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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Score 7 Grammy Nominations

"Same Love" up for Song of the Year

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Stacy Lambe
Stacy Lambe Dec 07, 2013
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are ending the year on a high note. The two landed seven nominations, making them one of the most nominated acts at the 2014 Grammy Awards.

While "Thrift Shop" topped the charts, it was "Same Love" that scored them (and fellow songwriter Mary Lambert) a nomination for Song of the Year. The song--which Out has covered at length--clearly struck a chord with voters in a big year for LGBTQ rights. (A year after it debuted, "Same Love" landed in the top ten of Billboard's Hot 100 following the Supreme Court's decision on DOMA and Prop8.)

Other big nominees include Jay Z with nine, while Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams tied M&RL with seven.

A full list of M&RL nominations:

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 Leiws
  • Red - Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

  • "Just Give Me a Reason" - Pink ft. Nate Ruess
  • "Locked Out of Heaven" - Bruno Mars
  • "Roar" - Katy Perry
  • "Royals" - Lorde
  • "Same Love" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Mary Lambert

Best New Artist

  • James Blake
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Ed Sheeran

Best Rap Performance

  • "Started from the Bottom" -- Drake
  • "Berzerk" -- Eminem
  • "Tom Ford" -- Jay Z
  • "Swimming Pools (Drank)" -- Kendrick Lamar
  • "Thrift Shop" -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz

Best Rap Album

  • Nothing Was the Same -- Drake
  • Magna Carta...Holy Grail -- Jay Z
  • Good Kid, M.A.A.D City -- Kendrick Lamar
  • The Heist -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
  • Yeezus -- Kanye West

Best Rap Song

  • "F***in' Problems" -- ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
  • "Holy Grail" -- Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
  • "New Slaves" -- Kanye West
  • "Started From The Bottom" -- Drake
  • "Thrift Shop" -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz

Best Music Video

  • "Safe And Sound" -- Capital Cities
  • "Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film" -- Jay Z
  • "Can't Hold Us" -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
  • "Suit & Tie" -- Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
  • "I'm Shakin'" -- Jack White

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