British singer Sam Smith has landed four nods in the first wave of Grammy Award nominations released on Friday (05Dec14)....
British singer Sam Smith has landed four nods in the first wave of Grammy Award nominations released on Friday (05Dec14).
The pop newcomer is up for Record of the Year for his hit Stay With Me and will compete against Sia for her single Chandelier, Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX with Fancy, Taylor Swift for Shake It Off, and newcomer Meghan Trainor, who lands a nomination for her debut single All About That Bass.
Stay With Me is also up for Best Pop Solo Performance.
Smith's album In The Lonely Hour will go head-to-head with Coldplay's disc Ghost Stories, Miley Cyrus' Bangerz, Ariana Grande's My Everything, Katy Perry's Prism, and Ed Sheeran's X for Best Pop Vocal Album.
The star's fourth nod comes from the Best New Artists category, where he faces competition from Iggy Azalea, Bastille, Brandy Clark and Haim.
Dierks Bentley, Eric Church and Miranda Lambert landed nominations for Best Country Album, while Beyonce, Pharrell Williams and Chris Brown were recognised in the Best Urban Contemporary Album category.
The rest of the nominations will be released on social media throughout Friday, with the coveted Album of the Year nominees being named at A Very GRAMMY Christmas concert on Friday night.
The nominees so far are as follows:
Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - Fancy
Sam Smith - Stay With Me (Darkchild Remix)
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Coldplay - Ghost Stories
Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
Ariana Grande - My Everything
Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour
Dierks Bentley - Riser
Eric Church - The Outsiders
Brandy Clark - 12 Stories
Miranda Lambert - Platinum
Lee Ann Womack - The Way I'm Livin'
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Jhene Aiko - Sail Out
Mali Music - Mali Is...
Pharrell Williams - GIRL
Jack White - Lazaretto
The Black Keys - Fever
Paramore - Ain't It Fun
Ryan Adams - Gimme Something Good
Best Pop Solo Performance:
John Legend - All of Me
Sam Smith - Stay With Me
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Pharrell Williams - Happy
