2013 Grammy nominations: Did Daft Punk get lucky, and is Ed Sheeran now on the A-Team?

Tonight marked the 2013 Grammy Nomination Show on CBS, and of course, we know that there is one part of this out there that music enthusiasts are especially excited to see: The actual nominees. We’re not a music site, so we won’t sit here and give you too much of a blow-by-blow analysis of any of these. (We will, however comment on LL Cool J being very annoying throughout the variety of the broadcast.)

There was also some performances that took place over the course of the hour-long show, and you can see some of them with our take over here. These are just the nominations announced during the show; you can find more at the organization’s official site.

Song of the Year

“Just Give Me a Reason,” Pink

“Locked Out of Heaven,” Bruno Mars

“Roar,” Katy Perry

“Royals,” Lorde

‘Same Love,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Pop Duo / Group Performance

Daft Punk ft. Pharrell, “Get Lucky”

Pink ft. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me a Reason”

Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko, “Stay”

Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I., “Blurred Lines”

Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z, “Suit and Tie”

Album of the Year

Random Access Memories – Daft Punk

Red – Taylor Swift

Good kid, M.A.A.D. City – Kendrick Lamar

The Blessed Unrest – Sara Bareilles

The Heist – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

Best Country Album

Night Train – Jason Aldean

Two Lanes of Freedom – Tim McGraw

Same Trailer, Different Park – Kacey Musgraves

Based on a True Story – Blake Shelton

Red – Taylor Swift

Best New Artist

James Blacke

Kendrick Lamar

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Kacey Musgraves

Ed Sheeran

Record of the Year

“Get Lucky”

“Radioactive”

“Royals”

“Locked Out of Heaven”

“Blurred Lines”

What do you think of the nominations? Our base feeling is that most of these were expected, given that James Blake is the only one of these singers we have never heard of. Share some of your thoughts on the full list below, and stay tuned for more Grammy news.

Photo: CBS