Sam Smith leads this year’s Grammy nominations
By Josh Haggis
Sam Smith has secured the most nominations for the 2015 Grammy Awards.
The openly gay singer – who released his debut album In The Lonely Hour earlier this year – has achieved a massive six nominations, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for his UK Number One smash Stay With Me.
Meanwhile, US comedian Joan Rivers has scored a posthumous nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for her book Diary of a Mad Diva.
Check out the nominations below:
Album of the Year
X – Ed Sheeran
In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Morning Phase – Beck
GIRL – Pharrell Williams
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
Song of the Year
Take Me to Church – Hozier
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 Pop Solo Performance
Stay With Me – Sam Smith
Chandelier – Sia
All of Me – John Legend
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Best Traditional Pop Album
Cheek to Cheek – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Nostalgia – Annie Lennox
Night Songs – Barry Manilow
Partners – Barbra Streisand
Sending You a Little Christmas – Johnny Mathis
Best Country Album
Riser – Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders – Eric Church
12 Stories – Brandy Clark
Platinum – Miranda Lambert
The Way I’m Livin’ – Lee Ann Womack
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out – Jhene Aiko
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
X – Chris Brown
Mali Is … – Mali Music
Girl – Pharrell Williams
Best Rock Album
Turn Blue – The Black Keys
Morning Phase – Beck
Songs of Innocence – U2
Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
Hypnotic Eye – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Best Alternative Album
This is All Yours – Alt-J
Lazaretto – Jack White
St. Vincent – St. Vincent
Reflektor – Arcade Fire
Melophobia – Cage the Elephant
Best Americana Album
The River and the Thread – Roseanne Cash
My Terms of Surrender – John Hiatt
Bluiesamericana – Keb’ Mo’
A Dotted Line – Nickel Creek
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music – Sturgill Simpson
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 Reggae Power – Sly & Robbie, Spicy Chocolate
Amid the Noise and the Haste – SOJA
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Frozen
American Hustle
Get on Up: The James Brown Story
The Wolf of Wall Street
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol.1
Best Spoken Word Album
Actors Anonymous – James Franco
A Call To Action – Jimmy Carter
Diary of a Mad Diva – Joan Rivers
A Fighting Chance – Elizabeth Warren
The Reggae Power – Sly & Robbie, Spicy Chocolate
We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song – Gloria Gaynor
Best Dance Recording
Never Say Never– Basement Jaxx
Rather Be – Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
F For You – Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige
I Got U – Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones
Faded – Zhu
Best Gospel Album
Help – Erica Campbell
Amazing (Live) – Ricky Dillard & New G
Withholding Nothing – William McDowell
Forever Yours – Smokie Norful
Vintage Worship – Sly & Robbie, Spicy Chocolate
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 R&B Song
Drunk In Love – Beyoncé feat. Jay Z
Good Kisser – Usher
New Flame – Chris Brown feat. Usher and Rick Ross
Options (Wolfjames Version) – Luke James
The Worst – Jhene Aiko
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Fancy – Iggy Azalea feat. 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 feat. Juicy J
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Syro – Aphex Twin
While (1<2) – Deadmaus
Nabuma Rubberband – Little Dragon
Do It Again – Röyksopp & Robyn
Damage Control – Mat Zo
Best R&B Performance
Drunk In Love – Beyoncé feat. Jay Z
New Flame – Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross
It’s Your World – Jennifer Hudson feat. R. Kelly
Like This – Ledisi
Good Kisser – Usher
Best Latin Pop Album
Tangos – Rubén Blades
Elypse – Camila
Raíz – Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad
Loco De Amor – Juanes
Gracias Por Estar Aquí – Marco Antonio Solís
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Multiviral – Calle 13
Behind The Machine (Detrás De La Máquina) – Chocquibtown
Bailar En La Cueva – Jorge Drexler
Agua Maldita – Molotov
Vengo – Ana Tijoux
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
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Paul Epworth
John Hill
Jay Joyce
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Best Music Film
Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour – Beyoncé & Jay Z
Ghost Stories – Coldplay
20 Feet From Stardom – Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
Metallica Through The Never – Metallica
The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne – P!nk
Best New Artist
Bastille
HAIM
Sam Smith
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark