57th Annual GRAMMY Guide
A diverse, all-star lineup of celebrities will take the stage at the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards joining entertainment icon and two-time GRAMMY award winner LL COOL as he hosts the awards for the 4th consecutive year. Everything that you need to know about music's biggest night including who'll be hitting the stage, every single nominee, pus some cool GRAMMY facts can be found below.
PRESENTERS FOR THE SHOW
- Beyoncé has racked up an astonishing 51 nominations, making her the most-nominated woman in GRAMMY history.
- Two-time GRAMMY winner and 20-time Latin GRAMMY winner Juanes is up for Best Latin Pop Album for Loco De Amor.
- Pharrell Williams is up against himself three different times in the "Album of the Year" category for his own GIRL, and his production work on Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran's X.
- Three-time GRAMMY winner Beck is nominated for four awards: Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album for Morning Phase; and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for "Blue Moon."
- Joan Rivers who passed away last year is nominated for her second Grammy in the category of "Best Spoken Word Album" for Diary of a Diva.
- Usher is up against himself in the "Best R&B Performance" category with "Good Kisser," and his feature on Chris Brown's "New Flame"
- This will be the first performance on the GRAMMY Awards telecast for Brandy Clark, who is up for two awards: Best New Artist and Best Country Album for 12 Stories.
- Seven-time GRAMMY winner Chris Martin holds three nominations with Coldplay: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "A Sky Full Of Stars," Best Pop Vocal Album for Ghost Stories, and Best Music Film for Ghost Stories.
- This will be the first performance on the GRAMMY stage for Australian singer/songwriter Sia, who is up for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Music Video for "Chandelier."
FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS
Best Pop Vocal Album
* Ghost Stories - Coldplay
* Bangerz - Miley Cyrus
* My Everything - Ariana Grande
* Prism - Katy Perry
* x - Ed Sheeran
* In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
Best Rap Album
* The New Classic - Iggy Azalea
* Because the Internet - Childish Gambino
* Nobody's Smiling - Common
* The Marshall Mathers LP 2 - Eminem
* Oxymoron - Schoolboy Q
* Black Hollywood - Wiz Khalifa
The 54th Annual GRAMMY take place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
