Beyonce leads Grammy nominations with 9 nods

The singer, who already has 20 Grammys and is the most nominated woman in Grammy history with 62 nods over the course of her career, is also the first artist to earn nominations in the pop, rock, R&B and rap categories in the same year.

For album of the year, “Lemonade” and “25” — that latter has sold 10 million copies in a year — will compete against Drake’s multi-hit “Views,” Justin Bieber’s redemption album “Purpose” and surprise nominee “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth,” the third album from respected and rebellious country singer Sturgill Simpson.

Beyoncé’s nine nominations include best rock performance (“Don’t Hurt Yourself” with Jack White), pop solo performance (“Hold Up”), rap/song performance (“Freedom” with Kendrick Lamar) and urban contemporary album (“Lemonade”).

David Bowie, who died from cancer in January, earned four nominations for his final album “Blackstar,” including best rock performance, rock song, alternative music album and engineered album, non-classical.

C.F. Kip Winger also got a nod for best contemporary classical composition for his work on “Conversations with Nijinisky” by Martin West and the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.