Nominations For 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Announced

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Nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced earlier today, with Beyoncé, Sam Smith and Pharrell leading those nominations with six each. This also makes Beyoncé the most nominated female in GRAMMY history with 47 nominations in total.

See some of the highlighted nominations below:

Album Of The Year:
Morning Phase — Beck
Beyoncé — Beyoncé
X — Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour — Sam Smith
Girl — Pharrell Williams
 
Record Of The Year:
"Fancy" — Iggy Azalea Featuring 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:
"All About That Bass" — Kevin Kadish & Meghan Trainor, songwriters (Meghan Trainor)
"Chandelier" — Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin, songwriters (Sia)
"Shake It Off" — Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
"Stay With Me" (Darkchild Version) — James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith)
"Take Me To Church" — Andrew Hozier-Byrne, songwriter (Hozier)
 
Best New Artist:
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith
 
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Fancy" — Iggy Azalea Featuring 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 Featuring Juicy J
 
Best Dance Recording:
"Never Say Never" — Basement Jaxx
"Rather Be" — Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne
"F For You" — Disclosure Featuring Mary J. Blige
"I Got U" — Duke Dumont Featuring Jax Jones
"Faded" — Zhu
 
Best Rock Performance:
"Gimme Something Good" — Ryan Adams
"Do I Wanna Know?" — Arctic Monkeys
"Blue Moon" — Beck
"Fever"— The Black Keys
"Lazaretto"— Jack White
 
Best Alternative Music Album:
This Is All Yours — Alt-J
Reflektor — Arcade Fire
Melophobia — Cage The Elephant
St. Vincent — St. Vincent
Lazaretto — Jack White
 
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Sail Out — Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé — Beyoncé
X  — Chris Brown
Mali Is… — Mali Music
Girl — Pharrell Williams
 
Best Rap Performance:
"3005" — Childish Gambino
"0 To 100/The Catch Up" — Drake
"Rap God" —  Eminem
"I" — Kendrick Lamar
"All I Need Is You" — Lecrae
 
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
 

Be sure to watch to see who takes home a GRAMMY on February 8th, 2015 at 8PM EST on CBS!

 

Becky G Shows Mature Side in "Can't Stop Dancin'' Music Video

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"Shower" may have just been another bubbly-pop song, but don't be fooled: Latina singer Becky G means business. As described to us in our November interview with the star, the video showcases a new and mature "big girl Becky." 

The video for "Can't Stop Dancin" can be found above.

Be sure to catch our exclusive interview with Becky G below:

UPDATED: Ty Dolla $ign Premieres First Single From Debut Album

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Ahead of his debut album release in February, "Paranoid" rapper Ty Dolla $ign premiered the first single from the album, "Stand For."  

Listen to "Stand For" above.

We caught up with Ty Dolla $ign at his "In Too Deep Tour" in October, where he talked to us about his debut album "Free TC," being featured on Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" & more. See the interview below:

Update: The official video has now been released. Watch it below:

Nicki Minaj Announces Track Listing for "The Pinkprint," New Collaborations With Beyonce & Ariana Grande

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Nicki Minaj just released the official track listing for her upcoming album, "The Pinkprint," due out December 15th. The album, Minaj's 3rd, is set to feature collaborations with Lil Wayne, Chris Brown & more, along with new tracks with Ariana Grande & Beyonce. 

See the official track listing for "The Pinkprint" below:

UPDATED: Beyonce To Re-Release Self-Titled Album As Platinum Edition Box Set (Now Available)

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Credit: Parkwood Entertainment

Parkwood Entertainment announced this morning that Beyoncé's surprise album of last year will be re-released on November 24th. The Platinum Edition Box Set will feature four discs, including the original visual album with music videos, live performances, and six new songs ("Flawless Remix" included.)

The official description of everything included with the Platinum Box Set, per press release, is below:

  • MORE audio CD with two brand new songs and four unreleased remixes with collaborations from Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Mr. Vegas and Pharrell Williams
  • " LIVE" DVD featuring 10 live performances from the "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" with artist commentary and an accompanying photo booklet
  • BEYONCE Original audio CD featuring 14 songs and accompanying photo booklet
  • BEYONCE Original DVD featuring 17 music videos
  • The official 2015 Beyonce mini calendar

Fans who previously purchased the original BEYONCE visual album digitally will be given the opportunity to add the bonus materials. 

BEYONCE PLATINUM EDITION is available for pre-order now.

PLATINUM EDITION BOX SET:

MORE AUDIO CD

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Flawless Remix (Featuring Nicki Minaj)

Drunk in Love Remix (Featuring JAY Z & Kanye West)

Ring Off

Blow Remix (Featuring Pharrell Williams)

Standing on the Sun Remix (Featuring Mr. Vegas)