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The Grammy Nominations Are Out, and Kendrick Lamar Is Dominating

The rapper is up for 11 nominations across nine categories.

The nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards are out, and things are looking pretty great for the legacy of To Pimp a Butterfly. Kendrick has nominations for 11 awards across nine categories, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Rap Performance. Then there are nominations for tracks he featured on like "Bad Blood" and also "Never Catch Me" by Flying Lotus. It's no real shock, and you can read our piece on how Kendrick was one of the best artists of 2015 to understand why.

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Elsewhere, The Weeknd has been nominated for seven awards, Florence and the Machine for four, and D'Angelo is up for three. The awards show will take place on February 15, and you can view the full list online here, but for now, here's the ones you probably care the most about.

Record of the Year
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - "Really Love"
Mark Ronson - "Uptown Funk"
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
Taylor Swift - "Blank Space"
The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"

Song of the Year
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
Taylor Swift - "Blank Space"
Little Big Town - "Girl Crush"
Wiz Khalifa - "See You Again"
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"

Album of the Year
Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Chris Stapleton - Traveller
Taylor Swift - 1989
The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness

Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor

Best Rap Album
J Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Dr Dre - Compton
Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint

Best Alternative Album
Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color
Bjork - Vulnicura
My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
Tame Impala - Currents
Wilco - Star Wars

Best Rap Song
Kanye West - "All Day"
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
Common and John Legend - "Glory"
Drake - "Energy"
Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"

Best Rap Performance
J. Cole - "Apparently"
Drake - "Back to Back"
Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
Nicki Minaj - "Truffle Butter"
Kanye West - "All Day"

Rap/Sung Collaboration
Big Sean featuring Kanye West, and John Legend - “One Man Can Change the World,”
Common and John Legend - “Glory,”
Jidenna - “Classic Man,”
Kendrick Lamar - “These Walls,”
Nicki Minaj - “Only”

Pop Duo/Group Performance
Florence + the Machine - “Ship to Wreck”
Maroon 5 - “Sugar”
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - “Uptown Funk”
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar - “Bad Blood”
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth - “See You Again”

Urban Contemporary Album
The Internet - Ego Death
Kehlani - You Should Be Here
Lianne La Havas - Blood
Miguel - Wildheart
The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness

R&B Album
Leon Bridges - Coming Home
D’Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah
Andra Day - Cheers to the Fall
Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show
Charlie Wilson - Forever Charlie