19th annual cadet music awards 2015

album of the year

 

Every Open Eye

Chvrches

Nominees

25 Adele

Thirty One Jarryd James

In Colour Jamie xx

To Pimp a Butterfly Kendrick Lamar

Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 Various Artists

 

song of the year

 

“Hello”

Adele

Nominees

“Leave a Trace” Chvrches

“Ocean Drive” Duke Dumont

“Do You Remember” Jarryd James

“Alright” Kendrick Lamar

“Downtown” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

“Uptown Funk” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

“Elastic Heart” Sia

“Bad Blood” Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar

“Can’t Feel My Face” The Weeknd

 

breakthrough artist of the year

 

The Weeknd

Nominees

Galantis

Jess Glynne

Jarryd James

Conrad Sewell

 

pop/rock performance

 

“Hello”

Adele

Nominees

“Leave a Trace” Chvrches

“Hold My Hand” Jess Glynne

“Hold Me Up” Conrad Sewell

“Elastic Heart” Sia

“Earned It” The Weeknd

 

pop/rock album

 

Every Open Eye

Chvrches

Runner-up

25 Adele

 

dance/electronic performance

 

“Ocean Drive”

Duke Dumont

Nominees

“Middle” DJ Snake

“Runaway (U & I)” Galantis

“You Were Right” Rufus

“Shine” Years & Years

“Beautiful Now” Zedd

 

dance/electronic album

 

In Colour

Jamie xx

Runner-up

Caracal Disclosure

 

alternative/indie performance

 

“Do You Remember”

Jarryd James

Nominees

“Lionsong” Bjork

“in time” FKA twigs

“Georgia” Vance Joy

“Eventually” Tame Impala

“Let it Happen” Tame Impala

 

alternative/indie album

 

Currents

Tame Impala

Runner-up

Vulnicura Bjork

 

urban/r&b performance

 

“Alright”

Kendrick Lamar

Nominees

“Hotline Bling” Drake

“New York Raining” Charles Hamilton & Rita Ora

“Breathing Underwater” Hiatus Kiayote

“The Night is Still Young” Nicki Minaj

“Can’t Feel My Face” The Weeknd

 

urban/r&b album

 

To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

Runner-up

Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 Various Artists

 

video of the year

 

“Bad Blood”

Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar

Nominees

“Ship to Wreck” Florence and the Machine

“Wings” Delta Goodrem

“Alright” Kendrick Lamar

“Downtown” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

“Elastic Heart” Sia

 

collaboration of the year

 

“Where Are You Now?”

Skrillex & Diplo feat. Justin Bieber

Nominees

“Crave You” Flight Facilities feat. Giselle

“Firestone” Kygo feat. Conrad Sewell

“Whip It” LunchMoney Lewis feat. Chloe Angelidis

“Downtown” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

“Lean On” Major Lazer feat. MO & DJ Snake

“Uptown Funk” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

“Golden” Travie McCoy feat. Sia

“Take Me Over” Peking Duk feat. SAFIA

“Bad Blood” Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar

 

soundtrack/score track of the year

 

“Conlan Fight”

Ludwig Goransson

(from “Creed”)

Nominees

“Bundle of Joy” Michael Giacchino (from “Inside Out”)

“Fly Like an Iron Man” Harry Gregson-Williams (from “The Martian”)

“The Revenant (Main Theme)” Ryuichi Sakamoto (from “The Revenant”)

“The Beast” Johann Johannssen (from “Sicario”)

“March of the Resistance” John Williams (from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”)

 

Please note that eligibility periods and category placements may not be 100% accurate, and is in the sole discretion of the writer to do as he wishes. Thanks.