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A Collegiette’s Quick Guide to the 2016 Grammy Awards

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Maine chapter.

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will be tonight, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. EST on CBS. This is your guide to the top five most prestigious categories and their nominees. For the complete list, visit the official website.

1. Record of the Year

  • “Really Love” – D’Angelo And The Vanguard

 

  • “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

 

  • “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran

 

  • “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift

 

  • “Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd

 

2. Album of the Year

  • Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes

  • To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar

  • Traveller – Chris Stapleton

  • 1989 – Taylor Swift

  • Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd

 

3. Song of the Year

  • “Alright” – Kendrick Lamar

 

  • “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift

 

  • “Girl Crush” – Little Big Town

 

  • “See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa

 

  • “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran

 

4. Best New Artist

 

  • Courtney Barnett
  • James Bay
  • Sam Hunt
  • Tori Kelly
  • Meghan Trainor

5. Best Pop Solo Performance

  • “Heartbeat Song” – Kelly Clarkson
  • “Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding
  • “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
  • “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
  • “Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd

 

Kate Berry is a fourth-year journalism major at the University of Maine in Orono. She loves reading about the latest trends and events.