The 2016 Grammy Nominations Are Revealed And Yes, It’s All About Taylor Swift

The 2016 Grammy Nominations Are Revealed And Yes, It's All About Taylor

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by Emma Spedding |
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This morning the 2016 Grammy Award nominations have been released and as expected Taylor Swift's name comes up once or twice.

She is nominated for seven awards, including Record of the Year for 'Blank Space,' Song of the Year for 'Blank Space,' Best Music Video for 'Bad Blood' and Album of the Year for 1989. The artist with the most nominations is Kendrick Lamar, who racked up 11. The Weeknd and Taylor Swift follow behind with seven awards each.

Although we'll have to wait till February 15th to find out who wins what, one thing we can be sure of is that the whole Bad Blood squad is bound to be there to cheer on Taylor. See the full list of nominations below...

Best New Artist

Courtney Barnett

James Bay

Sam Hunt

Tori Kelly

Meghan Trainor

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

Song of the Year

“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar

“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift

“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town

“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran

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

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

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Ship to Wreck,” Florence + the Machine

“Sugar,” Maroon 5

“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar

“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Best Pop Vocal Album

Piece by Piece, Kelly Clarkson

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + the Machine

Uptown Special, Mark Ronson

1989, Taylor Swift

Before This World, James Taylor

Best Dance Recording

“We’re All We Need,” Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston

“Go,” The Chemical Brothers

“Never Catch Me,” Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Runaway (U & I),” Galantis

“Where Are Ü Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best Dance Album

Our Love, Caribou

Born in the Echoes, The Chemical Brothers

Caracal, Disclosure

In Colour, Jamie xx

Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex and Diplo

Best Rock Performance

“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes

“What Kind of Man,” Florence + the Machine

“Something from Nothing,” Foo Fighters

“Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King

“Moaning Lisa Smile,” Wolf Alice

Best Rock Song (awarded to songwriters)

“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes

“Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King

“Hold Back the River,” James Bay

“Lydia,” Highly Suspect

“What Kind of Man,” Florence + the Machine

Best Rock Album

Chaos and the Calm, James Bay

Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie

Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect

Drones, Muse

.5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot

Best Alternative Music Album

Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes

Vulnicura, Björk

The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket

Currents, Tame Impala

Star Wars, Wilco

Best R&B Performance

“If I Don’t Have You,” Tamar Braxton

“Rise Up,” Andra Day

“Breathing Underwater,” Hiatus Kaiyote

“Planes,” Jeremih featuring J. Cole

“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” The Weeknd

Best R&B Song

“Coffee,” Miguel

“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” The Weeknd

“Let It Burn,” Jazmine Sullivan

“Really Love,” D’Angelo and the Vanguard

“Shame,” Tyrese

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Ego Death, The Internet

You Should Be Here, Kehlani

Blood, Lianne La Havas

Wildheart, Miguel

Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd

Best R&B Album

Coming Home, Leon Bridges

Black Messiah, D’Angelo and the Vanguard

Cheers to the Fall, Andra Day,

Reality Show, Jazmine Sullivan

Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson

Best Rap Performance

“Apparently,” J. Cole

“Back to Back,” Drake

“Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap

“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar

“Truffle Butter,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne

“All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

“Only Man Can Change the World,” Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend

“Glory,” Common and John Legend

“Classic Man,” Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur

“These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

“Only,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown

Best Rap Song

“All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney

“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar

“Energy,” Drake

“Glory,” Common and John Legend

“Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap

Best Rap Album

2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole

Compton, Dr. Dre

If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake

To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar

The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj

Best Country Solo Performance

“Burning House,” Cam

“Traveller,” Chris Stapleton

“Little Toy Guns,” Carrie Underwood

“John Cougar, John deere, John 3:16,” Keith Urban

“Chances Are,” Lee Ann Womack

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“Stay a Little Longer,” Brothers Osborne

“If I Needed You,” Joey+Rory

“The Driver,” Charles Kelly, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay

“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town

“Lonely Tonight,” Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song (awarded to songwriter)

“Chances Are,” Lee Ann Womack

“Diamond Rings and Old Barstools,” Tim McGraw

“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town

“Hold My Hand,” Brandy Clark

“Traveller,” Chris Stapleton

Best Country Album

Motevallo, Sam Hunt

Pain Killer, Little Big Town,

The Blade, Ashley Monroe

Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves

Traveller, Chris Stapleton

Best Musical Theater Album

An American in Paris, Original Broadway Cast

Fun Home, Original Broadway Cast

Hamilton, Original Broadway Cast

The King & I, 2015 Broadway Cast

Something Rotten!, Original Broadway Cast

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Empire: Season 1, Various Artists

Fifty Shades of Grey, Various Artists

Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me, Various Artists

Pitch Perfect 2, Various Artists

Selma, Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Birdman, Antonio Sanchez

The Imitation Game, Alexandre Desplat

Interstellar, Hans Zimmer

The Theory of Everything, Jóhann Jóhansson

Whiplash, Justin Hurwitz

Best Song Written for Visual Media (awarded to songwriters)

“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” The Weeknd

“Glory,” Common and John Legend

“Love Me Like You Do,” Ellie Goulding

“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

“Till It Happens To You,” Lady Gaga

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jeff Bhaskar

Dave Cobb

Diplo

Larry Klein

Blake Mills

Best Music Video

“LSD,” A$AP Rocky

“I Feel Love (Every Million Miles),” The Dead Weather

“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar

“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Freedom,” Pharrell Williams

Best Music Film

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown

Sonic Highways

What Happened, Miss Simone?

The Wall

Amy

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