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the 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.