Disclosure, Deadmau5, ZHU Nominated for 2015 Grammy Awards

UK garage duo Disclosure, Deadmau5 and anonymous electronic musician ZHU are among the few highlights announced today for 2015 Grammy nominees.

UPDATE: See the complete list of 2015 Grammy award winners

Disclosure and ZHU are both nominated for Best Dance Recording, along with British acts Duke Dumont, Basement Jaxx and Clean Bandit. Four of the five dance recording nominees are from the UK, with ZHU from the only unknown given his hidden identity and origin.

Disclosure, brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence, are set to headline SnowGlobe NYE festival in South Lake Tahoe later this month.

The two have been on quite a roll this year after their run of ‘Wild Life’ parties and an unforgettable Coachella performance in April.

Their “Latch” vocalist Sam Smith leads all Grammy nominees with six nominations, including the prestigious Album of the Year. This should come as no surprise following his string of sold-out shows including a shining performance at Fox Oakland in September.

Deadmau5, a five-time former Grammy nominee, appears poised to capture his first Grammy Award in the Best Dance/Electronic Album category for his album While (1<2). Others nominated in the category include electronic musician and composer Aphex Twin, Swedish electronic band Little Dragon, Norwegian duo Röyksopp with Swedish dance pop artist Robyn, and British Matt Zo.

The Grammy ceremony is scheduled to air live February 8, 2015. See below for a list of additional 2015 Grammy nominees.

Best Dance Recording
Disclosure – “F For You (feat. Mary J Blige)”
ZHU – “Faded”
Duke Dumont – “I Got U” (feat. Jax Jones)
Basement Jaxx – “Never Say Never”
Clean Bandit – “Rather Be (feat.Jess Glynne)”

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Deadmau5 – While (1<2)
Aphex Twin – Syro
Little Dragon – Nabuma Rubbermaid
Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again
Matt Zo – Damage Control

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
John Legend – “All of Me” (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix)
Galantis – “Smile” (Kaskade Edit)
Bastille – “Pompeii” (Audien Remix)
Crossfingers feat. Danny Losito – “Falling Out” (MING Remix)
Five Knives – “The Rising” (Eddie Amador Remix)
Mr. Probz – “Waves” (Robin Schulz Remix)

Album of the Year
Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Ed Sheeran – Multiply
Pharrell Williams – G I R L
Beck – Morning Phase

Record of the Year
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
Iggy Azalea – “Fancy” (feat. Charli XCX)
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Sia – “Chandelier”

Song of the Year
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Hozier – “Take Me To Church”

Best New Artist
Sam Smith
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Haim

Best Music Video
Arcade Fire – “We Exist”
DJ Snake & Lil’ John – “Turn Down For What?
Sia – “Chandelier”
Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
Woodkid – “The Golden Age” (feat. Max Richter)

Best Rock Performance
The Black Keys – “Fever”
Arctic Monkeys – “Do I Wanna Know?”
Beck – “Blue Moon”
Jack White – “Lazaretto”
Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good”

Best Rock Album
The Black Keys – Turn Blue
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Magnetic Eye
Beck – Morning Phase
U2 – Songs of Innocence
Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams

Best Rock Song
The Black Keys – “Fever”
Jack White – “Lazaretto”
Beck – “Blue Moon”
Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun”
Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good”

Best Alternative Music Album
Alt-J – This Is All Yours
Arcade Fire – Reflektor
Cage The Elephant – Melophobia
St. Vincent – St. Vincent
Jack White – Lazaretto

Best Pop Vocal Album
Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour
Coldplay – Ghost Stories
Ed Sheeran – X
Miley Cyrus – Bangerz
Ariana Grande – My Everything
Katy Perry – Prism

Best Pop Solo Performance
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
John Legend – “All of Me”
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Sia – “Chandelier”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Iggy Azalea – “Fancy” (feat. Charli XCX)
Coldplay – “A Sky Full Of Stars”
A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera – “Say Something”
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
Katy Perry – “Dark Horse” (feat. Juicy J)

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Cheek To Cheek
Annie Lennox – Nostalgia
Barry Manilow – Night Songs
Johnny Mathis – Sending You a Little Christmas
Barbara Streisand With Various Artists – Partners

Urban Contemporary Album
Pharrell Williams – G I R L
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Jhene Aiko – Sail Out
Chris Brown – X
Mali Music – Mali Is …

Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley – Fly Rasta
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – Back On The Controls
Sean Paul – Full Frequency
Shaggy – Out Of Many, One Music
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate – The Reggae Power
SOJA – Amid The Noise And The Haste

Best Rap Album
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP2
Childish Gambino – Because The Internet
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic
Common – Noboby’s Smiling
Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood

You can find the full list of 2015 Grammy nominees here from all 83 categories, including country, classical, spoken word and instrumental.

For the first time this year, individual Hollywood and music stars announced the Grammy nominees for each category on Twitter. Traditionally, nominations have been revealed during a prime-time concert.

Nominations for the top prize, Album of the Year, were unveiled during a one-hour special, A Very Grammy Christmas, with performances by Pharrell Williams, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5 and Tim McGraw. LL Cool J returned as host of the show, originally taped on November 18. Grammy Awards recognize outstanding music industry achievements on behalf of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Written by Carlos Olin Montalvo

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