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Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar Lead Grammy Nominations

Rapper Kendrick Lamar and pop star Taylor Swift topped the nominations for the 58th annual Grammy Awards, announced Monday by the Recording Academy, reflecting a diverse blend of talented musicians.

 Taylor Swift and Rapper Kendrick Lamar lead the pack in the number of nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards.

Taylor Swift and Rapper Kendrick Lamar lead the pack in the number of nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards.

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Lamar, leads the nominations with 11, followed by Taylor Swift and The Weekend, with seven nominations each. 

This year's nominations showcased a wide range of genres in the Album of the Year category, with nominees ranging from Lamar's rapping to the classic country style of Chris Stapleton.

Following are the nominations in the General Field categories:

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 Weekend

Album Of The Year

  • Sound & Color — Alabama Shakes
  • To Pimp A Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar
  • Traveller — Chris Stapleton
  • 1989 — Taylor Swift
  • Beauty Behind The Madness — 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 Barnett
  • James Bay
  • Sam Hunt
  • Tori Kelly
  • Meghan Trainor

The 58th annual Grammy Awards will be held Feb. 15 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast on CBS. The host has not yet been announced.

Click here for a full list of nominations.

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