Grammy Awards 2014: Jay-Z dominates the nominations!

<br />The list of nominees for the 2014 edition of the Grammy Awards was unveiled yesterday at a gala evening held in Los Angeles. More than last year, Jay-Z serves great favorite with 9 nominations to the counter.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Jay-Z" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8Gru7KtXFs6RIPYUjUIWyAv1XfJBahqH69_boz0b-553AQqTzXzSSfQ0LmTy8Otz6Z8miiRFbK4j0V76QzpyeHKnrWaJy2aUnOTG3x8ZUeGlYPGnrG6erI9yk1lVy4LWLGgLZPImsdM/s1600/Jay-Z.jpg" /></div><br /><i>The favorite Grammy Awards 2014, is Jay-Z</i>!<br /><br /> While the 56th edition of the great American ceremony will take place on 26 January, the long list of nominees was revealed yesterday (Friday, 6 December). A great event, great ways!<br /><br /> It was during an evening organized in Los Angeles and decorated with live performances, including Katy Perry, Lorde and Taylor Swift, the different categories enumerated. Jay-Z, who is challenged to be vegetarian until Christmas, shipping his wife Beyoncé in this new adventure picks up 9 nominations. Nominated in the categories Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album, or even better performance pop duo or group, the American rapper who has just turned 44 years is closely followed by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake all seven appointments to the counter. <br /> France is, in turn, very well represented with several appointments Daft Punk in the categories Tube of the Year or Album of the Year ...<br /><br /> <b>Filmography Here is the complete list of nominations for the Grammy Awards</b> 2014<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* boton */ google_ad_slot = "4392536701"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 90; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br /><b>RECORD OF THE YEAR</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Get Lucky" - Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams<br />"Royals" - Lorde<br />"Locked Out Of Heaven" - Bruno Mars<br />"Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell<br /><br /><b>ALBUM OF THE YEAR</b><br /><b><br /></b>"The Blessed Unrest" - Sara Bareilles<br />"Random Access Memories" - Daft Punk<br />"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" - Kendrick Lamar<br />"The Heist" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis<br />"Red" - Taylor Swift<br /><br /><b>SONG OF THE YEAR</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Just Give Me A Reason" - Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters<br />(Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)<br />"Locked Out Of Heaven" - Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars,<br />songwriters (Bruno Mars)<br />"Roar" - Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry<br />Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)<br />"Royals" - Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde)<br />"Same Love" - Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters<br />(Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)<br /><br /><b>BEST NEW ARTIST</b><br /><b><br /></b>James Blake<br />Kendrick Lamar<br />Macklemore & Ryan Lewis<br />Kacey Musgraves<br />Ed Sheeran<br /><br /><b>BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Brave" - Sara Bareilles<br />"Royals" - Lorde<br />"When I Was Your Man" - Bruno Mars<br />"Roar" - Katy Perry<br />"Mirrors" - Justin Timberlake<br /><br /><b>BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Get Lucky" - Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams<br />"Just Give Me A Reason" - Pink Featuring Nate Ruess<br />"Stay" - Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko<br />"Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell<br />"Suit & Tie" - Justin Timberlake & Jay Z<br /><br /><b>BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Steppin' Out" - Herb Alpert<br />"The Beat" - Boney James<br />"Handpicked" - Earl Klugh<br />"Summer Horns" - Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot<br />"Hacienda" - Jeff Lorber Fusion<br /><br /><b>BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Paradise" - Lana Del Rey<br />"Pure Heroine" - Lorde<br />"Unorthodox Jukebox" - Bruno Mars<br />"Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke<br />"The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience" - Justin Timberlake<br /><br /><b>BEST DANCE RECORDING</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Need U (100%)" - Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E & MNEK<br />"Sweet Nothing" - Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch<br />"Atmosphere" - Kaskade<br />"This Is What It Feels Like" - Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie<br />"Clarity" - Zedd Featuring Foxes<br /><br /><b>BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Random Access Memories" - Daft Punk<br />"Settle" - Disclosure<br />"18 Months" - Calvin Harris<br />"Atmosphere" - Kaskade<br />"A Color Map Of The Sun" - Pretty Lights<br /><br /><b>BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Viva Duets" - Tony Bennett & Various Artists<br />"To Be Loved" - Michael Bublé<br />"The Standards" - Gloria Estefan<br />"Cee Lo's Magic Moment" - Cee Lo Green<br />"Now" - Dionne Warwick<br /><br /><b>BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Always Alright" - Alabama Shakes<br />"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" - David Bowie<br />"Radioactive" - Imagine Dragons<br />"Kashmir" - Led Zeppelin<br />"My God Is The Sun" - Queens Of The Stone Age<br />"I'm Shakin'" - Jack White<br /><br /><b>BEST METAL PERFORMANCE</b><br /><b><br /></b>"T.N.T." - Anthrax<br />"God Is Dead?" - Black Sabbath<br />"The Enemy Inside" - Dream Theater<br />"In Due Time" - Killswitch Engage<br />"Room 24" - Volbeat Featuring King Diamond<br /><br /><b>BEST ROCK SONG</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Ain't Messin 'Round" - Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)<br />"Cut Me Some Slack" - Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic &<br />Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic,<br />Pat Smear)<br />"Doom And Gloom" - Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The<br />Rolling Stones)<br />"God Is Dead?" - Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne,<br />songwriters (Black Sabbath)<br />"Panic Station" - Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)<br /><br /><b>BEST ROCK ALBUM</b><br /><b><br /></b>"13" - Black Sabbath<br />"The Next Day" - David Bowie<br />"Mechanical Bull" - Kings Of Leon<br />"Celebration Day" - Led Zeppelin<br />"...Like Clockwork" - Queens Of The Stone Age<br />"Psychedelic Pill" - Neil Young With Crazy Horse<br /><br /><b>BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM</b><br /><b><br /></b>"The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The<br />More I Love You" - Neko Case<br />"Trouble Will Find Me" - The National<br />"Hesitation Marks" - Nine Inch Nails<br />"Lonerism" - Tame Impala<br />"Modern Vampires Of The City" - Vampire Weekend<br /><br /><b>BEST R&B PERFORMANCE</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Love And War" - Tamar Braxton<br />"Best Of Me" - Anthony Hamilton<br />"Nakamarra" - Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip<br />"How Many Drinks?" - Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar<br />"Something" - Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway<br /><br /><b>BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Please Come Home" - Gary Clark Jr.<br />"Get It Right" - Fantasia<br />"Quiet Fire" - Maysa<br />"Hey Laura" - Gregory Porter<br />"Yesterday" - Ryan Shaw<br /><br /><b>BEST R&B SONG</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Best Of Me" - Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)<br />"Love And War" - Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels &<br />Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)<br />"Only One" - PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)<br />"Pusher Love Girl" - James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley &<br />Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)<br />"Without Me" - Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert,<br />Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly<br />Rowland & Missy Elliot)<br /><br /><b>BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Love And War" - Tamar Braxton<br />"Side Effects Of You" - Fantasia<br />"One: In The Chamber" - Salaam Remi<br />"Unapologetic" - Rihanna<br />"New York: A Love Story" - Mack Wilds<br />BEST R&B ALBUM<br />"R&B Divas" - Faith Evans<br />"Girl On Fire" - Alicia Keys<br />"Love In The Future" - John Legend<br />"Better" - Chrisette Michele<br />"Three Kings" - TGT<br /><br /><b>BEST RAP PERFORMANCE</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Started From The Bottom" - Drake<br />"Berzerk" - Eminem<br />"Tom Ford" - Jay Z<br />"Swimming Pools (Drank)" - Kendrick Lamar<br />"Thrift Shop" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz<br /><br /><b>BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Power Trip" - J. Cole Featuring Miguel<br />"Part II (On The Run)" - Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé<br />"Holy Grail" - Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake<br />"Now Or Never" - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige<br />"Remember You" - Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd<br /><br /><b>BEST RAP SONG</b><br /><b><br /></b>"F***in' Problems" - Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar,<br />Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2<br />Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)<br />"Holy Grail" - Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley,<br />Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave<br />Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin<br />Timberlake)<br />"New Slaves" - Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis<br />Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye<br />West & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser,<br />songwriters) (Kanye West)<br />"Started From The Bottom" - W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib,<br />songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)<br />"Thrift Shop" - Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore &<br />Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)<br /><br /><b>BEST RAP ALBUM</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Nothing Was The Same" - Drake<br />"Magna Carta...Holy Grail" - Jay Z<br />"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" - Kendrick Lamar<br />"The Heist" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis<br />"Yeezus" - Kanye West<br /><br /><b>BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE</b><br /><b><br /></b>"I Drive Your Truck" - Lee Brice<br />"I Want Crazy" - Hunter Hayes<br />"Mama's Broken Heart" - Miranda Lambert<br />"Wagon Wheel" - Darius Rucker<br />"Mine Would Be You" - Blake Shelton<br /><br /><b>BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE</b><br /><b><br /></b>"From This Valley" - The Civil Wars<br />"Don't Rush" - Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill<br />"Your Side Of The Bed" - Little Big Town<br />"Highway Don't Care" - Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban<br />"You Can't Make Old Friends" - Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton<br /><br /><b>BEST COUNTRY SONG</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Begin Again" - Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)<br />"I Drive Your Truck" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Jimmy<br />Yeary, songwriters (Lee Brice)<br />"Mama's Broken Heart" - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally & Kacey<br />Musgraves, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)<br />"Merry Go 'Round" - Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne,<br />songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)<br />"Mine Would Be You" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Deric<br />Ruttan, songwriters (Blake Shelton)<br /><br /><b>BEST COUNTRY ALBUM</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Night Train" - Jason Aldean<br />"Two Lanes Of Freedom" - Tim McGraw<br />"Same Trailer Different Park" - Kacey Musgraves<br />"Based On A True Story" - Blake Shelton<br />"Red" - Taylor Swift<br />BEST NEW AGE ALBUM<br />"Lux" - Brian Eno<br />"Illumination" - Peter Kater<br />"Final Call" - Kitaro<br />"Awakening The Fire" - R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman<br />"Love's River" - Laura Sullivan<br /><br /><b>BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO</b><br /><b><br /></b>"Don't Run" - Terence Blanchard, soloist<br />"Song For Maura" - Paquito D'Rivera, soloist<br />"Song Without Words #4: Duet" - Fred Hersch, soloist<br />"Stadium Jazz" - Donny McCaslin, soloist<br />"Orbits" - Wayne Shorter<br /><br /><b>BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM</b><br /><b><br /></b>"The World According To Andy Bey" - Andy Bey<br />"Attachments" - Lorraine Feather<br />"Liquid Spirit" - Gregory Porter<br />"WomanChild" - Cécile McLorin Salvant<br />"After Blue" - Tierney Sutton<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* bleu 280 */ google_ad_slot = "8164661108"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br />

Grammy Awards 2014: Jay-Z dominates the nominations!

The list of nominees for the 2014 edition of the Grammy Awards was unveiled yesterday at a gala evening held in Los Angeles. More than last...

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