56th Annual Grammy Awards explained

56th Annual Grammy Awards
Date:
5:00–8:30 p.m. PST
Location:Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Host:LL Cool J
Network:CBS
Website:56th Annual Grammy Awards
Ratings:28.5 million viewers.[1]
Previous:55th
Main:Grammy Awards
Next:57th
Most Awards:
Most Nominations:Jay-Z (9)

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards presentation was 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]

Daft Punk won five awards,[6] 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.[7] [8] 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.[9] Lorde's "Royals" received awards for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year.[10] [11] Carole King was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year on January 24, two days prior to the awards ceremony.[12]

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.[13]

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.
"Cop Car"
John Legend"All of Me"
Taylor Swift"All Too Well"
P!nk
Nate Ruess
"Try"
"Just Give Me a Reason"
Ringo Starr"Photograph"
Kendrick Lamar
Imagine Dragons[14]
"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[15]
"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[16]
"Beautiful"
"Brave"
Metallica
Lang Lang[17]
"One"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mary Lambert
Madonna[18]
Queen Latifah
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
"Same Love"
"Open Your Heart"
Billie Joe Armstrong
Miranda Lambert[19]
Tribute to Phil Everly
"When Will I Be Loved"
Nine Inch Nails
Queens of the Stone Age
Dave Grohl
Lindsey Buckingham[20]
"Copy of A"
"My God Is the Sun"

Presenters

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees per category were:[21]

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 American Roots Song
Best Americana Album
Best Bluegrass Album
Best Blues Album
Best Folk Album
Best Regional Roots 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

Historical

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

David and Bathsheba

Best Choral PerformancePerformers 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/Film

Best Music Video
Best Music Film

Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award

Technical Grammy Award

Music Educator Award

Grammy Hall of Fame inductions

See main article: Grammy Hall of Fame.

TitleArtistRecord LabelYear of ReleaseGenreFormat
After the Gold Rush Neil Young and Crazy HorseReprise1970 Folk RockAlbum
All Things Must PassGeorge HarrisonApple1970Rock Album
The Chicago Transit Authority ChicagoColumbia1969Progressive RockAlbum
Cosmo's Factory Fantasy1970 Rock Album
Doc Watson Vanguard1964FolkAlbum
"Fortunate Son"Creedence Clearwater RevivalFantasy1969RockSingle
"Georgia on My Mind"Hoagy Carmichael & his Orchestra (featuring Bix Beiderbecke on Cornet)Victor1930JazzSingle
"Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"James BrownKing1970FunkSingle
"Honky Tonk Women"The Rolling StonesLondon1969Hard RockSingle
"Jolene"Dolly PartonRCA Nashville1973Country PopSingle
The Joshua TreeU2Island1987RockAlbum
KristoffersonKris KristoffersonMonument1970Country Album
"Low Rider"WarUnited Artists1975 FunkSingle
Mary PoppinsCast including Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber and othersWalt Disney1964Soundtrack Album
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"Louis ArmstrongDecca1938Negro SpiritualSingle
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"B. J. ThomasScepter1969Easy ListeningSingle
"Rapper's Delight"The Sugarhill GangSugar Hill1979Old-school hip hopSingle
Relaxin' with the Miles Davis QuintetMiles Davis & his QuintetPrestige1958JazzAlbum
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" Gil Scott-HeronFlying Dutchman1971FunkSingle
"Strange Things Happening Every Day"Sister Rosetta TharpeDecca1944 Negro SpiritualSingle
"Sweet Home Chicago"Robert JohnsonVocalion1936BluesSingle
"3 O'Clock Blues"B.B. KingRPM1951R&BSingle
"Under the Boardwalk"The DriftersAtlantic1964PopSingle
"Walk This Way"Run-D.M.C. featuring AerosmithProfile1986Rap RockSingle
"(What a) Wonderful World"Sam CookeKeen1960R&B Single
Various Artists including John Sebastian, Joan Baez, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungCotillion1970Soundtrack Album
"Yardbird Suite"Charlie Parker & his SeptetDial1946BebopSingle

In Memoriam

The following people appeared in the In Memoriam segment:[23] [24]

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

The following artists received multiple nominations:

The following artists received multiple awards:

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.[25] 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.[26]

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Jon Weisman, Grammy Awards Set for Jan. 26, Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2013
  3. Web site: According to an Adobe Reader file from GRAMMYS.com . 2014-01-31 . November 13, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113182504/http://www.grammy.org/files/pages/56reccotimetable.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!" To Be Held In L.A. On Dec. 6 . GRAMMY.com . 2013-09-18 . 2014-01-13 . December 25, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131225111721/http://www.grammy.com/news/the-grammy-nominations-concert-live-to-be-held-in-la-on-dec-6 . live .
  5. Web site: Jay Z Tops 56th Grammy Nominations With Nine. GRAMMY.com. November 6, 2013. December 15, 2013. February 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211010814/https://www.grammy.com/news/jay-z-tops-56th-grammy-nominations-with-nine. live.
  6. EDM and Rap Duos and Prolific Producer Win Four Awards Each,http://www.grammy.com/news/daft-punk-pharrell-and-macklemore-ryan-lewis-heist-the-grammys, grammy.com Jan 26, 2014
  7. Web site: The 2014 Grammy Awards Recap: Weddings, French Robots, Paul & Ringo. 27 January 2014. Billboard.com. 28 January 2014.
  8. Web site: The 2014 Grammy Awards: Oldies, but not goodies. 27 January 2014. The Washington Post. 28 January 2014. September 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908112615/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-2014-grammy-awards-rapper-macklemore-cleans-up-early/2014/01/26/8b8f5442-86b5-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html. live.
  9. Web site: 2014 Grammy awards – as it happened. 27 January 2014. The Guardian. 27 January 2014. December 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161208044418/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/26/grammy-awards-grammys-live-coverage. live.
  10. Web site: Grammys 2014: as it happened. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/grammys/10598372/Grammys-2014-as-it-happened.html . January 12, 2022 . subscription . live . 27 January 2014. DailyTelegraph. 27 January 2014.
  11. News: Grammys Laud Giants and Upstarts. Ben Sisario. 27 January 2014. The New York Times. 6 June 2020. September 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170911024845/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/arts/music/grammys-laud-giants-and-upstarts.html. live.
  12. Web site: Carole King Named 2014 MusiCares Person of the Year . Grammy.com . 2014-01-31 . January 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106011857/http://www.grammy.com/news/carole-king-named-2014-musicares-person-of-the-year . live .
  13. Web site: Press release, June 4, 2013 . Grammy.org . 2014-01-31 . June 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130612070324/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/the-recording-academy-elects-new-national-officers-and-approves . live .
  14. Miriam Coleman . Daft Punk to Perform With Stevie Wonder at the Grammys | Music News . Rolling Stone . 2014-01-05 . 2014-01-13 . February 23, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170223004811/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/daft-punk-to-perform-with-stevie-wonder-at-the-grammys-20140105 . live .
  15. News: Reuter. Annie. Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson & Blake Shelton to Perform Together at 2014 GRAMMYs. 96.5 TIC FM. December 6, 2013. December 20, 2013. December 20, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220184308/http://965tic.cbslocal.com/2013/12/20/merle-haggard-kris-kristofferson-willie-nelson-blake-shelton-to-perform-together-at-2014-grammys/. dead.
  16. Web site: Some Massive Stars Just Got Added To The Grammy Lineup. Kaufman. Gil. January 14, 2014. MTV News. January 21, 2014. January 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140117012723/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1720409/macklemore-taylor-swift-grammy-lineup.jhtml. dead.
  17. Web site: News | Grammy Awards Performance . Metallica.com . 2014-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107092822/https://metallica.com/news/20140106-83177.asp . January 7, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  18. Web site: Grammy show delivers diversity: Madonna to Metallica. Edna Gundersen. USA Today. January 24, 2014. January 24, 2014. January 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140124110910/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/01/24/grammy-show-delivers-diversity-from-madonna-to-metallica/4791569/. live.
  19. Web site: Madonna To Perform On 56th GRAMMYs. January 24, 2014. GRAMMY.com. January 24, 2014. January 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140127015623/http://www.grammy.com/news/madonna-to-perform-on-56th-grammys. live.
  20. Web site: Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl, and Lindsey Buckingham to Close Out Grammys. Pitchfork Media. 2014-01-21. 2014-01-21. August 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806020152/https://pitchfork.com/news/53657-nine-inch-nails-queens-of-the-stone-age-dave-grohl-and-lindsey-buckingham-to-close-out-grammys/. live.
  21. Web site: The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140730043917/http://www.grammy.com/nominees . 2014-07-30 . 2014-01-13 . GRAMMY.com.
  22. Web site: Special Merit Awards: Class Of 2014 . GRAMMY.com . 2013-12-12 . 2014-01-13 . February 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211011004/https://www.grammy.com/news/special-merit-awards-class-of-2014 . live .
  23. Web site: In Loving Memory … . GRAMMY.com . 2014-01-25 . 2014-02-10 . February 21, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221190513/http://www.grammy.com/news/in-loving-memory-0 . live .
  24. Web site: Grammy Awards 2013: In Memoriam . News.msn.com . 2014-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222225112/http://news.msn.com/obits/grammy-awards-2013-in-memoriam . February 22, 2014 . dead .
  25. Web site: Deckhouse Digital Grammy Posts . 2014-08-24 . August 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826160757/http://deckhousedigital.com/tagged/grammys . live .
  26. Web site: The 56th Annual Grammy Awards® Unites Music Fans With Record-Breaking Social Media . GRAMMY.com . 2014-01-30 . 2014-08-24 . August 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114740/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/the-56th-annual-grammy-awards-unites-music-fans-with-record-breaking . live .