What to expect at the 2016 Grammy Awards
Music's biggest night is almost here as artists gear up for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Monday. Pop queen Taylor Swift is the latest performer to be added to the lineup; the singer will open the show with a song from her hit album "1989." LL Cool J will host the show for the fifth year in a row.
Swift is nominated for seven awards this year, but one star with even more nominations will perform on stage that night: Kendrick Lamar, who is nominated for 11 awards. Lamar has the chance to make Grammy history if he wins Song of the Year for "Alright" as the first rapper ever to win the award. He may also become the first rapper to win Album of the Year for "To Pimp a Butterfly" since Outkast took the prize in 2004 for "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below."
The Weeknd, who also picked up seven Grammy nods, tying with Swift, will perform at the Grammys as well. All three musicians are up for Album of the Year, and the other two nominees, the Alabama Shakes and Chris Stapleton, will also perform at this year's ceremony.
Other highlight performances on Grammys night will include a tribute to the late Glenn Frey of the Eagles by his bandmates Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, Timothy B. Schmit and Joe Walsh, along with singer and songwriter Jackson Browne. Frey died Jan. 18 of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia at the age of 67.
Lady Gaga will pay tribute to the late David Bowie; the performance will be a "multisensory tribute." Nile Rodgers, who worked with Bowie on the 1983 hit "Let's Dance," will be the musical director for Gaga's tribute. Bowie died of cancer last month just days after releasing the album "Blackstar."
Broadway's smash hit "Hamilton" will also have a presence at the show as the cast performs on stage at the Grammys.
Other performers include Adele, Travis Barker, James Bay, Justin Bieber, Luke Bryan, Gary Clark Jr., Andra Day, Ellie Goulding, Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry of the Hollywood Vampires, Sam Hunt, Tori Kelly, John Legend, Little Big Town, Demi Lovato, Pitbull, Bonnie Raitt, Rihanna, Lionel Richie, Skrillex, Robin Thicke, Meghan Trainor and Carrie Underwood.Here are the nominees for some of the Grammy Awards' biggest categories. Click here to see the complete list. The Grammys will air on CBS at 8 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2016.
Best New Artist:
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Record of the Year:
"Really Love," D'Angelo and The Vanguard
"Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face," The Weeknd
Song of the Year (songwriter's award):
"Alright," Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears and Pharrell Williams
"Blank Space," Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift
"Girl Crush," Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose
"See You Again," Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth and Cameron Thomaz
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge
Album of the Year:
"Sound & Color," Alabama Shakes
"To Pimp a Butterfly," Kendrick Lamar
"Traveller," Chris Stapleton
"1989," Taylor Swift
"Beauty Behind the Madness," The Weeknd
Best Pop Solo Performance:
"Heartbeat Song," Kelly Clarkson
"Love Me Like You Do," Ellie Goulding
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face," The Weeknd
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Ship to Wreck," Florence + The Machine
"Sugar," Maroon 5
"Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
"Bad Blood," Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar
"See You Again," Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
Best Pop Vocal Album:
"Piece by Piece," Kelly Clarkson
"How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful," Florence + The Machine
"Uptown Special," Mark Ronson
"1989," Taylor Swift
Best Rock Album:
"Chaos and the Calm," James Bay
"Kintsugi," Death Cab for Cutie
"Mister Asylum," Highly Suspect
"Drones," Muse
".5: The Gray Chapter," Slipknot
Best Alternative Music Album:
"Sound & Color," Alabama Shakes
"Vulnicura," Bjork
"The Waterfall," My Morning Jacket
"Currents," Tame Impala
"Star Wars," Wilco
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
"Ego Death," The Internet
"You Should Be Here," Kehlani
"Blood," Lianne La Havas
"Wildheart," Miguel
"Beauty Behind the Madness," The Weeknd
Best R&B Album:
"Coming Home," Leon Bridges
"Black Messiah," D'Angelo and The Vanguard
"Cheers to the Fall," Andra Day
"Reality Show," Jazmine Sullivan
"Forever Charlie," Charlie Wilson
Best rap album:
"2014 Forest Hills Drive," J. Cole
"Compton," Dr. Dre
"If You're Reading This It's Too Late," Drake
"To Pimp a Butterfly," Kendrick Lamar
"The Pinkprint," Nicki Minaj
Best country album:
"Montevallo," Sam Hunt
"Pain Killer," Little Big Town
"The Blade," Ashley Monroe
"Pageant Material," Kacey Musgraves
"Traveller," Chris Stapleton