După un 2016 dominat de Taylor Swift, gala premiilor Grammy 2017 se anunță a fi ceva mai diversă. În topul nominalizărilor se află Beyonce, care este menționată în 9 categorii, fiind urmată de Drake, Rihanna și Kanye West. Adele, deși are doar 4 nominalizări, se regăsește în cele mai importante categorii: Album of the year, Record of the year, Song of the year și Best pop vocal album.
Pe lista nominalizărilor la premiile Grammy 2017 se regăsesc și David Bowie, Metallica, Radiohead și Twenty One Pilots.
Cea de-a 59-a ediție a prestigiosului eveniment va avea loc duminică, 12 februarie 2017, și va fi transmisă în direct de CBS.
Nominalizări Grammy 2017:
Album of the year:
- “25” — Adele
- “Lemonade” — Beyoncé
- “Purpose” — Justin Bieber
- “Views” — Drake
- “A Sailor's Guide to Earth” — Sturgill Simpson
Record of the year:
- "Hello" — Adele
- "Formation" — Beyoncé
- "7 Years" — Lukas Graham
- "Work" — Rihanna featuring Drake
- "Stressed Out" — Twenty One Pilots
Song of the year:
- "Formation" — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, compozitori (Beyoncé)
- "Hello" — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, compozitori (Adele)
- "I Took a Pill In Ibiza" — Mike Posner, compozitori (Mike Posner)
- "Love Yourself" — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, compozitori (Justin Bieber)
- "7 Years" — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, compozitori (Lukas Graham)
Best new artist:
- Kelsea Ballerini
- The Chainsmokers
- Chance the Rapper
- Maren Morris
- Anderson .Paak
Best music video:
- "Formation" — Beyoncé
- "River" — Leon Bridges
- "Up & Up" — Coldplay
- "Gosh" — Jamie XX
- "Upside Down & Inside Out" — OK Go
Best pop vocal album:
- “25” — Adele
- “Purpose” — Justin Bieber
- “Dangerous Woman” — Ariana Grande
- “Confident” — Demi Lovato
- “This Is Acting” — Sia
Best urban contemporary album:
- “Lemonade” — Beyoncé
- “Ology” — Gallant
- “We Are King” — King
- “Malibu” — Anderson .Paak
- “Anti” — Rihanna
Best dance/electronic album:
- “Skin” — Flume
- “Electronica 1: The Time Machine” — Jean-Michel Jarre
- “Epoch” — Tycho
- “Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future” — Underworld
- “Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII” — Louie Vega
Best rock album:
- “California” — Blink-182
- “Tell Me I'm Pretty” — Cage the Elephant
- “Magma" — Gojira
- "Death of a Bachelor” — 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 rap album:
- “Coloring Book” — Chance the Rapper
- “And the Anonymous Nobody” — De La Soul
- “Major Key” — DJ Khaled
- “Views” — Drake
- “Blank Face LP” — Schoolboy Q
- “The Life of Pablo” — Kanye West
Best New Age album:
- “Orogen” — John Burke
- “Dark Sky Island” — Enya
- “Inner Passion” — Peter Kater & Tina Guo
- “Rosetta” — Vangelis
- “White Sun II” - White Sun
Best R&B album:
- “In My Mind” — BJ the Chicago Kid
- “Lalah Hathaway Live” — Lalah Hathaway
- “Velvet Portraits” — Terrace Martin
- “Healing Season" — Mint Condition
- “Smoove Jones” — Mya
Best jazz vocal album:
- “Sound of Red” — René Marie
- “Upward Spiral” — Branford Marsalis Quartet With Special Guest Kurt Elling
- “Take Me to the Alley” — Gregory Porter
- “Harlem On My Mind” — Catherine Russell
- “The Sting Variations” — The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Latin pop album:
- "Un Besito Mas” — Jesse & Joy
- “Ilusión” — Gaby Moreno
- “Similares” — Laura Pausini
- “Seguir Latiendo” — Sanalejo
- “Buena Vida” — Diego Torres
Best rock song:
- “Blackstar” — David Bowie
- “Burn the Witch” — Radiohead
- “Hardwired” — Metallica
- “Heathens” — Twenty One Pilots
- “My Name Is Human” — Highly Suspect
Best rock performance:
- “Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)” — Alabama Shakes
- “Don't Hurt Yourself” — Beyoncé featuring Jack White
- “Blackstar” — David Bowie
- “The Sound of Silence (Live On Conan)” — Disturbed
- “Heathens” — Twenty One Pilots
Best metal performance:
- “Shock Me” — Baroness
- “Silvera” — Gojira
- “Rotting In Vain” — Korn
- “Dystopia” — Megadeth
- “The Price Is Wrong” — Periphery
Best rap performance:
- "No Problem" — Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
- "Panda" — Desiigner
- "Pop Style" — Drake Featuring the Throne
- "All the Way Up" — Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
- "That Part" — Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West
Best rap song:
- “All the Way Up” — Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
- “Famous” — Kanye West featuring Rihanna
- “Hotline Bling” — Drake
- “No Problem” — Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
- “Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & the-Dream
Best rap/sung performance:
- “Freedom” — Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
- “Hotline Bling” — Drake
- “Broccoli” — D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty
- “Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & the-Dream
- “Famous” — Kanye West featuring Rihanna
Best pop duo/group performance:
- “Closer” — The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
- “7 Years” — Lukas Graham
- “Work” — Rihanna featuring Drake
- “Cheap Thrills” — Sia Featuring Sean Paul
- “Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots
- “Culcha Vulcha” — Snarky Puppy
Best R&B performance:
- “Turnin' Me Up” — BJ the Chicago Kid
- “Permission” — Ro James
- “I Do” — Musiq Soulchild
- “Needed Me” — Rihanna
- “Cranes In the Sky” — Solange
Best R&B song:
- “Come See Me” — PartyNextDoor featuring Drake
- “Exchange” — Bryson Tiller
- “Kiss It Better” — Rihanna
- “Lake by the Ocean” — Maxwell
- “Luv” — Tory Lanez
Best country solo performance:
- "Love Can Go to Hell" — Brandy Clark
- "Vice" — Miranda Lambert
- "My Church" — Maren Morris
- "Church Bells" — Carrie Underwood
- "Blue Ain't Your Color" — Keith Urban
Best song written for visual media:
- "Can't Stop the Feeling!" — Justin Timberlake (soundtrack “Trolls”)
- "Heathens" — Twenty One Pilots (soundtrack “Suicide Squad”)
- "Just Like Fire" — P!nk (soundtrack “Alice Through the Looking Glass”)
- "Purple Lamborghini" — Skrillex & Rick Ross (soundtrack “Suicide Squad”)
- "Try Everything" — Shakira (soundtrack “Zootopia”)
- "The Veil" — Peter Gabriel (spundtrack “Snowden”)
Producer of the year, non-classical:
- Benny Blanco
- Greg Kurstin
- Max Martin
- Nineteen85
- Ricky Reed