Monday, January 27, 2014

Grammys 2014: Nominees and Winners

The 56th annual Grammy Awards was recently concluded this Saturday in Los Angeles which witnessed some of the spectacular performances by Lorde, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Jay Z, Beyonce and many others which made the evening even more special.

Here is the list of winners of the 56th annual Grammy Awards:

Record of the year

Nominations:
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers 
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell

Winner: "Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers

Album of the year

Nominations:
"The Blessed Unrest" : Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" : Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" : Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" : Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
"Red" : Taylor Swift

Winner: "Random Access Memories" : Daft Punk

Song of the year

Nominations:
"Just Give Me a Reason" : P!nk featuring Nate Ruess
"Locked Out of Heaven" : Bruno Mars
"Roar" : Katy Perry
"Royals" : Lorde
"Same Love" : Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Winner: "Royals" : Lorde

Best new artist

Nominations:
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran

Winner: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best pop solo performance

Nominations:
Sara Bareilles : "Brave"
Lorde : "Royals"
Bruno Mars : "When I Was Your Man"
Katy Perry : "Roar"
Justin Timberlake : "Mirrors"

Winner: Lorde : "Royals"

Best pop duo/group performance

Nominations:
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers : "Get Lucky"
P!nk featuring Nate Ruess : "Just Give Me a Reason"
Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko : "Stay"
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell : "Blurred Lines"
Justin Timberlake and Jay Z : "Suit & Tie"

Winner: Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers : "Get Lucky"

Best pop instrumental album

Nominations:
Herb Alpert : "Steppin' Out"
Boney James : "The Beat"
Earl Klugh : "Handpicked"
Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot : "Summer Horns"
Jeff Lorber Fusion : "Hacienda"

Winner: Herb Alpert : "Steppin' Out"

Best pop vocal album

Nominations:
Lana Del Rey : "Paradise"
Lorde : "Pure Heroine"
Bruno Mars : "Unorthodox Jukebox"
Robin Thicke : "Blurred Lines"
Justin Timberlake : "The 20/20 Experience : The Complete Experience"

Winner: Bruno Mars : "Unorthodox Jukebox"

Best dance recording

Nominations:
"Need U (100%)" : Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E & MNEK
"Sweet Nothing" : Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
"Atmosphere" : Kaskade
"The is What it Feels Like" : Armin Van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie
"Clarity" : Zedd featuring Foxes

Winner: "Clarity" : Zedd featuring Foxes

Best dance/electronica album

Nominations:
"Random Access Memories" : Daft Punk
"Settle" : Disclosure
"18 Months" : Calvin Harris
"Atmosphere" : Kaskade
"A Color Map of the Sun" : Pretty Lights

Winner: "Random Access Memories" : Daft Punk

Best traditional pop vocal album

"Viva Duets" : Tony Bennett and various artists
"To Be Loved" : Michael Bublé
"The Standards" : Gloria Estefan
"Cee Lo's Magic Moment" : Cee Lo Green
"Now" : Dionne Warwick

Winner: "To Be Loved" : Michael Bublé

Best rock performance

Nominations:
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' "

Winner: "To Be Loved" : Michael Bublé

Best metal performances

Nominations:
Anthrax : "T.N.T."
Black Sabbath : "God is Dead?"
Dream Theater : "The Enemy Inside"
Killswitch Engage : "In Due Time"
Volbeat featuring King Diamond : "Room 24"

Winner: Black Sabbath : "God is Dead?"

Best rock song

Nominations:
"Ain't Messin' 'Round" : Gary Clark Jr.
"Cut Me Some Slack" : Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear
"Doom and Gloom" : The Rolling Stones
"God Is Dead?" : Black Sabbath
"Panic Station" : Muse

Winner: "Cut Me Some Slack" : Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear

Best rock album

Nominations:
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"

Winner: Led Zeppelin : "Celebration Day"

Best alternative music album

Nominations:
Neko Case : "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You"
The National : "Trouble Will Find Me"
Nine Inch Nails : "Hesitation Marks"
Tame Impala : "Lonerism"
Vampire Weekend : "Modern Vampires of the City"

Winner: Vampire Weekend : "Modern Vampires of the City"

Best R&B performance

Nominations:
Tamar Braxton : "Love and War"
Anthony Hamilton : "Best of Me"
Hiatus Kaiytoe featuring Q-Tip : "Nakamarra"
Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar : "How Many Drinks?"
Snarky Puppy with Lala Hathaway : "Something"

Winner: Snarky Puppy with Lala Hathaway : "Something"

Best traditional R&B performance

Nominations:
Gary Clark Jr. : "Please Come Home"
Fantasia : "Get It Right"
Maysa : "Quiet Fire"
Gregory Porter : "Hey Laura"
Ryan Shaw : "Yesterday"

Winner: Gary Clark Jr. : "Please Come Home"

Best R&B song

Nominations:
"Best of Me" : Anthony Hamilton
"Love and War" : Tamar Braxton
"Only One" : PJ Morton featuring Stevie Wonder
"Pusher Love Girl" : Justin Timberlake
"Without Me" : Fantasia featuring Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott

Winner: "Pusher Love Girl" : Justin Timberlake

Best urban contemporary album

Nominations:
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"

Winner: Rihanna : "Unapologetic"

Best R&B album

Nominations:
Faith Evans : "R&B Divas"
Alicia Keys : "Girl on Fire"
John Legend : "Love in the Future"
Chrisette Michele : "Better"
TGT : "Three Kings"

Winner: Alicia Keys : "Girl on Fire"

Best rap performance

Nominations:
Drake : "Started From the Bottom"
Eminem : "Berserk"
Jay Z : "Tom Ford"
Kendrick Lamar : "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz : "Thrift Shop"

Winner: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz : "Thrift Shop"

Best rap/sung collaboration

Nominations:
J. Cole featuring Miguel : "Power Trip"
Jay Z featuring Beyoncé : "Part II (On the Run)"
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake : "Holy Grail"
Kendrick Lamar featuring Mary J. Blige : "Now or Never"
Wiz Khalifa featuring the Weeknd : "Remember You"

Winner: Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake : "Holy Grail"

Best rap song

Nominations:
"F***in' Problems" : A$AP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar
"Holy Grail" : Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake
"New Slaves" : Kanye West
"Started From the Bottom" : Drake
"Thrift Shop" : Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Winner: "Thrift Shop" : Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best rap album

Nominations:
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"

Winner: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis : "The Heist"

Best country solo performance

Nominations:
Lee Brice : "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"

Winner: Darius Rucker : "Wagon Wheel"

Best country duo/group performance

The Civil Wars : "From This Valley"
Kelly Clarkson featuring 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"

Winner: The Civil Wars : "From This Valley"

Best country song

Nominations:
"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

Winner: "Merry Go 'Round" : Kacey Musgraves

Best country album

Nominations:
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"

Winner: Kacey Musgraves : "Same Trailer Different Park"

Best Latin pop album

Nominations:
Frankie J : "Faith, Hope y Amor"
Ricardo Montaner : "Viajero Frecuente"
Draco Rosa : "Vida"
Aleks Syntek : "Syntek"
Tommy Torres : "12 Historias"

Winner: Draco Rosa : "Vida"

Best Latin rock, urban or alternative album

Nominations:
Café Tacvba : "El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco"
El Tri : "Ojo Por Ojo"
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas : "Chances"
La Santa Cecilia : "Treinta Dias"
Los Amigos Invisibles : "Repeat After Me"

Winner: La Santa Cecilia : "Treinta Dias"

Producer of the year, nonclassical

Nominations:
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams

Winner: Pharrell Williams

Best compilation soundtrack for visual media

Nominations:
"Django Unchained"
"The Great Gatsby" (deluxe edition)
"Les Miserables" (deluxe edition
"Muscle Shoals"
"Sound City: Real to Reel"

Winner: "Sound City: Real to Reel"

Best score soundtrack for visual media

Nominations:
"Argo"
"The Great Gatsby"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Skyfall"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Winner: "Skyfall"

Best song written for visual media

Nominations:
Coldplay : "Atlas" : "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Jessie J : "Silver Lining" : "Silver Linings Playbook"
Adele : "Skyfall" : "Skyfall"
Colbie Caillat featuring Gavin DeGraw : "We Both Know" : "Safe Haven"
Lana Del Rey : "Young and Beautiful" : "The Great Gatsby" (deluxe edition)
Regina Spektor : "You've Got Time" : "Orange is the New Black"

Winner: Adele : "Skyfall" : "Skyfall"

Best music video

Nominations:
Captial Cities : "Safe and Sound"
Jay Z : "Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton : "Can't Hold Us"
Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z : "Suit & Tie"
Jack White : "I'm Shakin'"

Winner: Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z : "Suit & Tie"

Best music film

Nominations:
Coldplay : "Live 2012"
Green Day : "¡Cuatro!"
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite : "I'm in I'm Out and I'm Gone: The Making of Get Up!"
Paul McCartney : "Live Kisses"
Mumford & Sons : "The Road to Red Rocks's"

Winner: Paul McCartney : "Live Kisses"

Photo Courtesy: www.grammy.com

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