55th_Annual_Grammy_Awards

55th Annual Grammy Awards
55th Annual Grammy Awards
	Official poster by Erika Iris Simmons
Date	February 10, 2013; 5:00–8:30 p.m. PST
Location	Staples Center, Los Angeles, US
Hosted by	LL Cool J
Most awards	Dan Auerbach (5)
Most nominations	Dan Auerbach, Fun, Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Kanye West (6 each)
Website	http://www.grammy.com/nominees
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
Viewership	28.3 million viewers

55th Annual Grammy Awards

Event held on February 10, 2013

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and was hosted for the second time by LL Cool J. The "Pre-Telecast Ceremony" was streamed live from LA's Nokia Theater at the official Grammy website. Nominations were announced on December 5, 2012, on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special co-hosted by LL Cool J & Taylor Swift and broadcast live on CBS from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.^[2] Fun, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Dan Auerbach received the most nominations with six each.^[3]^[4]

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Gotye and Kimbra won the Record of the Year for "Somebody That I Used to Know", becoming the second Australian and first New Zealand act to win the award. Mumford & Sons won the Album of the Year for Babel, and Fun won the Song of the Year (with Jeff Bhasker) for "We Are Young" as well as the Best New Artist.^[5] Kelly Clarkson won the Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger, becoming the first and only artist to win the award twice.^[5] Dan Auerbach won the most awards during the ceremony, with five (including three as part of The Black Keys); followed by The Black Keys, Gotye, Jay-Z, Skrillex, Kanye West, with three each.^[5] Other multiple winners include: Chick Corea, Fun, Kimbra, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Matt Redman and Esperanza Spalding with two awards each.^[5]^[6]^[7]

The Recording Academy introduced three new categories to the 78 awards previously presented at the 54th ceremony—Best Classical Compendium, Best Latin Jazz Album, and Best Urban Contemporary Album, bringing it to a total of 81 awards.^[8] 70 of them were presented at the pre-telecast at the Nokia Theatre, with the remaining 11 were presented at the main ceremony.^[9] Bruce Springsteen received the MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 8, 2013, at the 23rd Grammy Benefit Gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two nights prior to the main ceremony.^[10] The official poster was designed by Artist Erika Iris Simmons.^[11] The program producer is AEG Ehrlich Ventures, with Ken Ehrlich serving as executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz as director and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich as writers.^[12]

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Artist(s)	Song(s)
Taylor Swift	"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Elton John Ed Sheeran	"The A Team"
Fun	"Carry On"
Miranda Lambert Dierks Bentley	"Over You"^[14] "Home"^[14]
Miguel Wiz Khalifa	"Adorn"^[15]
Mumford & Sons	"I Will Wait"
Justin Timberlake Jay-Z	"Suit & Tie" "Pusher Love Girl"
Maroon 5 Alicia Keys	"Daylight" "Girl on Fire"
Rihanna Mikky Ekko	"Stay"^[16]
Dr. John The Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Black Keys	"Lonely Boy"
Kelly Clarkson	Tribute to Patti Page and Homage to Carole King^[14] "Tennessee Waltz" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Bruno Mars Rihanna Sting Damian Marley Ziggy Marley	Tribute to Bob Marley^[17] "Locked Out of Heaven" "Walking on the Moon" "Could You Be Loved" "And Be Loved"
The Lumineers	"Ho Hey"
Jack White Ruby Amanfu	"Love Interruption" "Freedom at 21"
Carrie Underwood	"Blown Away" "Two Black Cadillacs"
Stanley Clarke Chick Corea Kenny Garrett	Tribute to Dave Brubeck "Take Five"
Zac Brown Brittany Howard Elton John Mumford & Sons Mavis Staples T Bone Burnett (musical director)	Tribute to Levon Helm^[18] "The Weight"
Juanes	"Your Song"
Frank Ocean	"Forrest Gump"
Travis Barker Chuck D LL Cool J Tom Morello DJ Z-Trip	Tribute to Adam Yauch "Whaddup" "Welcome to the Terrordome" "No Sleep till Brooklyn"

Presenter(s)	Category
Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull	Best Pop Solo Performance
Neil Patrick Harris	introduced Fun
John Mayer and Bonnie Raitt	introduced Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley
Miguel and Wiz Khalifa	Best Country Solo Performance
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw	Song of the Year
Johnny Depp	introduced Mumford & Sons
Beyoncé and Ellen DeGeneres	introduced Justin Timberlake
Dave Grohl and Pauley Perrette	1. Producer of the Year, Non-Classical 2. Best Rock Performance
Kelly Rowland and Nas	Best Urban Contemporary Album
Keith Urban and Kaley Cuoco	Best Pop Vocal Album
Carly Rae Jepsen and Ne-Yo	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Kelly Clarkson	1. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award to Carole King 2. Best Country Album
Kat Dennings	introduced The Black Keys
Katy Perry	Best New Artist
Hunter Hayes	introduced Carrie Underwood
Prince	Record of the Year
Adele	Album of the Year

Album of the Year (presented by Adele)	Record of the Year (presented by Prince)
Babel – Mumford & Sons Blunderbuss – Jack White Channel Orange – Frank Ocean El Camino – The Black Keys Some Nights – Fun	"Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson "Thinkin Bout You" – Frank Ocean "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
Song of the Year (presented by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw)	Best New Artist (presented by Katy Perry)
"We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, & Nate Ruess (Fun featuring Janelle Monáe) "The A Team" – Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran) "Adorn" – Miguel Pimentel (Miguel) "Call Me Maybe" – Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen, & Josh Ramsay (Carly Rae Jepsen) "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin, & Ali Tamposi (Kelly Clarkson)	Fun Alabama Shakes Frank Ocean Hunter Hayes The Lumineers

Album Nominee	Performer	Production	Engineering	Mastering
Babel	Mumford & Sons	Markus Dravs	Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan	Bob Ludwig
Blunderbuss	Jack White	Jack White	Vance Powell & Jack White	Bob Ludwig
Channel Orange	Frank Ocean feat. André 3000, John Mayer & Earl Sweatshirt	Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Shea Taylor, Tyler, the Creator, & Pharrell	Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar, & Vic Wainstein	Vlado Meller
El Camino	The Black Keys	The Black Keys & Danger Mouse	Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst, & Kennie Takahashi	Brian Lucey
Some Nights	Fun feat. Janelle Monáe	Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One, & TommyD	Jeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Pete Bischoff, Ken Lewis, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Rich Costey, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar, & Stuart White	Chris Gehringer

Record Nominee	Performer	Production	Engineering	Mastering
"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gotye featuring Kimbra	Wally de Backer	Wally de Backer, François Tétaz & William Bowden	William Bowden
"Lonely Boy"	The Black Keys	The Black Keys & Danger Mouse	Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi	Brian Lucey
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	Kelly Clarkson	Greg Kurstin	Șerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin, & Jesse Shatkin	Chris Gehringer
"Thinkin Bout You"	Frank Ocean	Shea Taylor & Frank Ocean	Jeff Ellis, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar, & Mark "Spike" Stent	Vlado Meller
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"	Taylor Swift	Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift	Șerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, & Michael Ilbert	Tom Coyne
"We Are Young"	Fun featuring Janelle Monáe	Jeff Bhasker	Jeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Ken Lewis, Andrew Dawson, & Stuart White	Chris Gehringer

55th_Annual_Grammy_Awards

55th Annual Grammy Awards

Performers

Presenters

Winners and nominees

General

Pop

Dance/Electronic

Rock and alternative

R&B

Rap

Country

Jazz and New Age

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Latin

American Roots Music

Reggae

World Music

Children's

Spoken Word

Comedy

Musical Show

Music for Visual Media

Composing/Arranging

Package

Notes

Historical

Production

Production, Surround Sound

Production, Classical

Classical

Music Video

Special Merit Awards

Artists with multiple nominations and awards

In Memoriam

Televised ratings

References

External links

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Best Pop Solo Performance (presented by Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull)	Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Set Fire to the Rain" (Live) – Adele "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson "Where Have You Been" – Rihanna "Wide Awake" – Katy Perry	"Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye & Kimbra "Payphone" – Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO "Shake It Out" – Florence and the Machine "We Are Young" – Fun & Janelle Monáe
Best Pop Vocal Album (presented by Keith Urban and Kaley Cuoco)	Best Pop Instrumental Album
Stronger – Kelly Clarkson Ceremonials – Florence and the Machine Overexposed – Maroon 5 Some Nights – Fun The Truth About Love – Pink	Impressions – Chris Botti 24/7 – Gerald Albright & Norman Brown Four Hands & a Heart Volume One – Larry Carlton Live at Blue Note Tokyo – Dave Koz Rumbadoodle – Arun Shenoy
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Kisses on the Bottom – Paul McCartney Christmas – Michael Bublé A Holiday Carole – Carole King

Best Rock Album	Best Rock Song
El Camino – The Black Keys The 2nd Law – Muse Blunderbuss – Jack White Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen	"Lonely Boy" – Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton, & Patrick Carney (The Black Keys) "Freedom at 21" – Jack White (Jack White) "I Will Wait" – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, & Marcus Mumford (Mumford & Sons) "Madness" – Matthew Bellamy (Muse) "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock Performance	Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
"Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys "Charlie Brown" – Coldplay "Hold On" – Alabama Shakes "I Will Wait" – Mumford & Sons "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen	"Love Bites (So Do I)" – Halestorm "Blood Brothers (live)" – Iron Maiden "Ghost Walking" – Lamb of God "I'm Alive" – Anthrax "No Reflection" – Marilyn Manson "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" – Megadeth
Best Alternative Music Album
Making Mirrors – Gotye Bad as Me – Tom Waits Biophilia – Björk Hurry Up, We're Dreaming – M83 The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do – Fiona Apple

Best R&B Performance	Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Climax" – Usher "Thank You" – Estelle "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" – Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi "I Want You" – Luke James "Adorn" – Miguel	"Love on Top" – Beyoncé "Lately" – Anita Baker "Wrong Side of a Love Song" – Melanie Fiona "Real Good Hands" – Gregory Porter "If Only You Knew" – SWV
Best R&B Album	Best Urban Contemporary Album
Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment Back to Love – Anthony Hamilton Write Me Back – R. Kelly Beautiful Surprise – Tamia Open Invitation – Tyrese	Channel Orange – Frank Ocean Fortune – Chris Brown Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel
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 Rap Album	Best Rap Song
Take Care – Drake Based on a T.R.U. Story – 2 Chainz Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album. Pt. 1 – Lupe Fiasco Life Is Good – Nas God Forgives, I Don't – Rick Ross Undun – The Roots	"Niggas in Paris" – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West (W.A. Donaldson, samples) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) "Daughters" – Nas & Ernest Wilson (Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, samples) (Nas) "Lotus Flower Bomb" – Olubowale Akintimehin (Wale), S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel (Wale & Miguel) "Mercy" – Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, samples) (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) "The Motto" – Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake feat. Lil' Wayne) "Young, Wild & Free" – Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz (T. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, samples) (Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg feat. Bruno Mars)
Best Rap Performance	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Niggas in Paris" – Jay-Z & Kanye West "Daughters" – Nas "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)" – Drake & Lil Wayne "I Do" – Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z & André 3000 "Mercy" – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz	"No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream "Cherry Wine" – Nas & Amy Winehouse "Talk That Talk" – Rihanna & Jay-Z "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" – John Legend & Ludacris "Wild Ones" – Flo Rida & Sia

Best Country Solo Performance (presented by Miguel and Wiz Khalifa)	Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Blown Away" – Carrie Underwood "Cost of Livin'" – Ronnie Dunn "Home" – Dierks Bentley "Over" – Blake Shelton "Springsteen" – Eric Church "Wanted" – Hunter Hayes	"Pontoon" – Little Big Town "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" – Eli Young Band "I Just Come Here For The Music" – Don Williams featuring Alison Krauss "On The Outskirts Of Town" – The Time Jumpers "Safe & Sound" – Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars
Best Country Album (presented by Kelly Clarkson)	Best Country Song
Uncaged – Zac Brown Band Four the Record – Miranda Lambert Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran – Jamey Johnson The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers	"Blown Away" – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood) "Cost of Livin'" – Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn (Ronnie Dunn) "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" – Will Hoge & Eric Paslay (Eli Young Band) "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" – Jay Knowles & Adam Wright (Alan Jackson) "Springsteen" – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell (Eric Church)

Best Jazz Vocal Album	Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding 1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project – Kurt Elling The Book of Chet – Luciana Souza Live – Al Jarreau & The Metropole Orkest Soul Shadows – Denise Donatelli	Unity Band – Pat Metheny Unity Band Blue Moon – Ahmad Jamal Further Explorations – Chick Corea, Eddie Gómez & Paul Motian Hot House – Chick Corea & Gary Burton Seeds from the Underground – Kenny Garrett
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album	Best Latin Jazz Album
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) – Arturo Sandoval Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans – Gil Evans Project For the Moment – Bob Mintzer Big Band	¡Ritmo! – The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band Duos III – Luciana Souza Flamenco Sketches – Chano Domínguez Multiverse – Bobby Sanabria Big Band New Cuban Express – Manuel Valera New Cuban Express
Best Improvised Jazz Solo	Best New Age Album
"Hot House" – Gary Burton & Chick Corea "Alice in Wonderland" – Chick Corea "Cross Roads" – Ravi Coltrane "J. Mac" – Kenny Garrett "Ode" – Brad Mehldau	Echoes of Love – Omar Akram Bindu – Michael Brant DeMaria Deep Alpha – Steven Halpern Light Body – Peter Kater Live Ananda – Krishna Das Troubadours on the Rhine – Loreena McKennitt