The Grammy Awards nominations were announced live Friday night by the Recording Academy. Here are the contenders in key races:
Record of the year
- Get Lucky, Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams
- Radioactive, Imagine Dragons
- Royals, Lorde
- Locked Out of Heaven, Bruno Mars
- Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
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
Song of the year (goes to writer)
- Just Give Me A Reason (performed by Pink featuring Nate Ruess)
- Locked Out of Heaven (Bruno Mars)
- Roar (Katy Perry)
- Royals (Lorde)
- Same Love (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert)
New artist
- James Blake
- Kendrick Lamar
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Kacey Musgraves
- Ed Sheeran
Pop solo performance
- Brave, Sara Bareilles
- Royals, Lorde
- When I Was Your Man, Bruno Mars
- Roar, Katy Perry
- Mirrors, Justin Timberlake
Pop duo/group performance
- Get Lucky, Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams
- Just Give Me A Reason, Pink featuring Nate Ruess
- Stay, Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko
- Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
- Suit & Tie, Justin Timberlake and Jay Z
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
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
Dance/electronica album
- Random Access Memories, Daft Punk
- Settle, Disclosure
- 18 Months, Calvin Harris
- Atmosphere, Kaskade
- A Color Map of the Sun, Pretty Lights
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
Rock performance
- Always Alright, Alabama Shakes
- The Stars (Are Out Tonight), David Bowie
- Radioactive, Imagine Dragons
- Kashmir, Led Zeppelin
- My God Is the Sun, Queens of the Stone Age
- I'm Shakin', Jack White
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
Rock song (goes to writer)
- Ain't Messin 'Round (performed by Gary Clark Jr.)
- Cut Me Some Slack (Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear)
- Doom and Gloom (Mick Jagger and Keith Richards)
- God Is Dead? (Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne)
- Panic Station (Matthew Bellamy)
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
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 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
Traditional R&B performance
- Please Come Home, Gary Clark Jr.
- Get It Right, Fantasia
- Quiet Fire, Maysa
- Hey Laura, Gregory Porter
- Yesterday, Ryan Shaw
R&B song (goes to writer)
- Best of Me (performed by 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 Elliot)
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
R&B album
- R&B Divas, Faith Evans
- Girl On Fire, Alicia Keys
- Love In the Future, John Legend
- Better, Chrisette Michele
- Three Kings, TGT
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
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
Rap song (goes to writer)
- F------ Problems (performed by ASAP 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 featuring Wanz)
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
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
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 and Keith Urban
- You Can't Make Old Friends, Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
Country song (goes to writer)
- Begin Again (performed by 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)
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
Producer (non-classical)
- Rob Cavallo
- Dr. Luke
- Ariel Rechtshaid
- Jeff Tweedy
- Pharrell Williams
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 album
- Kinky Boots
- Matilda: The Musical
- Motown: The Musical
See which acts are up for honors at the 56th annual show, airing Jan. 26 on CBS.