2015 Tyler's Choice Music Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

• "Budapest" - George Ezra (Cam Blackwood)
• "Chains" - Nick Jonas (Jason Evigan)
• "Earned It" - The Weeknd (Stephan Moccio & Jason Quenneville)
• "Honey, I'm Good" - Andy Grammer (Nolan Sipe, Brian West & Steve Greenberg)
• "Thinking Out Loud" - Ed Sheeran (Jake Gosling)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Alright" - Kendrick Lamar, "Cheerleader" - OMI, "Take Your Time" - Sam Hunt, "Traveller" - Chris Stapleton, "Want to Want Me" - Jason DeRulo)

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

• "Blank Space" - Taylor Swift (Max Martin & Shellback)
• "Confident" - Demi Lovato (Max Martin & Ilya)
• "Elastic Heart" - Sia (Diplo & Greg Kurstin)
• "Fight Song" - Rachel Platten (Jon Levine)
• "Love Me Like You Do" - Ellie Goulding (Max Martin & Ali Payami)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Here" - Alessia Cara, "Hold My Hand" - Jess Glynne, "I Really Like You" - Carly Rae Jepsen, "One Last Time" - Ariana Grande, "Style" - Taylor Swift)

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

• "Believe" - Mumford and Sons (James Ford)
• "FourFiveSeconds" - Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney (Kanye West & Paul McCartney)
• "Glory" - John Legend & Common (John Legend)
• "Sugar" - Maroon 5 (Ammo & Cirkut)
• "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson, ft. Bruno Mars (Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker & Bruno Mars)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Blame" - Calvin Harris, ft. John Newman, "Locked Away" - R. City, ft. Adam Levine, "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa, ft. Charlie Puth, "Ship to Wreck" - Florence + The Machine, "Shut Up and Dance" - Walk the Moon)

Best Album

• 1989 - Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Ryan Tedder & Shellback)
• Sonic Highways - Foo Fighters (Foo Fighters & Butch Vig)
• Sound & Color - Alabama Shakes (Blake Mills & Alabama Shakes)
• To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar (Sounwave, Terrace Martin, Larrance Dopson & Pharrell Williams)
• Wilder Mind - Mumford and Sons (James Ford)
  (Honourable Mentions: Beauty Behind the Madness - The Weeknd, Black Messiah - D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Hamilton: Original Broadcast Cast Recording - various artists, Traveller - Chris Stapleton, Uptown Special - Mark Ronson)

Best Music Video

• "Blank Space" - Taylor Swift (Joseph Kahn, director; Jil Hardin, producer)
• "Elastic Heart" - Sia (Daniel Askill & Sia Furler, directors; Jack Hogan, producer)
• "One Man Can Change the World" - Big Sean, ft. Kanye West & John Legend (Andrew Hines, director; Nathan Scherrer, producer)
• "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson, ft. Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy, directors; Jeremy Sullivan, producer)
• "Where Are Ü Now" - Skrillex & Diplo, ft. Justin Bieber (BREWER, directors; Nathan Scherrer, producer) 
  (Honourable Mentions: "Alright" - Kendrick Lamar, "Downtown" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Freedom" - Pharrell Williams, "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa, ft. Charlie Puth, "Ship to Wreck" - Florence + The Machine)

Best Country Song

• "Girl Crush" - Little Big Town (Jay Joyce)
• "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" - Keith Urban (Keith Urban & Dann Huff)
• "Somebody to Love" - Kacey Musgraves (Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves)
• "Take Your Time" - Sam Hunt (Zach Crowell & Shane McAnally)
• "Traveller" - Chris Stapleton (Dave Cobb & Chris Stapleton)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Burning House" - Cam, "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" - Tim McGraw, "Homegrown" - Zac Brown Band, "Little Run Wagon" - Miranda Lambert, "Little Toy Guns" - Carrie Underwood,)

Best Dance/Electronic Song

• "Blame" - Calvin Harris, ft. John Newman (Calvin Harris)
• "Hey Mama" - David Guetta, ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack (David Guetta, Afrojack & Giorgio Tuinfort)
• "Lean On" - Major Lazer & DJ Snake, ft. MØ (Major Lazer & DJ Snake)
  
• "Runaway (U & I)" - Galantis (Galantis & Svidden)
• "Where Are Ü Now" - Skrillex & Diplo, ft. Justin Bieber (Skrillex & Diplo)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Beautiful Now" - Zedd, ft. Jon Bellion, "Go" - The Chemical Brothers, ft. Q-Tip, "Never Catch Me" - Flying Lotus, ft. Kendrick Lamar, "Outside" - Calvin Harris, ft. Ellie Goulding, "Real Love" - Clean Bandit, ft. Jess Glynne)

Best Pop Song

• "Blank Space" - Taylor Swift (Max Martin & Shellback)
• "Shut Up and Dance" - Walk the Moon (Tim Pagnotta)
• "Sugar" - Maroon 5 (Ammo & Cirkut)
• "Thinking Out Loud" - Ed Sheeran (Jake Gosling)
• "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson, ft. Bruno Mars (Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker & Bruno Mars)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Can't Feel My Face" - The Weeknd, "Love Me Like You Do" - Ellie Goulding, "One Last Time" - Ariana Grande, "Ship to Wreck" - Florence + The Machine, "Time of Our Lives" - Pitbull, ft. Ne-Yo)

Best Rap Song

• "All Day" - Kanye West, ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney (Kanye West, French Montana & Puff Daddy)
• "Alright" - Kendrick Lamar (Sounwave & Pharrell Williams)
• "Glory" - John Legend & Common (John Legend)
• "One Man Can Change the World" - Big Sean, ft. Kanye West & John Legend (DJ Mustard & Amaire Johnson)
• "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa, ft. Charlie Puth (DJ Frank E, Charlie Puth & Andrew Cedar)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Apparently" - J. Cole, "Energy" - Drake, "King Kunta" - Kendrick Lamar, "The Night is Still Young" - Nicki Minaj, "Truffle Butter" - Nicki Minaj, ft. Drake & Lil' Wayne)

Best Rock Song

• "Believe" - Mumford and Sons (James Ford)
• "Don't Wanna Fight" - Alabama Shakes (Blake Mills)
• "Ex's and Oh's" - Elle King (Dave Bassett)
• "Hold Back the River" - James Bay (Jacquire King)
• "Uma Thurman" - Fall Out Boy (Jake Sinclair & Young Wolf Hatchlings)
• "What Kind of Man" - Florence + The Machine (Markus Dravs)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Hallelujah" - Panic! at the Disco, "I Bet My Life" - Imagine Dragons, "Rock or Bust" - AC/DC, "Something from Nothing" - Foo Fighters)

Best Songwriting

• "Blank Space" - Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift, Max Martin & Karl Johan Schuster)
• "FourFiveSeconds" - Rihanna, ft. Kanye West & Paul McCartney (Kanye West, Robyn Fenty, Paul McCartney, Dallas Austin & Mike Dean)
• "Glory" - John Legend & Common (John Stephens, Lonnie Lynn & Che Smith)
• "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa, ft. Charlie Puth (Justin Franks, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz & Andrew Cedar)
• "Thinking Out Loud" - Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Alright" - Kendrick Lamar, "Elastic Heart" - Sia, "Fight Song" - Rachel Platten, "Girl Crush" - Little Big Town, "Traveller" - Chris Stapleton)

Best Original Score

• Birdman (Antonio Sánchez)
• Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
  
• Inside Out (Michael Giacchino)
• Interstellar (Hans Zimmer)
• The Theory of Everything (Jóhann Jóhannsson)
  (Honourable Mentions: Creed - Ludwig Göransson, Game of Thrones - Ramin Djawadi, The Imitation Game - Alexandre Desplat, Whiplash - Justin Hurwitz)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 (Jim Beanz & Timbaland)
• Fifty Shades of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Mike Knobloch & Dana Sano)
• Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ahmir Thompson, Bill Sherman & Alex Lacamoire)
• Pitch Perfect 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Julianne Jordan, Harvey Mason Jr. & Julia Michels)
• Selma: Music from the Motion Picture (Ava DuVernay)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• "Earned It" - Fifty Shades of Grey (The Weeknd, Stephan Moccio & Jason Quenneville)
• "Glory" - Selma (John Legend, Common & Che Smith)
• "Love Me Like You Do" - Fifty Shades of Grey (Max Martin, Ali Payami, Ilya & Tove Lo)
• "See You Again" - Furious 7 (Justin Franks, Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa & Andrew Cedar)
• "Til it Happens to You" - The Hunting Ground (Lady Gaga & Diane Warren)
• "Wait for It" - Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Grip" - Creed, "Immortals" - Big Hero 6, "No Apologies" - Empire, "Writing's on the Wall" - Spectre)

Best New Artist

• George Ezra
• Hozier
• James Bay
• Sam Hunt
• Walk the Moon
  (Honourable Mentions: Chris Stapleton, Elle King, Fifth Harmony, Leon Bridges, Tori Kelly)