Grammy 2013 Nominations

 

The nominees for the 55th Grammy Awards have been released, with Frank Ocean being nominated for three out of four of the big awards.

The star studded event will be held at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on February 10, 2013.

The nominations were announced at Wednesday night’s Grammy Nominations Concert Live!, co-hosted by Taylor Swift and LL Cool J.

Names that were missing early in the broadcast included One Direction, Carly Rae Jepsen and Gotye in the Best New Artist category.

 

DYRT will have all the Grammy action in February but for now, here’s a list of all the nominees:

 

Album Of The Year
The Black Keys – El Camino
fun. – Some Nights
Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
Mumford & Sons – Babel
Jack White – Blunderbuss

Record Of The Year
The Black Keys – ‘Lonely Boy’
Kelly Clarkson – ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’
fun. featuring Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young’
Gotye featuring Kimba – ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
Frank Ocean – ‘Thinkin’ ‘Bout You’
Taylor Swift – ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’

Song Of The Year
Ed Sheeran – ‘The A Team’
Miguel – ‘Adorn’
Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘Call Me Maybe’
Kelly Clarkson – ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’
fun. featuring Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young’

Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes
fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank OceanFrank Ocean

Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele – ‘Set Fire To The Rain’ [Live at the Royal Albert Hall]
Kelly Clarkson – ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’
Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘Call Me Maybe’
Katy Perry – ‘Wide Awake’
Rihanna – ‘Where Have You Been’

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Florence & The Machine – ‘Shake It Out’
fun. featuring Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young’
Gotye featuring Kimbra – ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
LMFAO – ‘Sexy And I Know It’
Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa – ‘Payphone’

Best Pop Vocal Album
Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
Florence + the Machine – Ceremonials
fun. – Some Nights
Maroon 5 – Overexposed
Pink – The Truth About Love

Best Dance Recording
Avicii – ‘Levels’
Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo – ‘Let’s Go’
Skrillex featuring Sirah – ‘Bangarang’
Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin – ‘Don’t You Worry Child’
Al Walser – ‘I Can’t Live Without You’

Best Dance/Electronica Album
Steve Aoki – Wonderland
The Chemical Brothers – Don’t Think
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Kaskade – Fire & Ice
Skrillex – Bangarang

Best Alternative Music Album
Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Björk – Biophilia
Gotye – Making Mirrors
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
Tom Waits – Bad As Me

Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes – ‘Hold On’
The Black Keys – ‘Lonely Boy’
Coldplay – ‘Charlie Brown’
Mumford & Sons – ‘I Will Wait’
Bruce Springsteen – ‘We Take Care of Our Own’

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Anthrax – ‘I’m Alive’
Halestorm – ‘Love Bites (So Do I)’
Iron Maiden – ‘Blood Brothers’
Lamb of God – ‘Ghost Walking’
Marilyn Manson – ‘No Reflection’
Megadeth – ‘Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)’

Best Rock Song
Jack White – ‘Freedom At 21’
Mumford & Sons – ‘I Will Wait’
The Black Keys – ‘Lonely Boy’
Muse – ‘Madness’
Bruce Springsteen – ‘We Take Care of Our Own’

Best Rock Album
The Black Keys – El Camino
Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
Muse – The 2nd Law
Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball
Jack White – Blunderbuss

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Best R&B Performance
Estelle – ‘Thank You’
Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi – ‘Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)’
Luke James – ‘I Want You’
Miguel – ‘Adorn’
Usher – ‘Climax’

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Anita Baker – ‘Lately’
Beyoncé – ‘Love on Top’
Melanie Fiona – ‘Wrong Side Of A Love Song’
Gregory Porter – ‘Real Good Hands’
SWV – ‘If Only You Knew’

Best R&B Song
Miguel – ‘Adorn’
Tamia – ‘Beautiful Surprise’
Trey Songz – ‘Heart Attack’
Anthony Hamilton – ‘Pray for Me’
Elle Varner – ‘Refill’

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Chris Brown – Fortune
Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream
Frank Ocean – Channel Orange

Best R&B Album
Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio
Anthony Hamilton – Back To Love
R Kelly – Write Me Back
Tamia – Beautiful Surprise
Tyrese – Open Invitation

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Best Rap Performance
Drake featuring Lil Wayne – ‘HYFR (Hell Ya F**king Right)’
Jay-Z & Kanye West – ‘N****s in Paris’
Nas – ‘Daughters’
Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz – ‘Mercy’
Young Jeezy Featuring Jay-Z & André 3000 – ‘I Do’

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

Best Rap Song
Nas – ‘Daughters’
Wale featuring Miguel – ‘Lotus Flower Bomb’
Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz – ‘Mercy’
Drake Featuring Lil Wayne – ‘The Motto’
Jay-Z & Kanye West – ‘N****s in Paris’
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars – ‘Young, Wild and Free’

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

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Best Country Solo Performance
Dierks Bentley – ‘Home’
Eric Church – ‘Springsteen’
Ronnie Dunn – ‘Cost of Livin”
Hunter Hayes – ‘Wanted’
Blake Shelton – ‘Over’
Carrie Underwood – ‘Blown Away’

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Eli Young Band – ‘Even If It Breaks Your Heart’
Little Big Town – ‘Pontoon’
Taylor Swift & the Civil Wars – ‘Safe and Sound’
The Time Jumpers – ‘On the Outskirts of Town’
Don Williams featuring Alison Krauss – I Just Come Here for the Music’

Best Country Song
Carrie Underwood – ‘Blown Away’
Ronnie Dunn – ‘Cost of Livin”
Eli Young Band – ‘Even If It Breaks Your Heart’
Alan Jackson – ‘So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore’
Eric Church – ‘Springsteen’

Best Country Album
Zac Brown Band – Uncaged
Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes
Jamey Johnson – Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran
Miranda Lambert – Four the Record
The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Denise Donatelli – Soul Shadows
Kurt Elling – 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project
Al Jarreau (and the Metropole Orkest) – Live
Luciana Souza – The Book Of Chet
Esperanza Spalding – Radio Music Society

Best Americana Album
The Avett Brothers – The Carpenter
John Fullbright – From The Ground Up
The Lumineers – The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons – Babel
Bonnie Raitt – Slipstream
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
The Descendants
Marley
Midnight in Paris
The Muppets
Rock of Ages

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
John Williams – The Adventures of Tintin – The Secret of the Unicorn
Ludovic Bource – The Artist
Hans Zimmer – The Dark Knight Rises
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore – Hugo
Austin Wintory – Journey

Best Song Written For Visual Media
‘Abraham’s Daughter’ (from The Hunger Games)
‘Learn Me Right’ (from Brave)
‘Let Me Be Your Star’ (from Smash)
‘Man or Muppet’ (from The Muppets)
‘Safe and Sound’ (from The Hunger Games)

Producer of the Year (Non Classical)
Dan Auerbach
Jeff Bhasker
Diplo
Markus Dravs
Salaam Remi

Rihanna, Nude perfume

Best Short Form Music Video
Foster the People – ‘Houdini’
Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream – ‘No Church In The Wild’
MIA – ‘Bad Girls’
Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris – ‘We Found Love’
Woodkid – ‘Run Boy Run’

Best Long Form Music Video
Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show – Big Easy Express
Sade – Bring Me Home – Live 2011
Esperanza Spalding – Radio Music Society
Tegan & Sara – Get Along
U2 – From the Sky Down