Jay Z led the pack in the race for Grammy Awards earning nine nominations including one for Rap Album and two nominations in the Rap/Sung Collaboration category. Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Pharrell and Justin Timberlake also scored big earning seven nominations a piece. The Recording Academy announced the nominations Friday during a concert at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. The 56th Grammy Awards will be held on Jan. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
GENERAL FIELD
Record of the year (Nominees)
1• Get Lucky — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
2• Radioactive — Imagine Dragons
3• Royals — Lorde
4• Locked Out Of Heaven — Bruno Mars
5• Blurred Lines — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell
Album of the Year (Nominees)
1• The Blessed Unrest — Sara Bareilles
2• Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
3• Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
4• The Heist — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
5• Red — Taylor Swift
Song of the Year (Nominees)
1• Just Give Me A Reason — Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
2• Locked Out Of Heaven — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
3• Roar — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
4• Royals — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
5• Same Love —Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)
Best New Artist (Nominees)
1• James Blake
2• Kendrick Lamar
3• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
4• Kacey Musgraves
5• Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Solo Performance (Nominees)
1• Brave —- Sara Bareilles
2• Royals — Lorde
3• When I Was Your Man — Bruno Mars
4• Roar —- Katy Perry
5• Mirrors —- Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (Nominees)
1• Get Lucky — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
2• Just Give Me A Reason — Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
3• Stay — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
4•Blurred Lines — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell
5• Suit & Tie — Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
Best Pop Instrumental Album (Nominees)
1• Steppin' Out — Herb Alpert
2• The Beat —- Boney James
3• Handpicked — Earl Klugh
4• Summer Horns — Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot
5• Hacienda — Jeff Lorber Fusion
Best Pop Vocal Album (Nominees)
1• Paradise — Lana Del Rey
2• Pure Heroine — Lorde
3• Unorthodox Jukebox — Bruno Mars
4• Blurred Lines — Robin Thicke
5• The 20/20 Experience — The Complete Experience —Justin Timberlake
Best Dance Recording (Nominees)
1• Need U (100%) — Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E & MNEK
2• Sweet Nothing — Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch
3• Atmosphere — Kaskade
4• This Is What It Feels Like — Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie
5• Clarity — Zedd Featuring Foxes
Best Dance/Electronica Album (Nominees)
1• Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
2• Settle — Disclosure
3• 18 Months — Calvin Harris
4• Atmosphere — Kaskade
5• A Color Map of the Sun — Pretty Lights
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (Nominees)
1• Viva Duets — Tony Bennett & Various Artists
2• To Be Loved — Michael Bublé
3• The Standards — Gloria Estefan
4• Cee Lo's Magic Moment — Cee Lo Green
5• Now — Dionne Warwick
Best Rock Performance (Nominees)
1• Always Alright — Alabama Shakes
2• The Stars (Are Out Tonight) — David Bowie
3• Radioactive — Imagine Dragons
4• Kashmir — Led Zeppelin
5• My God Is the Sun — Queens Of The Stone Age I'm Shakin'--Jack White
Best Metal Performance (Nominees)
1• T.N.T. — Anthrax
2• God Is Dead? — Black Sabbath
3• The Enemy Inside — Dream Theater
4• In Due Time — Killswitch Engage
5• Room 24 — Volbeat Featuring King Diamond
Best Rock Song (Nominees)
1• Ain't Messin 'Round — Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
2• Cut Me Some Slack — Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
3• Doom And Gloom — Mick Jagger & Keith Richards songwriters (the Rolling Stones)
4• God Is Dead? — Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)
5• Panic Station — Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse) Best
Rock Album (Nominees)
1• 13 — Black Sabbath
2• The Next Day — David Bowie
3• Mechanical Bull — Kings Of Leon
4• Celebration Day — Led Zeppelin
5• Like Clockwork — Queens Of The Stone Age
Psychedelic Pill — Neil Young With Crazy Horse
Best R&B Performance (Nominees)
1• Love And War — Tamar Braxton
2• Best Of Me — Anthony Hamilton
3• Nakamarra — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
4• How Many Drinks? — Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
5• Something — Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway
Best Traditional R&B Performance (Nominees)
1• Please Come Home — Gary Clark Jr.
2• Get It Right — Fantasia
3• Quiet Fire — Maysa
4• Hey Laura — Gregory Porter
5• Yesterday — Ryan Shaw
Best R&B Song (Nominees)
1• Best Of Me - Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
2• Love And War - Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
3• Only One - PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)
4• Pusher Love Girl - James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
5• Without Me - Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot)
Best Urban Contemporary Album (Nominees)
1• Love And War - Tamar Braxton
2• Side Effects Of You - Fantasia
3• One: In The Chamber - Salaam Remi
4• Unapologetic - Rihanna
5• New York: A Love Story - Mack Wilds
Best R&B Album (Nominees)
1• R&B Divas - Faith Evans
2• Girl On Fire - Alicia Keys
3• Love In The Future - John Legend
4• Better - Chrisette Michele
5• Three Kings - TGT
Best Rap Performance (Nominees)
1• Started From The Bottom - Drake
2• Berzerk - Eminem
3• Tom Ford - Jay Z
4• Swimming Pools (Drank) - Kendrick Lamar
5• Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Nominees)
1• Power Trip - J. Cole Featuring Miguel
2• Part II (On The Run) - Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
3• Holy Grail - Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
4• Now Or Never - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
5• Remember You - Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd
Best Rap Song (Nominees)
1• Problems - Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
2• 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)
3• 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)
4• Started From The Bottom - W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
5• Thrift Shop - Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)
Best Rap Album (Nominees)
1• Nothing Was The Same - Drake
2• Magna Carta...Holy Grail - Jay Z
3• Good Kid, M.A.A.D City - Kendrick Lamar
4• The Heist - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
5• Yeezus - Kanye West
Best Country Solo Performance (Nominees)
1• I Drive Your Truck - Lee Brice
2• I Want Crazy - Hunter Hayes
3• Mama's Broken Heart - Miranda Lambert
4• Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
5• Mine Would Be You - Blake Shelton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance (Nominees)
1• From This Valley - The Civil Wars
2• Don't Rush - Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill
3• Your Side Of The Bed - Little Big Town
4• Highway Don't Care - Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
5• You Can't Make Old Friends - Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton
Best Country Song (Nominees)
1• Begin Again - Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
2• I Drive Your Truck - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Jimmy Yeary, songwriters (Lee Brice)
3• Mama's Broken Heart - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
4• Merry Go 'Round - Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
5• Mine Would Be You - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Deric Ruttan, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
Best Country Album (Nominees)
1• Night Train - Jason Aldean
2• Two Lanes Of Freedom - Tim McGraw
3• Same Trailer Different Park - Kacey Musgraves
4• Based On A True Story - Blake Shelton
5• Red - Taylor Swift
Best New Age Album (Nominees)
1• Lux - Brian Eno
2• Illumination - Peter Kater
3• Final Call - Kitaro
4• Awakening The Fire - R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman
5• Love's River - Laura Sullivan
Best Improvised Jazz Solo (Nominees)
1• Don't Run - Terence Blanchard, soloist
2• Song For Maura - Paquito D'Rivera, soloist
3•Song Without Words #4: Duet - Fred Hersch, soloist
4• Stadium Jazz - Donny McCaslin, soloist
5• Orbits - Wayne Shorter, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album (Nominees)
1• The World According To Andy Bey - Andy Bey
2• Attachments - Lorraine Feather
3• Liquid Spirit - Gregory Porter
4• WomanChild - Cécile McLorin Salvant
5• After Blue - Tierney Sutton
Best Jazz Instrumental Album (Nominees)
1• Guided Tour - The New Gary Burton Quartet
2• Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue - Terri Lyne Carrington
3• Life Forum - Gerald Clayton
4• Pushing The World Away - Kenny Garrett
5• Out Here - Christian McBride Trio
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album (Nominees)
1• Brooklyn Babylon - Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
2• Night In Calisia - Randy Brecker, W¿odek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
3• Wild Beauty - Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano
4• March Sublime - Alan Ferber
5• Intrada - Dave Slonaker Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album (Nominees)
1• La Noche Más Larga - Buika
2• Song For Maura - Paquito D'Rivera And Trio Corrente
3• Yo - Roberto Fonseca
4• Egg¿n - Omar Sosa
5• Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin - Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
1• Break Every Chain [Live] - Tasha Cobbs
2• Hurricane - Natalie Grant
3• Lord, I Need You - Matt Maher
4• Overcomer - Mandisa
5• If He Did It Before... Same God [Live] - Tye Tribbett
Best Gospel Song (Nominees)
1• Have Your Way - Calvin Frazier & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)
2• If He Did It Before... Same God [Live] - Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
3• If I Believe - Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
4• A Little More Jesus - Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)
5• Still - Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song (Nominees)
1• Hurricane - Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)
2• Love Take Me Over - Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)
3• Overcomer - David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)
4• Speak Life - Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)
5• Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies) - Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (Nominees)
1• Rob Cavallo
2• Dr. Luke
3• Ariel Rechtshaid
4• Jeff Tweedy
5• Pharrell Williams
Producer Of The Year, Classical (Nominees)
1• Manfred Eicher
2• David Frost
3• Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
4• James Mallinson
5• Jay David Saks
Best Music Video (Nominees)
1• Safe And Sound - Capital Cities | Grady Hall, video director; Buddy Enright, video producer
2• Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film - Jay Z | Mark Romanek, video director; Shawn Carter & Aristides McGarry, video producers
3• Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton | Jon Jon Augustavo, Jason Koenig & Ryan Lewis, video directors; Tricia Davis, Honna Kimmerer & Jenny Koenig, video producers
4• Suit & Tie - Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z | David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer
5• I'm Shakin' - Jack White | Dori Oskowitz, video
director; Raquel Costello, video producer
Best Album Notes (Nominees)
1• Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded) -Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane) Call It Art 1964-1965 - Ben Young, album notes writer (New York Art Quartet)
2• Electric Music For The Mind & Body - Alec Palao, album notes writer (Country Joe & The Fish) Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps - Jonathan Cott, album notes writer (Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic)
3• 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story - Sean Wilentz, album notes writer (Various Artists)
4•Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time & End Time Music, 1923-1936 - Nathan Salsburg, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Recording Package (Nominees)
1• Automatic Music Can Be Fun - Mike Brown, Zac Decamp, Brian Grunert & Annie Stoll, art directors (Geneseo)
2• Long Night Moon - Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
3• Magna Carta...Holy Grail - Brian Roettinger, art
director (Jay Z)
4• Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture) - Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)
5• The Next Day - Jonathan Barnbrook, art director
(David Bowie)
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