Grammys 101: Who’s Nominated; Who’s Performing & Who We Want To Win

The 58th annual Grammy Awards are upon us, which means we should all be prepared for breath-taking red carpet fashion, star-studded performances and moments we’ll be talking about at the water cooler the next day.

Here’s what to expect from music’s biggest night.

Who’s Nominated

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Kendrick Lamar is nominated for a whopping 11 Grammy awards this year, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Rap Performance.

It’s a huge night for hip-hop will as Run-D.M.C will become the first rap act to be honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Here’s all the nominees we care about:

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UP NEXT: Who’s Performing…

Who’s Performing

This year’s Grammy Awards boasts an impressive lineup, including:

Adele, Travis Barker, James Bay, Justin Bieber, Luke Bryan, Gary Clark Jr., Andra Day, Ellie Goulding, Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry of the Hollywood Vampires, Sam Hunt, Tori Kelly, John Legend, Little Big Town, Demi Lovato, Pitbull, Bonnie Raitt, Rihanna, Lionel Richie, Skrillex, Robin Thicke, Meghan Trainor and Carrie Underwood.

UP NEXT: Who We Want To Win…

Who We Want To Win

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The competition in the hip-hop categories at this year’s awards is stiff. Kendrick, we’re going to let you finish, but J. Cole had the best rap album of the year.

While it was a banner year for The Weeknd (who will most-likely take home the golden gramophone in this category), we loved Miguel’s Wildheart disc.

Since we’re going to give Miguel the Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album, we’re going to go ahead and bless The Weeknd with Album Of The Year.

It’s a tough choice between Drizzy’s ‘Energy’ and Kendrick’s ‘We Gon’ Be Alright.” We guess it depends on what mood you’re in: are you feeling like throwing singles at King of Diamonds or marching in a #BlackLivesMatter protest?

See who takes home the coveted award when the awards air on Feb. 15, 2016 on CBS at  8 p.m. ET.

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