HIP-POP REPORT WITH OZMAN: List of 2013 Grammy Nominations
by Ozman The Wizard,posted Dec 6 2012 12:12AM
Here's a partial list of nominees for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, which will take place on Sunday, February 10 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”
fun., “We Are Young”
Gotye, “Somebody I Used To Know”
Frank Ocean, “Thinkin Bout You”
Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Black Keys, El Camino
fun., Some Nights
Mumford & Sons, Babel
Frank Ocean, Channel Orange
Jack White, Blunderbuss
BEST NEW ARTIST
Alabama Shakes
fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
SONG OF THE YEAR
Ed Sheeran, “The A Team”
Miguel, “Adorn”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”
fun., “We Are Young”
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain (Live)”
Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
BEST POP/DUO PERFORMANCE
Florence + The Machine, “Shake It Out”
fun., “We Are Young”
Gotye, “Somebody I Used To Know”
LMFAO, “Sexy And I Know It”
Maroon 5, “Payphone”
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger
Florence + The Machine, Ceremonials
fun., Some Nights
Maroon 5, Overexposed
P!nk, The Truth About Love
BEST DANCE RECORDING
Avicii, “Levels”
Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo, “Let’s Go”
Skrillex, “Bangarang”
Swedish House Mafia, “Don’t You Worry Child”
Al Walser, “I Can’t Live Without You”
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 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
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel…
Bjork, Biophilia
Gotye, Making Mirrors
M83, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
Tom Waits, Bad As Me
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Estelle, “Thank You”
Robert Glasper Experiment, “Gonna Be Alright”
Luke James, “I Want You”
Miguel, “Adorn”
Usher, “Climax”
BEST R&B SONG
Miguel, “Adorn”
Tamia, “Beautiful Surprise”
Trey Songz, “Heart Attack”
Anthony Hamilton, “Pray For Me”
Elle Varner, “Perfectly Imperfect”
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
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Drake feat. Lil Wayne, “HYFR”
Jay-Z and Kanye West, “N****** In Paris”
Nas, “Daughters”
Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha-T & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
Young Jeezy feat. Jay-Z & Andre 3000, “I Do”
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Flo Rida feat. Sia, “Wild Ones”
Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream, “No Church In The Wild”
John Legend feat. Ludacris, “Tonight”
Nas feat. Amy Winehouse, “Cherry Wine”
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, “Talk That Talk”
BEST RAP SONG
Nas, “Daughters”
Wale feat. Miguel, “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Kanye West, “Mercy”
Drake, “The Motto”
Jay-Z & Kanye West, “N***** In Paris”
Snoop Dogg feat. Bruno Mars, “Young, Wild & Free”
BEST RAP ALBUM
Drake, Take Care
Lupe Fiasco, Food & Liquor II
Nas, Life Is Good
The Roots, Undun
Rick Ross, God Forgives, I Don’t
