Nominees in main Grammy categories

AFP
February 6, 2015 10:54 MYT
Sam Smith performs at Madison Square Garden on January 15, 2015 in New York City. - Theo Wargo/Getty Images/AFP
Newcomer Sam Smith joins more established stars Beyonce and Pharrell Williams in leading nominations for the Grammy Awards, with each tapped in six categories.
The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. Here are the nominees in major categories:
Album of the Year
- Beck, "Morning Phase"
- Beyonce, "Beyonce"
- Ed Sheeran, "X"
- Sam Smith, "In the Lonely Hour"
- Pharrell Williams, "Girl"
Record of the Year (For Singles)
- Iggy Azalea, featuring Charli XCX: "Fancy"
- Sia, "Chandelier"
- Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
- Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
- Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
Song of the Year (For Songwriters)
- Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
- Sia and Jesse Shatkin, "Chandelier"
- Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
- Jimmy Napes, William Phillips and Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
- Hozier, "Take Me to Church"
Best New Artist
- Iggy Azalea
- Bastille
- Brandy Clark
- Haim
- Sam Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance
- John Legend, "All of Me"
- Sia, "Chandelier"
- Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
- Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
- Pharrell Williams, "Happy"
Best Rock Album
- Ryan Adams, "Ryan Adams"
- Beck, "Morning Phase"
- The Black Keys, "Turn Blue"
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "Hypnotic Eye"
- U2, "Songs of Innocence"
Best Rap Album
- Iggy Azalea, "The New Classic"
- Childish Gambino, "Because the Internet"
- Common, "Nobody's Smiling"
- Eminem, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2"
- Schoolboy Q, "Oxymoron"
- Wiz Khalifa, "Blacc Hollywood"
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- Aphex Twin, "Syro"
- Deadmau5, "while (1<2)"
- Little Dragon, "Nabuma Rubberband"
- Royksopp & Robyn, "Do It Again"
- Mat Zo, "Damage Control"
Best Alternative Music Album
- Alt-J, "This Is All Yours"
- Arcade Fire, "Reflektor"
- Cage The Elephant, "Melophobia"
- St. Vincent, "St. Vincent"
- Jack White, "Lazaretto"
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