The 55th Annual Grammy Nominations 2013 includes artist Jay-Z, Fun, Mumfords & Sons, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and Black Key's Dan Auerbach with six nominations apiece.
The Recording Academy announced this years nominations live on "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! Countdown To Music's Biggest Night," on CBS Primetime broadcast co-hosted by Taylor Swift and LL Cool J.
"The GRAMMY Awards process once again has produced a diverse and impressive list of nominations across multiple genres," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "This year's nominees truly represent an exceptional and vibrant creative community that exemplifies some of the highest levels of artistry and excellence."
The 55th Grammy Awards will be held on February 10th 2013 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The 'Musics Biggest Night' nomination list includes:
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
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)
Album Of The Year:
El Camino - The Black Keys
Some Nights - Fun.
Babel - Mumford & Sons
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
Blunderbuss - Jack White
Best New Artist:
Alabama Shakes
Fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
Nominations of other 29 fields include:
Best Pop Solo Performances:
"Set Fire To The Rain (Live)" by Adele
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
"Wide Awake" by Katy Perry
"Where Have You Been" by Rihanna
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Shake It Out" by Florence & The Machine
"We Are Young" by Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra
"Sexy And I Know It" by LMFAO
"Payphone" by Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa
Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Wonderland by Steve Aoki
Don't Think by the Chemical Brothers
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Fire & Ice by Kaskade
Bangarang by Skrillex
Best Rock Performance:
"Hold On" by Alabama Shakes
"Lonely Boy" by the Black Keys
"Charlie Brown" by Coldplay
"I Will Wait" by Mumford & Sons
"We Take Care Of Our Own" by 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 by Fiona Apple
Biophilia by Björk
Making Mirrors by Gotye
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. by M83
Bad As Me by Tom Waits
The nominees for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"Wild Ones" by Flo Rida featuring Sia
"No Church In The Wild" by Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" by John Legend featuring Ludacris
"Cherry Wine" by Nas featuring Amy Winehouse
"Talk That Talk" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z.
For Best Country Album:
Uncaged by Zac Brown Band
Hunter Hayes by Hunter Hayes
Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran by Jamey Johnson
Four The Record by Miranda Lambert
The Time Jumpers by the Time Jumpers
The nominees for Best Americana Album:
The Carpenter by the Avett Brothers
From The Ground Up by John Fullbright
The Lumineers by the Lumineers
Babel by Mumford & Sons
Slipstream by Bonnie Raitt.
This year's Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominations:
Dan Auerbach
Jeff Bhasker
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