British soul-pop artist Sam Smith, R&B star Beyonce and singer-producer Pharrell Williams are all set to battle it out at this year's Grammys - with each nominated for six awards.
All three are up for the prestigious top prize of Album of the Year, making for an exciting evening.
The Recording Academy announced the nominations Friday evening, as TV viewers watched Sam Smith and Pharrell perform at the star-studded A Very Grammy Christmas in Los Angeles.
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The big one: Pharell and Beyonce each have six nominations, including for the prestigious album of the year
Smith's In the Lonely Hour, Beyonce's self-titled album and Pharrell's Girl joined rocker Beck's Morning Phase and British singer Ed Sheeran's X in the Album of the Year category.
Smith, 22, picked up nods in the three top Grammy categories including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for his song Stay with Me.
He follows in the heels of fellow British soul-pop singer Adele, who won all six of her Grammy nominations in 2013 including the top three awards.
Nominee: Taylor Swift is up for Record of the Year with her hit Shake It Off, which picked up three nods
Smith is a contender for the coveted Best New Artist, alongside Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, British pop-rockers Bastille, country singer Brandy Clark and California sister trio Haim.
Record of the Year nominees include Taylor Swift's Shake It Off, Meghan Trainor's All About That Bass, Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX's Fancy and Sia's Chandelier.
Song of the Year also includes Swift's Shake it Off, Trainor's All About That Bass and Sia's Chandelier, alongside Hozier's Take Me to the Church.
Nominated: Brit singer Ed Sheeran's album X is included in the album of the year category
Pharrell, 41, earned Grammy nominations for his own album Girl and his production work on Sheeran's X and Beyonce's self-titled record.
Beyonce, 33, became the most-nominated artist in Grammy history with 52 nominations.
Her self-titled album, released without fanfare last December, is one of this year's biggest-selling records with 2million U.S. copies sold.
Swift's 1989 album, which has sold more than 2 million U.S. copies since October, did not land any nominations, but its song Shake It Off picked up three nods.
Top selling album: The soundtrack from Disney's Oscar-winning film Frozen scored nominations in the categories for musicwritten for visual media
The soundtrack from Disney's Oscar-winning film Frozen, the year's top-selling album with more than 3.5 million U.S. copies sold, scored nominations in the categories for music written for visual media.
The Recording Academy comprises music industry professionals who select Grammy contenders from music released between Oct. 1, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2014.
In an effort to draw younger viewers to the annual Grammys ceremony in Los Angeles on February 8, 2015, the Recording Academy chose to announce the nominees in 82 of its 83 categories throughout Friday morning on its Twitter feed.
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