Grammy Awards 2016: Nominees announced

Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and more have led the way for next year’s Grammy Awards nominations.

Announced moments ago, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly rules the roost, earning a whopping eleven nominations, with the record battling Swift’s 1989 and The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind The Madness for the coveted Album Of The Year Awards.

Set to take place on 15th February, the 58th Grammy Awards also sees nods for Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud and Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk.

Check out the nominations for the major categories below; more to follow (story developing)

Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor

Best Record
D’Angelo & The Vanguard – Really Love
Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face

Song Of The Year
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Little Big Town – Girl Crush
Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud

Album Of The Year
Alabama Shakes – Sound & Colour
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Chris Stapleton – Traveller
Taylor Swift – 1989
The Weeknd – Beauty Behind The Madness

Best Pop Vocal Album
Kelly Clarkson – Piece By Piece
Florence & The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Mark Ronson – Uptown Special
Taylor Swift – 1989
James Taylor – Before This World

Best Dance Recording
Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston – We’re All We Need
Chemical Brothers – Go
Flying Lotus & Kendrick Lamar – Never Catch Me
Galantis – Runaway (U & I)
Skrillex, Diplo & Justin Bieber – Where Are Ü Now

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Caribou – Our Love
Chemical Brothers – Born In The Echoes
Disclosure – Caracal
Jamie xx – In Colour
Jack Ü – Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack Ü