Friday, December 7, 2012

Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List

The nominees for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on Wednesday (Dec. 5) with Fun., Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) leading the way with six nods apiece. Below is a list of the major nominees for the Grammys, being held Feb. 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. 

Album Of The Year: 

"El Camino" -- The Black Keys 
"Some Nights" -- FUN. 
"Babel" -- Mumford & Sons 
"Channel Orange" -- Frank Ocean 
"Blunderbuss" -- Jack White 

Record Of The Year: 

"Lonely Boy" -- The Black Keys 
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" -- Kelly Clarkson 
"We Are Young" -- FUN. Featuring Janelle Monáe 
"Somebody That I Used To Know" -- Gotye Featuring Kimbra 
"Thinkin Bout You" -- Frank Ocean 
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" -- Taylor Swift 

Best New Artist: 
Alabama Shakes 
FUN. 
Hunter Hayes 
The Lumineers 
Frank Ocean 

Song Of The Year: 

"The A Team" -- Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran) 
"Adorn" -- Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel) 
"Call Me Maybe" -- Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen) 
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" -- Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, 
songwriters (Kelly Clarkson) 
"We Are Young" -- Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (FUN. Featuring 
Janelle Monáe) 

Best Pop Solo Performance: 


"Set Fire To The Rain (Live)" -- Adele 
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" -- Kelly Clarkson 
"Call Me Maybe" -- Carly Rae Jepsen 
"Wide Awake" -- Katy Perry 
"Where Have You Been" -- Rihanna 

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: 

"Shake It Out" -- Florence & The Machine 
"We Are Young" -- FUN. Featuring Janelle Monáe 
"Somebody That I Used To Know" -- Gotye Featuring Kimbra 
"Sexy And I Know It" -- LMFAO 
"Payphone" -- Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa 

Best Rock Performance: 

"Hold On" -- Alabama Shakes 
"Lonely Boy" -- The Black Keys 
"Charlie Brown" -- Coldplay 
"I Will Wait" -- Mumford & Sons 
"We Take Care Of Our Own" -- Bruce Springsteen 

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: 

"I'm Alive" -- Anthrax 
"Love Bites (So Do I)" -- Halestorm 
"Blood Brothers" -- Iron Maiden 
"Ghost Walking" -- Lamb Of God 
"No Reflection" -- Marilyn Manson 
"Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" -- Megadeth 

Best Rock Album: 

"El Camino" -- The Black Keys 
"Mylo Xyloto" -- Coldplay 
"The 2nd Law" -- Muse 
"Wrecking Ball" -- Bruce Springsteen 
"Blunderbuss" -- Jack White 

Best Rock Song: 

"Freedom at 21" -- Jack White 
"I Will Wait" -- Mumford & Sons 
"Lonely Boy" -- The Black Keys 
"Madness" -- Muse 
"We Take Care of Our Own" -- Bruce Springsteen 

Best Alternative Music Album: 

The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes 
Will Ever Do -- Fiona Apple 
Biophilia -- Björk 
Making Mirrors -- Gotye 
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming -- M83 
Bad As Me -- Tom Waits 

Best Dance/Electronica Album: 

"Wonderland" -- Steve Aoki 
"Don't Think" -- The Chemical Brothers 
"> Album Title Goes Here <" -- Deadmau5 
"Fire & Ice" -- Kaskade 
"Bangarang" -- Skrillex 

Best R&B Performance: 


"Thank You" -- Estelle 
"Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" -- Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Ledisi 
"I Want You" -- Luke James 
"Adorn" -- Miguel 
"Climax" -- Usher 

Best Urban Contemporary Album: 

"Fortune" -- Chris Brown 
"Kaleidoscope Dream" -- Miguel 
"Channel Orange" -- Frank Ocean 

Best R&B Album: 

"Black Radio" -- Robert Glasper Experiment 
"Back To Love" -- Anthony Hamilton 
"Write Me Back" -- R. Kelly 
"Beautiful Surprise" -- Tamia 
"Open Invitation" -- Tyrese 

Best R&B Song: 

"Adorn" -- Miguel 
"Beautiful Surprise" -- Tamia 
"Heart Attack" -- Trey Songz 
"Pray for Me" -- Anthony Hamilton 
"Refill" -- Elle Varner 

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: 
"Wild Ones" -- Flo Rida Featuring Sia 
"No Church In The Wild" -- Jay--Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The--Dream 
"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" -- John Legend Featuring Ludacris 
"Cherry Wine" -- Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse 
"Talk That Talk" -- Rihanna Feautring Jay--Z 

Best Rap Performance:
 

"HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right)" -- Drake Featuring Lil Wayne 
"N****s In Paris" -- Jay--Z & Kanye West 
"Daughters" -- Nas 
"Mercy" -- Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz 
"I Do" -- Young Jeezy Featuring Jay--Z & André 3000 

Best Rap Album: 

"Take Care" -- Drake 
"Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1" -- Lupe Fiasco 
"Life Is Good" -- Nas 
"Undun" -- The Roots 
"God Forgives, I Don't" -- Rick Ross 
"Based On A T.R.U. Story" -- 2 Chainz 

Best Rap Song: 

"Daughers" -- Nas 
"Lotus Flower Bomb" -- Wale featuring Miguel 
"Mercy" -- Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz 
"The Motto" -- Drake Featuring Lil Wayne 
"N****s in Paris" -- Jay-Z & Kanye West 
"Young, Wild & Free" -- Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars 

Best Latin Pop Album: 

"Independiente" -- Ricard Arjona 
"Ilusion" -- Fonseca 
"Kany Garcia" -- Kany Garcia 
"Con Quien Se Queda El Perro?" -- Jesse Y Joy 
MTV Unplugged -- Juanes 

Best Country Solo Performance: 

"Home" -- Dierks Bentley 
"Springsteen" -- Eric Church    
"Cost Of Livin'" -- Ronnie Dunn 
"Wanted" -- Hunter Hayes 
"Over" -- Blake Shelton 
"Blown Away" -- Carrie Underwood 

Best Country Duo Performance: 

"Even if It Breaks Your Heart" -- Eli Young Band 
"Pontoon" -- Little Big Town 
"Safe & Sound" -- Taylor Swift & the Civil Wars 
"On the Outskirts of Town" -- The Time Jumpers 
"I Just Come Here for the Music" -- Don Williams Featuring Alison Krauss 

Best Country Album: 

"Uncaged" -- Zac Brown Band 
"Hunter Hayes" -- Hunter Hayes 
"Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran" -- Jamey Johnson 
"Four The Record" -- Miranda Lambert 
"The Time Jumpers" -- The Time Jumpers 

Best Americana Album: 

"The Carpenter" -- The Avett Brothers 
"From The Ground Up" -- John Fullbright 
"The Lumineers" -- The Lumineers 
"Babel" -- Mumford & Sons 
"Slipstream" -- Bonnie Raitt 

Best Blues Album: 

"33 1/3" -- Shemekia Copeland 
"Locked Down" -- Dr. John 
"Let It Burn" -- Ruthie Foster 
"And Still I Rise" -- Heritage Blues Orchestra 
"Bring It On Home" -- Joan Osborne 

Best Spoken Word Album: 

"American Grown" (Michelle Obama) -- Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers (Various Artists) 
"Back To Work: Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy" -- Bill Clinton 
"Drift: The Unmooring Of American Military Power" -- Rachel Maddow 
"Seriously…I'm Kidding" -- Ellen DeGeneres 
"Society's Child: My Autobiography" -- Janis Ian 

Best Comedy Album: 

Blow Your Pants Off -- Jimmy Fallon 
Cho Dependent (Live In Concert) -- Margaret Cho 
In God We Rust -- Lewis Black 
Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class -- Kathy Griffin 
Mr. Universe -- Jim Gaffigan 
Rize Of The Fenix -- Tenacious D

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