Beyoncé Knowles’ Lemonade leads the 84 nominations released on Tuesday for the 59th annual edition of Grammy Awards scheduled to hold on February 12, 2017, at the Staples Center, Los Angeles.
The 35-year-old 20-time Grammy winner is nominated in nine categories, while Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West follow with eight nominations each.
Adele’s album, 25, released in 2015 has five nominations and Beyoncé’s sister, Solange Knowles, bagged one nomination.
SOME MAJOR NOMINATIONS
Album of the Year
25 – Adele
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Views – Drake
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
Song of the Year
Formation – Beyoncé
Hello – Adele
I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner
Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
7 Years – Lukas Graham
Best New Artists
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
Record of the Year
Hello – Adele
Formation – Beyoncé
7 Years – Lukas Graham
Work – Rihanna featuring Drake
Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots
Best Pop Solo Performance
Hello – Adele
Hold Up – Beyoncé
Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
Piece by Piece (Idol version) – Kelly Clarkson
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
Best Pop Vocal Album
25 – Adele
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
Confident – Demi Lovato
This Is Acting – Sia
Best Rock Album
California – Blink-182
Tell Me I’m Pretty – Cage The Elephant
Magma – Gojira
Death Of A Bachelo – Panic! At The Disco
Weezer – Weezer
Best Alternative Music Album
22, A Million – Bon Iver
Blackstar – David Bowie
The Hope Six Demolition Project – PJ Harvey
Post Pop Depression – Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool – Radiohead
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Ology – Gallant
We Are King – KING
Malibu – Anderson .Paak
Anti – Rihanna
Best Rap Performance
No Problem – Chance The Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
Panda – Desiigner
Pop Style – Drake feat. The Throne
All The Way Up – Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared
That Part – ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West
Best Music Film
Formation – Beyoncé
River – Leon Bridges
Up & Up – Coldplay
Gosh – Jamie xx
Upside Down & Inside Out – OK Go
