Each year's Grammy Award nominations bring happy surprises and unexpected snubs, and 2015 was no different. When these seven were left out, Grammy watchers were left collectively shaking their heads.
1. Idina Menzel - "Let It Go"
The song "Let It Go" from the soundtrack to the Walt Disney film Frozen, as performed by Idina Menzel, turned into a major pop hit against all odds. Idina Menzel had tried in the past to extend her Broadway success into pop markets and failed. Walt Disney even released a Demi Lovato recording of the song intended for the mainstream pop market. However, despite being ignored by mainstream pop radio, the Idina Menzel version included in the film became a top 5 smash relying on purchases and on-demand streaming from fans.With that type of breakthrough success, it would seem that "Let It Go" might be a shoo-in for a Song of the Year nomination. However, that wasn't to be the case, and one of the most memorable new songs of the year is relegated to a Best Song Written For Visual Media nomination after winning Oscar gold earlier this year.
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2. Beyonce - "Drunk In Love"
Yes, Beyonce is resting at the top of the heap this year with six Grammy Award nominations and a nod for Album of the Year. However, her powerfully erotic and romantic "Drunk In Love" is surprisingly missing from the Record of the Year and Song of the Year lists. It will contend for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song. Despite having won 17 Grammy Awards, Beyonce has never snagged the coveted Record of the Year award, and this year won't be her year either.Watch Video
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3. MAGIC - "Rude"
For those who believe that Recording Academy voters blindly follow sales figures in generating Grammy Awards nominations, you need only look to the absence of "Rude" by Canadian reggae pop band MAGIC! among this year's nominees to refute that notion. This record was clearly the song of the summer of 2014 for many pop fans spending six weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. However, that did not convert into any Grammy love.Watch Video
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4. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP
Reviews of Lady Gaga's experimental album ARTPOP were certainly mixed, but many critics also acknowledged there were moments of brilliance. A particular standout was the R. Kelly collaboration "Do What U Want." However, Recording Academy members did not see it that way, and ARTPOP is left completely out in the cold all three previous albums received Album of the Year nods. Lady Gaga herself did receive some acknowledgement with her Tony Bennett collaboration Cheek To Cheek nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.Watch Video
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5. One Direction - "Story Of My Life"
Traditionally, Grammy voters show little appreciation for the work of boy bands. However, with four consecutive #1 albums and music that is increasingly receiving positive reviews from critics, it looked like One Direction might possibly receive their first Grammy Award nomination this year. "Story of My Life" has been given acclaim for its move in a more adult direction for the band. Unfortunately, fans will have to hope next year is One Direction's year at the Grammy Awards.Watch Video
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6. Lana Del Rey - "West Coast"
Last year when Lana Del Rey received her first two Grammy Award nominations for Paradise as Best Pop Vocal Album and "Young and Beautiful" from The Great Gatsby for Best Song Written for Visual Media, it looked like the ice had been broken for the moody singer. However, that is not the case. The top 20 charting single "West Coast" and her first #1 album Ultraviolence are nowhere to be found among this year's Grammy Award nominations.Watch Video
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7. Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen sometimes seems like a perennial nominee. In fact he received Grammy Award nominations in eight consecutive years from 2003 through 2010. He received three more nominations a year ago, and early in 2014 released the album High Hopes. Critics seemed pleased by the work, but maybe that fact that it is somewhat of a patchwork of previously unfinished songs and covers soured Recording Academy members on granting any nominations.Watch Video
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