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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