Grammy Awards 2016: Kendrick Lamar Gets A Whopping 11 Grammy Nominations; Full List Of Nominees

Kendrick Lamar is a very happy man right now as he’s received and incredible 11 nominations for the prestigious Grammy Awards. He is followed by Taylor Swift and The Weeknd who grabbed 7 a piece. 

Kendrick’s latest album, To Pimp a Butterfly got nominations for best hip hop album as well as album of the year. 

Here are the full list of nominees for the Grammy Awards 2016 

Best New Artist

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

Record of the Year

• Really Love, D’Angelo & The Vanguard
• Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
• Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
• Can’t Feel My Face, The Weeknd
• Blank Space, Taylor Swift

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 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 Rap Performance

• “Apparently,” J. Cole
• “Back To Back,” Drake
• “Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
• “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
• “Truffle Butter,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
• “All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

Best Rap/Song Collaboration

• “One Man Can Change The World,” Big Sean featuring Kanye West & John Legend
• “Glory,” Common & John Legend
• “Classic Man,” Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
• “These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
• “Only,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Best Rap Song

• “All Day”
• “Alright”
• “Energy”
• “Glory”
• “Trap Queen”

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 Gun,” 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 Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
• “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
• “Lonely Tonight,” Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song

• “Chances Are,” Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
• “Diamond Rings And Old Barstools,” Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
• “Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
• “Hold My Hand,” Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
• “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album

• Montevallo, Sam Hunt
• Pain Killer, Little Big Town
• The Blade, Ashley Monroe
• Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
• Traveller, Chris Stapleton

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Empire: Season 1
• Fifty Shades Of Grey
• Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
• Pitch Perfect 2
• Selma

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)”
• “Glory”
• “Love Me Like You Do”
• “See You Again”
• “Til It Happens To You”

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