Sam Smith, Pharrell, Taylor Swift Lead 2015 People’s Choice Nominations

By Kevin Rutherford

The award nominations continue to fall into Sam Smith‘s hands, perhaps preceding a similar fate at next year’s GRAMMYs.

The British singer is one of the leading nominees for the 2015 People’s Choice Awards, the nominations for which were announced yesterday (Nov. 4). He’s earned four nods total, with nominations for Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Breakout Artist, Favorite Album (for In the Lonely Hour) and Favorite Song (for “Stay with Me”).

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Smith is followed by Pharrell and Taylor Swift, who earned three nominations each.

Meghan Trainor, Beyonce, Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Jessie J, Blake Shelton, Ed Sheeran, John Legend, Sia, Coldplay and Maroon 5 are the others with multiple nominations.

The People’s Choice Awards will air Jan. 7 on CBS. Public voting for each award will run on PeoplesChoice.com through Dec. 4.

People’s Choice Awards 2015 Nominees (Music)

Favorite Male Artist
Blake Shelton
Ed Sheeran
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
Sam Smith

Favorite Female Artist
Beyoncé
Iggy Azalea
Katy Perry
Sia
Taylor Swift

Favorite Group
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
OneRepublic

Favorite Breakout Artist
5 Seconds of Summer
Charli XCX
Fifth Harmony
Meghan Trainor
Sam Smith

Favorite Male Country Artist
Blake Shelton
Brad Paisley
Hunter Hayes
Luke Bryan
Tim McGraw

Favorite Female Country Artist
Carrie Underwood
Dolly Parton
Faith Hill
Lucy Hale
Miranda Lambert

Favorite Country Group
The Band Perry
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

Favorite Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Jennifer Lopez
Jessie J
Sia
Taylor Swift

Favorite Hip-Hop Artist
Drake
Iggy Azalea
Jay Z
Nicki Minaj
T.I.

Favorite R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Jennifer Hudson
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
Usher

Favorite Album
G I R L by Pharrell Williams
Ghost Stories by Coldplay
In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith
My Everything by Ariana Grande
X by Ed Sheeran 

Favorite Song
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
“Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
“Maps” by Maroon 5
“Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift
“Stay with Me” by Sam Smith

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