Beyonce Leads all Nominees for Sunday's 49th Grammy Telecast

Beyonce leads all nominees for this Sunday's Grammy telecast with nine Grammy nominations for her album Lemonade.

The singer, who has previously won 20 Grammys, is nominated in major categories including record of the year, song of the year and album of the year. She’s closely followed by Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West, who all have eight nominations each.

Other nominees in the R&B category include:

Best R&B Performance:"Turnin' Me Up" — BJ The Chicago Kid"Permission" — Ro James"I Do" — Musiq Soulchild"Needed Me" — Rihanna"Cranes in the Sky" — Solange

Best Traditional R&B Performance: "The Three Of Me" — William Bell "Woman's World" — BJ The Chicago Kid "Sleeping With The One I Love" — Fantasia "Angel" — Lalah Hathaway "Can't Wait" — Jill Scott

Best R&B Album: In My Mind — BJ The Chicago Kid, Lalah Hathaway Live — Lalah Hathaway, Velvet Portraits Terrace Martin, Healing Season — Mint Condition, Smoove Jones — Mya

The Grammys will be on CBS this Sunday at 7pm Central.