RCAThe first batch of nominees for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Friday.
Ed Sheeran and Pharrell Williams revealed which musicians are in the running on CBS This Morning. "We don't want to, like, geek out in front of everybody," Williams, who learned he is a nominee, joked. "This is national TV." The Grammys will be held on Feb. 8, 2015 at the Staples Center in L.A. and will air live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Dierks Bentley, Riser
Eric Church, The Outsiders
Brandy Clark, 12 Stories
Miranda Lambert, Platinum
Lee Ann Womack, The Way I'm Livin'
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Coldplay, Ghost Stories
Miley Cyrus, Bangerz
Ariana Grande, My Everything
Katy Perry, Prism
Ed Sheeran, X
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Jhené Aiko, Sail Out
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Chris Brown, X
Mali Music, Mali Is...
Pharrell Williams, Girl
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea, "Fancy (feat. Charli XCX)"
Sia, "Chandelier"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)"
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
John Legend, "All of Me (Live Version)"
Sia, "Chandelier"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
Pharrell Williams, "Happy"
BEST ROCK SONG
Paramore, "Ain't It Fun"
Beck, "Blue Moon"
The Black Keys, "Fever"
Ryan Adams, "Gimme Something Good"
Jack White, "Lazaretto"
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
Beck, Morning Phase
Black Keys, Turn Blue
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Hypnotic Eye
U2, Songs of Innocence
BEST NEW ARTIST
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith
BEST COUNTRY SONG
Kenny Chesney, "American Kids"
Miranda Lambert, "Automatic"
Eric Church, "Give Me Back My Hometown"
Glen Campbell, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
Tim McGraw, "Meanwhile Back at Mama's"
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Ziggy Marley, Fly Rasta
Lee Scratch Perry, Back On the Controls
Sean Paul, Full Frequency
Shaggy, Out of Many, One Music
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate, The Reggae Power
Soja, Amid the Noise and the Haste
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett, Cheek to Cheek
Johnny Mathis, Sending You a Little Christmas
Annie Lennox, Nostalgia
Barbra Streisand, Partners
Barry Manilow, Night Songs
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Rosanne Cash, The River & The Thread
John Hiatt, Terms of My Surrener
Keb' Mo', Bluesamericana
Nickel Creek, A Dotted Line
Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
James Franco, Actors Anonymous
Jimmy Carter, A Call to Action
John Waters, Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America,
Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
Joan Rivers, Diary of a Mad Diva
Gloria Gaynor, We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Erica Campbell, Help
Ricky Dillard & New G, Amazing
William McDowell, Withholding Nothing: Live
Smokie Norful, Forever Yours
Anita Wilson, Vintage Worship
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Ryan Adams, "Gimme Something Good"
Arctic Monkeys, "Do I Wanna Know?"
Beck, "Blue Moon"
The Black Keys, "Fever"
Jack White, "Lazaretto"
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Anthrax, "Neon Knights"
Mastodon, "High Road"
Motörhead, "Heartbreaker"
Slipknot, "The Negative One"
Tenacious D, "The Last In Line"
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé ft. Jay Z, "Drunk In Love"
Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross, "New Flame"
Jennifer Hudson ft. R. Kelly, "It's Your World"
Ledisi, "Like This"
Usher, "Good Kisser"
BEST R&B SONG
Beyonce ft. Jay Z, "Drunk In Love"
Usher, "Good Kisser"
Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross, "New Flame"
Luke James ft. Rick Ross, "Options (Wolfjames Version)"
Jhené Aiko, "The Worst"
BEST R&B ALBUM
Bernhoft, Islander
Aloe Blacc, Lift Your Spirit
Toni Braxton & Babyface, Love, Marriage & Divorce
Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio 2
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Give The People What They Want
More Grammy nominations will be announced throughout the day via Twitter. It will culminate with the Album of the Year contenders revealed on A Very Grammy Christmas, airing on CBS Friday at 9 p.m. ET.
In all, there will be 83 categories. The full list will be revealed by 2 p.m. ET.
(Originally published on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at 5:45 a.m. PDT.)