Jay Z just can't help but leave a trail of success in
his wake.
The multihyphenate mogul leads all nominees for
the 56th Annual Grammy Awards with eight, nods
coming for Magna Carta...Holy Grail, his
collaboration with Justin Timberlake, his work
on Kendrick Lamar's breakthrough album and
more.
Of course, the competition is hot on that trail,
starting with Lamar, whose Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
will vie in the prestigious Album of the Year
category against Taylor Swift 's Red, Daft Punk's
Random Access Memories, Drake's Nothing Was
the Same, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' The
Heist and, in what was perhaps a surprise choice
for those who expected Timberlake or Katy Perry
to be here, Sarah Bareilles' The Blessed Unrest.
Not that anyone should feel to sorry for either
J.T., who has seven nominations, or Perry, who's
nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo
Performance for Roar. (And don't feel bad for
Miley Cyrus—Bangerz will be eligible for the 2015
Grammys.)
PHOTOS: Best & worst performances at the
2013 Grammys
Fabulously outspoken newcomer Lorde did not
score a Best New Artist nomination (the surprises
just keep on coming), but the 17-year-old from
New Zealand does have a winning four
nominations, including Record of the Year, Song
of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for
"Royals" and Best Pop Vocal Album for her studio
debut, Pure Heroine.
We'll see if Lorde can reign, however, in the jam-
packed-with-hits Record of the Year category,
which also boasts Robin Thicke & Pharrell's
"Blurred Lines," Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of
Heaven," Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" and Imagine
Dragons' "Radioactive,' each of them arguably
the jam of 2013.
Perry, who cowrote "Roar," will see what happens
for Song of the Year, which is awarded to
songwriters: Along with Lorde, Macklemore and
Lewis are in there for "Same Love," Pink and
Nate Ruess helped pen "Just Give Me a Reason"
and Mars worked on "Locked Out of Heaven."


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