"The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" Recap

"The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" were held on Friday December 6 at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre L.A and was broadcast on the CBS Television Network from 10–11 p.m. ET/PT. This year's show was hosted again by two-time GRAMMY winner LL Cool J. 

This years performers included Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, six-time Grammy winning group Earth, Wind & Fire; three Grammy winner T.I., Lorde, Robin Thicke, Grammy winner Miguel; four time Grammy winner Keith Urban; and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

The"56th Annual Grammy Awards," will brodcast live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 at (8:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on CBS.

Here are some interesting/shocking facts from the concert:

1. Biggest Applause: Kendrick Lamar’s and Macklemore & Lewis’s nods.
2. Fun Fact: Red is eligible to win for both Album of the Year and Country Album of the Year in 2014. Even though it was released in 2012, it is still eligible for a nod because by Grammy rules, a year runs from October to October.
3. Biggest Surprise: Sara Bareilles’ The Blessed Unrest for Album of the Year.
4. Interesting Tidbit: Taylor Swift’s Red, Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ The Heist, three of the five Album of the Year nominees came out in October 2012.
5. Most Unlikely Pairing: Cover of Bill Withers’ “Ain't No Sunshine When She’s Gone” by Keith Urban and Miguel.

For a full list of nominations, visit the link bellow.

http://www.grammy.com/nominees

C. Louie