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The announcement will run all day, revealing Sia, Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor, Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, Beyonce Knowles, and U2 among the nominees for the 57th annual Grammy Awards.

• Dec 6, 2014

AceShowbiz - The Recording Academy kicked off the Grammy nomination announcement Friday, December 5 on "CBS This Morning". The first wave of nominees were revealed as Pharrell Williams and Ed Sheeran unveiled four categories for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

GRAMMY nominees already today, @Pharrell & @edsheeran earlier on @CBSThisMorning #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/wwtEkxW7Ei

— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) December 5, 2014

Taylor Swift is up for Record of the Year, battling Iggy Azalea, Sia Furler, Sam Smith, and Meghan Trainor. Smith gets a second nod in Best Pop Vocal Album category, joining such contenders as Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Coldplay, Katy Perry, and Sheeran.

Fellow presenter Williams also nabs a Grammy nomination at the early announcement. He is vying for Best Urban Contemporary Album against Jhene Aiko, Beyonce Knowles, Chris Brown, Mali Music, and Sia.

More nominees will be revealed on Twitter all day, leading to "A Very Grammy Christmas" concert where the contenders for the most coveted Album of the Year are announced. Grande and Williams are set to perform at the one-hour special along with Maroon 5 and Tim McGraw.

The winners from all categories will be announced at the live ceremony on February 8, 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Some of the nominees announced so far are as follows:

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

• "Ghost Stories" - Coldplay
• "Bangerz" - Miley Cyrus
• "My Everything" - Ariana Grande
• "Prism" - Katy Perry
• "X" - Ed Sheeran
• "In The Lonely Hour" - Sam Smith

• "Sail Out" - Jhene Aiko
• "Beyonce" - Beyonce Knowles
• "X" - Chris Brown
• "Mali Is..." - Mali Music
• "Girl" - Pharrell Williams

• "Fancy" - Iggy Azalea Ft. Charli XCX
• "Chandelier" - Sia Furler
• "Stay With Me" - Sam Smith
• "Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
• "All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor

• "All of Me" (Live) - John Legend
• "Chandelier" - Sia Furler
• "Stay With Me" (Darkchild Version) - Sam Smith
• "Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
• "Happy" (Live) - Pharrell Williams

• "Ain't It Fun" - Paramore
• "Blue Moon" - Beck
• "Fever" - The Black Keys
• "Gimme Something Good" - Ryan Adams
• "Lazaretto" - Jack White

• "Ryan Adams" - Ryan Adams
• "Morning Phase" - Beck
• "Turn Blue" - The Black Keys
• "Hypnotic Eye" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• "Songs of Innocence" - U2

• Bastille
• Iggy Azalea
• Brandy Clark
• HAIM
• Sam Smith

• "American Kids" - Kenny Chesney
• "Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
• "Give Me Back My Hometown" - Eric Church
• "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" - Glen Campbell
• "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" - Tim McGraw Ft. Faith Hill