56th Annual Grammy Awards

56th Annual Grammy Awards
Date January 26, 2014 (2014-01-26)
5:00–8:30 p.m. PST
Location Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Host LL Cool J
Television/Radio coverage
Network CBS
Viewership 28.5 million viewers.[1]

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards were held on January 26, 2014, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.[2] The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and was hosted for the third time by LL Cool J. The show was moved to January to avoid competing with the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, as was the case in 2010.

The eligibility period for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards was October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013.[3] The nominations were announced on December 6, 2013 during a live televised concert on CBS, The Grammy Nominations Concert Live – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night.[4] Jay Z received the most nominations with nine. Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Pharrell Williams each received seven nominations. Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams were nominated twice for both Album of the Year and Record of the Year. Sound engineer Bob Ludwig received the most nominations by a non-performing artist, with five.[5][6]

Daft Punk won five awards,[7] including Album of the Year for Random Access Memories and Record of the Year, with Pharrell Williams, for "Get Lucky".[8][9] Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won four trophies, including Best New Artist, and led an industry show of support for gay marriage with a performance of their song "Same Love" to accompany a mass wedding of gay and heterosexual couples, which was presided over by Queen Latifah.[10][11] Lorde's "Royals" received awards for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year.[12][13] Carole King was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year on January 24, two days prior to the awards ceremony.[14]

On June 4, 2013, the Recording Academy approved a number of changes recommended by its Awards & Nominations Committee, including adding a new category for Best Americana Song to the American Music field. This songwriters' award will encompass all the subgenres in this field such as Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk, and regional roots music. The Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category was renamed Best Metal Performance and became a stand-alone category. Hard rock performances will now be screened in the Best Rock Performance category. The Music Video field will become the Best Music Video/Film field. Its two categories will be renamed: Best Short Form Music Video will now be known as Best Music Video and Best Long Form Music Video will change into Best Music Film. These changes bring the total number of categories at the 2014 Grammy Awards to 82, up from 81 at the 2013 Grammy Awards.[15]

Performers

Artist(s) Song(s)
Beyoncé
Jay-Z
"Drunk in Love"
Lorde "Royals"
Hunter Hayes "Invisible"
Katy Perry
Juicy J
"Dark Horse"
Robin Thicke
Chicago
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
"Beginnings"
"Saturday in the Park"
"Blurred Lines"
Keith Urban
Gary Clark, Jr.[16]
"Cop Car"
John Legend "All of Me"
Taylor Swift[17] "All Too Well"
Pink
Nate Ruess
"Try"
"Just Give Me a Reason"
Ringo Starr "Photograph"
Kendrick Lamar
Imagine Dragons[18]
"m.A.A.d city"
"Radioactive"
Kacey Musgraves "Follow Your Arrow"
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
"Queenie Eye"
Merle Haggard
Kris Kristofferson
Willie Nelson
Blake Shelton[19]
"Highwayman"
"Okie from Muskogee"
"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
Daft Punk
Nile Rodgers
Stevie Wonder
Pharrell Williams
"Get Lucky"
"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
"Lose Yourself to Dance"
"Le Freak"
"Another Star"
"Around the World"
Sara Bareilles
Carole King[17]
"Beautiful"
"Brave"
Metallica
Lang Lang[20]
"One"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis[17]
Mary Lambert
Madonna[21]
Queen Latifah
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
"Same Love"
"Open Your Heart"
Billie Joe Armstrong
Miranda Lambert[16]
Tribute to Phil Everly
"When Will I Be Loved"
Nine Inch Nails
Queens of the Stone Age
Dave Grohl
Lindsey Buckingham[22]
"Copy of A"
"My God Is the Sun"

Presenters

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees per category were:[23]

General

Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Best New Artist

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Best Pop Vocal Album

Dance/Electronica

Best Dance Recording
Best Dance/Electronica Album

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Rock

Best Rock Performance
Best Metal Performance
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

R&B

Best R&B Performance
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Best R&B Song
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Best R&B Album

Rap

Best Rap Performance
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Album

Country

Best Country Solo Performance
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Best Country Song
Best Country Album

New Age

Best New Age Album

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Latin Jazz Album

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Best Gospel Song
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Best Gospel Album
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album
Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Best Tropical Latin Album

Americana Music

Best Americana Song
Best Americana Album
Best Bluegrass Album
Best Blues Album
Best Folk Album
Best Regional Music Album

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

World Music

Best World Music Album

Children's

Best Children's Album

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

Musical Show

Best Musical Theater Album

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Best Song Written for Visual Media

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Crafts

Best Recording Package
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Best Album Notes
Best Historical Album

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Production, Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album

Production, Classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Producer of the Year, Classical

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance
Best Opera Recording
Best Choral Performance

Performers who are not eligible for an award (such as orchestras, soloists or choirs) are mentioned in parentheses

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Classical Vocal Solo
Best Classical Compendium
Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Music Video

Best Music Video
Best Music Film

Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year[14]
Lifetime Achievement Award [24]
Trustees Awards [24]

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

The following artists received multiple nominations:

The following artists received multiple awards:[7]

In memoriam

Van Cliburn, George Jones, Ray Price, Eydie Gormé, Annette Funicello, Richie Havens, Ray Manzarek, Alvin Lee, Dennis Frederiksen, Andy Johns, Sid Bernstein, Al Coury, Marian McPartland, Cedar Walton, Gloria Lynne, George Duke, Bebo Valdés, Chico Hamilton, Donald Shirley, Colin Davis, Stanley Solow, Bobby Bland, Morris Holt, Larry Monroe, Chris Kelly, Lord Infamous, Junior Murvin, Hugh McCracken, Ricky Lawson, Mike Shipley, Tompall Glaser, Jack Greene, Cowboy Jack Clement, Slim Whitman, Jody Payne, Steven Fromholz, Mindy McCready, Jim Foglesong, Sherman Halsey, JJ Cale, Peter Rauhofer, Chi Cheng, Chet Flippo, Paul Williams, Steve Jones, Marvin Junior, Bobby Smith, Deke Richards, Cordell Mosson, Bobby Martin, Jerry Boulding, George Beverly Shea, Cleotha Staples, Patti Webster, Phil Ramone, Polly Anthony, Mel Ilberman, Jules Kurz, Donald Engel, Jonathan Winters, Tony Sheridan, Jerry G. Bishop, Larry Lujack, Sara Montiel, Oralia Domínguez, Juan Carlos Calderón, Risë Stevens, János Starker, Claudio Abbado, Yusef Lateef, Donald Byrd, Roy Campbell, Jr., Cory Monteith, Randy Ostin, Milt Olin, Ed Shaughnessy, Al Porcino, Norman Winter, Oscar Castro-Neves, Jim Hall, Frank Wess, Ray Dolby, Amar Bose, Mort Nasatir, Lou Reed and Phil Everly.[25][26]

Live-GIFs

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards were the first in the show's history to incorporate comprehensive Live-GIF integration through Tumblr. Creative agency Deckhouse Digital was hired to facilitate the integration, producing more than 50 animated GIFs during the live broadcast and publishing them to the official Grammy tumblr page in real time.[27] The images contributed to the more than 5.1 million reblogs and likes that Grammy related posts received on the blogging site, and the record breaking 34 million combined social media interactions related to the live broadcast.[28]

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