Grammy nominations are being announced throughout the day Friday, Dec 5, and already Sam Smith is leading the pack with five nominations including Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.

Grammy Nominations Announced On Twitter

The Grammy’s are trying something new this year, announcing the nominations one category at a time throughout the day on Twitter, all culminating with the naming of the nominees for Album of the Year during the broadcasting of CBS’ A Very GRAMMY Christmas Friday night.

So far, Sam Smith appears to be dominating the Grammys with his hit “Stay With Me” and his debut album, In The Lonely Hour. Smith is also nominated for Best New Artist and will go up against Iggy Azalea, also a multiple nominee, Brandy Clark, Bastille and Haim. As of 12 p.m. ET, Smith has received a total of five nominations.

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Unsurprisingly, Meghan Trainor’s hit “All About That Bass” has earned her more than one nomination. Trainor is a nominee to take home the Grammy for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

2015 Grammy Nominations:

Record of the Year: “Fancy” – Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX “Chandelier” – Sia “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)” – Sam Smith “Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift “All About That Bass” – Meghan Trainor Best Pop Vocal Album: Ghost Stories – Coldplay Bangerz – Miley Cyrus My Everything – Ariana Grande Prism – Katy Perry X – Ed Sheeran In The Lonely Hour – Sam Smith 

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Sail Out – Jhene Aiko
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
X – Chris Brown
Mali Is – Mali Music
GIRL – Pharrell Williams

Best Country Album:
Riser – Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders – Eric Church
The Way I’m Livin’ – Lee Ann Womack
12 Stories – Brandy Clark
Platinum – Miranda Lambert

Best Pop Solo Performance:
John Legend
Sia
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Pharrell Williams

Best Rock Song:
“Ain’t It Fun” – Paramore
“Blue Moon” – Beck
“Fever” – The Black Keys
“Gimme Something Good” – Ryan Adams
“Lazaretto” – Jack White

Best Rock Album:
Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
Morning Phase – Beck
Turn Blue – The Black Keys
Hypnotic Eye – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Songs of Innocence – U2

Best New Artist:
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith

Best Country Song:
“American Kids” – Kenny Chesney
“Automatic” – Miranda Lambert
“Give Me Back My Hometown” – Eric Church
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” – Glen Campbell
“Meanwhile Back At Mama’s” – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

Best Reggae Album:
Fly Rasta – Ziggy Marley
Back On The Controls – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Full Frequency – Sean Paul
Out of Many, One Music – Shaggy
The Raggae Power – Sly & Robbie & Spice Chocolate
Amid The Noise And The Haste – Soja

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Cheek To Cheek – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Nostalgia – Annie Lennox
Night Songs – Barry Manilow
Sending You A Little Christmas – Johnny Mathis
Partners – Barbra Streisand with Various Artists

Best Rap Performance:
“3005” – Childish Gambino
“0 to 100” – Drake
“Rap God” – Eminem
“i” – Kendrick Lamar
“All I Need Is You” – Lecrae

Best Alternative Music Album:
This Is All Yours – alt-J
Reflektor – Arcade Fire
Melaphobia – Cage The Elephant
St Vincent – St Vincent
Lazaretto – Jack White

Song Of The Year:
“All About That Bass” – Meghan Trainor
“Chandelier” – Sia
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“Stay With Me” – Sam Smith
“Take Me To Church” – Hozier

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Fancy” – Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
“A Sky Full Of Stars” – Coldplay
“Say Something” – A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera
“Bang Bang” – Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
“Dark Horse” – Katy Perry ft. Juicy J

Best Dance Recording:
“Never Say Never” – Basement Jaxx
“Rather Be” – Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne
“F For You” – Disclosure ft. Mary J. Blidge
“I Got U” – Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones
“Faded” – Zhu

Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Syro – Aphex Twin
While (1<2) – Deadmaus
Nabuma Rubberband – Little Dragon
Do It Again – Royksopp & Robyn
Damage Control – Matt Zo

Best Metal Performance:
“Neon Knights” – Anthrax
“High Road” – Mastodon
“Heartbreaker” – Motorhead
“The Negative One” – Slipknot
“The Last In Line” – Tenacious D

Best Rock Performance:
“Gimme Something Good” – Ryan Adams
“Do I Wanna Know?” – Arctic Monkeys
“Blue Moon” – Beck
“Fever” – The Black Keys
“Lazaretto” – Jack White

Best R&B Performance:
“Drunk In Love” – Beyoncé ft. Jay Z
“New Flame” – Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross
“It’s Your World” – Jennifer Hudson ft. R Kelly
“Like This” – Ledisi
“Good Kisser” – Usher

Best R&B Song:
“Drunk In Love” – Beyoncé ft. Jay Z
“Good Kisser” – Usher
“New Flame” – Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross
“Options (Wolfjames Version)” – Luke James ft. Rick Ross
“The Worst” – Jhené Aiko

Best Rap Song:
“Anaconda” – Nicki Minaj
“Bound 2” – Kanye West
“I” – Kendrick Lamar
“We Dem Boyz” – Wiz Khalifa
“0 To 100/The Catch Up” – Drake

Best Rap Album:
The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
Because The Internet – Childish Gambino
Nobody’s Smiling – Common
The Marshall Mathers LP2 – Eminem
Oxymoron – Schoolboy Q
Blacc Hollywood – Wiz Khalifa

Best Country Solo Performance:
“Give Me Back My Hometown” – Eric Church
“Invisible” – Hunter Hayes
“Automatic” – Miranda Lambert
“Something In The Water” – Carrie Underwood
“Cop Car” – Keith Urban

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
“Gentle On My Mind” – The Band Perry
“Somethin’ Bad” – Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
“Day Drinking” – Little Big Town
“Meanwhile Back At Mama’s” – Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill
“Raise ‘Em Up” – Keith Urban ft. Eric Church

Best Comedy Album:
Mandatory Fun – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
Obsessed – Jim Gaffigan
Oh My God – Louis C.K.
Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time – Patton Oswalt
We Are Miracles – Sarah Silverman

Best Soundtrack:
American Hustle
Frozen
Get On Up: The James Brown Story
Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
The Wolf Of Wall Street

A full list of the 2015 Grammy nominations can be found here.

Article by Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.