Grammy Nominations Announced For 2014

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    Grammy Nominations Announced For 2014

    Hip Hop is king this year, as Jay Z leads all artist in Grammy Award nominations for 2014 with nine.

    Hov’s featured spot on Justin Timberlakes “Suit & Tie” is up for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video, while his album Magna Carta Holy Grail is nominated for Best Rap Album and Best Recording Package, while “Tom Ford” from the same album is up for Best Rap Performance, and “Part II (On the Run)” featuring Beyonce competes with “Holy Grail” featuring Justin Timberlake on Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

    Kendrick Lamar also garnered numerous nominations, with his album good kid, m.A.A.d city up for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, and lead single “Swimming Pools (Drank)” up for Best Rap Performance. K Dot is also up for Best New Artist. In all, Kendrick has earned seven nominations.

    Other Hip Hop nominees include Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (seven), Drake (four), Kanye West (three), and Eminem, among others.

    See the list of nominees below in its entirety with Hip Hop and R&B entries in bold:

    GENERAL

    Album Of The Year:
    “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

    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 Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams

    Song Of The Year:
    “Just Give Me A Reason” — Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
    “Locked Out Of Heaven” — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
    “Roar” — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
    “Royals” — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
    “Same Love” — Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)

    Best New Artist:
    James Blake
    Kendrick Lamar
    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
    Kacey Musgraves
    Ed Sheeran

    POP

    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” — Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
    “Stay” — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
    “Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams  
    “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 – The Complete Experience” — Justin Timberlake

    Best Pop Instrumental Album:
    “Steppin’ Out” — Herb Alpert
    “The Beat” — Boney James
    “Handpicked” — Earl Klugh
    “Summer Horns” — Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot
    “Hacienda” — Jeff Lorber Fusion

    Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
    “Viva Duets” — Tony Bennett & Various Artists
    “To Be Loved” — Michael Bublé
    “The Standards” — Gloria Estefan
    “Cee Lo’s Magic Moment” — Cee Lo Green
    “Now” — Dionne Warwick

    DANCE

    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 Dance Recording
    “Need U (100%)” — Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E & MNEK
    “Sweet Nothing” — Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch
    “Atmosphere” — Kaskade
    “This Is What It Feels Like” — Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie
    “Clarity” — Zedd Featuring Foxes

    ROCK

    Best Rock Performance:
    “Always Alright” — Alabama Shakes
    “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” — David Bowie
    “Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons
    “Kashmir” (Live) — Led Zeppelin
    “My God Is The Sun” — Queens Of The Stone Age
    “I’m Shakin'” — Jack White

    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 Metal Performance
    “T.N.T.” — Anthrax
    “God Is Dead?” — Black Sabbath
    “The Enemy Inside” — Dream Theater
    “In Due Time” — Killswitch Engage
    “Room 24” — Volbeat Featuring King Diamond

    Best Rock Song
    “Ain’t Messin ‘Round” — Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
    “Cut Me Some Slack” — Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
    “Doom And Gloom” — Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
    “God Is Dead?” — Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)
    “Panic Station” — Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)

    ALTERNATIVE

    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

    R&B

    Best R&B Performance:
    “Love And War” — Tamar Braxton
    “Best Of Me” — Anthony Hamilton
    “Nakamarra” — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
    “How Many Drinks?” — Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
    “Something” — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway

    Best Urban Contemporary Album:
    “Love And War” — Tamar Braxton
    “Side Effects Of You” — Fantasia
    “One: In The Chamber” — Salaam Remi
    “Unapologetic” — Rihanna
    “New York: A Love Story” — Mack Wilds

    Best R&B Album:
    R&B Divas — Faith Evans
    Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys
    Love In The Future — John Legend
    Better — Chrisette MicheleThree Kings — TGT

    Best Traditional R&B Performance
    “Please Come Home — Gary Clark Jr.
    “Get It Right” — Fantasia
    “Quiet Fire” — Maysa
    “Hey Laura” — Gregory Porter
    “Yesterday” — Ryan Shaw

    Best R&B Song (A Songwriters Award)
    “Best Of Me” — Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
    “Love And War” — Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
    “Only One” — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)
    “Pusher Love Girl” — James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
    “Without Me” —  Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot)

    RAP

    Best Rap Performance:
    “Started From The Bottom” — Drake
    “Berzerk” — Eminem
    “Tom Ford” —  Jay Z
    “Swimming Pools (Drank)” — Kendrick Lamar
    “Thrift Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz

    Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
    “Power Trip” — J.Cole Featuring Miguel
    “Part II (On The Run)” — Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
    “Holy Grail” — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake   
    “Now Or Never” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
    “Remember You” — Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd

    Best Rap Album:
    Nothing Was The Same — Drake
    Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Jay Z
    Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
    The Heist — Macklemore  & Ryan Lewis
    Yeezus — Kanye West

    Best Rap Song
    “F***in’ Problems” — Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
    “Holy Grail” — Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake)
    “New Slaves” — Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)
    “Started From The Bottom” — W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
    “Thrift Shop” — Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)

    COUNTRY MUSIC

    Best Country Solo Performance:
    “I Drive Your Truck” — Lee Brice
    “I Want Crazy” — Hunter Hayes
    “Mama’s Broken Heart” — Miranda Lambert
    “Wagon Wheel” — Darius Rucker
    “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

    Best Country Duo/Group Performance
    “From This Valley” — The Civil Wars
    “Don’t Rush” — Kelly Clarkson Featuring 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 (A Songwriters Award)
    “Begin Again” — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
    “I Drive Your Truck” — Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Jimmy Yeary, songwriters (Lee Brice)
    “Mama’s Broken Heart” — Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
    “Merry Go ‘Round” — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
    “Mine Would Be You” — Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Deric Ruttan, songwriters (Blake Shelton)

    NEW AGE

    Best New Age Album
    “Lux” — Brian Eno
    “Illumination” — Peter Kater
    “Final Call” — Kitaro
    “Awakening The Fire” — R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman
    “Love’s River” — Laura Sullivan

    JAZZ

    Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
    Guided Tour — The New Gary Burton Quartet
    Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington
    Life Forum — Gerald Clayton
    Pushing The World Away — Kenny Garrett
    Out Here — Christian McBride Trio

    Best Improvised Jazz Solo
    “Don’t Run” — Terence Blanchard, soloist
    “Song For Maura” — Paquito D’Rivera, soloist
    “Song Without Words #4: Duet” — Fred Hersch, soloist
    “Stadium Jazz” — Donny McCaslin, soloist
    “Orbits” — Wayne Shorter, soloist

    Best Jazz Vocal Album
    “The World According To Andy Bey” — Andy Bey
    “Attachments” — Lorraine Feather
    “Liquid Spirit” — Gregory Porter
    “WomanChild” — Cécile McLorin Salvant
    “After Blue” — Tierney Sutton

    Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
    “Brooklyn Babylon” — Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
    “Night In Calisia” — Randy Brecker, W,odek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
    “Wild Beauty” — Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano
    “March Sublime” — Alan Ferber
    “Intrada” — Dave Slonaker Big Band

    Best Latin Jazz Album
    “La Noche Más Larga” — Buika
    “Song For Maura” — Paquito D’Rivera And Trio Corrente
    “Yo” — Roberto Fonseca
    “Eggn” — Omar Sosa
    “Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin” — Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

    GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC

    Best Gospel Album:
    Grace (Live) — Tasha Cobbs
    Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 — Donald Lawrence
    Best Days Yet — Bishop Paul S. Morton
    God Chaser (Live) — William Murphy
    Greater Than (Live) — Tye Tribbett

    Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
    “Break Every Chain [Live]” –Tasha Cobbs
    “Hurricane” — Natalie Grant
    “Lord, I Need You” — Matt Maher
    “Overcomer” — Mandisa
    “If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]” — Tye Tribbett

    Best Gospel Song
    “Have Your Way” — Calvin Frazier & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)
    “If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]” — Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
    “If I Believe” — Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
    “A Little More Jesus” — Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)
    “Still” — Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye)

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
    “Hurricane” — Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)
    “Love Take Me Over” — Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)
    “Overcomer” — David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)
    “Speak Life” — Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)
    “Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)” — Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
    “We Won’t Be Shaken” — Building 429
    “All The People Said Amen [Live]” — Matt Maher
    “Overcomer” — Mandisa
    “Your Grace Finds Me (Live)” — Matt Redman
    “Burning Lights” Chris Tomlin

    LATIN

    Best Latin Pop Album
    “Faith, Hope Y Amor” — Frankie J
    “Viajero Frecuente” — Ricardo Montaner
    “Vida” — Draco Rosa
    “Syntek” — Aleks Syntek
    “12 Historias” — Tommy Torres

    Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
    “El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco” — Café Tacvba
    “Ojo Por Ojo” — El Tri
    “Chances” — Illya Kuryaki And The Valderramas
    “Treinta Días” — La Santa Cecilia
    “Repeat After Me” — Los Amigos Invisibles

    Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
    “El Free” — Banda Los Recoditos
    “En Peligro De Extinción” — Intocable
    “A Mi Manera” — Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
    “Romeo Y Su Nieta” — Paquita La Del Barrio
    “13 Celebrando El 13” — Joan Sebastian

    Best Tropical Latin Album:
    3.0 — Marc Anthony
    Como Te Voy A Olvidar — Los Angeles Azules
    Pacific Mambo Orchestra — Pacific Mambo Orchestra
    Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants — Various Artists
    Corazón Profundo — Carlos Vives

    AMERICAN ROOTS

    Best Americana Album:
    Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell”
    Love Has Come For You — Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
    Buddy And Jim — Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale
    One True Vine — Mavis Staples
    Songbook — Allen Toussaint

    Best Bluegrass Album
    “It’s Just A Road” — The Boxcars
    “Brothers Of The Highway” — Dailey & Vincent
    “This World Oft Can Be” — Della Mae
    “Three Chords And The Truth” — James King
    “The Streets Of Baltimore” — Del McCoury Band

    Best Blues Album
    “Remembering Little Walter” — Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman
    “Cotton Mouth Man” — James Cotton
    “Get Up!” — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
    “Seesaw” — Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa
    “Down In Louisiana” — Bobby Rush

    Best Folk Album
    “My Favorite Picture Of You” — Guy Clark
    “Sweetheart Of The Sun” — The Greencards
    “Build Me Up From Bones” — Sarah Jarosz
    “The Ash & Clay” — The Milk Carton Kids
    “They All Played For Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration” — (Various Artists) Chris Strachwitz, producer

    Best Regional Roots Music Album
    “The Life & Times Of…The Hot 8 Brass Band” — Hot 8 Brass Band
    “Hula Ku’i” — Kahulanui
    “Le Fou” — Zachary Richard
    “Dockside Sessions” — Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
    “Apache Blessing & Crown Dance Songs” — Joe Tohonnie Jr.

    REGGAE

    Best Reggae Album
    “One Love, One Life” — Beres Hammond
    “Ziggy Marley In Concert” — Ziggy Marley
    “The Messiah” — Sizzla
    “Reggae Connection” — Sly & Robbie And The Jam Masters
    “Reincarnated” — Snoop Lion

    WORLD MUSIC

    Best World Music Album
    “Savor Flamenco” — Gipsy Kings
    “No Place For My Dream” — Femi Kuti
    “Live: Singing For Peace Around The World” — Ladysmith Black Mambazo
    “The Living Room Sessions Part 2” — Ravi Shankar

    CHILDREN’S

    Best Children’s Album
    “Blue Clouds” Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower
    “The Mighty Sky” — Beth Nielsen Chapman
    “Recess” — Justin Roberts
    “Singing Our Way Through: Songs For The World’s Bravest Kids” — Alastair Moock & Friends
    “Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well” — Jennifer Gasoi

    SPOKEN WORD

    Best Spoken Word Album
    “America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t” — Stephen Colbert
    “Carrie And Me” — Carol Burnett
    “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls” — David Sedaris
    “Still Foolin’ ‘Em” — Billy Crystal
    “The Storm King” — Pete Seeger

    COMEDY

    Best Comedy Album:
    “Calm Down Gurrl” — Kathy Griffin
    “I’m Here To Help” — Craig Ferguson
    “A Little Unprofessional” — Ron White
    “Live” — Tig Notaro
    “That’s What I’m Talkin’ About” — Bob Saget

    MUSICAL THEATER

    Best Musical Theater Album
    “Kinky Boots”
    “Matilda: The Musical”
    “Motown The Musical”

    MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA

    Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
    Django Unchained
    The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)
    Les Misérables (Deluxe Edition)
    Muscle Shoals
    Sound City: Real To Reel

    Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
    Argo — Alexandre Desplat, composer
    The Great Gatsby — Craig Armstrong, composer
    Life Of Pi — Mychael Danna, composer
    Lincoln — John Williams, composer
    Skyfall — Thomas Newman, composer
    Zero Dark Thirty — Alexandre Desplat, composer

    Best Song Written For Visual Media
    “Atlas” from “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” — Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
    “Silver Lining” from “Silver Linings Playbook” — Diane Warren, songwriter (Jessie J)
    “Skyfall” from “Skyfall”– Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
    “We Both Know” from “Safe Haven” — Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw, songwriters (Colbie Caillat Featuring Gavin DeGraw)
    “Young And Beautiful” from “The Great Gatsby” –Lana Del Rey & Rick Nowels, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
    “You’ve Got Time” from Orange Is The New Black — Regina Spektor, songwriter (Regina Spektor)

    COMPOSING/ARRANGING

    Best Instrumental Composition
    Bound Away — Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
    California Pictures For String Quartet — Gordon Goodwin, composer (Quartet San Francisco)
    Koko On The Boulevard — Scott Healy, composer (Scott Healy Ensemble)
    Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra — Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)
    String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts — Vince Mendoza, composer (Quartet San Francisco)

    Best Instrumental Arrangement
    Invitation — Kim Richmond, arranger (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra)
    On Green Dolphin Street– Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
    Side Hikes – A Ridge Away — Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
    Skylark — Nan Schwartz, arranger (Amy Dickson)
    Wild Beauty — Gil Goldstein, arranger (Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano)

    Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
    La Vida Nos Espera — Nan Schwartz, arranger (Gian Marco)
    Let’s Fall In Love
    The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress — John Hollenbeck, arranger (John Hollenbeck)
    Swing Low — Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)
    What A Wonderful World — Shelly Berg, arranger (Gloria Estefan)

    PACKAGE

    Best Recording Package
    Automatic Music Can Be Fun — Mike Brown, Zac Decamp, Brian Grunert & Annie Stoll, art directors (Geneseo)
    Long Night Moon — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
    Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Brian Roettinger, art director (Jay Z)
    Metallica Through The Never —  Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)
    The Next Day — Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)

    Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
    The Brussels Affair — Charles Dooher & Scott Sandler, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
    How Do You Do (Limited Edition Box Set) — Mayer Hawthorne, art director (Mayer Hawthorne)
    The Road To Red Rocks (Special Edition) — Ross Stirling, art director (Mumford & Sons)
    The Smith Tapes — Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
    Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition) — Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney And Wings)

    NOTES

    Best Album Notes
    Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded) — Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
    Call It Art 1964-1965 — Ben Young, album notes writer (New York Art Quartet)
    Electric Music For The Mind & Body — Alec Palao, album notes writer (Country Joe & The Fish)
    Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps — Jonathan Cott, album notes writer (Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic)
    360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story — Sean Wilentz, album notes writer (Various Artists)
    Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time & End Time Music, 1923-1936 — Nathan Salsburg, album notes writer (Various Artists)

    HISTORICAL

    Best Historical Album
    Call It Art 1964-1965
    Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
    The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums
    Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980–1980
    Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Deluxe Edition)

    PRODUCTION, Non-Classical

    Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
    Annie Up — Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Pistol Annies)
    The Blue Room — Helik Hadar & Leslie Ann Jones, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Madeleine Peyroux)
    The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here — Paul Figueroa & Randy Staub, engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (Alice In Chains)
    …Like Clockwork — Joe Barresi & Mark Rankin, engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Queens Of The Stone Age)
    The Moorings — Trina Shoemaker, engineer; Eric Conn, mastering engineer (Andrew Duhon)
    Random Access Memories — Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Daft Punk)

    Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
    Rob Cavallo
    Dr. Luke
    Ariel Rechtshaid
    Jeff Tweedy
    Pharrell Williams

    Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
    Days Turn Into Nights (Andy Caldwell Remix) — Andy Caldwell, remixer (Delerium Featuring Michael Logen)
    If I Lose Myself (Alesso Vs. OneRepublic) — Alesso, remixer (OneRepublic)
    Locked Out Of Heaven (Sultan + Ned Shepard Remix) — Ned Shepard & Sultan, remixers (Bruno Mars)
    One Love/People Get Ready (Photek Remix) — Rupert Parkes, remixer (Bob Marley And The Wailers)
    Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) — Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)

    SURROUND SOUND

    Best Surround Sound Album
    Live Kisses — Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)
    Sailing The Seas Of Cheese (Deluxe Edition) — Les Claypool & Jason Mills, surround mix engineers; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool & Jeff Fura, surround producers (Primus)
    Signature Sound Opus One — Leslie Ann Jones, surround mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, surround mastering engineer; Herbert Waltl, surround producer (Various Artists)
    Sixteen Sunsets — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)
    Sprung Rhythm — Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Richard Scerbo & Inscape)

    FIELD: PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL

    Best Engineered Album, Classical
    Hymn To The Virgin — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl & Schola Cantorum)
    La Voie Triomphale — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Ole Kristian Ruud & Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces)
    Roomful Of Teeth — Mark Donahue & Jesse Lewis, engineers (Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth)
    Vinci: Artaserse — Hans-Martin Renz, Wolfgang Rixius & Ulrich Ruscher, engineers (Diego Fasolis, Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cencic, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko & Concerto Köln)
    Winter Morning Walks — David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

    Producer Of The Year, Classical
    Manfred Eicher
    David Frost
    Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
    James Mallinson
    Jay David Saks

    CLASSICAL

    Best Orchestral Performance
    Atterberg: Orchestral Works Vol. 1 — Neeme Järvi, conductor (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)
    Lutos,awski: Symphony No. 1 — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
    Schumann: Symphony No. 2; Overtures Manfred & Genoveva — Claudio Abbado, conductor (Orchestra Mozart)
    Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 — Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
    Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps — Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)

    Best Opera Recording
    Adès: The Tempest
    Britten: The Rape Of Lucretia
    Kleiberg: David & Bathsheba
    Vinci: Artaserse
    Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen

    Best Choral Performance
    Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts — Colin Davis, conductor (Barry Banks; London Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir & London Symphony Chorus)
    Palestrina: Volume 3 — Harry Christophers, conductor (The Sixteen)
    Parry: Works For Chorus & Orchestra — Neeme Järvi, conductor; Adrian Partington, chorus master (Amanda Roocroft; BBC National Orchestra Of Wales; BBC National Chorus Of Wales)
    Pärt: Adam’s Lament — Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor (Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis)
    Whitbourn: Annelies — James Jordan, conductor (Ariana Zukerman; The Lincoln Trio; Westminster Williamson Voices)

    Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
    Beethoven: Violin Sonatas — Leonidas Kavakos & Enrico Pace
    Cage: The 10,000 Things — Vicki Ray, William Winant, Aron Kallay & Tom Peters
    Duo — Hélène Grimaud & Sol Gabetta
    Roomful Of Teeth — Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
    Times Go By Turns — New York Polyphony

    Best Classical Instrumental Solo
    Bartók, Eötvös & Ligeti — Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Peter Eötvös, conductor (Ensemble Modern & Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)
    Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto For Percussionist & String Orchestra — Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
    The Edge Of Light — Gloria Cheng (Calder Quartet)
    Lindberg: Piano Concerto No. 2 — Yefim Bronfman; Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
    Salonen: Violin Concerto; Nyx — Leila Josefowicz; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
    Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 & D. 960 — Maria João Pires

    Best Classical Vocal Solo
    Drama Queens — Joyce DiDonato (Alan Curtis; Il Complesso Barocco)
    Mission — Cecilia Bartoli (Diego Fasolis; Philippe Jaroussky; I Barocchisti)
    Schubert: Winterreise — Christoph Prégardien (Michael Gees)
    Wagner — Jonas Kaufmann (Donald Runnicles; Markus Brück; Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin; Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin)
    Winter Morning Walks — Dawn Upshaw (Maria Schneider; Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough & Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

    Best Classical Compendium
    Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik — Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
    Holmboe: Concertos — Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor; Preben Iwan, producer
    Tabakova: String Paths — Maxim Rysanov; Manfred Eicher, producer

    Best Contemporary Classical Composition
    Lindberg, Magnus: Piano Concerto No. 2 — Magnus Lindberg, composer
    Pärt, Arvo: Adam’s Lament — Arvo Pärt, composer
    Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Violin Concerto — Esa-Pekka Salonen, composer
    Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks — Maria Schneider, composer
    Shaw, Caroline: Partita For 8 Voices — Caroline Shaw, composer (Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth)

    MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

    Best Music Video
    Safe And Sound — Capital Cities (Grady Hall, video director; Buddy Enright, video producer)
    Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film — Jay Z (Mark Romanek, video director; Shawn Carter & Aristides McGarry, video producers)
    Can’t Hold Us — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton (Jon Jon Augustavo, Jason Koenig & Ryan Lewis, video directors; Tricia Davis, Honna Kimmerer & Jenny Koenig, video producers)
    Suit & Tie — Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z (David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer)
    I’m Shakin’ — Jack White (Dori Oskowitz, video director; Raquel Costello, video producer)

    Best Music Film
    Live 2012 — Coldplay (Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producer)
    ¡Cuatro! — Green Day (Tim Wheeler, video director; Tim Lynch, video producer)
    I’m In I’m Out And I’m Gone: The Making Of Get Up! — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite (Danny Clinch, video director; Ben Harper, video producer)
    Live Kisses — Paul McCartney (Jonas Akerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers)
    The Road To Red Rocks — Mumford & Sons (Nicolas Jack Davies & Frederick Scott, video directors; Dan Bowen, video producer)

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    281 thoughts on “Grammy Nominations Announced For 2014”

    2. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
      “Power Trip” J.Cole Featuring Miguel

      Best Rap Album:
      Yeezus Kanye West

      Best Rap Song:
      “New Slaves” – Kanye West

      Best Rap Performance:
      Can’t decide. They all sucked.

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      1. I never watched the Grammys before jest was bored and this is were i ended up. but have you ever heard of Die Antwoord. they are south African crazy rappers it is really zef, witch is rap in south Africa kind of hard to understand because they speek so different, and have a lot of different words and meanings. but check them out like cookie thumper, Fatty boom boom, I fink you freaky. they also zef rap to a banging electronic dj music not really hip hop. i dont know if i really like them but there videos are stunning, and funny. they got really popular and started in 2008, i mean they have up to 39 million views on youtube. way different.

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    3. the grammys are lame. i thought nas had a chance last year but they gave it to drake… this year macklemore will probably take most of the hip-hop awards due to popularity although kendrick put out the best album

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      1. look, I know it seems unfair (because it is), but you gotta remember a lot of wack niggas have won Grammy’s so if Kendrick loses (and unfortunately he probably will lose to Macklemore) you gotta remember that regardless of an award he is still the best nigga doing it right now. Drake shouldn’t win because NWTS has no replay value and The Heist blows!

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    4. Kendrick is definitely gonna win Best Rap Album (that is if the Grammy committee decides not to give it to Macklemore).

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      1. nah the only way kendrick will win is if macklemore doesn’t win album of the year. And seriously i don’t think good iiid maad city deserves album of the year,

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    5. Yet again, Drake gets a Grammy nomination for BEST RAP ALBUM! Drake and 40 are simply unstoppable. Drake deserves a second best album Grammy! The consistency of his work is unparalleled.

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      1. Wrong, stanley. Drake a nd 40 aren’t unstoppable at all. Drake’s not gonna win any Grammys, this is Kendrick’s year. Also, Drake’s music sucks.

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      2. BY CONSISTENT DO YOU MEAN RELATIONSHIP CRYING??? YES!!!!!!! Crying about not being able to go a bitch hahahaha sensetive ass “rapper”

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      3. What chance does drake have of winning best rap album if k dot and Macklemore are also nominated for best album but not drake? THINK!!

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    6. Macklemore probably going to win everything even though Kendrick is a far superior artist (Not saying Macklemore’s bad).
      Only category Kendrick is nominated for that he shouldn’t win is best rap/sung collab, Power Trip is better than that Now Or Never throwaway track.

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    7. that jay z album was wack and that holy grail track gtfoh that nirvana sample they sung on it was one the worst things I ever heard in my life

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      1. my thoughts exactly.
        Glad that Kurt Cobain wasn’t alive to hear that horse shit
        Fuck Jay-Z, dude’s been whack for a good decade

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      1. It was released on November 5, meaning it missed the Grammy deadline. It not eligible for a nomination in the 2014 Grammys, but it’ll be eligible for nominations in the 2015 Grammys.

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    11. I’m getting tired of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. It’s cool that they are doing all of this without a label or w/e but their music isn’t that great.

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      1. seriously it isn’t. Theyre doing big numbers which is nice but that should not account for “album of the year” material. The grammys are trash

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    12. The Grammys love Jay Z too much to be giving him these nominations. Magna Carta Holy Grail wasn’t even that good of an album.

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    16. Kendrick best new artist? The grammys are so fucking stupid. How is Yeezus not nominated for album of the year but Macklemore’s is? These awards are so trash its honestly sad that they are considered to be so prestigious among popular culture.

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      2. nah nigga two rap albums, which deserved to be nominated, were more than enough. take ur complex staggery somewhere else.

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    17. new artists for that raw lyricism look up angry mic for gangster rap look up Freddie gibbs for meaningful raps and lyricism look up shizzy six or futuristic

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    18. ahahaha, macklemore and ryan lewis are going to clean house. its perfect: white commercialized rap = mad grammys. I fux with NWTS but that is not a Rap album. Take Care was more of a Rap album that NWTS.

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    20. hahaha. kendrick lamar def ain’t winning anything. macklemore is in every category he is up for. and yeezus ain’t winning too. lol. can’t wait for the kanye rant.

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      1. Mad because they picked your least favorite album? LMAO Good thing your hating ass ain’t part of the Grammy committee.

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      2. Nope. The committee heard a good album and gave it its props with no bias. He won’t win, though, since he’s up against Taylor Swift.

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    26. just as Sheila replied I’m blown away that any body can get paid $8641 in 1 month on the computer. see this site>>>> bay91

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      3. The Grammys are a popularity contest. Lil Wayne’s trash album flopped, he’s lost a huge chunk of his fanbase, he’s no longer relevant.

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    30. How the fuck does a white rap artist (Wacklemore) get a best album nomination while a classic album from drake doesn’t? Guess that proves being white hiphop is all you need in order to be successful.

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      1. Did you forget that Kendrick is also nominated for AOTY? Also, there’s nothing classic about Drake’s album.

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      2. Drake’s album came out too late this year to be eligible for the award. You’ll see his album and Eminems albums nominated at next years grammys. Oh and Macklemore is not wack, his album is a lot better than Drakes FYI

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      3. Kendrick however is making music for white people and is trying to sound white while drake is making music for black people. Unfortunately, rappers with not much white appeal get tossed out.

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      6. how retarded are you, “Best Rap Album” Nothing Was the Same – Drake” It appears nominated right fuckin there.

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      7. “Guess that proves being white hiphop is all you need in order to be successful.”

        So why did Yelawolf and MGK flopped? Why isn’t Mac Miller selling platinum albums?

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    31. Those are some sad nominations, even for the grammy awards. No wonder hip hop stereotypes persist when people listen to bullshit like that and think that it is representative of the genre. #FUCKAGRAMMY

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    32. Mad? Nah. Just surprised how low the standards are now for the grammies. They should be promoting real artists.

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    36. uptil I looked at the paycheck 4 $9172, I didn’t believe …that…my brother was like actually erning money in their spare time from their laptop.. there friends cousin had bean doing this for only fifteen months and resantly repayed the mortgage on there mini mansion and got a new Lexus LS400. visit this page… http://www.Fb39.com

      How is Yeezus not nominated for album of the year but Macklemore’s is? These awards are so trash its honestly sad that they are considered to be so prestigious among popular culture.

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    37. HipHopDX staff are pathetically lazy.

      You all stop Highlighting Hip-Hop artist half-way through the list.

      What are you burnt out after smoking drugs?

      ‘DX is like a junked out writing staff.

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      2. Please, Drake deserves all the accolades he receives. Drake is the best thing to happen to hip-hop since DJ Kool Herc invented it. These Anonymous fucks don’t know shit about music.

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      3. No, Real was by far the weakest track. Now Or Never was pretty lackluster too, but it was a bonus track anyway.

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    41. Next year you will see for best rap album:
      – Jay Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne 2
      -Lupe Fiasco – Tetsuo & Youth
      -Lil Wayne – The Carter V
      -Andre 3000 – Coachella
      -Nas – The Next Chapter or Pillmatic
      -J. Cole – Where’s Kendrick?
      -Drake – Far From the Bottom
      -Kendrick Lamar – Young Fresh King…. of NY
      -Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP2
      -Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron
      -Dr. Dre – Detox (I can pray all I want Dr. Dre is back in the studio, he waited for GKMC to release to finish this so it could get it’s props, him and Kendrick said that, this is the time in between Kendrick’s next album and GKMC that Dr. Dre and Kendrick can get into the studio and finish Detox!)

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      6. ” I heard Missy Elliott is putting out another album”

        Go kill yourself…. right now… everyone would be grateful.

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    46. HipHop is becoming more and more Honkies, Homos, Hipsters & Half-breeds.

      Salute to Snoop Lion on his nomination.

      Once Eminem infiltrated the culture with his cross-dressing tea-bagging, mooning, and homo-erotic lyrics it was only a matter of time before they went full blown with their homosexual agenda and blatant attempt to whitewash and dilute the culture.

      The final phase of their attack will be to inject white females into the culture and at that point there will be no return.

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      2. this dude lives such a sad pathetic life. he’s seriously been whining about eminem online for years like its gonna change anything

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      5. You gotta love how Dee is only capable of trolling one loser while the rest of us simply ignore him and treat him like he doesnt exist.

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      6. yeah dude i love when BruthaDee responds and talks about himself in the third person pretending to be someone else

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    47. “Kendrick however is making music for white people and is trying to sound white while drake is making music for black people. Unfortunately, rappers with not much white appeal get tossed out”.

      Its strange isnt it?

      Some of Drakes music actually has Soul and his album had some strong R&B influences, Kendricks GKMC was very white in my opinion and lacked Soul but then again he had that white POP chick singing on 5 of the songs.

      Whites love the nerdy Hipster Kendrick, he is non-threatening and has a “friendly-negro” image of a
      Black Hipste, hes more marketable to the suburbs than the street Nipsey Hussle.

      Kendrick has a weird voice like an immigrant robot or a nerdy alien which is also a part of his hipster appeal
      but makes him almost unlistenable for me in long doses.

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      4. Drake is a Canadian mullatto (white-Jew on his mothers side) .

        I know the execs at these labels are overjoyed to have one of their own as one of the biggest artists in the game.

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      7. The white kid name drops him with this weird reverence like hes some kind of God or something, LOL, what a nut job.

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    49. I never watched the Grammys before jest was bored and this is were i ended up. but have you ever heard of Die Antwoord. they are south African crazy rappers it is really zef, witch is rap in south Africa kind of hard to understand because they speek so different, and have a lot of different words and meanings. but check them out like cookie thumper, Fatty boom boom, I fink you freaky. they also zef rap to a banging electronic dj music not really hip hop. i dont know if i really like them but there videos are stunning, and funny. they got really popular and started in 2008, i mean they have up to 39 million views on youtube. way different.

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    51. Black Hipster & White Homo look like they might get a Grammy.

      You know the Grammys are white-washed when Justin Timberlake and Macklemore are in every category.

      Best Rap Performance:

      “Thrift Shop” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz

      Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:

      “Holy Grail” Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake

      Best Rap Album:

      The Heist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

      Best Rap Song

      “Thrift Shop” — Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)

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      2. cry about it some more bitch nigga

        who cares about the fucking grammys anyway a lot of the greats never got recognized by them

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      3. One of the whites called the observations made by Anon1 a “conspiracy theory”, LOL, then he became angry and used a racial slur and profanity because the observation angered and unsettled him/her.

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    53. The Grammys rarely give awards to the people who deserve them, they once nominated Vanilla Ice for a Grammy, LOL.

      that garbage Kanye album isn’t even listenable and it got a nod.

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      1. @ChrisEtrata Some Black dude that used to put his name in his post and then brainwashed one of his minions to spam his Twiiter ID on every post.

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      5. @ChrisEstrata We follow each other on Twitter I have never seen him Tweet about YMCMB, MMG, or Eminem. i see him tweeting mostly about Indie artists. Are you on Twitter?

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      7. “indie artists? he tweets mostly about wrinkly old niggas and rick ross”

        Can you share with us a link to those Tweets? We must be talking about two different Dee’s.

        Here is my Twitter @Imannnnnnnn , I kinda doubt you have one, you dont strike me as a person who would be willing to share their identity with the world.

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    55. Lonely gay dudes will try to bait you into personal convos online like attention whores,, the more you ignore them the more desperate they become. They never post about the Story topics they just slither around looking for some one to chat with them and acknowledge them. Sad shit but ignore them to torture them.

      I got a feeling Tamar might win out this year, she has been having an incredible year and she’s such a huge personality that it makes her music even bigger. Good to see Salaam Remi and the lil homie Mack Wilds getting some love, and they should have a Soul category for artists like Anthony Hamilton and Erykah Badu….surprised Musiq Soulchild didn’t get a Nom.

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      3. LMAO!!! Anonymous #1 shits on lonely gay dudes and then two lonely gay dudes prove his point.
        Lames have no shame!!

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      4. okay bruthadee but you see pretty lonely and gay yourself with your responses pretending you arent replying to your own original comment

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      5. “Lonely gay dudes will try to bait you into personal convos online like attention whores,, the more you ignore them the more desperate they become”

        ^^^^^Are you psychic or did you post those three comments to prove a point? Either way hilarious and so true.

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    59. it obvious that people who organize this Grammy and those who give out Grammy are gay, 80% of record company and politics is run by homosexual and here is a pure example macklemore is nominated in all categories over some faggot shit

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    60. LOL @ people who think The Heist is a really innovative and stand-out album, It’s hip-hop for people who don’t like hip-hop.
      I can’t tell you how many people have told me this is the only exception to their hatred towards the entire hip-hop genre, because Macklemore’s music is so “meaningful”. Since when do people take the meaning behind songs into serious consideration when determining if they enjoy the music or not? And these are the same people who listen to The Beatles sing about LSD, Warrant sing about Cherry Pie, and AC/DC sing about having big testicles. SOOOOOOO MEANINGFUL!!!!!!!!!!

      This is nothing I haven’t heard before, and Macklemore’s ridiculous popularity is pretty disgusting to me. Thrift Shop is a fun song, but it certainly gets old when it’s practically drilled through your ears and implanted into your brain.

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      3. You’re right that The Heist isn’t an innovative album, nor is it that incredible or anything, but meaning does matter. For one, it’s more difficult to write a song that actually has a topic and still be lyrical than just righting a battle rap against an invisible opponent like half these “artists” do nowadays (not saying to NEVER do that but I should be able to find a good chunk of meaningful tracks or at least storytelling tracks in a good artist’s discrography). Also, having music that’s relatable and/or has a positive message is good…obviously..

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    61. Next year, when Chingy puts out his album No Risk, No Return, he will sweep the Grammys left and right. Eminem doesn’t stand a chance against Ching-a-ling. #FullDekk

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    62. why they ain’t highlight other hip hop acts on the list. lazy ass website. jay z was nominated for best long form vid and his shit wasn’t highlighted

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      4. if you sell over a million copies you obviously have millions of fans considering 99% of fans don’t buy the album.

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    64. WHY THE FUCK IS EMINEM NOT FUCKING NOMINATED IN ANY RAP CATEGORIES ESPECIALLY FOR BEST RAP ALBUM OR ALBUM OF THE YEAR BUT HE GOT BEST HIP HOP SONG BERZERK NOMINTATED HE GOT MOTHA FUCKIN ROBBED THIS IS RETARDED HOMIE IM NOT EVEN GONNA WATCH MOTHA FUK THE GRAMMYS

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    65. reasons why drake is better than eminem:
      – makes songs with his family while eminem disses his mom and later apologizes
      – outshines eminem on forever “last name ever, first name greatest” is seen everywhere
      – take care is better than anything em has made, including his 1st three albums
      – drake talks about real things in his life while em makes up shit about killing and rape
      – all of drake’s work is critically acclaimed while em receives mixed reviews for his work
      – his shoes are awesome while em’s are awful
      – drake is nominated for lots of grammys while eminem isn’t

      drake owns eminem! #NWTS #OVO

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      1. “take care is better than anything em has made, including his 1st three albums”

        no need to even respond to this guy

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      3. y’all mad at the truth? like drake said “i just wanna tell the truth, before these haters load up a couple of shells and shoot”.

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    66. grammy 2015 Awards….

      Best Rap Album Nominations

      Drake: Degrassi-The Next Generation
      Kendrick Lamar: K. Dot Presents THE COAST
      ASAP Rocky: King of New York
      Eminem: MMLP II
      Kanye West: YOU AINT GOT THE ANSWERS
      Dr. Dre: Detox

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    73. The Grammy judges are clearly fucking clueless for giving the obligatory Eminem nomination for Rap Song of the Year to “Berzerk” instead of “Rap God”.

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      1. The eligibility period is between October 1st to September 30. Kendrick released his album on October 22, making him eligible for a nomination.

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    77. Rick Ross is top 10 right now

      Anyone that hates him because hes fake (hes not, mind you) is a dumbass. Its the most tired and false excuse. And the people the claim hes fake just point to the CO pic. They have no other evidence. As IF that photo proves anything. All it proves is that he was a CO. It doesnt prove that he didnt slang. Plus anyone that know anything knows that COs are dirty. Its only the 16 y/o white suburban kids that claim Ross fake.

      Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      3. You gotta love how fools keep responding to fools who keep responding to trolls who copy-paste old comments. It’s hilarious, actually.

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      6. top 10? if he was really top 10 he wouldnt be pushing his album back indefinitely after his singles all flopped…. AND IM NOT A 50 FAN SO SAVE YOUR WORDS FOR SOMEONE ELSE

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    78. the grammys have always been about commercial record sales and radio play. you guys should not be so surprised. actually, their nominations are probably better than the bet hip hop awards. they are at least on the same level. i am not a macklemore fan, but i have no issue with him winning based upon standard grammy criteria. on a hip hop level, the best 3 albums this year are from action bronson, pusha t and jcole.

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    79. This actually sounds like a ceremony to look forward to. The thought of Macklemore winning makes me cringe, but that’s what makes this exciting

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    80. So BruthaDee is an MMG fan? Isn’t there a possibility that bruthadee and dentalbitch are the same person?

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      1. What if they are the same person, why would it matter? Are you a fag here to have personal chats with specific individuals or are you here to read a few HipHop articles and leave some input?

        Too many fags and trolls focused on random posters instead of the actual topics.

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      2. Chris Estrata is Dentalboy and 20 other people, why else would he be typing the name DentalBitch on a Saturday night unless it was actually him?

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      7. I can tell. BruthaDee thinks that if I don’t like RIck Ross, I’m a die hard 50 groupie. Not true at all.

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    81. Yeezus is a lifechanging album for everyone in the world yet doesn’t even get nominated for AOTY? What the fuck? Do they just support white people?

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    83. Most of this nominations is joke. Albums ? Jay, Drake and Kanye – WTF ?! Seriously ? The Best rap song the same sh*t.

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    84. I never thought I’d say this, but I hope Macklemore’s bitch ass wins. I’m so fucking sick of Kendrick’s faggpt ass

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    86. You all realize Grammy Nominations are driven by how much an album sells, and not by its critical or fan-reception, right? Why would they put on some critically acclaimed underground tape that won’t generate them any money?

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      1. This makes no sense. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis sold 78k albums in their first week… Yet they got 7 nominations.

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      2. because it kepts selling for over a year and went platinum, with multiple singles going multiplat as well

        first week sales aint shit unless you a rapper who falls off after a month

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      1. Grammy Nominations are generated from sales not quality. While Born Sinner was of higher quality, it was of lesser sales, therefore doesn’t make the cut.

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      3. thats true cole did sell more but he didnt get half the publicity and attention cause he didnt impregnate a kardashian or put out confederate flag t-shirts and rant about leather joggging pants

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    90. record of the year, album of the year, song of the year?

      what’ a record? If it means an album in this context, then why is there an award for album of the year? If it means a song, then why is there a song of the year award? Stupid bastards.

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      1. Album of the year is for a whole album/CD
        Record of the year is for one recorded song (so production, singing/rapping, and songwriting)
        Song of the year is just for the songwriting/lyrics

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    91. HOW IN THE MOTHERFUCK IS EMINEM AN JCOLE NOT NOMINATED BEFORE KANYE AND FAGLEMORE?!I LOVE YE BUT THERE WERE WAYYYYYYYYYY BETTER RAP ALBUMS THAT DROPPED THIS YEAR. AND FUCKING FAGLEMORE IS ONLY NOMINATED CAUSE HIS LOVE FOR FAGGITS. ARTISTS WORK HARD AF FOR THEIR SHIT JUST TO GT OVERLOOKED FOR BULLSHIT. I HOPE KENDRICK WINS, HE DESERVES IT BUT KNOWING THE FAGGIT GRAMMYS THEIR PROBABLY GUNNA GIVE IT TO FAGLEMORE AND NOMINATED KANYE JUST SO HE CAN GET PISSED OFF AND STIR CONTROVERSY FOR THEIR FUCKING RATINGS. SERIOUSLY FUCK THE GRAMMYS

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      2. okay, but my argument isnt just based on Em’s album, their were so many better albums than the heist and yeezus is what im trying to get at. i know i probably seem crazy talking alot of shit but i just think its unfair to artists that actually drop some dope shit and get overlooked.

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    92. Grammy nomination for realest rapper ever goes to Gucci Mane.

      Look at this list a bunch of faggots who wear skirts, use eye shadow and think they are gods. Is this hiphop in 2013?

      Fuck these pussy niggas

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      2. Gucci is too dumb to be the realist of all time n he bout to get 10-20 years so goodbye. Styles P Beanie Sigel Ghostface Killah Maino and Uncle Murder are more gangster than fat boy

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    93. Im fresh outta jail. ok lets take this shit back. YMCMB da best, Lil Wayne always called me in ma cell. Im loyal to da fam. Weezy da GOAT. swag

      Best Rap Album:

      Nothing Was The Same Drake
      da best album of 2013. he isa real nigga, talented singer and MC

      Magna CartaHoly Grail Jay Z
      Gay Z tried to rape Frank Ocean in da stupdo and he never put out a better work den Tha Carter II

      Good Kid, M.A.A.D City Kendrick Lamar
      Kendrick Lame-r is a disloyal bitch, Weezy put him on da map and he signed to Dr. Gay? what a bitch. but you now it doesnt matter. he just sucks

      The Heist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
      Gay supporters

      Yeezus Kanye West
      Kanye Tried to rape Frank Ocean and Mr. Hudson. copied weezy’s idea 808s

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      1. you talking all that gay shit but yo niggas birdman and wayne are the only niggas on that we ever seen kissin each other on the lips you fucking faggot supporter

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      4. the boring liar us back nothing but a broke virgin living in his parents house eating all day fat fuck-boy. Wayne fell off years ago drake is rnb for fags n bitches and nikki minaj makes softer music than taylor swift

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    94. When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay,
      ‘Cause I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight.
      I told my mom, tears rushing down my face

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      1. She’s like, “Ben, you’ve loved girls since before Pre-K!”
        Tripping, yeah, I guess she had a point, didn’t she?
        A bunch of stereotypes all in my head

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    95. “if you sell over a million copies you obviously have millions of fans considering 99% of fans don’t buy the album”

      Pitbull has fans worldwide. That’s the point. Kendrick going platinum doesn’t mean kids in a foreign country can recite every word of one of his songs.

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      1. “Pitbull has fans worldwide. That’s the point. Kendrick going platinum doesn’t mean kids in a foreign country can recite every word of one of his songs.”

        Okay…. You said Kendrick doesn’t have millions of fans and that was my reply.. I don’t really give a shit whether Pitbull has fans or not I was just pointing out that your comment was a joke dumb shit.

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      3. yo i never saw pitbulls name on the 2013 hip-hop forbes list this year but kendrick lamar was #14 tied with Pharrell with 9 million earned

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      4. I’m from the UK Kendrick an Cole have been massive over here for time not a single person I would imagine out of the whole country like pitbull dudes gay. Like his songs a gay as fuck hes got so many birds in every video that hes like trying to prove hes straight but hes a pyaaar homo an his music is shiiiite Kendrick an cole are the new kings don’t see how pitbull was ever seen as hip hop his old shit is still shit

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    96. until I looked at the bank draft saying $5501, I didn’t believe that…my… brothers friend was like they say really earning money part-time from there computar.. there friends cousin haz done this 4 only 10 months and resently cleared the depts on there cottage and bought a great Buick. try here… http://www.Fb39.Com

      How is Yeezus not nominated for album of the year but Macklemore’s is? These awards are so trash its honestly sad that they are considered to be so prestigious among popular culture.

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    97. what Victoria explained I am stunned that some people can make $6905 in 1 month on the internet. you can find out more……………………..www.buzz29.com

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      1. We should find a different way to attack or attract the Black males that are on our minds; when we use homosexual overtones and cosistent cries for attention it lends credence to their theory that we have deep rooted insecurities due to our lack of prowess and that homosexuality is a part of our nature…I dont want them to use you as an example of how many of our people are fascinated with them and their culture. Instead of finding a random Black male on the Internet to lavish your attention on go to a dating site and try to find an attractive female like a normal functioning male would. I am not preaching to you I just witness your dysfunction and want to help you appraise yourself so that you can correct your behavior and be a normal sociable member of society and not some degenerate deviant.

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    99. Sometimes Dentaldamman responds to me but most times he just ignores me, I enjoy our conversations when they happen and they are the highlight of my life. I dont have many friends but when I get the opportunity to get a response to my posts directed at Dentaldam I feel complete.

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    100. I get paid over $87 per hour working from home with 2 kids at home. I never thought I’d be able to do it but my best friend earns over 10k a month doing this and she convinced me to try. The potential with this is endless. Heres what I’ve been doing,….http://clck.ru/8vASJ

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    102. Once again, African Americans have to stop supporting White Media, who ‘Crown” White Rappers Best Rap or Best Hip Hop. If your black and you dont see anything wrong with that WAKE UP!!

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    103. of course white folks are going to win most of the grammys. Grammys are basically for white folks. I don’t expect niggas to win a lot of grammys. Its like bet is for black folks so is the grammys for white folks…. thats we niggas always get robbed at the grammys

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    105. “yo i never saw pitbulls name on the 2013 hip-hop forbes list this year but kendrick lamar was #14 tied with Pharrell with 9 million earned”

      Yo, Pitbull’s net worth is $20 mill. I seriously doubt he’s worried about being excluded from Forbes.

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    106. “Okay…. You said Kendrick doesn’t have millions of fans and that was my reply”

      Pitbull is the epitome of a hustler. He’s not making his fortune on the charts. Shit, dude gets $85,000 just to do a kid’s birthday party. He invests. Has endorsements. Hosted the recent AMA’s. Dude is so much bigger than Kendrick it’s embarrassing to compare the two.

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      3. Pitbull had to sell out and make pop music in order for him to get to that position. Nigga has no integrity at all.

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    107. Ask Eminem or Tech Nine about integrity. One dude rapped about rape and murder in funny voices, while the other wears face paint and claims to love the devil. All Pitbull did was change up his music to appeal to more people. That’s not so much selling out as using the brain God gave you.

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      1. 1. Pitbull stopped making hip-hop music a long time ago. Now he’s making terrible pop music with Ke$ha. That is a fucking sellout.

        2. Eminem did more than talk about rape and murder in funny voices. He talked about real life shit and the same can be applied to Tech N9ne, who never said he loved the devil.

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