Chance The Rapper, Drake and Justin Bieber in the Mix as 2017's Grammy Nominations Announced

Ahead of February’s ceremony, the nominations were announced earlier today for the 2017 Grammy Awards. Beyoncé leads the pack with nine nominations, while Kanye West, Drake and Rihanna each earned eight. Among the notable inclusions in the so-called “Big Four” categories — best album, record and single of the year and best new artist — are heavyweights such as Adele, Justin Bieber and Drake. In the 2017 newcomers list, fans will be glad to see names such as Chance the Rapper, whose album Coloring Book made a major impact when released back in May, and Anderson .Paak.

See below for all nominations in some of this year’s key categories. For more information on the 2017 Grammy Awards — which will be hosted by James Corden and aired on February 12 — visit the official website here.

Album Of The Year

25, Adele
Lemonade, Beyoncé
Purpose, Justin Bieber
Views, Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, Sturgill Simpson

Record Of The Year

“Hello”, Adele
“Formation”, Beyoncé
“7 Years”, Lukas Graham
“Work”, Rihanna featuring Drake
“Stressed Out”, Twenty One Pilots

Song Of The Year

“Formation”, Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Hello”, Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
“I Took A Pill In Ibiza”, Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
“Love Yourself”, Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
“7 Years”, Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)

Best New Artist

Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
​Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak

Best urban contemporary album

Lemonade, Beyoncé
Ology, Gallant
We Are King, King
Malibu, Anderson .Paak
Anti, Rihanna

Best rap album

Coloring Book, Chance the Rapper
And the Anonymous Nobody, De La Soul
Major Key, DJ Khaled
Views, Drake
Blank Face LP, Schoolboy Q
The Life of Pablo, Kanye West

Best rap performance

“No Problem”, Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Panda”, Desiigner
“Pop Style”, Drake Featuring the Throne
“All the Way Up”, Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
“That Part”, Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West