The Grammy Nominees Announced

The nominees for the "56th Annual Grammy Awards" were announced Friday . . . and JAY Z leads the way with nine nominations.  The Grammys air live on January 26th on CBS.

Album of the Year:

"The Blessed Unrest",  Sara Bareilles

"Random Access Memories",  Daft Punk

"Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City",  Kendrick Lamar

"The Heist",  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

"Red",  Taylor Swift

Record of the Year:

"Get Lucky",  Daft Punk featuring Pharrell

"Radioactive",  Imagine Dragons

"Royals",  Lorde

"Locked Out of Heaven",  Bruno Mars

"Blurred Lines",  Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell

Song of the Year:

"Just Give Me a Reason",  Pink featuring Nate Ruess

"Locked Out of Heaven",  Bruno Mars

"Roar",  Katy Perry

"Royals",  Lorde

"Same Love",  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert

Best New Artist:

James Blake

Kendrick Lamar

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Kacey Musgraves

Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Vocal Album:

"Paradise",  Lana Del Rey

"Pure Heroine",  Lorde

"Unorthodox Jukebox",  Bruno Mars

"Blurred Lines",  Robin Thicke

"The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience",  Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Solo Performance:

"Brave",  Sara Bareilles

"Royals",  Lorde

"When I Was Your Man",  Bruno Mars

"Roar",  Katy Perry

"Mirrors",  Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group:

"Get Lucky",  Daft Punk featuring Pharrell

"Just Give Me a Reason",  Pink featuring Nate Ruess

"Stay",  Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko

"Blurred Lines",  Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell

"Suit & Tie",  Justin Timberlake and Jay Z

Best Dance Recording:

"Need U (100%)",  Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E and MNEK

"Sweet Nothing",  Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch

"Atmosphere",  Kaskade

"This Is What It Feels Like",  Armin Van Buuren featuringTrevor Guthrie

"Clarity",  Zedd featuring Foxes

Best Rock Song:

"Ain't Messin' 'Round",  Gary Clark Jr.

"Cut Me Some Slack",  "Nirvana" featuring Paul McCartney

"Doom and Gloom",  The Rolling Stones

"God Is Dead?",  Black Sabbath

"Panic Station",  Muse

Best Rock Album:

"13",  Black Sabbath

"The Next Day",  David Bowie

"Mechanical Bull",  Kings of Leon

"Celebration Day",  Led Zeppelin

". . . Like Clockwork",  Queens of the Stone Age

"Psychedelic Pill",  Neil Young with Crazy Horse

Best Alternative Music Album:

"The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You",  Neko Case

"Trouble Will Find Me",  The National

"Hesitation Marks",  Nine Inch Nails

"Lonerism",  Tame Impala

"Modern Vampires of the City",  Vampire Weekend

Best Metal Performance:

"T.N.T.",  Anthrax

"God Is Dead?",  Black Sabbath

"The Enemy Inside",  Dream Theater

"In Due Time",  Killswitch Engage

"Room 24",  Volbeat featuring King Diamond

Best R&B Song:

"Best of Me",  Anthony Hamilton

"Love and War",  Tamar Braxton

"Only One",  PJ Morton featuring Stevie Wonder

"Pusher Love Girl",  Justin Timberlake

"Without Me",  Fantasia featuring Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott

Best R&B Album:

"R&B Divas",  Faith Evans

"Girl on Fire",  Alicia Keys

"Love in the Future",  John Legend

"Better",  Chrisette Michele

"Three Kings",  TGT

Best R&B Performance

"Love and War",  Tamar Braxton

"Best of Me",  Anthony Hamilton

"Nakamarra",  Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip

"How Many Drinks?",  Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar

"Something",  Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:

"Please Come Home",  Gary Clark Jr.

"Get It Right",  Fantasia

"Quiet Fire",  Maysa

"Hey Laura",  Gregory Porter

"Yesterday",  Ryan Shaw

Best Rap Song:

" Problems",  ASAP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar

"Holy Grail",  Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake

"New Slaves",  Kanye West

"Started from the Bottom",  Drake

"Thrift Shop",  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

Best Rap Album:

"Nothing Was the Same",  Drake

"Magna Carta . . . Holy Grail",  Jay Z

"Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City",  Kendrick Lamar

"The Heist",  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

"Yeezus",  Kanye West

Best Rap Performance:

"Started from the Bottom",  Drake

"Berzerk",  Eminem

"Tom Ford",  Jay Z

"Swimming Pools (Drank)",  Kendrick Lamar

"Thrift Shop",  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:

"Power Trip",  J. Cole featuring Miguel

"Part 2 (On the Run)",  Jay Z featuring Beyoncé

"Holy Grail",  Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake

"Now or Never",  Kendrick Lamar featuring Mary J. Blige

"Remember You",  Wiz Khalifa featuringThe Weeknd

Best Country Song:

"Begin Again",  Taylor Swift

"I Drive Your Truck",  Lee Brice

"Mama's Broken Heart",  Miranda Lambert

"Merry Go 'Round",  Kacey Musgraves

"Mine Would Be You",  Blake Shelton

Best Country Album:

"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 Country Solo Performance:

"I Drive Your Truck",  Lee Brice

"I Want Crazy",  Hunter Hayes

"Mama's Broken Heart",  Miranda Lambert

"Wagon Wheel",  Darius Rucker

"Mine Would Be You",  Blake Shelton

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group:

"From This Valley",  The Civil Wars

"Don't Rush",  Kelly Clarkson featuring Vince Gill

"Your Side of the Bed",  Little Big Town

"Highway Don't Care",  Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban

"You Can't Make Old Friends",  Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton