The 2017 Grammy nominations are in, and Beyoncé is leading the field.
She earned nine nominations, including Album of the Year for Lemonade and Record and Song of the Year for “Formation.” Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West follow with eight nominations each, while Chance the Rapper received seven.
The Album of the Year race brings together Adele, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Drake and Sturgill Simpson. Between them, the nominees offer blockbuster pop, ambitious visual storytelling, streaming dominance and a country record that apparently wandered into the general field without asking anyone’s permission.
Adele’s “Hello” and Beyoncé’s “Formation” also compete for both Record and Song of the Year. Lukas Graham, Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, Justin Bieber and Mike Posner are among the other artists represented in the general field.
Gospel and Christian music nominees include Tamela Mann, Kirk Franklin, Shirley Caesar, Jekalyn Carr, Travis Greene, Hezekiah Walker, Hillary Scott, Lauren Daigle, For King & Country, Natalie Grant, Zach Williams and Crowder.
Here is a look at the nominees in the general field and several Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music categories.
Album of the Year
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Adele
Lemonade
Beyoncé
Purpose
Justin Bieber
Views
Drake
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
Sturgill Simpson
Record of the Year
The Record of the Year nominees include five songs that spent much of the year occupying radio, playlists and conversations that began with, “Have you heard this yet?”
“Hello”
Adele
“Formation”
Beyoncé
“7 Years”
Lukas Graham
“Work”
Rihanna featuring Drake
“Stressed Out”
Twenty One Pilots
Song of the Year
Song of the Year recognizes the writers behind the music. This year’s category includes songs about regret, identity, love, growing older and the complicated emotional consequences of taking a pill in Ibiza.
“Formation”
Aaquil Brown, Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles and Michael L. Williams II, songwriters
Beyoncé
“Hello”
Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin, songwriters
Adele
“I Took a Pill in Ibiza”
Mike Posner, songwriter
Mike Posner
“Love Yourself”
Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin and Ed Sheeran, songwriters
Justin Bieber
“7 Years”
Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard and Morten Ristorp, songwriters
Lukas Graham
Best New Artist
The Best New Artist category brings together country, electronic music, R&B and hip-hop. As always, “new” remains a flexible term meaning the Recording Academy has now decided everyone should know who you are.
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“God Provides”
Tamela Mann
Kirk Franklin, songwriter
“It’s Alright, It’s OK”
Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton
Stanley Brown and Courtney Rumble, songwriters
“You’re Bigger (Live)”
Jekalyn Carr
Allundria Carr, songwriter
“Made a Way (Live)”
Travis Greene
Travis Greene, songwriter
“Better”
Hezekiah Walker
Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher and Hezekiah Walker, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Thy Will”
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott and Emily Weisband, songwriters
“Trust in You”
Lauren Daigle
Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren and Paul Mabury, songwriters
“Priceless”
For King & Country
Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone and Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
“King of the World”
Natalie Grant
Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell and Samuel Mizell, songwriters
“Chain Breaker”
Zach Williams
Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith and Zach Williams, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
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Tim Bowman Jr.
Fill This House
Shirley Caesar
A Worshipper’s Heart (Live)
Todd Dulaney
Losing My Religion
Kirk Franklin
Demonstrate (Live)
William Murphy
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Poets & Saints
All Sons & Daughters
American Prodigal
Crowder
Be One
Natalie Grant
Youth Revival (Live)
Hillsong Young & Free
Love Remains
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards will be held Feb. 12, 2017, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS.
See the complete list of nominees at Grammy.com.