Hopefully Kendrick Lemar has his eye on a sharp suit, it looks like he’s going to need one for the Grammys in 2016.
The nominations have been unveiled, and Kendrick Lamar leads the way for the prestigious gongs with 11 nods including Album of the Year for ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’, Best Rap Album for the same record and Song of the Year with ‘Alright’.
Taylor Swift and The Weeknd both picked up seven nominations. Swift also picked up nominations in two of the other big categories, Song of the Year and Record of the Year, both for ‘Blank Space’.
Ed Sheeran has been given a nod for Record of the Year for ‘Thinking Out Loud’.
Also doing it for the Brits is James Bay who is up three – Best New Artist, Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song. Mark Ronson has ‘Uptown Funk’ feat. Bruno Mars nominated for Best Song while Florence + The Machine have Ship to Wreck in Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Another exciting category for our shores is Best Dance/Electronic Album with The Chemical Brothers (Born in the Echoes), Disclosure (Caracal) and Jamie XX (In Colour) up against Skrillex and Diplo (Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü) and Caribou (Our Love).
Here are JOE’s predictions:
Album of the Year: Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Song of the Year: Kendrick Lamar, ‘Alright’
Record of the Year: The Weeknd, ‘Can’t Feel my Face’
Best New Artist: Tori Kelly
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: JOE predicts – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, ‘Bad Blood’
Florence + The Machine, ‘Ship to Wreck’
Maroon 5, ‘Sugar’
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, ‘Uptown Funk’
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, ‘Bad Blood’
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, ‘See You Again’
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: JOE predicts – Josh Groban, ‘Stages’
Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap, ‘The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern’
Bob Dylan, ‘Shadows in the Night’
Josh Groban, ‘Stages’
Seth MacFarlane, ‘No One Ever Tells You’
Barry Manilow (& Various Artists), ‘My Dream Duets’
Best Pop Vocal Album: JOE predicts – Taylor Swift, ‘1989’
Kelly Clarkson, ‘Piece by Piece’
Florence + The Machine, ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful’
Mark Ronson, ‘Uptown Special’
Taylor Swift, ‘1989’
James Taylor, ‘Before This World’
Best Dance Recording: JOE predicts – Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber, ‘Where Are Ü Now’
Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston, ‘We’re All We Need’
The Chemical Brothers, ‘Go’
Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, ‘Never Catch Me’
Galantis, ‘Runaway (U & I)’
Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber, ‘Where Are Ü Now’
Best Rock Performance: JOE predicts – Wolf Alice, ‘Moaning Lisa Smile’
Alabama Shakes, ‘Don’t Wanna Fight’
Florence + The Machine, ‘What Kind Of Man’
Foo Fighters, ‘Something From Nothing’
Elle King, ‘Ex’s & Oh’s’
Best Alternative Music Album: JOE predicts – Tame Impala, ‘Currents’
Alabama Shakes, ‘Sound & Color’
Björk, Vulnicura’
My Morning Jacket, ‘The Waterfall’
Tame Impala, ‘Currents’
Wilco, ‘Star Wars’
Best Rap Album: JOE predicts – Dr. Dre, ‘Compton’
J. Cole, ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’
Dr. Dre, ‘Compton’
Drake, ‘If Youre Reading This Its Too Late’
Kendrick Lamar, ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’
Nicki Minaj, ‘The Pinkprint’
Best Dance/Electronic Album: JOE predicts – Caribou, ‘Our Love’
The Chemical Brothers, ‘Born in the Echoes’
Disclosure, ‘Caracal’
Jamie XX, ‘In Colour’
Skrillex and Diplo, ‘Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü’
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— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) December 7, 2015
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