The official 55th Grammy Awards ceremony isn't until February 10th, but the full list of nominees has been revealed. Frank Ocean and the unavoidable pop-band FUN lead the pack with the most nominations, however, we expect the competition will be close. Check out a shortened list of the nominees below, we've got our picks of the winners in bold.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Black Keys — El Camino
FUN. — Some Nights
Mumford & Sons – Babel
Frank Ocean — Channel Orange
Jack White — Blunderbuss
BEST NEW ARTIST
Alabama Shakes
FUN.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
SONG OF THE YEAR
“The A Team” — Ed Sheeran
“Adorn” — Miguel
“Call Me Maybe” — Carly Rae Jepsen
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” — Kelly Clarkson
“We Are Young” — fun. feat. Janelle Monae
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Lonley Boy” — The Black Keys
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” — Kelly Clarkson
“We Are Young” — fun. feat. Janelle Monae
“Somebody That I Used To Know” — Gotye feat. Kimbra
“Thinking About You” — Frank Ocean
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” — Taylor Swift
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kelly Clarkson — Stronger
Florence + The Machine — Ceremonials
FUN. — Some Nights
Maroon 5 — Overexposed
Pink — The Truth About Love
BEST ROCK ALBUM
El Camino — The Black Keys
Mylo Xyloto — Coldplay
The 2nd Law — Muse
Wrecking Ball — Bruce Springsteen
Blunderbuss — Jack White
BEST RAP ALBUM
Take Care — Drake
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 — Lupe Fiasco
Life Is Good — Nas
Undun — The Roots
God Forgives, I Don’t — Rick Ross
Based On A T.R.U. Story — 2 Chainz
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Wild Ones – Flo Rida Featuring Sia
No Church In The Wild – Jay-z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean
Tonight (Best You Ever Had) – John Legend Featuring Ludacris
Cherry Wine – Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse
Talk That Talk – Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
BEST RAP SONG
Daughters – Nas
Lotus Flower Bomb – Wale
Mercy – Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Pusha T, Big Sean
The Motto – Drake, Lil Wayne
Niggas In Paris – Jay-Z, Kanye West
Young, Wild & Free Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Bruno Mars
Young, Wild & Free Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Bruno Mars
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Fortune — Chris Brown
Kaleidoscope Dream — Miguel
Channel Orange — Frank Ocean
