Another year of music has come and gone and the biggest award show for it is just around the corner.

Last week the 2014 Grammy nominees were announced and competition is tough for some heavy contenders. From Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift and Jay Z to Macklemore & Ryan Lewin and Daft Punk, the awards ceremony is sure to bring us many great performances and speeches from the top artists. Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Pharrell and JT scored seven nominations each.

To see which artists scored big review a handful of the nominees below:

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 & Pharrell Williams
“Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons
“Royals,” Lorde
“Locked Out Of Heaven,” Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell

Song of the Year

“Just Give Me A Reason,” Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
“Locked Out Of Heaven,” Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
“Roar,” Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
“Royals,” Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
“Same Love,” Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)

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