Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala are among the few Australian artists who scored nominations for this year’s Grammy awards, with US pop royalty Taylor Swift and rapper Kendrick Lamar dominating the list.

Barnett, who was crowned Australia’s best female artist and best breakthrough artist at this year’s ARIA awards, was nominated for best new artist.

ARIA winners Tame Impala are up against Alabama Shakes, Bjork and others. Photo: AAP

Tame Impala, who also bagged five awards at the ARIAS for their second album Currents, are up against Alabama Shakes, Bjork and others for the Grammy for best alternative album.

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Rapper Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations for the Grammy Awards, released on Monday, with pop superstar Swift leading nods in the most prestigious categories.

Lamar, who has won wide critical acclaim for his politically charged latest album To Pimp a Butterfly, earned 11 nominations for the music industry’s biggest awards, which will be announced at a February 15 gala in Los Angeles.

Swift and The Weeknd, the rising Canadian R&B star, followed Lamar, with both scoring seven nominations each.

But Swift was ahead in the four most-watched categories, with nominations in all of them except best new artist.

She enjoyed nods for Album of the Year for her blockbuster 1989 as well as record of the year and the category song of the year, which recognises songwriting, for her hit ‘Blank Space’.

Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly was nominated for album of the year, alongside The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness.

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran’s viral ballad ‘Thinking Out Loud’ was nominated for both record of the year and song of the year.

Melbourne future-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote were nominated for best R&B performance for their song ‘Breathing Underwater’.

Australian country artist Keith Urban was nominated for best country solo performance for his song ‘John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16’.