The 57th Annual Grammy Awards hosted by LL Cool J will air live this Sunday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on CBS. With the nominations this year, it seems like Sam Smith will steal the show. According to music experts, Sam Smith is expected to sweep the awards unless Beyoncé, Sia and Taylor Swift make an upset. Her Campus AU provides the ultimate guide to music’s biggest night.
Nominations:
Album of the Year
Morning Phase by Beck
Beyoncé by Beyoncé
In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith
GIRL by Pharrell Williams
Record of the Year (for the production, performance, and recording of a song)
“Fancy” by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
“Chandelier” by Sia
“Stay With Me” by Sam Smith
“Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter)
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
“Chandelier” by Sia
“Stay With Me” by Sam Smith
“Take Me To Church” by Hozier
Best New Artist
Sam Smith
Haim
Bastille
Brandy Clark
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ghost Stories by Coldplay
Bangerz by Miley Cyrus
My Everything by Ariana Grande
Prism by Katy Perry
X by Ed Sheeran
In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith
Best Pop Duo Performance
“Fancy” by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
“A Sky Full of Stars” by Coldplay
“Say Something” by A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera
“Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
“Dark Horse” by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
Best Rock Song
“Ain’t It Fun” by Paramore
“Blue Moon” by Beck
“Fever” by The Black Keys
“Gimme Something Good” by Ryan Adams
“Lazaretto” by Jack White
Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams by Ryan Adams
Morning Phase by Beck
Turn Blue by The Black Keys
Hypnotic Eye by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Song of Innocence by U2
Best R&B Song
“Drunk in Love” by Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
“Good Kisser” by Usher
“New Flame” by Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross
“Options” by Luke James
“The Worst” by Jhene Aiko
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out by Jhene Aiko
Beyonce by Beyonce
X by Chris Brown
Mali Is by Mali Music
Girl by Pharrell Williams
Best Rap Album
The New Classic by Iggy Azalea
Because the Internet by Childish Gambino
Nobody’s Smiling by Common
The Marshall Mathers LP2 by Eminem
Oxymoron by Schoolboy Q
Blacc Hollywood by Wiz Khalifa
Best Rap Song
“Anaconda” by Nicki Minaj
“Bound 2” by Kanye West
“I” by Kendrick Lamar
“We Dem Boyz” by Wiz Khalifa
“0/100” by Drake
Best Rap Collaboration
“Blak Majik” by Common featuring Jhene Aiko
“The Monster” by Eminem featuring Rihanna
“Tuesday” by I Love Makonnen featuring Drake
“Studio” by Schoolboy Q featuring BJ the Chicago Kid’
“Bound 2” by Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson
Best Country Song
“American Kids” by Kenny Chesney
“Automatic” by Miranda Lambert
“Give Me Back My Hometown” by Eric Church
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” by Glen Campbell
“Meanwhile Back at Mama’s” by Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill
Best Country Album
Riser by Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders by Eric Church
12 Stories by Brandy Clark
Platinum by Miranda Lambert
The Way I’m Livin by Lee Ann Womack
The nominations listed above are the ones that will be awarded at the show. Not all Grammys will be presented during the live show. Most awards will be presented at the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony before the live telecast.
Grammy Night is also about the iconic performances and performance collaborations you never thought would happen.
Performers
Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney performing the world debut performance of “FourFiveSeconds”
Jessie J and Tom Jones
Hozier and Annie Lennox
Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Common and John Legend will perform their Golden Globe winning song, “Glory”
Miranda Lambert
Usher
Chris Martin
Willie Nelson
AC/DC
Madonna
Eric Church
The Band Perry, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, John Legend, Ed Sheeran, Janelle Monae are performing Songs in the Key of Life: an all star tribute to Stevie Wonder
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