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The nominees for the 2014 Grammy Awards were announced last night (Friday 6 December) during a televised broadcast of the evening, which included performances from many of the nominees.
US rapper Kendrick Lamar looks to be the years top winner, with an impressive seven nominations with his debut album Good Kid, m.A.A.d City up for both Album of the Year and Rap Album of the Year.
Newcomer Lorde is up for two awards with her No.1 single 'Royals' which is nominated for Single of the Year and Record of the Year, although somewhat surprisingly she didn't make the cut for Best New Artist.
UK acts received a few nods as well, with James Blake making the Best New Artist list, David Bowie down for Best Rock Album and Disclosure see their debut album Settle added to the Best Dance/Electronica Album shortlist.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are also up for six nominations at the 2014 Grammy Awards.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Album of the Year:
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Taylor Swift – Red
Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest
Record of the Year:
Daft Punk – “Get Lucky”
Lorde – “Royals”
Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines”
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Song of the Year:
Lorde – “Royals”
Pink – “Just Give Me a Reason”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Katy Perry – “Roar”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Same Love”
Best New Artist:
Kendrick Lamar
James Blake
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Ed Sheeran
Kacey Musgraves
Best Rock Song:
Gary Clark Jr. – Ain’t Messin ‘Round
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear – “Cut Me Some Slack”
The Rolling Stones – “Doom and Gloom”
Black Sabbath – “God Is Dead?”
Muse – “Panic Station”
Best Rock Album:
David Bowie – The Next Day
Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork
Black Sabbath – 13
Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull
Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day
Best Alternative Album:
The National – Trouble Will Find Me
Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation Marks
Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampire of the City
Neko Case – The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
Tame Impala – Lonerism
Best Rap Song:
Kanye West – “New Slaves”
Jay Z – “Holy Grail”
Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – “Thrift Shop”
ASAP Rocky – “Fuckin Problems”
Best Rap Album:
Kanye West – Yeezus
Jay Z – Magna Carta… Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
Drake – Nothing Was the Same
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Best Rap Performance:
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Jay Z – “Tom Ford”
Eminem – “Berzerk”
Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – “Thrift Shop”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Daft Punk – “Get Lucky”
Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Suit & Tie”
Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines”
Rihanna – “Stay”
Pink – “Just Give Me a Reason”
Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Disclosure – Settle
Kaskade – Atmosphere
Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun
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