Newcomers Lorde, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kacey Musgraves and Imagine Dragons were among the new acts to score impressive nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony.
Thanks to her breakthrough smash “Royals,” Lorde will be in the mix for both Record and Song of the Year. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis earned Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist nods, while Musgraves secured a place in the Best New Artist category and Imagine Dragons’ entered the Record of the Year mix with “Radioactive.”
After announcing key nominations during a live concert special on CBS, the Recording Academy posted the complete list late Friday. Notable nominations follow:
Record of the Year:
Get Lucky – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
Royals – Lorde
Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke, TI & Pharrell Williams
Album of the Year:
The Blessed Unrest – Sara Bareilles
Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
Good Kid, MAAD City – Kendrick Lamar
The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Red – Taylor Swift
Song of the Year:
Just Give Me a Reason – P!nk & Nate Ruess
Royals – Lorde
Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
Roar – Katy Perry
Same Love – Macklemore, Ryan Lewis & Mary Lambert
Best New Artist:
Kacey Musgraves
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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 – P!nk & Nate Ruess
Stay – Rihanna & Mikky Ekko
Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke, TI & Pharrell
Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Paradise – Lana Del Rey
Pure Heroine – Lorde
Unorthodox Jukebox – Bruno Mars
Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke
The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake
Best Dance Recording:
Need U – Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E & MNEK
Sweet Nothing – Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch
Atmosphere – Kaskade
This is What it Feels Like – Armin Van Buuren ft. Trevor Guthrie
Clarity – Zedd ft. 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 Rock Performance:
Always Alright – Alabama Shakes
The Stars – David Bowie
Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
My God is the Sun – Queens of the Stone Age
I’m Shakin’ – Jack White
Best Rock Song:
Ain’t Messin’ ‘Round – Gary Clark, Jr.
Cut Me Some Slack – Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear
Doom & 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 ft. Q-Tip
How Many Drinks? – Miguel ft. Kendrick Lamar
Something – Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway
Best R&B Song:
Love and War – Tamar Braxton
Best of Me – Anthony Hamilton
Pusher Love Girl – Justin Timberlake
Without Me – Fantasia ft. Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot
Best R&B Album:
R&B Divas – Faith Evans
Girl on Fire – Alicia Keys
Love in the Future – John Legend
Better – Chrisette Michelle
Three Kings – TGT
Best Rap Performance:
Started from the Bottom – Drake
Berzerk – Eminem
Tom Ford – Jay-Z
Swimming Pools – Kendrick Lamar
Thrift Shop – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz
Best Rap/Sung Collboration:
Power Trip – J. Cole ft. Miguel
Part II (On the Run) – Jay-Z ft. Beyonce
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 Song:
F*cking Problems – A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
Holy Grail – Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake
New Slaves – Kanye West
Started from the Bottom – Drake
Thrift Shop – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz
Best Rap Album:
Nothing Was the Same – Drake
Magna Carta Holy Grail – Jay-Z
Good Kid, MAAD City – Kendrick Lamar
The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Yeezus – Kanye West
Best Country Solo Performance:
I Drive Your Truck – Lee Bryce
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 ft. 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
