Jay Z leads Grammy Nominees
buzzz worthy. . . JAY Z LEADS NOMINATIONS WITH NINE; KENDRICK LAMAR, MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, AND PHARRELL WILLIAMS EACH EARN SEVEN; DRAKE AND BOB LUDWIG EACH GARNER FIVE SARA BAREILLES, DAFT PUNK, KENDRICK LAMAR, MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS, AND TAYLOR SWIFT VIE FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT THE 56TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS ® JAN. 26, 2014, LIVE ON CBS Hip Hop's Jay Z leads Grammy Award nominations with nine, but Album of the Year is not one of them. That category includes entertainers from a cross polarization of genres: two new hip-hop stars (Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis), a "poptry" sweetheart (Taylor Swift), a returning female pop purist (Sarah Barielles) and a French electronica band (Daft Punk). Barielles laned her place in eh coveted category without the chart rankings of other conten...