

"Just Give Me A Reason" - Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess) "Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. "Get Lucky" - Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams "Once again, The Academy's awards process and its voting membership have produced an impressive list of nominations across various genres promising music fans a spectacular show filled with stellar performances and unique 'GRAMMY Moments.' We are off to a great start and look forward to GRAMMY Sunday as Music's Biggest Night takes the stage."įollowing are the nominations in the General Field categories: "This year's nominations reflect the talented community of music makers who represent some of the highest levels of excellence and artistry of the year in their respective fields," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. Jay Z tops the nominations with nine Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams each garner seven nods Drake and mastering engineer Bob Ludwig are up for five awards. Once again, nominations in select categories for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on primetime television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night," a one-hour CBS entertainment special broadcast live from Nokia Theatre L.A. Nominations for the 56th GRAMMY Awards were announced tonight by The Recording Academy and reflected one of the most diverse years with the Album Of The Year category alone representing the rap, pop, country and dance/electronica genres, as determined by the voting members of The Academy. Jay Z and wife Beyoncé kicked off the 56th GRAMMY telecast with a performance of "Drunk In Love," a follow-up collaboration to their 2003 GRAMMY-winning hit "Crazy In Love." With 19 awards to date, Jay Z trails only Kanye West (21) as the rapper with the most GRAMMY wins.

He has the most GRAMMY wins this decade, winning nine so far. In addition to Best Rap/Sung Collaboration honors for "Holy Grail," Jay Z and Justin Timberlake also took home Best Music Video for " Suit & Tie." Jay Z has now won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration seven times in his career.

Timberlake has 28 prior nominations, including those with 'N Sync, and six prior wins.ĭid you know?: Jay Z led 56th GRAMMY nominations with nine. Previous wins: Jay Z has 52 prior GRAMMY nominations and 17 prior GRAMMY wins. Each installment will offer the winning or related video, and some pertinent, and not so pertinent, information about the track and the artists.)Īrtist: Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake (In the coming weeks will feature information and video highlights on winners from the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards, held Jan. In 2012, she received the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice Award.Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake Win Best Rap/Sung Collaboration In 2010, she was featured on "Never Be Your Woman" by the rapper Wiley, which was another top ten hit. It was their first top 10 single on the UK Singles Chart. Born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and raised in Alford, Aberdeenshire by an English mother and Zambian father, Sande rose to prominence after being a featured artist on the 2009 Chipmunk track "Diamond Rings". Naughty Boy, Labrinth, David Guetta, Professor Green, Wiley, Rudimental, Kendrick Lamar, Chipmunk, Jess GlynneĪdele Emily Sandé, MBE ( SAN-day born 10 March 1987), known professionally as Emeli Sandé, is a British singer and songwriter. Singer-songwriter-musicianSinger-songwriter-musicianSinger-songwriter-musicianSinger-songwriter-musicianSinger-songwriter-musicianSinger-songwriter-musicianSinger-songwriter-musicianSinger-songwriter-musician
