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It’s that special time of year once more.

This year’s Grammy nominations have been announced this morning on the Grammys Twitter account, and as usual it’s a greying blend of machine-washed pop, toothless country and suburban urban anthems.

You can take a look at the nominations below; if it’s too much for you, we recommend this Autechre live set from 1994 to restore your passion for music.

Best pop vocal album:

Miley Cyrus – Bangerz
Coldplay – Ghost Stories
Katy Perry – Prism
Ed Sheeran – X
Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour

Best country album:

Dierks Bently – Riser
Eric Church – The Outsiders
Brandy Clark – 12 Stories
Miranda Lambert – Platinum
Le Ann Womack – The Way I’m Livin’

Best urban contemporary album:

Beyonce – Beyonce
Jhene Aiko – Sail Out
Chris Brown – X
Mali Music – Malils
Pharrell Williams – Girl

Record of the year:

Iggy Azalea & Charli XCX – ‘Fancy’
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:

Jack White – ‘Lazaretto’
Beck – ‘Blue Moon’
Ryan Adams – ‘Gimme Something’
The Black Keys – ‘Fever’
Paramore – ‘Ain’t It Fun’

Best Rock Album:

Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
Beck – Morning Phase
The Black Keys – Turn Blue
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Magnetic Eye
U2 – Songs of Innocence

Best Country Song:

Kenny Chesney – ‘American Kids’
Miranda Lambert – ‘Automatic’
Eric Church – ‘Give Me Back My Hometown’
Glen Campbell – ‘I’m Not Gonna Miss You’
Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill – ‘Meanwhile Back at Mama’s’

Best Rap Performance

Childish Gambino – ‘3005’
Drake – ‘0 to 100/The Catch Up’
Eminem – ‘Rap God’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘i’
Lacrae – ‘All I Need Is You’

Best Rap Song

Nicki Minaj, ‘Anaconda’
Kanye West, ‘Bound 2’
Kendrick Lamar, ‘I’
Wiz Khalifa, ‘We Dem Boyz’
Drake, ‘0 To 100 / The Catch Up’

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Common feat. Jhené Aiko, ‘Blak Majik’
Eminem feat. Rihanna, ‘The Monster’
I Love Makonnen feat. Drake, ‘Tuesday’
Schoolboy Q feat. BJ The Chicago Kid, ‘Studio’
Kanye West feat. Charlie Wilson, ‘Bound 2’

Best Rap Album

Iggy Azalea – The New Classic
Childish Gambino – Because the Internet
Common – Nobody’s Smiling
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
ScHoolboy Q – Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood

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 Alternative Music Album

Alt-J – ‘This Is All Yours’
Arcade Fire – ‘Reflektor’
Cage the Elephant – ‘Melophobia’
St. Vincent – ‘St. Vincent’
Jack White – ‘Lazaretto’

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga – Cheek to Cheek
Annie Lennox – Nostalgia
Barry Manilow – Night Songs
Johnny Mathis – Sending You a Little Christmas
Barbra Streisand with various artists – Partners

Best New Artist
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith

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