The 56th Annual Grammy Awards presentation was held on January 26, 2014, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.Jon Weisman, Grammy Awards Set for Jan. 26, Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2013 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. 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. 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.
Daft Punk won five awards,EDM and Rap Duos and Prolific Producer Win Four Awards Each, , grammy.com Jan 26, 2014 including Album of the Year for Random Access Memories and Record of the Year, with Pharrell Williams, for "Get Lucky", Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and an additional win for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical completing a clean sweep for the project that night. Macklemore and 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. Lorde's "Royals" received awards for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year, becoming the youngest artist to win the category at 17 years old. Carole King was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year on January 24, two days prior to the awards ceremony.
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 American Roots 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.
Performers Artist(s)Song(s)BeyoncéJay-Z"Drunk in Love"Lorde"Royals"Hunter Hayes"Invisible"Katy PerryJuicy J"Dark Horse"Robin ThickeChicago"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?""Beginnings""Saturday in the Park""Blurred Lines"Keith UrbanGary Clark Jr."Cop Car"John Legend"All of Me"Taylor Swift"All Too Well"P!nkNate Ruess"Try""Just Give Me a Reason"Ringo Starr"Photograph"Kendrick LamarImagine Dragons"m.A.A.d city""Radioactive"Kacey Musgraves"Follow Your Arrow"Paul McCartneyRingo Starr"Queenie Eye"Merle HaggardKris KristoffersonWillie NelsonBlake Shelton"Highwayman""Okie from Muskogee""Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"Daft PunkNile RodgersStevie WonderPharrell Williams"Get Lucky""Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger""Lose Yourself to Dance""Le Freak""Another Star""Around the World"Sara BareillesCarole King"Beautiful""Brave"MetallicaLang Lang"One"Macklemore & Ryan LewisMary LambertMadonnaQueen LatifahTrombone ShortyOrleans Avenue"Same Love""Open Your Heart"Billie Joe ArmstrongMiranda LambertTribute to Phil Everly"When Will I Be Loved"Nine Inch NailsQueens of the Stone AgeDave GrohlLindsey Buckingham"Copy of A""My God Is the Sun"
Presenters Pharrell Williams and Anna Kendrick – presented Best New Artist Anna Faris and Juanes – presented Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Steve Coogan – introduced Katy Perry Bruno Mars – introduced P!nk Ariana Grande and Miguel – presented Best Pop Solo Performance Black Sabbath – introduced Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Jamie Foxx – presented Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Julia Roberts – introduced Paul McCartney Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony – presented Best Pop Vocal Album Jeremy Renner – introduced Willie Nelson, Blake Shelton, Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson Zac Brown and Martina McBride – presented Best Country Album Neil Patrick Harris – introduced Daft Punk Cyndi Lauper – introduced Sara Bareilles and Carole King Sara Bareilles and Carole King – presented Song of the Year Jared Leto – introduced Metallica Smokey Robinson and Steven Tyler – presented Record of the Year Queen Latifah – introduced Macklemore & Ryan Lewis John Legend and Ryan Seacrest – presented Music Educator Award Lang Lang – introduced "In Memoriam" Olivia Harrison, Alicia Keys and Yoko Ono – presented Album of the Year
Winners and nominees The winners and nominees per category were:
General Record of the Year "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig & Antoine Chabert, mastering engineers "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons Alex Da Kid, producer; Manny Marroquin & Josh Mosser, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer "Royals" – Lorde Joel Little, producer; Joel Little, engineer/mixer; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer "Locked Out of Heaven" – Bruno Mars Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Mark Ronson & The Smeezingtons, producers; Alalal, Josh Blair, Wayne Gordon, Ari Levine, Manny Marroquin & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers; David Kutch, mastering engineer "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams Pharrell, producer; Andrew Coleman & Tony Maserati, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Album of the Year Random Access Memories – Daft Punk Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams, featured artists; Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon & Todd Edwards, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers The Blessed Unrest – Sara Bareilles Sara Bareilles, Mark Endert & John O'Mahony, producers; Jeremy Darby, Mark Endert & John O'Mahony, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – Kendrick Lamar Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Drake, Jay Rock, Jay-Z, MC Eiht & Anna Wise, featured artists; DJ Dahi, Hit-Boy, Skhye Hutch, Just Blaze, Like, Terrace Martin, Dawaun Parker, Pharrell, Rahki, Scoop DeVille, Sounwave, Jack Splash, Tabu, Tha Bizness & T-Minus, producers; Derek Ali, Dee Brown, Dr. Dre, James Hunt, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Mike Larson, Jared Scott, Jack Splash & Andrew Wright, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi & Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineers Red – Taylor Swift Gary Lightbody & Ed Sheeran, featured artists; Jeff Bhasker, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker & Dan Wilson, producers; Joe Baldridge, Sam Bell, Matt Bishop, Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Tyler Johnson, Jacknife Lee, Steve Marcantonio, Manny Marroquin, Justin Niebank, John Rausch, Eric Robinson, Pawel Sek, Jake Sinclair, Mark "Spike" Stent & Andy Thompson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Hank Williams, mastering engineers The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Ab-Soul, Ben Bridwell, Ray Dalton, Eighty4 Fly, Hollis, Mary Lambert, Baffalo Madonna, Evan Roman, Schoolboy Q, Allen Stone, The Teaching & Wanz, featured artists; Ryan Lewis, producer; Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis, Amos Miller, Reed Ruddy & Pete Stewart, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
Song of the Year "Royals" Ella Yelich O'Connor, Joel Little, songwriters (Lorde) "Just Give Me a Reason" P!nk, Jeff Bhasker and Nate Ruess, songwriters (P!nk featuring Nate Ruess) "Locked Out of Heaven" Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, songwriters (Bruno Mars) "Roar" Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee and Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry) "Same Love" Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert)
Best New Artist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis James Blake Kendrick Lamar Kacey Musgraves Ed Sheeran
Pop Best Pop Solo Performance "Royals" – Lorde "Brave" – Sara Bareilles "When I Was Your Man" – Bruno Mars "Roar" – Katy Perry "Mirrors" – Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers "Just Give Me a Reason" – P!nk featuring Nate Ruess "Stay" – Rihanna & Mikky Ekko "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams "Suit & Tie" – Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z
Best Pop Instrumental Album Steppin' Out – Herb Alpert The Beat – Boney James HandPicked – Earl Klugh Summer Horns – Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot Hacienda – Jeff Lorber Fusion
Best Pop Vocal Album Unorthodox Jukebox – Bruno Mars Paradise – Lana Del Rey Pure Heroine – Lorde Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience – Justin Timberlake
Dance/Electronica Best Dance Recording "Clarity" – Zedd & Foxes Anton Zaslavski (Zedd), producer and mixer "Need U (100%)" – Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E & MNEK Adam Dyment & Tommy Forrest, producers; Adam Dyment & Tommy Forrest, mixers "Sweet Nothing" – Calvin Harris & Florence Welch Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixer "Atmosphere" – Kaskade Finn Bjarnson & Ryan Raddon, producers; Ryan Raddon, mixer "This Is What It Feels Like" – Armin Van Buuren & Trevor Guthrie Armin Van Buuren & Benno De Goeij, producers; Armin Van Buuren & Benno De Goeij, mixers
Best Dance/Electronica Album Random Access Memories – Daft Punk Settle – Disclosure 18 Months – Calvin Harris Atmosphere – Kaskade A Color Map of the Sun – Pretty Lights
Traditional Pop Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album To Be Loved – Michael Bublé (with Bob Rock) Viva Duets – Tony Bennett and various artists The Standards – Gloria Estefan Cee Lo's Magic Moment – Cee Lo Green Now – Dionne Warwick
Rock Best Rock Performance "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons "Kashmir (Live)" – Led Zeppelin "Always Alright" – Alabama Shakes "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" – David Bowie "My God Is the Sun" – Queens of the Stone Age "I'm Shakin'" – Jack White
Best Metal Performance "God Is Dead?" – Black Sabbath "T.N.T." – Anthrax "The Enemy Inside" – Dream Theater "In Due Time" – Killswitch Engage "Room 24" – Volbeat & King Diamond
Best Rock Song "Cut Me Some Slack" Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear) "Ain't Messin 'Round" Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.) "Doom and Gloom" Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones) "God Is Dead?" Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath) "Panic Station" Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
Best Rock Album Celebration Day – Led Zeppelin 13 – Black Sabbath The Next Day – David Bowie Mechanical Bull – Kings of Leon ...Like Clockwork – Queens of the Stone Age Psychedelic Pill – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Alternative Best Alternative Music Album Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend 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