First Grammy Nominations Revealed!

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Pharrell Williams now has another reason to be "Happy." As revealed on Friday, Dec. 5, the N.E.R.D. singer is nominated for at least one Grammy for his second album, Girl -- and he's in good company. Also among the early nominees are Beyonce, Sam Smith, Miranda Lambert, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea, and Ariana Grande.



Williams, 41, joined fellow hitmaker Ed Sheeran on CBS This Morning to unveil the first round of nominations for the 2015 music awards. The rest of the nominees will be revealed on Twitter throughout the day, leading up to the A Very Grammy Christmas special at 9 p.m., during which the Album of the Year nominees will be announced amid performances from Smith, Grande, and Big Sean.

See the first four categories below, and check back throughout the day as more are added.

Best Country Album
Riser, Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders, Eric Church
12 Stories, Brandy Clark
Platinum, Miranda Lambert
The Way I'm Livin', Lee Ann Womack

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

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out, Jhene Aiko
Beyonce, Beyonce
X, Chris Brown
Mali Is, Mali Music
Girl, Pharrell Williams

Record of the Year
Fancy, Iggy Azalea Ft. Charli XCX
Chandelier, Sia
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version), Sam Smith
Shake It Off, Taylor Swift
All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor

In all, there are 83 categories at the Grammys this year. Those categories will be announced by the Grammys, and by various celebs (including Jared Leto and Ryan Seacrest!), via Twitter.