Nominees for the 2014 Grammy Awards were revealed Friday night in a special CBS presentation, and it was the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis show. The hip-hop duo earned seven nominations, including best new artist, song of the year and album of the year. Only Jay Z’s nine nods topped them. “Seven is unbelievable,” Lewis said. “We came here hoping for one.” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop (Grammy Nominations Concert) English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who was also nominated for best new artist, said in an interview that he’d rather Macklemore & Lewis win the Grammy. “They’ve achieved so much this year in popular culture,” Sheeran said, referring to “Same Love.” “They really changed things doing a song about homophobia.” Fellow newcomer and hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar is also is nominated for seven Grammys, while Lorde and her smash hit “Royals” are up for several. Taylor Swifit, Rihanna, Blake Shelton, Kacey Musgraves, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Drake, Katy Perry, Robin Thicke and Daft Punk are also representing. Check out the full list of 2014 Grammy 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 Leiws Red – Taylor Swift 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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Grammy Awards 2014: Nominations Revealed!
