Grammy nominations live updates: Lorde subverts pop's 'Royals'
Ben Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore, was set to perform at a concert announcing the Grammy nominations with his producer Ryan Lewis. This file photo shows Haggerty, left, and Lewis at Irving Plaza in New York. (Carlo Allegri / Invision / Associated Press / )
Nominations for the 56th Grammy Awards are being unveiled tonight at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles begining at 7 p.m. PST, and Pop & Hiss will be with you throughout the evening to live blog the proceedings.
Stay tuned to this post, and we'll try to keep the typos and the indignation to a minimum.
A number of major artists, many of whom are no doubt in line for some top nominations, are set to perform, including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Lorde. Drake, as noted earlier, was a late scratch.
Pop & Hiss has a number of burning Grammy-related questions that will be answered shortly.
FULL COVERAGE: Grammy nominations 2014
Among them: Can Swift's 'Red' give the young artist her second album of the year nomination? Will voters again go young and reward newcomers such as Lorde and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in the album of the year field? Will there be any love whatsoever for 'Yeezus' (probably not much)? Will Grammy voters embrace electronic artists such as Daft Punk and Avicii?
Whew. We're just getting started. Without an Adele album in the running, the field is again relatively wide open, although many at the LAT offices think Justin Timberlake is a lock for his 'The 20/20 Experience.' But no doubt Grammys will have some surprises in store for us.
Stay tuned. Updates will be time-stamped and posted below.
The one-hour CBS special 'The Grammy Nominations Concert Live -- Countdown to Music's Biggest Night,' is to be hosted again by rapper-actor LL Cool J, who will announce the nominations in five or six categories. The Grammys will be presented Jan. 26 at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
For those on the West Coast who want to watch the nomination concert, the show will air tape-delayed at 10 p.m. PST.
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