List Of 2016 Grammy Awards Nominations, And No Adele’s Name Is Not On The List!
Can you believe it’s already that time of the year again? Award season is coming up fast. The Grammys will take place at the Staples Center Feb. 15, 2016, and this morning on CBS This Morning, Alicia Keys helped reveal the first round of nominations.
There are some familiar names in the list of nominations below. You have Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, and even country music superstar Chris Stapleton who became a household name after his amazing performance with Justin Timberlake during the CMA Awards.
But there is one huge name missing: Adele. The 27-year-old singer has smashed just about every record you can smash with her latest album 25. The first single from the album, Hello, just might be the most popular song of 2015, which is incredible considering it wasn’t even released until late October.
Speaking of the release date, this is why you won’t find her name in the categories below. She simply wasn’t eligible for the upcoming Grammy Awards.
For the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards, albums must be released between Oct. 1, 2014 and Sept. 30, 2015.
Adele’s third studio album, which was released Nov. 20, missed the deadline by almost two months, so please don’t send them any nasty letters. We are sure she will be all over the 2017 Grammys.
Check out 2016’s nominations below. You can see the full list by clicking this link.
Album of the Year
Alabama Shakes, Sound and Color
Taylor Swift, 1989
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Song of the Year
Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
Wiz Kahifa feat. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
Best New Artist
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Courtney Barnett
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Record of the Year
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel my Face”
D’Angelo and the Vanguard, “Really Love”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Mark Ronson, Uptown Special
Taylor Swift, 1989
James Taylor, Before This World
Kelly Clarkson, Piece by Piece
Florence + The Machine, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Best Rap Album
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Dr. Dre, Compton
Drake, If Youre Reading This Its Too Late
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
Best Country Album
Little Big Town, Pain Killer
Ashley Monroe, The Blade
Kacey Musgraves, Pageant Material
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Sam Hunt, Montevallo
Best Rock Album
James Bay, Chaos and the Calm
Death Cab for Cutie, Kintsugi
Highly Suspect, Mister Asylum
Muse, Drones
Slipknot, .5: The Gray Chapter
Best Alternative Music Album
Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Björk, Vulnicura
My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall
Tame Impala, Currents
Wilco, Star Wars
