" All About That Bass " garnered praise from a variety of Trainor 's contemporaries , including Beyoncé , Becky G , Colbie Caillat , Maejor Ali , Miranda Lambert , and T-Pain . '' Cosmopolitan '' ranked it at number 17 on their " Best Songs of 2014 " list . In the annual Pazz and Jop mass critics poll of the year 's best songs in 2014 , " All About That Bass " was ranked at number 23 . The song was nominated in the category Best Song with a Social Message at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards , but lost to Beyoncé 's " Pretty Hurts " . It was nominated in the category for Favorite Song at the 41st People 's Choice Awards . At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards , the song was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year , losing both to Sam Smith 's " Stay with Me " ( Darkchild version )
57th Annual Grammy Awards
57th Annual Grammy Awards
All About That Bass