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Friday saw a huge excitement especially among musicians in America as the prestigious Grammy Awards released its nominations list ahead of the 57th edition coming up in February 2015.

For the likes of Pharrel Williams, Beyonce, Chris Brown and Izzy Azalea, it's a great moment with multiple nominations while new comer Sam Smither surprises everyone with a shocking five nominations.

See the nomination lists released so far below although the award team is expected to release the full list soon...

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 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 Urban Contemporary Album
Jhené Aiko – Sail Out
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Chris Brown – X
Mali Music – Mali Is…
Pharrell Williams – Girl

Record of the Year
Iggy Azalea – "Fancy (feat. Charli XCX)"
Sia – "Chandelier"
Sam Smith – "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)"
Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off"
Meghan Trainor – "All About That Bass"

Best Pop Solo Performance 
John Legend – "All of Me (Live Version)"
Sia – "Chandelier"
Sam Smith – "Stay With Me"
Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off"
Pharrell Williams – "Happy"

Best Rock Song
Paramore – "Ain't It Fun"
Beck – "Blue Moon"
The Black Keys – "Fever"
Ryan Adams – "Gimme Something Good"
Jack White – "Lazaretto"

Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
Beck – Morning Phase
Black Keys – Turn Blue
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Hypnotic Eye
U2 – Songs of Innocence

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 New Artist 
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennet & Lady Gaga – Cheek To Cheek
Annie Lennox – Nostalgia
Barry Manilow – Night Songs
Johnny Mathis – Sending You A Little Christmas
Barbara Streisand with Various Artists – Partners

Best Rap Performance
Drake – 0 to 100 The Catch Up
Eminem – Rap god
Childish Gambino – 3005
Kendrick Lamar – Eye in the Sky
LeCrae – All I Need is You

Best Rap Album
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic
Childish Gambino – Because the Internet
Common – Nobody's Smiling
Eminem – The Marshal Mathers LP 2
School Boy Q – Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa – Black Hollywood

Best Pop Duo Group Performance
Iggy Azalea feat. Charlie XCX – Fancy featuring
Coldplay – A Sky Full of Stars
A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera – Say Something
Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J – Dark Horse

Best Alternative Music Album
Alt J- This is All Yours
Arcade Fire – Reflektor
Cage the Elephant – Melophobia
Saint Vincent – Saint Vincent
Jack White – Lazaretto

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
American Hustle – Various Artists
Frozen – Various Artists
Get on Up "The James Brown Story" – James Brown
The Wolf of Wallstreet – Various Artists
Guardians of the galaxy Awesome Mix Volume 1 – Various Artists