Saturday, December 6, 2014

And the Nominees for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards Are . . .






And I see Katy, Iggy, Nicki, Sia... I just dunno if Queen Bey is totally happy. 


Album of the Year
Beck, Morning Phase
Beyonce, Beyonce
Ed Sheeran, x
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
Pharrell Williams, Girl




Best New Artist
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith




Record of the Year
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
"Chandelier," Sia
"Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith
"Shake It Off," Taylor Swift
"All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor




Song of the Year
"Chandelier," Sia
"All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor
"Shake It Off," Taylor Swift
"Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith
"Take Me to Church," Hozier




Best Rap Album
The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 
Because the Internet, Childish Gambino 

Nobody's Smiling, Common 

The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem

Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 

Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa





Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
"A Sky Full of Stars," Coldplay 
"Say Something," A Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera 
"Bang Bang," Ariana Grande, Jessie J & Nicki Minaj 
"Dark Horse," Katy Perry ft. Juicy J




Best Rap Performance
"305," Childish Gambino 
"0 to 100/The Catch Up," Drake 
"Rap God," Eminem 
"i," Kendrick Lamar 
"All I Need Is You," Lecrae




Best Alternative Music Album
This Is All Yours, alt-J
Reflektor, Arcade Fire

Melophobia, Cage the Elephant

St. Vincent, St. Vincent

Lazaretto, Jack White






Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
Morning Phase, Beck

Turn Blue, The Black Keys

Hypnotic Eye, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Songs of Innocence, U2


Best Rock Song
"Ain't It Fun," Paramore
"Blue Moon," Beck
"Fever," The Black Keys
"Gimme Something Good," Ryan Adams
"Lazaretto," Jack White




Best Country Album
Riser, Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders, Eric Church

The Way I'm Livin', Lee Ann Womack

12 Stories, Brandy Clark

Platinum, Miranda Lambert






Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Blak Majik," Common ft. Jhené Aiko 
"The Monster," Eminem ft. Rihanna
"Tuesday," I Love Makonnen ft. Drake 
"Studio," ScHoolboy Q ft. BJ The Chicago Kid 
"Bound 2," Kanye West & Charlie Wilson  



Best Rap Song
"Anaconda," Nicki Minaj 
"Bound 2," Kanye West & Charlie Wilson
"i," Kendrick Lamar
"We Dem Boyz," Wiz Khalifa
"0 to 100/The Catch Up," Drake




Best Country Song
"American Kids," Kenny Chesney 
"Automatic," Miranda Lambert 
"Give Me Back My Hometown," Eric Church 
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You," Glen Campbell 
"Meanwhile Back at Mama's," Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill




Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Gentle On My Mind," The Band Perry
"Somethin' Bad," Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood 
"Day Drinking," Little Big Town 
"Meanwhile Back At Mama's," Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill 
"Raise 'Em Up," Keith Urban ft. Eric Church 




Best Country Solo Performance
"Give Me Me Back My Hometown," Eric Church 
"Invisible," Hunter Hayes 
"Automatic," Miranda Lambert 
"Something In the Water," Carrie Underwood 
"Cop Car," Keith Urban




Best Pop Vocal Album
Ghost Stories, Coldplay
Bangerz, Miley Cyrus

My Everything, Ariana Grande

Prism, Katy Perry

x, Ed Sheeran

In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith





Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out, Jhene Aiko
Beyonce, Beyonce

X, Chris Brown

Mali Is, Mali Music

G I R L, Pharrell Williams




Best Dance/Electronic Album 
Syro, Aphex Twin 
While (1, Deadmaus

Nabuma Rubberband, Little Dragon

Do It Again, Röyksopp & Robyn

Damage Control, Mat Zo






Best Dance Recording
"Never Say Never," Basement Jaxx
"Rather Be," Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne 
"F for You," Disclosure ft. Mary J. Blige 
"I Got U," Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones 
"Faded," Zhu




Best Latin Pop Album
Tangos, Ruben Blades 
Elypse, Camila 

Raiz, Lila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad Pastorutti 

Loco de Amor, Juanes 

Gracias Por Estar Aqui, Marco Antonio Solis




Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
American Hustle 
Guardians of the Galaxy

Frozen 

Get On Up: The James Brown Story 

The Wolf of Wall Street






Best Music Video
"We Exist," Arcade Fire 
"Turn Down for What," DJ Snake & Lil Jon 
"Chandelier," Sia 
"Happy," Pharrell Williams 
"The Golden Age," Woodkid ft. Max Richter




Best Music Film
Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour, Beyoncé & Jay Z 
Ghost Stories, Coldplay 

20 Feet From Stardom, Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill 

Metallica: Through The Never, Metallica 

The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne, Pink




Best Pop Solo Performance
"All of Me," John Legend
"Chandelier," Sia
"Stay With Me," Sam Smith
"Shake It Off," Taylor Swift
"Happy," Pharrell Williams




Best Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley, Fly Rasta 
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Back on the Controls 
Sean Paul, Full Frequency 
Shaggy, Out of Many, One Music 
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate, The Reggae Power 
Soja, Amid the Noise and the Haste




Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Cheek to Cheek, Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett 
Sending You a Little Christmas, Johnny Mathis 

Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 

Partners, Barbra Streisand 

Night Songs, Barry Manilow






Best Americana Album
The River & The Thread, Rosanne Cash
Terms of My Surrener, John Hiatt

Bluesamericana, Keb' Mo'

A Dotted Line, Nickel Creek

Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Sturgill Simpson






Best Spoken Word Album
Actors Anonymous, James Franco 
A Call to Action, Jimmy Carter 

Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, John Waters 

A Fighting Chance, Elizabeth Warren 

Diary of a Mad Diva, Joan Rivers 

We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song, Gloria Gaynor




Best Gospel Album
Help, Erica Campbell 
Amazing, Ricky Dillard & New G 

Withholding Nothing: Live, William McDowell 

Forever Yours, Smokie Norful 

Vintage Worship, Anita Wilson






Best Rock Performance
"Gimme Something Good," Ryan Adams 
"Do I Wanna Know?", Arctic Monkeys 
"Blue Moon," Beck 
"Fever," The Black Keys 
"Lazaretto," Jack White




Best Metal Performance
"Neon Knights," Anthrax
"High Road," Mastodon
"Heartbreaker," Motörhead 
"The Negative One," Slipknot
"The Last In Line," Tenacious D




Best R&B Performance
"Drunk In Love," Beyoncé ft. Jay Z 
"New Flame," Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross
"It's Your World," Jennifer Hudson ft. R. Kelly 
"Like This," Ledisi 
"Good Kisser," Usher




Best R&B Song
"Drunk In Love," Beyonce ft. Jay Z 
"Good Kisser," Usher
"New Flame," Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross
"Options (Wolfjames Version)," Luke James ft. Rick Ross
"The Worst," Jhené Aiko 




Best R&B Album
Islander, Bernhoft 
Lift Your Spirit, Aloe Blacc 

Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton & Babyface 

Black Radio 2, Robert Glasper Experiment 

Give The People What They Want, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings








Hmmm. Wishing Lady GaGa and Lana del Rey were on the list too.








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