Sam Smith leads the way with five nominations for 2015 Grammy Awards

British soul sensation Sam Smith looks set to dominate the 2015 Grammy Awards after scoring five nods in the main list of nominations ahead of the Album of the Year shortlist unveiling on Friday night (05Dec14).

The singer's hit track Stay With Me will do battle for Record of the Year, going up against Sia for Chandelier, Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX with Fancy, Taylor Swift for Shake It Off and newcomer Meghan Trainor, who lands a mention for her debut single All About That Bass.

The same contenders, with the exception of Azalea, will also face off for Song of the Year, with Hozier's Take Me to Church replacing Fancy.

Stay With Me is also up for Best Pop Solo Performance, while Smith's In The Lonely Hour will go head-to-head with Coldplay (Ghost Stories), Miley Cyrus (Bangerz), Ariana Grande (My Everything), Katy Perry (Prism) and Ed Sheeran (X) for Best Pop Vocal Album.

His fifth nod comes in the Best New Artist category, where he faces stiff competition from Azalea, Bastille, Brandy Clark and Haim.

Meanwhile, Azalea picks up her third nomination for Best Rap Album for The New Classic.

The first wave of nominations was unveiled early on Friday, with the main list announced via Twitter.com throughout the day.

Smith is a hot favorite to land another mention as a contender for Album of the Year on Friday night, when the entrants for the final category are named at the end of the TV concert special, A Very GRAMMY Christmas.

The winners of the 57th Annual Grammy Awards will be unveiled in Los Angeles on 8 February (15).

The main list of nominees, excluding Album of the Year, is as follows:

Record of the Year:

Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - Fancy

Sia - Chandelier

Sam Smith - Stay With Me (Darkchild Remix)

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

Song of the Year:

Sia - Chandelier

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

Sam Smith - Stay With Me

Hozier - Take Me to Church

Best New Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Bastille

Brandy Clark

Haim

Sam Smith

Best Pop Solo Performance:

John Legend - All of Me

Sia - Chandelier

Sam Smith - Stay With Me

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

Pharrell Williams - Happy

Best Pop Vocal Album:

Coldplay - Ghost Stories

Miley Cyrus - Bangerz

Ariana Grande - My Everything

Katy Perry - Prism

Ed Sheeran - x

Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - Fancy

Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars

A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera - Say Something

Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang

Katy Perry featuring Juicy J - Dark Horse

Best Rock Song:

Jack White - Lazaretto

The Black Keys - Fever

Paramore - Ain't It Fun

Beck - Blue Moon

Ryan Adams - Gimme Something Good

Best Rock Album:

Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams

Beck - Morning Phase

The Black Keys - Turn Blue

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Magnetic Eye

U2 - Songs of Innocence

Best Country Song:

Kenny Chesney - American Kids

Miranda Lambert - Automatic

Eric Church - Give Me Back My Hometown

Glen Campbell - I'm Not Gonna Miss You

Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill - Meanwhile Back at Mama's

Best Country Album:

Dierks Bentley - Riser

Eric Church - The Outsiders

Brandy Clark - 12 Stories

Miranda Lambert - Platinum

Lee Ann Womack - The Way I'm Livin'

Best R&B Song:

Beyonce featuring Jay Z - Drunk In Love

Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross - New Flame

Usher - Good Kisser

Jhene Aiko - The Worst

Luke James featuring Rick Ross - Options (Wolfjames Version)

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

Jhene Aiko - Sail Out

Beyonce - Beyonce

Chris Brown - X

Mali Music - Mali Is...

Pharrell Williams - GIRL

Best Rap Song:

Nicki Minaj - Anaconda

Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson - Bound 2

Kendrick Lamar - i

Wiz Khalifa - We Dem Boyz

Drake - 0 to 100/The Catch Up

Best Rap Album:

Iggy Azalea - The New Classic

Childish Gambino - Because the Internet

Common - Nobody's Smiling

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Wiz Khalifa - Blacc Hollywood

Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

Aphex Twin - Syro

Deadmaus - While (1<2)

Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband

Royksopp & Robyn - Do It Again

Matt Zo - Damage Control

Best Reggae Album:

Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta

Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Back on the Controls

Sean Paul - Full Frequency

Shaggy - Out of Many, One Music

Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate - The Reggae Power

Soja - Amid the Noise and the Haste

Best Alternative Music Album:

Alt-J - This Is All Yours

Arcade Fire - Reflektor

Cage the Elephant - Melophobia

St. Vincent - St. Vincent

Jack White - Lazaretto

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - Cheek to Cheek

Annie Lennox - Nostalgia

Barry Manilow - Night Songs

Johnny Mathis - Sending You a Little Christmas

Barbra Streisand - Partners

Best Music Video:

Arcade Fire - We Exist

DJ Snake and Lil Jon - Turn Down for What

Sia - Chandelier

Pharrell Williams - Happy

Woodkid featuring Max Richter - The Golden Age.