Pharrell & Ed Sheeran Announce Grammy Nominations, Iggy Azalea & Beyoncé Snag Nods

Music producer Pharrell Williams and singer Ed Sheeran have announced a portion of the 57th annual Grammy Awards nominees Friday (December 5).

The musicians have taken part in a day-long campaign and started Friday off by revealing a handful of popular category nominees.

Ed Sheeran and Pharrell Williams kicked off the 57th annual Grammy Awards nominations by unveiling contenders in four categories on “CBS This Morning” on Friday. (CBS News)

Check out some of the nominees right here…

2015 list of nominees:

Best Country Album

Dierks Bentley – “Riser”
Erich Church – “The Outsiders”
Brandy Clark – “12 Stories”
Miranda Lambert – “Platinum”
Lee Ann Womack – “The Way I’m Livin'”

Best Pop Vocal Album

Coldplay – “Ghost Stories”
Miley Cyrus – “Bangerz”
Ariana Grande – “My Everything”
Katy Perry – “Prism”
Ed Sheeran – “x”
Sam Smith – “In the Lonely Hour”

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Jhene Aiko – “Sail Out”
Beyonce – “Beyonce”
Chris Brown – “X”
Mali Music – “Mali Is”
Pharrell Williams – “Girl”

Record of the Year

“Fancy” – Iggy Azalea feat. Charlie XCX
“Chandalier” – Sia
“Stay With Me” (Darkchild version) – Sam Smith
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass” – Meghan Trainor

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Stay With Me – Sam Smith
“Chandelier” – Sia
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“Happy” (live version) – Pharrell Williams
“All of Me” (live version) – John Legend

Best Rock Album

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

Best New Artist

Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith

More category nominees will be announced throughout the day.

Throughout the day, the rest of the nominations (except for Album of the Year) will be revealed. Tonight, the Album of the Year announcement will be made during the “A Very Grammy Christmas” special on CBS. (Pitchfork Media)

Pharrell made sure to speak out on social media following his announcements.

.@TheGRAMMYs What an honor this morning! Thnk u for the Best Urban Contemp album nod, along w Best Pop Solo Perf nom. Humbled…Thank you.

— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) December 5, 2014