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"At last night's Grammy Nominations Concert special (which was excellent, by the way, and which you can watch right over here), all of the nominees for the 2014 awards were announced and whoa. When you consider the performance lineup of the evening\u2014Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Macklemore, Robin Thicke\u2014you won't be totally shocked to learn that they're all up for a whole lotta trophies. But that doesn't mean the nominations list is without its surprises.\n\nEveryone's favorite New Zealand teen queen is up for song of the year, which is particularly amazing when you realize no one even knew her name a mere year ago. She's not up for best new artist (whaaaaa?), but a bunch of cool kids, including James Blake, Ed Sheeran, and Kacey Musgaves, are.\n\nAnd while the regal \"Royals\" is in the running for top track, last summer's other ubiquitous song, \"Blurred Lines\" isn't. It is up for best pop duo/group performance, along with Pharrell's other mindbogglingly cool collab, Daft Punk's \"Get Lucky.\"\n\nTaylor Swift is among the chosen few for album of the year, which we all saw coming but is exciting nonetheless. And if you're thinking, \"But what about Miley? And Katy? And One Direction?,\" well, worry not. To qualify for this year's awards show, albums had to be released before October 1. Which means? Bangerz, Prism, and Midnight Memories won't be in the running for another 12 months. Sort of a bummer, but it's a good thing, we promise\u2014they have another year to drop singles, premiere music videos, and charm fans on tour.\n\nCheck out the biggest nominations below, and let us know who you want to win!\n\nAlbum Of The Year\n\n The Blessed Unrest \u2014 Sara Bareilles\n\n Random Access Memories \u2014 Daft Punk\n\n Good Kid, M.A.A.D City \u2014 Kendrick Lamar\n\n The Heist \u2014 Macklemore &amp;amp; Ryan Lewis\n\n Red \u2014 Taylor Swift\n\nRecord Of The Year (which is basically the same as Song of the Year\u2014we know, it doesn't make sense!)\n\n \"Get Lucky\" \u2014 Daft Punk &amp;amp; Pharrell Williams\n\n \"Radioactive\" \u2014 Imagine Dragons\n\n \"Royals\" \u2014 Lorde\n\n \"Locked Out Of Heaven\" \u2014 Bruno Mars\n\n \"Blurred Lines\" \u2014 Robin Thicke featuring T.I. &amp;amp; Pharrell Williams\n\nSong Of The Year\n\n \"Just Give Me A Reason\" \u2014 Jeff Bhasker, Pink &amp;amp; Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink featuring Nate Ruess)\n\n \"Locked Out Of Heaven\" \u2014 Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine &amp;amp; Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)\n\n \"Roar\" \u2014 Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry &amp;amp; Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)\n\n \"Royals\" \u2014 Joel Little &amp;amp; Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde)\n\n \"Same Love\" \u2014 Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert &amp;amp; Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore &amp;amp; Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert)\n\nBest New Artist\n\n James Blake\n\n Kendrick Lamar\n\n Macklemore &amp;amp; Ryan Lewis\n\n Kacey Musgraves\n\n Ed Sheeran\n\nBest Pop Solo Performance\n\n \"Brave\" \u2014 Sara Bareilles\n\n \"Royals\" \u2014 Lorde\n\n \"When I Was Your Man\" \u2014 Bruno Mars\n\n \"Roar\" \u2014 Katy Perry\n\n \"Mirrors\" \u2014 Justin Timberlake\n\nBest Pop Duo/Group Performance\n\n \"Get Lucky\" \u2014 Daft Punk &amp;amp; Pharrell Williams\n\n \"Just Give Me A Reason\" \u2014 Pink featuring Nate Ruess\n\n \"Stay\" \u2014 Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko\n\n \"Blurred Lines\" \u2014 Robin Thicke featuring T.I. &amp;amp; Pharrell Williams\n\n \"Suit &amp;amp; Tie\" \u2014 Justin Timberlake &amp;amp; Jay Z\n\nBest Dance/Electronica Album\n\n Random Access Memories \u2014 Daft Punk\n\n Settle \u2014 Disclosure\n\n 18 Months \u2014 Calvin Harris\n\n Atmosphere \u2014 Kaskade\n\n A Color Map Of The Sun \u2014 Pretty Lights\n\nBest Rock Album\n\n 13 \u2014 Black Sabbath\n\n The Next Day \u2014 David Bowie\n\n Mechanical Bull \u2014 Kings Of Leon\n\n Celebration Day \u2014 Led Zeppelin\n\n ...Like Clockwork \u2014 Queens Of The Stone Age\n\n Psychedelic Pill \u2014 Neil Young With Crazy Horse\n\nBest Alternative Music Album\n\n The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You \u2014 Neko Case\n\n Trouble Will Find Me \u2014 The National\n\n Hesitation Marks \u2014 Nine Inch Nails\n\n Lonerism \u2014 Tame Impala\n\n Modern Vampires Of The City \u2014 Vampire Weekend\n\nBest Rap Performance\n\n \"Started From The Bottom\" \u2014 Drake\n\n \"Berzerk\" \u2014 Eminem\n\n \"Tom Ford\" \u2014\u00A0 Jay Z\n\n \"Swimming Pools (Drank)\" \u2014 Kendrick Lamar\n\n \"Thrift Shop\" \u2014 Macklemore &amp;amp; Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz\n\nBest Rap/Sung Collaboration\n\n \"Power Trip\" \u2014 J.Cole featuring Miguel\n\n \"Part II (On The Run)\" \u2014 Jay Z\n\n \"Holy Grail\" \u2014 Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake\n\n \"Now Or Never\" \u2014 Kendrick Lamar featuring Mary J. Blige\n\n \"Remember You\" \u2014 Wiz Khalifa featuring The Weeknd\n\nBest Rap Album\n\n Nothing Was The Same \u2014 Drake\n\n Magna Carta...Holy Grail \u2014 Jay Z\n\n Good Kid, M.A.A.D City \u2014 Kendrick Lamar\n\n The Heist \u2014 Macklemore\u00A0 &amp;amp; Ryan Lewis\n\n Yeezus \u2014 Kanye West\n\nBest Country Album\n\n Night Train \u2014 Jason Aldean\n\n Two Lanes Of Freedom \u2014 Tim McGraw\n\n Same Trailer Different Park \u2014 Kacey Musgraves\n\n Based On A True Story \u2014 Blake Shelton\n\n Red \u2014 Taylor Swift"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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