It’s that time of year again! The 2014 Grammy nominees were announced on Friday during the GRAMMY NOMINATIONS CONCERT LIVE!! COUNTDOWN TO MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT event.
While the usual frontrunners like Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Jay Z continued to dominate many categories, there were also a few surprises! One of the biggest shockers was that Lorde, who garnered major attention this year for her hit “Royals,” was left out of the Best New Artist category. Other snubs included Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” and Justin Timberlake’s album ‘The 20/20 Experience.’ Similarly, popular artists like One Direction, Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber were left out.
Despite some major acts being overlooked, Sara Bareilles’ album ‘The Blessed Unrest’ was nominated for Album Of The Year among chart-toppers like Daft Punk and Taylor Swift.
Check out the list of nominees below and let us know who you think deserves to win in each category!
SONG OF THE YEAR: “Just Give Me A Reason,”Pink “Locked Out Of Heaven,”Bruno Mars “Roar,” Katy Perry “Royals,” Lorde “Same Love,”Macklemore&Ryan Lewis
POP PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: “Get Lucky,”Daft Punk&Pharrell “Just Give Me A Reason,” Pink “Stay,”Rihanna “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke “Suit & Tie,”Justin Timberlake&Jay-Z
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: The Blessed Unrest,Sara Bareilles Random Access Memories, Daft Punk Good Kid, Mad City,Kendrick Lamar The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Red,Taylor Swift
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: 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 NEW ARTIST: James Blake Kendrick Lamar Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Kacey Musgraves Ed Sheeran
RECORD OF THE YEAR: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk “Radioactive,”Imagine Dragons “Royals,” Lorde “Locked Out Of Heaven,” Bruno Mars “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke
Check out the full list of nominees here!