Jay-Z,Pharrell Williams,Kendrick Lamar Lead Grammys Nominations Counts
The Grammys Nominations Concert was held last night and the 56th Annual Grammys nominees have been declared. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis kicked off concert held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, with a performance of their hit song “Thrift Shop.” Host for the evening was LL Cool J, who acted as emcee for the broadcast last year as well.
Jay Z earned nine nominations including nods for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, giving him the most nominations headed, followed by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake, whom have seven nominations each.
Album of the Year nominees included “The Blessed Unrest” by Sara Bareilles, “Random Access Memories” by Daft Punk, “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” by Kendrick Lamar, “The Heist” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and “Red” by Taylor Swift.
Kanye West’s “Yeezus,” Bruno Mars’ “Unorthodox Jukebox” and Jay Z’s “Magna Carta Holy Grail” were among big albums that failed to score Album of the Year nods, as had been expected.
Song of the Year nominees included Pink for “Just Give Me A Reason,” Bruno Mars for “Locked Out Of Heaven,” Katy Perry for “Roar,” Lorde for “Royals” and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for “Same Love.”
James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kasey Musgraves and Ed Sheeran were nominated for Best New Artist, leaving Lorde, an expected favorite in the category, on the list of high-profile Grammy snubs.
Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees included Daft Punk & Pharrell for “Get Lucky,” Pink and Nate Ruess for “Give Me a Reason,” Rihanna and Mikky Ekko for “Stay,” Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell for “Blurred Lines” and Justin Timberlake and Jay Z for “Suit and Tie.”
“Night Train” by Jason Aldean, “Two Lanes of Freedom” by Tim McGraw, “Same Trailer Different Park” by Kasey Musgraves, “Based on a True Story” by Blake Shelton and “Red” by Taylor Swift were nominated for Best Country Album.
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences hand out the Grammy Awards as “a peer honor, awarded by and to artists and technical professionals for artistic or technical achievement, not sales or chart positions.”
Last year, big winners at the Grammys included Gotye, Fun. and Mumford & Sons.
The Grammys awards ceremony will air on CBS on Jan. 26, 2014. The full Grammy nominations list is available at the show’s website. A partial list of nominees is below.
RECORD OF THE YEAR “Get Lucky” – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams “Royals” – Lorde “Locked Out Of Heaven” – Bruno Mars “Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell
ALBUM OF THE YEAR “The Blessed Unrest” – Sara Bareilles “Random Access Memories” – Daft Punk “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” – Kendrick Lamar “The Heist” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “Red” – Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR “Just Give Me A Reason” – Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess) “Locked Out Of Heaven” – Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars) “Roar” – Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry) “Royals” – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde) “Same Love” – Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)
BEST NEW ARTIST James Blake Kendrick Lamar Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Kacey Musgraves Ed Sheeran
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE “Brave” – Sara Bareilles “Royals” – Lorde “When I Was Your Man” – Bruno Mars “Roar” – Katy Perry “Mirrors” – Justin Timberlake
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE “Get Lucky” – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams “Just Give Me A Reason” – Pink Featuring Nate Ruess “Stay” – Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko “Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell “Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM “Steppin’ Out” – Herb Alpert “The Beat” – Boney James “Handpicked” – Earl Klugh “Summer Horns” – Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot “Hacienda” – Jeff Lorber Fusion
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM “Paradise” – Lana Del Rey “Pure Heroine” – Lorde “Unorthodox Jukebox” – Bruno Mars “Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke “The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience” – Justin Timberlake
BEST DANCE RECORDING “Need U (100%)” – Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E & MNEK “Sweet Nothing” – Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch “Atmosphere” – Kaskade “This Is What It Feels Like” – Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie “Clarity” – Zedd Featuring Foxes
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM “Random Access Memories” – Daft Punk “Settle” – Disclosure “18 Months” – Calvin Harris “Atmosphere” – Kaskade “A Color Map Of The Sun” – Pretty Lights
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM “Viva Duets” – Tony Bennett & Various Artists “To Be Loved” – Michael Bublé “The Standards” – Gloria Estefan “Cee Lo’s Magic Moment” – Cee Lo Green “Now” – Dionne Warwick
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE “Always Alright” – Alabama Shakes “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” – David Bowie “Radioactive” – Imagine Dragons “Kashmir” – Led Zeppelin “My God Is The Sun” – Queens Of The Stone Age “I’m Shakin'” – Jack White
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE “T.N.T.” – Anthrax “God Is Dead?” – Black Sabbath “The Enemy Inside” – Dream Theater “In Due Time” – Killswitch Engage “Room 24” – Volbeat Featuring King Diamond
BEST ROCK SONG “Ain’t Messin ‘Round” – Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.) “Cut Me Some Slack” – Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear) “Doom And Gloom” – Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones) “God Is Dead?” – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath) “Panic Station” – Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
BEST ROCK ALBUM “13” – Black Sabbath “The Next Day” – David Bowie “Mechanical Bull” – Kings Of Leon “Celebration Day” – Led Zeppelin “…Like Clockwork” – Queens Of The Stone Age “Psychedelic Pill” – Neil Young With Crazy Horse
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You” – Neko Case “Trouble Will Find Me” – The National “Hesitation Marks” – Nine Inch Nails “Lonerism” – Tame Impala “Modern Vampires Of The City” – Vampire Weekend
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE “Love And War” – Tamar Braxton “Best Of Me” – Anthony Hamilton “Nakamarra” – Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip “How Many Drinks?” – Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Something” – Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE “Please Come Home” – Gary Clark Jr. “Get It Right” – Fantasia “Quiet Fire” – Maysa “Hey Laura” – Gregory Porter “Yesterday” – Ryan Shaw
BEST R&B SONG “Best Of Me” – Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton) “Love And War” – Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton) “Only One” – PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder) “Pusher Love Girl” – James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake) “Without Me” – Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot)
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM “Love And War” – Tamar Braxton “Side Effects Of You” – Fantasia “One: In The Chamber” – Salaam Remi “Unapologetic” – Rihanna “New York: A Love Story” – Mack Wilds
BEST R&B ALBUM “R&B Divas” – Faith Evans “Girl On Fire” – Alicia Keys “Love In The Future” – John Legend “Better” – Chrisette Michele “Three Kings” – TGT
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE “Started From The Bottom” – Drake “Berzerk” – Eminem “Tom Ford” – Jay Z “Swimming Pools (Drank)” – Kendrick Lamar “Thrift Shop” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION “Power Trip” – J. Cole Featuring Miguel “Part II (On The Run)” – Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé “Holy Grail” – Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake “Now Or Never” – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige “Remember You” – Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd
BEST RAP SONG “F***in’ Problems” – Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) “Holy Grail” – Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake) “New Slaves” – Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West) “Started From The Bottom” – W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake) “Thrift Shop” – Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)
BEST RAP ALBUM “Nothing Was The Same” – Drake “Magna Carta…Holy Grail” – Jay Z “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” – Kendrick Lamar “The Heist” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “Yeezus” – Kanye West
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE “I Drive Your Truck” – Lee Brice “I Want Crazy” – Hunter Hayes “Mama’s Broken Heart” – Miranda Lambert “Wagon Wheel” – Darius Rucker “Mine Would Be You” – Blake Shelton
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE “From This Valley” – The Civil Wars “Don’t Rush” – Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill “Your Side Of The Bed” – Little Big Town “Highway Don’t Care” – Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban “You Can’t Make Old Friends” – Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton
BEST COUNTRY SONG “Begin Again” – Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift) “I Drive Your Truck” – Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Jimmy Yeary, songwriters (Lee Brice) “Mama’s Broken Heart” – Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) “Merry Go ‘Round” – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves) “Mine Would Be You” – Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Deric Ruttan, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM “Night Train” – Jason Aldean “Two Lanes Of Freedom” – Tim McGraw “Same Trailer Different Park” – Kacey Musgraves “Based On A True Story” – Blake Shelton “Red” – Taylor Swift
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM “Lux” – Brian Eno “Illumination” – Peter Kater “Final Call” – Kitaro “Awakening The Fire” – R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman “Love’s River” – Laura Sullivan
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO “Don’t Run” – Terence Blanchard, soloist “Song For Maura” – Paquito D’Rivera, soloist “Song Without Words #4: Duet” – Fred Hersch, soloist “Stadium Jazz” – Donny McCaslin, soloist “Orbits” – Wayne Shorter
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM “The World According To Andy Bey” – Andy Bey “Attachments” – Lorraine Feather “Liquid Spirit” – Gregory Porter “WomanChild” – Cécile McLorin Salvant “After Blue” – Tierney Sutton
