Sleazy singer beats Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky'    

The National, David Bowie, Disclosure, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Robin Thicke are also up for gongs    

The Grammys announced their nominations with some extra flash and fanfare this year, flipping the usual early morning podium announcement into a primetime concert special live from the Staples Center in L.A. LL Cool J, who hosted last year’s Grammy broadcast, was back to MC this show as he will for the ceremony on 1/26. [...]

The Strokes frontman appears as himself and a puppet in the promo    

Daft Punk’s “Instant Crush” video, previewed yesterday on French TV, is now available to watch in full. Unlike those live “Get Lucky“/”Lose Yourself To Dance” clips, it’s a Random Access Memories promo that does not feature the robots performing with Pharrell and Nile Rodgers. Set i...