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Jason Fraley | jfraley@wtop.com

February 9, 2017, 2:34 AM

Beyonc茅 and Adele are leading contenders for Album of the Year heading into the Grammys. (草莓传媒 collage via AP)
Beyonc茅 and Adele are leading contenders for Album of the Year heading into the Grammys. So, which artists should win music’s biggest prizes? Look through the gallery to see more of the nominees. Then vote below in the major categories. (草莓传媒 collage via AP)
草莓传媒 collage via AP
Record of the Year:
鈥淗ello鈥濃�� Adele
鈥淔ormation鈥� 鈥� Beyonc茅
鈥�7 Years鈥� 鈥� Lukas Graham
鈥淲ork鈥� 鈥� Rihanna Featuring Drake
鈥淪tressed Out鈥� 鈥� Twenty One Pilots (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Album of The Year:
25 鈥� Adele
Lemonade 鈥� Beyonc茅
Purpose 鈥� Justin Bieber
Views 鈥� Drake
A Sailor鈥檚 Guide To Earth 鈥� Sturgill Simpson (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File
Singer Adele performs on stage during her North American tour at Staples Center on August 5, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BT PR)
Song of The Year:
鈥淔ormation鈥濃�� Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyonc茅 Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyonc茅)
鈥淗ello鈥� 鈥� Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
鈥淚 Took A Pill In Ibiza鈥� 鈥� Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
鈥淟ove Yourself鈥� 鈥� Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
鈥�7 Years鈥� 鈥� Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham) (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BT PR)
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BT PR
Best New Artist:
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File
Best Pop Solo Performance:
鈥淗ello鈥� 鈥� Adele
鈥淗old Up鈥� 鈥� Beyonc茅
鈥淟ove Yourself鈥� 鈥� Justin Bieber
鈥淧iece By Piece鈥� (Idol Version) 鈥� Kelly Clarkson
鈥淒angerous Woman鈥� 鈥� Ariana Grande (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Singer Sia performs as part of the V Festival at Hylands Parks, Chelmsford, Saturday, Aug 20, 2016. (Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
鈥淐loser鈥� 鈥� The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
鈥�7 Years鈥� 鈥� Lukas Graham
鈥淲ork鈥� 鈥� Rihanna Featuring Drake
鈥淐heap Thrills鈥� 鈥� Sia featuring Sean Paul
鈥淪tressed Out鈥� 鈥� Twenty One Pilots (Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Joel Ryan/Invision/AP
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Cinema 鈥� Andrea Bocelli
Fallen Angels 鈥� Bob Dylan
Stages Live 鈥� Josh Groban
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin 鈥� Willie Nelson
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File
Demi Lovato performs "Hello" during a tribute to MusiCares Person of the Year honoree Lionel Richie at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Best Pop Vocal Album:
25 鈥� Adele
Purpose 鈥� Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman 鈥� Ariana Grande
Confident 鈥� Demi Lovato
This Is Acting 鈥� Sia (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP
Best Dance Recording:
鈥淭earing Me Up鈥� 鈥� Bob Moses
鈥淒on鈥檛 Let Me Down鈥� 鈥� The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
鈥淣ever Be Like You鈥� 鈥� Flume featuring Kai
鈥淩inse & Repeat鈥� 鈥� Riton featuring Kah-Lo
鈥淒rinkee鈥� 鈥� Sofi Tukker (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File
Flume performs on day 4 at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Saturday, July 31, 2016, in Chicago. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Skin 鈥� Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine 鈥� Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch 鈥� Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future 鈥� Underworld
Louie Vega Starring鈥XVIII 鈥� Louie Vega (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP
Guitarist Chuck Loeb of the All Stars Band of U.S., performs during a jazz concert in Kiev, Ukraine, late Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:
Human Nature 鈥� Herb Alpert
When You Wish Upon A Star 鈥� Bill Frisell
Way Back Home Live From Rochester, NY 鈥� Steve Gadd Band
Unspoken 鈥� Chuck Loeb
Culcha Vulcha 鈥� Snarky Puppy (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky
Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes performs at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Best Rock Performance:
鈥淛oe鈥� (Live From Austin City Limits) 鈥� Alabama Shakes
鈥淒on鈥檛 Hurt Yourself鈥� 鈥� Beyonc茅 featuring Jack White
鈥淏lackstar鈥� 鈥� David Bowie
鈥淭he Sound Of Silence鈥� (Live On Conan) 鈥� Disturbed
鈥淗eathens鈥� 鈥� Twenty One Pilots (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP
Best Rock Song:
鈥淏lackstar鈥� 鈥� David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
鈥淏urn The Witch鈥� 鈥� Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
鈥淗ardwired鈥� 鈥� James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
鈥淗eathens鈥� 鈥� Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
鈥淢y Name Is Human鈥� 鈥� Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect) (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)
AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File
Brian Bell, from left, Patrick Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, and Scott Shriner of Weezer perform at the 2016 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Forum on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Best Rock Album:
California 鈥� Blink-182
Tell Me I鈥檓 Pretty 鈥� Cage The Elephant
Magma 鈥� Gojira
Death Of A Bachelor 鈥� Panic! At The Disco
Weezer 鈥� Weezer (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP
Best Alternative Music Album:
22, A Million 鈥� Bon Iver
Blackstar 鈥� David Bowie
The Hope Six Demolition Project 鈥� PJ Harvey
Post Pop Depression 鈥� Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool 鈥� Radiohead (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP
Best R&B Performance:
鈥淭urnin鈥� Me Up鈥� 鈥� BJ The Chicago Kid
鈥淧ermission鈥� 鈥� Ro James
鈥淚 Do鈥� 鈥� Musiq Soulchild
鈥淣eeded Me鈥� 鈥� Rihanna
鈥淐ranes In The Sky鈥� 鈥� Solange (Saint Records via AP)
Saint Records via AP
Best R&B Song:
鈥淐ome See Me鈥� 鈥� J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake)
鈥淓xchange鈥� 鈥� Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
鈥淜iss It Better鈥� 鈥� Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Teddy Sinclair, songwriters (Rihanna)
鈥淟ake By The Ocean鈥� 鈥� Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
鈥淟uv鈥� 鈥� Magnus August H酶iberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez) (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Lemonade 鈥� Beyonc茅
Ology 鈥� Gallant
We Are King 鈥� KING
Malibu 鈥� Anderson .Paak
Anti 鈥� Rihanna (Warner Bros. Records via AP)
Warner Bros. Records via AP
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
鈥淔reedom鈥� 鈥� Beyonc茅 featuring Kendrick Lamar
鈥淗otline Bling鈥� 鈥� Drake
鈥淏roccoli鈥� 鈥� D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty
鈥淯ltralight Beam鈥� 鈥� Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
鈥淔amous鈥� 鈥� Kanye West featuring Rihanna (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File
FILE - In this June 26, 2016 file photo, DJ Khaled speaks at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. The hip-hop producer and artist, radio personality and Snapchat favorite has a deal with Crown Archetype for 鈥淭he Keys,鈥� to be published Nov. 22. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Best Rap Album:
Coloring Book 鈥� Chance The Rapper
And The Anonymous Nobody 鈥� De La Soul
Major Key 鈥� DJ Khaled
Views 鈥� Drake
Blank Face LP 鈥� ScHoolboy Q
The Life Of Pablo 鈥� Kanye West (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File
Carrie Underwood accepts the award for female vocalist of the year at the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Best Country Solo Performance:
鈥淟ove Can Go To Hell鈥� 鈥� Brandy Clark
鈥淰ice鈥� 鈥� Miranda Lambert
鈥淢y Church鈥� 鈥� Maren Morris
鈥淐hurch Bells鈥� 鈥� Carrie Underwood
鈥淏lue Ain鈥檛 Your Color鈥� 鈥� Keith Urban (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
鈥淒ifferent For Girls鈥� 鈥� Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
鈥�21 Summer鈥� 鈥� Brothers Osborne
鈥淪etting The World On Fire鈥� 鈥� Kenny Chesney & P!nk
鈥淛olene鈥� 鈥� Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
鈥淭hink Of You鈥� 鈥� Chris Young with Cassadee Pope (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File
Best Country Album:
Big Day In A Small Town 鈥� Brandy Clark
Full Circle 鈥� Loretta Lynn
Hero 鈥� Maren Morris
A Sailor鈥檚 Guide To Earth 鈥� Sturgill Simpson
Ripcord 鈥� Keith Urban (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
AP Photo/Mark Zaleski
Best Americana Album:
True Sadness 鈥� The Avett Brothers
This Is Where I Live 鈥� William Bell
The Cedar Creek Sessions 鈥� Kris Kristofferson
The Bird & The Rifle 鈥� Lori McKenna
Kid Sister 鈥� The Time Jumpers (American/Republic Records via AP)
American/Republic Records via AP
Best Reggae Album:
Sly & Robbie Presents鈥� Reggae For Her 鈥� Devin Di Dakta & J.L
Rose Petals 鈥� J Boog
Ziggy Marley 鈥� Ziggy Marley
Everlasting 鈥� Raging Fyah
Falling Into Place 鈥� Rebelution
SOJA: Live In Virginia 鈥� SOJA (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Margaret Cho, a cast member in the television series "Fashion Police," arrives at the NBCUniversal Television Critics Association summer press tour on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Best Comedy Album:
鈥merica鈥reat鈥� 鈥� David Cross
American Myth 鈥� Margaret Cho
Boyish Girl Interrupted 鈥� Tig Notaro
Live At The Apollo 鈥� Amy Schumer
Talking For Clapping 鈥� Patton Oswalt (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP
Leon Bridges seen at 2016 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, July 3, 2016, in New Orleans. (Photo by [Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Best Music Video:
Formation 鈥� Beyonc茅
River 鈥� Leon Bridges
Up & Up 鈥� Coldplay
Gosh 鈥� Jamie XX
Upside Down & Inside Out 鈥� OK Go (Photo by [Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Photo by [Amy Harris/Invision/AP
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Beyonc茅 and Adele are leading contenders for Album of the Year heading into the Grammys. (草莓传媒 collage via AP)
Singer Adele performs on stage during her North American tour at Staples Center on August 5, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BT PR)
Singer Sia performs as part of the V Festival at Hylands Parks, Chelmsford, Saturday, Aug 20, 2016. (Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Demi Lovato performs "Hello" during a tribute to MusiCares Person of the Year honoree Lionel Richie at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Flume performs on day 4 at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Saturday, July 31, 2016, in Chicago. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Guitarist Chuck Loeb of the All Stars Band of U.S., performs during a jazz concert in Kiev, Ukraine, late Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes performs at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Brian Bell, from left, Patrick Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, and Scott Shriner of Weezer perform at the 2016 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Forum on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this June 26, 2016 file photo, DJ Khaled speaks at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. The hip-hop producer and artist, radio personality and Snapchat favorite has a deal with Crown Archetype for 鈥淭he Keys,鈥� to be published Nov. 22. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Carrie Underwood accepts the award for female vocalist of the year at the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Margaret Cho, a cast member in the television series "Fashion Police," arrives at the NBCUniversal Television Critics Association summer press tour on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Leon Bridges seen at 2016 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, July 3, 2016, in New Orleans. (Photo by [Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
April 16, 2026 | 草莓传媒's Jason Fraley previews the Grammys (Jason Fraley)

WASHINGTON 鈥斅燭he 59th annual Grammy Awards are聽Sunday night on CBS.

The night is shaping up to be a battle between Adele and Beyonc茅 for their respective smash albums “25” and “Lemonade,” which spawned the respective hit songs “Hello” and “Formation.”

Which artists should win music’s biggest prizes?

Look through the gallery to see more of the nominees, then vote below in the major categories:

Click 聽for the full list of nominees.

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for 鈥渉is savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at 草莓传媒 as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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