Miley Cyrus, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and Iggy Azalea are among artists nominated for next year’s Grammy Awards MARKMEETS have announced

Sam Smith, who topped MARKMEETS.COM Sound of 2014 is nominated for best new artist and best pop album.

The three acts are up for the coveted Record of the Year category alongside Sia for ‘Chandelier’ and Meghan Trainor with ‘All About That Bass’, while acts including Coldplay and Miley Cyrus have also been named in the first wave of classifications earlier today.

Talking about the possibility of being named for an award, Sam said: ”The Grammy to me is everything, and it’s something that I’ve dreamed of from a very, very young age. I lose my sense of humour when people start talking about it, because it’s something that I really don’t take very lightly. So anything that happens … If I get to attend again, I’ll be happy.”

The 22-year-old performer has likewise been shortlisted for the Pop Solo Performance for ‘Stay With Me’ and he will compete against John Legend, Sia, Taylor Swift and Pharrell Williams for the honour.

Sam is also up for the top Pop Vocal Album gong for his debut LP ‘In the Lonely Hour’ and is up against Coldplay’s ‘Ghost Stories’, Miley Cyrus’ ‘Bangerz’, Ariana Grande LP ‘My Everything’, Katy Perry’s global hit album ‘Prism’ and Ed Sheeran’s ‘x’.

Emulating the declaration, Ed thanked fans on Twitter for their backing.

The 23-year-old singer and lyricist posted: ”Grammy nom and my album multiply has sold 3 million worldwide as of this morning. Good start to the day, thanks for all the support and love (sic)”

Beyonce and Chris Brown are among acts up for the Urban Contemporary Album, with the most recent round of advertisements additionally including chosen people for the Country Album classification which incorporates Miranda Lambert’s “Platinum” and the Eric Church record ‘The Outsiders’.

Winners of all 83 Grammy categories will be made known at the 57th edition of the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday February 8th 2015.