2015 Grammy Nominees

Issued by RCA three weeks prior to the 57th Annual Grammy Awards telecast, 2015 Grammy Nominees, like yearly releases before it, emphasizes the "big four" categories. Since four of the nominees for Record of the Year (namely "Chandelier," "Stay with Me," "Shake It Off," and "All About That Bass" -- were also up for Song of the Year, there was plenty of room to accommodate those two categories. Each one of the Album of the Year nominees is represented, although three Best New Artist nominees (HAIM, Brandy Clark, Bastille) were left off. This is an adequate, stylistically varied time capsule of 2014's most popular music that, for serious Grammy viewers, has more value as a collector's item. ~ Andy Kellman