Beyonce has once again solidified herself as the queen bee with this year’s Grammy nominations. The nominees for the 2017 Grammys were just unveiled, and the Lemonade star is leading the pack with nine nominations this year.
She had some close competition, though. Drake, Kanye West and Rihanna all earned eight nominations, and relative newcomer Chance the Rapper got seven of the Grammy shout-outs. Of course, there are many more categories to place your bets on.
Here are the nominations for some of the stand-out categories:
Album of the year:
- “25” — Adele
- “Lemonade” — Beyoncé
- “Purpose” — Justin Bieber
- “Views” — Drake
- “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” — Sturgill Simpson
Record of the year:
- “Hello” — Adele
- “Formation” — Beyoncé
- “7 Years” — Lukas Graham
- “Work” — Rihanna featuring Drake
- “Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots
Song of the year:
- “Formation” — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
- “Hello” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
- “I Took a Pill In Ibiza” — Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
- “Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
- “7 Years” — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Best new artist:
- Kelsea Ballerini
- The Chainsmokers
- Chance the Rapper
- Maren Morris
- Anderson .Paak
Best pop vocal album:
- “25” — Adele
- “Purpose” — Justin Bieber
- “Dangerous Woman” — Ariana Grande
- “Confident” — Demi Lovato
- “This Is Acting” — Sia
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