGraw, "Humble and Kind"

Maren Morris, "My Church"

Miranda Lambert, "Vice"

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The Late Late Show's James Corden will host the annual event from inside the Staples Center in Los Angeles. "It's the biggest, most prestigious award show in music," Corden told E! News in a statement in November, "and I feel incredibly lucky to be part of such an incredible night."

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And it looks as though lemonade is the drink of choice for Recording Academy voters as Beyoncé leads this year's field of Grammy hopefuls with nine nominations, with Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West each garnering eight nods apiece.