56th GRAMMY Nominations

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Christmas came early for Jay-Z last night as the Brooklyn emcee continued his birthday celebration with nine nominations. Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams comes in a close second each seven nods; Drake is next up for five awards.

Peep the nominations in the General Field categories after the jump.

Album Of The Year:
The Blessed Unrest โ€” Sara Bareilles
Random Access Memories โ€” Daft Punk
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City โ€” Kendrick Lamar
The Heist โ€” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Red โ€” Taylor Swift

Record Of The Year:
“Get Lucky” โ€” Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
“Radioactive” โ€” Imagine Dragons
“Royals” โ€” Lorde
“Locked Out Of Heaven” โ€” Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines” โ€” Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams

Song Of The Year:
“Just Give Me A Reason” โ€” Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
“Locked Out Of Heaven” โ€” Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
“Roar” โ€” Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
“Royals” โ€” Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
“Same Love” โ€” 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

Following is a sampling of nominations in the GRAMMY Awards’ other 29 Fields:

For Best Pop Solo Performance, the nominees are “Brave” by Sara Bareilles; “Royals” by Lorde; “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars; “Roar” by Katy Perry; and “Mirrors” by Justin Timberlake.

The nominees for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance are “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams; “Just Give Me A Reason” by Pink Featuring Nate Ruess; “Stay” by Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko; “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams; and “Suit & Tie” by Justin Timberlake & Jay Z.

For Best Dance/Electronica Album, the nominees are Random Access Memories by Daft Punk; Settle by Disclosure; 18 Months by Calvin Harris; Atmosphere by Kaskade; and A Color Map Of The Sun by Pretty Lights.

The Best Rock Performance nominees are “Always Alright” by Alabama Shakes; “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” by David Bowie; “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons; “Kashmir (Live)” by Led Zeppelin; “My God Is The Sun” by Queens Of The Stone Age; and “I’m Shakin’” by Jack White.

For Best Alternative Music Album, the nominees are The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You by Neko Case; Trouble Will Find Me by The National; Hesitation Marks by Nine Inch Nails; Lonerism by Tame Impala; Modern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend.

The nominees for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration are “Power Trip” by J.Cole Featuring Miguel; “Part II (On The Run)” by Jay Z Featuring Beyoncรฉ; “Holy Grail” by Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake; “Now Or Never” by Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige; and “Remember You” by Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd.

For Best Rap Album, the nominees are Nothing Was The Same by Drake; Magna Cartaโ€ฆHoly Grail by Jay Z; Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar; The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis; and Yeezus by Kanye West.

The Best Country Album nominees are Night Train by Jason Aldean; Two Lanes Of Freedom by Tim McGraw; Same Trailer Different Park by Kacey Musgraves; Based On A True Story by Blake Shelton; and Red by Taylor Swift.

The nominees for Best Americana Album are Old Yellow Moon by Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell; Love Has Come For You by Steve Martin & Edie Brickell; Buddy And Jim by Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale; One True Vine by Mavis Staples; and Songbook by Allen Toussaint.

This year’s Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominations go to Rob Cavallo, Dr. Luke, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jeff Tweedy, and Pharrell Williams.

Check the full list here.