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Here is a partial list of the 2014 nominees of the 56th Annual Grammy Awards:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Get Lucky" – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
"Royals" – Lorde
"Locked Out Of Heaven" – Bruno Mars
"Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons
"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" – Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
"Locked Out Of Heaven" – Bruno Mars
"Roar" – Katy Perry
"Royals" – Lorde
"Same Love" – 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.
"Cut Me Some Slack" – Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic &
Pat Smear
"Doom And Gloom" – The Rolling Stones
"God Is Dead?" – Black Sabbath
"Panic Station" – 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
"Love And War" – Tamar Braxton
"Only One" – PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder
"Pusher Love Girl" – Justin Timberlake
"Without Me" -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
" Problems" – ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
"Holy Grail" – Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
"New Slaves" – Kanye West
"Started From The Bottom" – Drake
"Thrift Shop" – 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
"I Drive Your Truck" – Lee Brice
"Mama's Broken Heart" – Miranda Lambert
"Merry Go 'Round" – Kacey Musgraves
"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 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
The Grammys awards ceremony will air on CBS on Sunday, January 26, 2014.
To go for the rest of the nominations, log on to grammy.com/nominees.
