Jay-Z
Jay Z

Rapper receives nod in every rap category, earning nine nominations including best Rap Album .

Jay Z leads the nominations for this year's Grammy awards. Magna Carta Holy Grail received nods in almost every rap category, outpacing LPs by Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Below are the full list of Nominees:


Record of the Year

Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
Lorde - Royals
Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams - Blurred Lines

Album of the Year

Sara Bareilles - The Blessed Unrest
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
Taylor Swift - Red

Song of the Year

Pink feat. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason
Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
Katy Perry - Roar
Lorde - Royals
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love

Best New Artist

James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Solo Performance

Sara Bareilles - Brave
Lorde - Royals
Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
Katy Perry - Roar
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience: The Complete Experience
Lorde - Pure Heroine
Lana Del Rey - Paradise
Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Pink Featuring Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason
Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko - Stay
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams - Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake & Jay Z - Suit & Tie

Best Dance/Electronica Album

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Disclosure - Settle
Calvin Harris - 18 Months
Kaskade - Atmosphere
Pretty Lights - A Color Map Of The Sun

Best Rock Performance

Alabama Shakes - Always Alright
David Bowie - The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (Live)
Queens Of The Stone Age - My God Is The Sun
Jack White - I'm Shakin'

Best Rock Album

Black Sabbath - 13
David Bowie - The Next Day
Kings of Leon - Mechanical Bull
Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day
Queens Of The Stone Age - …Like Clockwork
Neil Young With Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill


Best Rock Song

Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear - Cut Me Some Slack
Gary Clark Jr. - Messin' Around
The Rolling Stones - Doom and Gloom
Muse - Panic Station
Black Sabbath - God Is Dead?

Best Alternative Music Album

Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks
Tame Impala - Lonerism
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City

Best R&B Performance

Tamar Braxton - Love And War
Anthony Hamilton - Best Of Me
Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip - Nakamarra
Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar - How Many Drinks?
Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway - Something

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Tamar Braxton - Love And War
Fantasia - Side Effects Of You
Salaam Remi - One: In The Chamber
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Mack Wilds - New York: A Love Story

Best R&B Album

Faith Evans - R&B Divas
Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
John Legend - Love In The Future
Chrisette Michele - Better
TGT - Three Kings

Best Rap Performance

Drake - Started From The Bottom
Eminem - Berzerk
Jay Z - Tom Ford
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz - Thrift Shop

Best Rap Song

ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - Fuckin' Problems
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail
Kanye West - New Slaves
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop
Drake - Started From the Bottom

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

J.Cole Featuring Miguel - Power Trip
Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé - Part II (On The Run)
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige - Now Or Never
Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd - Remember You

Best Rap Album

Drake - Nothing Was The Same
Jay Z - Magna Carta…Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
Kanye West - Yeezus

Best Country Album

Jason Aldean - Night Train
Tim McGraw - Two Lanes Of Freedom
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
Blake Shelton - Based On A True Story
Taylor Swift - Red


Best Song Written For Visual Media

Coldplay - Atlas (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Jessie J - Silver Lining (The Silver Linings Playbook)
Adele - Skyfall (Skyfall)
Colbie Caillat Featuring Gavin DeGraw - We Both Know (Safe Haven)
Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful (The Great Gatsby)
Regina Spektor - You've Got Time (Orange Is the New Black)

Producer of the Year

Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams