The American singer Beyonce is all set to glorify herself at Grammy Awards for year of 2017 after she scooped as much as nine nominations. The Halo hit-maker who has been the choice of most categories in the history of Grammy is pleased to lead the show with the most nominations. Beyonce is already a prestigious winner of 20 awards at the show right from the beginning of her music journey. And with another nine nominations, she is just going to rock the 59th annual awards ceremony next year in February.
Beyonce with her hit album "Lemonade" will battle with Adele, Justin Bieber and Drake to win the crown in the most coveted category of "Album of the Year". She also has Strugill Simpson in the same category who is positive to be crowned for "A Sailor's Guide to Earth".
She is also the first artist to score mentions in pop, R&B, rock and rap categories in the same year. In addition, the singer has become the first singer to be mentioned in the areas of R&B, pop and rock for the same year. Other nominations that Beyonce has scored according to the Associated Press are:
• Song of the Year for "Formation"
• Record of the Year for "Formation" Best Rock Performance for "Don't Hurt Yourself "
• Best Pop Solo Performance for "Hold Up"
• Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Freedom"
• Best Urban Contemporary Album for "Lemonade"
After Beyonce, the second lead of maximum nominations goes to Kayne West, Drake and Rihanna who have successfully scoped 8 nominations each in different categories at the Grammy. Then it comes to Adele who scored third lead with five nominations while
David Bowie who died earlier this year in January got four mentions for "Blackstar". Bowie's last album is nominated for "Best Rock Performance" as well as for "Alternative Music Album" while its title song earned the nomination in the category of "Best Rock Song" at Grammy.
James Corden will host the award ceremony that is going to hit the stage of Los Angele's Staples Center.
The Grammy Awards 2017 is scheduled for February next year while its complete list of main nominations is already released and can be read as follows:
Album of the Year:
• Adele - 25
• Beyonce - Lemonade
• Drake - Views
• Justin Bieber – Purpose
• Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Record of the Year:
• Adele - Hello
• Beyonce - Formation
• Lukas Graham - 7 Years
• Rihanna featuring Drake - Work
• Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
Song of the Year:
• Adele - Hello
• Beyonce - Formation
• Mike Posner - I Took A Pill in Ibiza
• Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
• Lukas Graham - 7 Years
• Best New Artist:
• Kelsea Ballerini
• The Chainsmokers
• Chance the Rapper
• Maren Morris
• Anderson .Paak
Best Pop Solo Performance:
• Adele - Hello
• Beyonce - Hold Up
• Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
• Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece (Idol Version)
• Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
• The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey - Closer
• Lukas Graham - 7 Years
• Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
• Sia Featuring Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
• Twenty One Pilots - Twenty One Pilots
Best Pop Vocal Album:
• Adele - 25
• Justin Bieber - Purpose
• Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
• Demi Lovato - Confident
• Sia - This Is Acting
Best Rock Song:
• David Bowie - Blackstar
• Radiohead - Burn The Witch
• Metallica - Hardwired
• Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
• Highly Suspect - My Name Is Human
Best Rock Album:
• Blink-182 - California
• Cage The Elephant - Tell Me I'm Pretty
• Gojira - Magma
• Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor
• Weezer - Weezer
• Best Country Song:
• Keith Urban - Blue Ain’t Your Color
• Thomas Rhett - Die A Happy Man
• Tim McGraw - Humble and Kind
• Maren Morris - My Church
• Miranda Lambert - Vice
Best Country Album:
• Brandy Clark - Big Day in a Small Town
• Loretta Lynn - Full Circle
• Maren Morris - Hero
• Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
• Keith Urban - Ripcord
Best R&B Song:
• PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake - Come See Me
• Bryson Tiller - Exchange
• Rihanna - Kiss It Better
• Maxwell - Lake By The Ocean
• Tory Lanez - Luv
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
• Beyonce - Lemonade
• Gallant - Ology
• KING - We Are King
• Anderson .Paak - Malibu
• Rihanna - Anti
Best Rap Song:
• Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared - All The Way Up
• Kanye West Featuring Rihanna - Famous
• Drake - Hotline Bling
• Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz - No Problem
• Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream - Ultralight Beam
Best Rap Album:
• Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
• De La Soul - And The Anonymous Nobody
• DJ Khaled - Major Key
• Drake - Views
• ScHoolboy Q - Blank Face LP
• Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
• Flume - Skin
• Jean-Michel Jarre - Electronica 1: The Time Machine
• Tycho - Epoch
• Underworld - Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future
• Louie Vega - Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII
Best Reggae Album:
• Devin Di Dakta & J.L - Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her
• J Boog - Rose Petals
• Ziggy Marley - Ziggy Marley
• Raging Fyah - Everlasting
• Rebelution - Falling Into Place
• SOJA - SOJA: Live In Virginia
Best Alternative Music Album:
• Bon Iver - 22, A Million
• David Bowie - Blackstar
• PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
• Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
• Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
• Andrea Bocelli - Cinema
• Bob Dylan - Fallen Angels
• Josh Groban - Stages Live
• Willie Nelson - Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
• Barbra Streisand - Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway
Best Music Video:
• Beyonce - Formation
• Leon Bridges - River
• Coldplay - Up & Up
• Jamie XX - Gosh
• OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out
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