Earlier tonight, the nominations for the 2013 Grammy Awards were announced, and for the first time in a couple years, I’m pretty thrilled at the artists that received nominations. Fun., The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, and Kanye West took top honors with six nominations a piece!
Find out if your favorite artist was nominated below!
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
Album Of The Year
– El Camino – The Black Keys
– Some Nights – Fun.
– Babel – Mumford & Sons
– Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
– Blunderbuss – Jack White
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 New Artist
– Alabama Shakes
– Fun.
– Hunter Hayes
– The Luminous
– Frank Ocean
POP
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 Pop Vocal Album
– Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
– Ceremonials – Florence & the Machine
– Some Nights – Fun.
– Overexposed – Maroon 5
– The Truth About Love – Pink
ROCK
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 Rock Song
– “Freedom At 21” – Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
– “I Will Wait” – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
– “Lonely Boy” – Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (the Black Keys)
– “Madness” – Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
– “We Take Care Of Our Own” – Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock Album
– El Camino – The Black Keys
– Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay
– The 2nd Law – Muse
– Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen
– Blunderbuss – Jack White
R&B
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 R&B Song
– “Adorn” – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
– “Beautiful Surprise” – Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
– “Heart Attack” – Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
– “Pray For Me” – Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick “jque” Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
– “Refill” – Darhyl “dj” Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew “pop” Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)
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
RAP
Best Rap Performance
– “Hyfr (Hell Ya … Right)” – Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne
– “… 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/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 Featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Song
– “Daughters” – Nasir Jones & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary Decarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas) Track From: Life Is Good
– “Lotus Flower Bomb” – Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
– “Mercy” – Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
– “The Motto” – Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne)
– “… In Paris” – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, Songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
– “Young, Wild & Free” – Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (t. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars)
Best Rap Album
– Take Care – Drake
– Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 – Lupe Fiasco
– Life Is Good – As
– Undun – The Roots
– God Forgives, I Don’t – Rick Ross
– Based On A T.r.u. Story – 2 Chainz
COUNTRY
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/Group 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 Song
– “Blown Away” – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
– “Cost Of Livin’” – Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)
– “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” – Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)
– “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore” – Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
– “Springsteen” – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)
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
The Grammys are set to air on Sunday, February 10, 2013 on CBS at 8 p.m. For a complete list of nominations, check out Grammy.com.
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