The Grammy nomination show was this past Friday night, Hosted by LL Cool J at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre. L.A. Live. The music-driven nominations special included performances from artists like Robin Thicke and T.I.; Macklemore & Ryan Lewis; Lorde; Keith Urban and Miguel; and Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, who were beamed in via satellite from Australia and Canada respectively. The 56th Grammy Awards will be presented on Sunday, January 26th. CBS will televise the event live from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Here is a partial list of Grammy nominees:
GENERAL FIELD:
RECORD OF THE YEAR:
“Get Lucky” – Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams
“Radioactive” – Imagine Dragons
“Royals” – Lorde
“Locked Out of Heaven” – Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams
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” – Pink, featuring Nate Ruess (Writers – Pink, Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess)
“Locked Out Of Heaven” – Bruno Mars (Writers – Bruno Mas, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine)
“Roar” – Katy Perry (Writers – Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Henry Walter)
“Royals” – Lorde (Writers – Ella Yelich O’Connor, Joel Little)
“Same Love” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Writers – Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert, Curtis Mayfield)
BEST NEW ARTIST:
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
James Blake
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
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)
The End Of Music/MJ Twelve M
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 MUSIC VIDEO
Safe And Sound – Capital Cities
Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film – Jay Z
Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
I’m Shakin’ – Jack White
BEST MUSIC FILM
Live 2012 – Coldplay
¡Cuatro! – Green Day
I’m In I’m Out And I’m Gone: The Making Of Get Up! – Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
Live Kisses – Paul McCartney
The Road To Red Rocks – Mumford & Sons
