Who Swept the Grammy Nominations? Reading and Vocabulary

Posted on Dec 9 2015 - 11:23am by PopESL

The 2016 Grammys are approaching. The nominations are out and there are several big nominees. Who swept the nominations? Well Kendrick Lamar earned 11 nominations and both Taylor Swift and The Weeknd tied for second with 7 nominations apiece. Who is your favorite nominee? Read more about the 2015 Grammys here.

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

Song of the Year

Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”

Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”

Little Big Town, “Girl Crush

Wiz Kahifa feat. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”

Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”

Record of the Year

D’Angelo and the Vanguard, “Really Love”

Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”

Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”

Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”

The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel my Face”

Best New Artist

Courtney Barnett

James Bay

Sam Hunt

Tori Kelly

Meghan Trainor

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