Grammy Awards: First announcement sees Adele and Beyonce pick up three nominations each
Also among the nominees are Justin Bieber, Drake, Rihanna and The Chainsmokers

The first round of Grammy nominations have been announced, with Adele and Beyonce picking up three nominations each out of the first four categories.
Both artists were nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Album.
See the nominations in full below:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
'Hello' - Adele
'Formation' - Beyonce
'7 Years' - Lukas Graham
'Work' - Rihanna ft. Drake
'Stressed Out' - Twenty-One Pilots
SONG OF THE YEAR
'Formation' by Beyonce (Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyonce Knowles, Michael L Williams II)
'7 Years' by Lukas Graham (Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard, Morten Ristorp)
'Hello' by Adele (Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin)
'I Took a Pill in Ibiza' - Mike Posner (Mike Posner)
'Love Yourself' - Justin Bieber (Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Benjamin Levin)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
25 by Adele
Lemonade by Beyonce
Purpose by Justin Bieber
Views by Drake
A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson
The Grammy Awards take place on Sunday 12 February and will be hosted by James Corden.
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