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With 82 categories and names that have
invaded our daily life and expanded the music industry, this year’s 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards have announced all of the
nominees including Taylor Swift, Bruno
Mars, Katy Perry, Sara Bareilles, Justin Timberlake, Alecia Keys and many
more battling for the awards of Album of
the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance, and many more!
This year’s Grammys will be handed out to
the winner in Los Angeles this
January as most awards will be announces in a pre-telecast ceremony, although
the top awards will be aired on the CBS
Network and presented in a three hour music-filled broadcast.
Below are the Awards and their Nominees:
Song
of the Year
“Just
Give Me a Reason” - Pink ft. Nate Ruess
“Locked
Out of Heaven” – Bruno Mars
“Roar”
– Katy Perry
“Royals”
– Lorde
“Same
Love” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Mary Lambert
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 Leiws
Red–
Taylor Swift
Best
New Artist
James
Blake
Kendrick
Lamar
Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis
Kacey
Musgraves
Ed
Sheeran
Record
of the Year
“Get
Lucky” – Daft Punk and Pharrell
“Radioactive”
– Imagine Dragons
“Royals”
– Lorde
“Locked
Out of Heaven” – Bruno Mars
“Blurred
Lines” – Robin Thicke ft. T.I. and Pharrell
Best
Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Get
Lucky” – Daft Punk and Pharrell
“Just
Give Me a Reason” – Pink ft. Nate Ruess
“Stay”
– Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko
“Blurred
Lines” – Robin Thicke ft. T.I and Pharrell
“Suit
& Tie” – Justin Timberlake ft. Jay Z<
Best
Pop Solo Performance
“Brave”
— Sara Bareilles
“Royals”
— Lorde
“When
I Was Your Man” — Bruno Mars
“Roar”
— Katy Perry
“Mirrors”
— Justin Timberlake
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
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
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
Best
R&B Performance
“Love
and War” — Tamar Braxton
“Best
of Me” — Anthony Hamilton
“Nakamarra”
— Hiatus Kaiyote ft. Q-Tip
“How
Many Drinks?” — Miguel ft. 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
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
Rap Performance
“Started
from the Bottom” — Drake
“Berzerk”
— Eminem
“Tom
Ford” — Jay Z
“Swimming
Pools (Drank)” — Kendrick Lamar
“Thrift
Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz
Best
Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Power
Trip” — J.Cole ft. Miguel
“Part
II (On the Run)” — Jay Z ft. Beyoncé
“Holy
Grail” — Jay Z ft. Justin Timberlake
“Now
Or Never” — Kendrick Lamar ft. Mary J. Blige
“Remember
You” — Wiz Khalifa ft. The Weeknd
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
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
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
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
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
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
Producer
of the Year, Non-Classical
Rob
Cavallo
Dr.
Luke
Ariel
Rechtshaid
Jeff
Tweedy
Pharrell
Williams
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