The needle is set over the ridges of vinyl records as the nomination for the the 65th annual Grammy Awards have been announced, with Beyoncé leading the field with nine nods, Kendrick Lamar close behind with eight, and Adele and Brandi Carlile tied with seven.

As per reports, four contenders enter the race with six nominations apiece, Future, Harry Styles, Mary J Blige, and DJ Khaled. The nominations went largely as predicted, with Beyoncé, Adele, Styles, Lamar and Lizzo being the five contenders who were each nominated in the top three all-genre categories — record, album, and song of the year.