News Awards & Events Grammys The 2016 Grammy Awards Nominations Have Arrived By Mari Kasanuki Updated on December 7, 2015 @ 08:45AM Pin Share Tweet Email Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty The nominees for music's biggest night of 2016 have been announced! For the 58th annual Grammy Awards, which take place Feb. 15, 2016, the music industry's top stars were recognized in 30 fields and 83 categories. Kendrick Lamar earned the largest number of nominations with a total of 11, while Taylor Swift and The Weeknd trailed closely behind the "King Kunta" rapper, with seven nods each. All three received nominations in the Album of the Year category, for To Pimp a Butterfly, 1989, and Beauty Behind the Madness, as did Alabama Shakes (for Sound & Color) and Chris Stapleton (for Traveller). The 2016 Grammys will be held on Feb. 15, 2016, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will air on CBS at 8 p.m. ET. See the Red Carpet Arrivals from the 2015 Grammy Awards See nominees for the Grammy Awards below, and check out the full list at grammys.com. GENERAL FIELD Album of the Year:Sound & Color — Alabama ShakesTo Pimp a Butterfly — Kendrick LamarTraveller — Chris Stapleton1989 — Taylor SwiftBeauty Behind the Madness — The Weeknd Record of the Year:"Really Love" — D'Angelo And The Vanguard"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars"Thinking Out Loud" — Ed Sheeran"Blank Space" — Taylor Swift"Can't Feel My Face" — The Weeknd Song of the Year:"Alright" — Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)"Blank Space" — Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)"Girl Crush" — Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)"See You Again" — Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)"Thinking Out Loud" — Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran) Best New Artist:Courtney BarnettJames BaySam HuntTori KellyMeghan Trainor Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:"Ship To Wreck" — Florence + The Machine"Sugar" — Maroon 5"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars"Bad Blood" — Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar"See You Again" — Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC FIELD Best Dance Recording:"We're All We Need" — Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston"Go" — The Chemical Brothers"Never Catch Me" — Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar"Runaway (U & I)" — Galantis"Where Are Ü Now" — Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber ROCK FIELD Best Rock Performance:"Don't Wanna Fight" — Alabama Shakes"What Kind Of Man" — Florence + The Machine"Something From Nothing" — Foo Fighters"Ex's & Oh's" — Elle King"Moaning Lisa Smile" — Wolf Alice ALTERNATIVE FIELD Best Alternative Music Album:Sound & Color — Alabama ShakesVulnicura — BjörkThe Waterfall — My Morning JacketCurrents — Tame ImpalaStar Wars — Wilco R&B FIELD Best Urban Contemporary Album:Ego Death — The InternetYou Should Be Here — KehlaniBlood — Lianne La HavasWildheart — MiguelBeauty Behind The Madness — The Weeknd RAP FIELD Best Rap Album:2014 Forest Hills Drive — J. ColeCompton — Dr. DreIf Youre Reading This Its Too Late — DrakeTo Pimp A Butterfly — Kendrick LamarThe Pinkprint — Nicki Minaj COUNTRY FIELD Best Country Album:Montevallo — Sam HuntPain Killer — Little Big TownThe Blade — Ashley MonroePageant Material — Kacey MusgravesTraveller — Chris Stapleton JAZZ FIELD Best Jazz Instrumental Album:My Favorite Things — Joey AlexanderBreathless — Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-CollectiveCovered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios — Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper TrioBeautiful Life — Jimmy GreenePast Present — John Scofield GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD Best Gospel Album:Destined To Win (Live) — Karen Clark SheardLiving It — Dorinda Clark-ColeOne Place Live — Tasha CobbsCovered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe) — Israel & NewbreedLife Music: Stage Two — Jonathan McReynolds Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:Whatever The Road — Jason CrabbHow Can It Be — Lauren DaigleSaints And Sinners — Matt MaherThis Is Not A Test — TobymacLove Ran Red — Chris Tomlin LATIN FIELD Best Latin Pop Album:Terral — Pablo AlboránHealer — Alex CubaA Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) — Ricky MartinSirope — Alejandro SanzAlgo Sucede — Julieta Venegas AMERICAN ROOTS FIELD Best Americana Album:The Firewatcher's Daughter — Brandi CarlileThe Traveling Kind — Emmylou Harris & Rodney CrowellSomething More Than Free — Jason IsbellMono — The MavericksThe Phosphorescent Blues — Punch Brothers SPOKEN WORD FIELD Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø) — Patti SmithBrief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks — Dick CavettA Full Life: Reflections At Ninety — Jimmy CarterPatience And Sarah (Isabel Miller) — Janis Ian & Jean SmartYes Please — Amy Poehler (& Various Artists) PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL FIELD Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:Jeff BhaskerDave CobbDiploLarry KleinBlake Mills MUSIC VIDEO/FILM Best Music Film:Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown — James BrownSonic Highways — Foo FightersWhat Happened, Miss Simone? — Nina SimoneThe Wall — Roger WatersAmy — Amy Winehouse