Last night, some of the biggest names in the Industry gathered at the Nokia Theater in Downtown Los Angeles to see who would be nominated for the 56th Grammy Awards held on January 26th at the Staples Center. Jay Z holds the greatest amount of nominations (9), followed by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, and Kendrick Lamar (7). See the complete list below: ALBUM OF THE YEAR Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest Daft Punk – Random Access Memories Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist Taylor Swift – Red
RECORD OF THE YEAR Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky” Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive” Lorde – “Royals” Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven” Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams & T.I. – “Blurred Lines”
SONG OF THE YEAR Pink feat. Nate Reuss – “Just Give Me a Reason” Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven” Katy Perry – “Roar” Lorde – “Royals” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert – “Same Love”
BEST NEW ARTIST James Blake Kendrick Lamar Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Kacey Musgraves Ed Sheeran
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE Sara Bareilles – “Brave” Lorde – “Royals” Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man” Katy Perry – “Roar” Justin Timberlake “Mirrors”
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky” Pink feat. Nate Reuss – “Just Give Me a Reason” Rihanna feat. Mikky Eiko – “Stay” Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams & T.I. – “Blurred Lines” Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z – “Suit & Tie”
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM Lana Del Rey – Paradise Lorde – Pure Heroine Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM Tony Bennett & Various Artist – Viva Duets Michael Buble – To Be Loved Gloria Estefan – The Standards Cee Lo Green – Cee Lo’s Magic Moment Dionne Warwick – Now
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE Lee Price – “I Drive Your Truck” Hunter Hayes – “I Want Crazy” Miranda Lambert – “Mama’s Broken Heart” Darius Rucker – “Wagon Wheel” Blake Shelton – “Mine Would Be You”
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE The Civil Wars – From This Valley Kelly Clarkson feat. Vince Gill – “Don’t Rush” Little Big Town – “Your Side of the Bed” Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban – “Highway Don’t Care” Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton – “You Can’t Make Old Friends”
BEST COUNTRY SONG Taylor Swift – “Begin Again” Lee Brice – “I Drive Your Truck” Miranda Lambert – “Mama’s Broken Heart” Kacey Musgraves – “Merry Go Round” Blake Shelton – “Mine Would Be You”
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Jason Aldean – Night Train Tim McGraw – Two Lanes of Freedom Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer, Different Park Blake Shelton – Based on a True Story Taylor Swift – Red
BEST DANCE RECORDING Duke Dumont feat. AME & MNEK – “Need U” Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing” Kaskade – “Atmosphere” Armin Van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – “This Is What It Feels Like” Zedd feat. Foxes – “Clarity”
BEST DANCE ALBUM Daft Punk – Random Access Memories Disclosure – Settle Calvin Harris – 18 Months Kaskade – Atmosphere Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE Alabama Shakes – “Always Alright” David Bowie – “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive” Led Zeppelin – “Kashmir” Queens of the Stone Age – “My God is the Sun” Jack White – “I’m Shakin’”
BEST ROCK SONG Gary Clark Jr – “Ain’t Messin Round” Paul McCartney – “Cut Me Some Slack” The Rolling Stones – “Doom and Gloom” Black Sabbath – “God Is Dead?” Muse – “Panic Station”
BEST ROCK ALBUM Black Sabbath – 13 David Bowie – The Next Day Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork Neil Young With Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE Tamar Braxton – “Love and War” Anthony Hamilton – “Best of Me” Hiatus Kaiyote feat. Q-Tip – “Nakamarra” Miguel feat. Kendrick Lamar – “How Many Drinks?” Snark Puppy with Lalah Hathaway – “Something”
BEST R&B SONG Anthony Hamilton – “Best of Me” Tamar Braxton – “Love and War” PJ Morton feat. Stevie Wonder – “Only One” Justin Timberlake – “Pusher Love Girl” Fantasia feat. Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliot – “Without Me”
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM Tamar Braxton – Love and War Fantasia – Side Effects of You Salaam Remi – One: In the Chamber Rihanna – Unapologetic Mack Wilds – New York: A Love Story
BEST R&B ALBUM Faith Evans – R&B Divas Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire John Legend – Love in the Future Chrisette Michele – Better TGT – Three Kings
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE Drake – “Started From the Bottom” Eminem – “Berzerk” Jay Z – “Tom Ford” Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION J. Cole feat Miguel – “Power Trip” Jay Z feat. Beyonce – “Part II (On the Run)” Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail” Kendrick Lamar feat. Mary J. Blige – “Now or Never” Wiz Khalifa feat. The Weeknd – “Remember You”
BEST RAP SONG ASAP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar – “F***in’ Problems” Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail” Kanye West – “New Slaves” Drake – “Started From the Bottom” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Thrift Shop”
BEST RAP ALBUM Drake – Nothing Was the Same Jay Z – Magna Carta… Holy Grail Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist Kanye West – Yeezus
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA Coldplay – “Atlas” from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Jessie J – “Silver Lining” from Silver Linings Playbook Adele – “Skyfall” from Skyfall Colbie Caillat feat. Gavin DeGraw – “We Both Know” from Safe Haven Lana Del Rey – “Young and Beautiful” from The Great Gatsby Regina Spektor – “You’ve Got Time” from Orange Is the New Black