56th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees
The biggest night in music is coming up on January 26. The 56th annual Grammy awards will be hosted this year by LL Cool J. Jay Z tops the nominations with nine, while Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Pharrell Williams each received seven. The show will be filled with big name performers such as Katy Perry, Lorde, Metallica, Pharrell, Daft Punk with Stevie Wonder, Robin Thicke, Kendrick Lamar with Imagine Dragons and many others.
See the full list of nominees below.
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
Record Of The Year: “Get Lucky” — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams “Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons “Royals” — Lorde “Locked Out Of Heaven” — Bruno Mars “Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
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
POP FIELD 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 Williams “Suit & Tie” — Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
DANCE FIELD 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
ROCK FIELD Best Rock Performance: “Always Alright” — Alabama Shakes “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” — David Bowie “Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons “Kashmir” (Live) — Led Zeppelin “My God Is The Sun” — Queens Of The Stone Age “I’m Shakin'” — Jack White
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
ALTERNATIVE FIELD 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
R&B FIELD 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 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
RAP FIELD 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 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
COUNTRY FIELD 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 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
JAZZ FIELD Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Guided Tour — The New Gary Burton Quartet Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington Life Forum — Gerald Clayton Pushing The World Away — Kenny Garrett Out Here — Christian McBride Trio
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD Best Gospel Album: Grace (Live) — Tasha Cobbs Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 — Donald Lawrence Best Days Yet — Bishop Paul S. Morton God Chaser (Live) — William Murphy Greater Than (Live) — Tye Tribbett
LATIN FIELD Best Tropical Latin Album: 3.0 — Marc Anthony Como Te Voy A Olvidar — Los Angeles Azules Pacific Mambo Orchestra — Pacific Mambo Orchestra Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants — Various Artists Corazón Profundo — Carlos Vives
AMERICAN ROOTS FIELD Best Americana Album: Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell Love Has Come For You — Steve Martin & Edie Brickell Buddy And Jim — Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale One True Vine — Mavis Staples Songbook — Allen Toussaint
COMEDY FIELD Best Comedy Album: Calm Down Gurrl — Kathy Griffin I’m Here To Help — Craig Ferguson A Little Unprofessional — Ron White Live — Tig Notaro That’s What I’m Talkin’ About — Bob Saget
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