Feb 10, 2013
The 55th annual Grammy Awards were held on February 10, 2013 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Multiple winners included fun, Gotye, Carrie Underwood, Jay-Z and the Black Keys. Performers included Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift and Mumford & Sons - who won album of the year for Babel. The show was hosted by LL Cool J.
| Grammy for Song of the Year | |
| fun (We Are Young) | |
| Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (Songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: Ed Sheeran (The A Team); Miguel (Adorn); Carly Rae Jepsen (Call Me Maybe); Kelly Clarkson (Stronger) | |
| Grammy for Record of the Year | |
| Gotye (Somebody That I Used To Know) | |
| and Kimbra | |
| Other Nominees: Black Keys (Lonely Boy); Kelly Clarkson (Stronger); Fun (We Are Young); Frank Ocean (Thinkin Bout You); Taylor Swift (We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together) | |
| Grammy for Album of the Year | |
| Mumford & Sons (Babel) | |
| Other Nominees: Black Keys (El Camino); Fun (Some Nights); Frank Ocean (Channel Orange); Jack White (Blunderbuss) | |
| Grammy for Pop Vocal Album | |
| Kelly Clarkson (Stronger) | |
| Other Nominees: Florence & The Machine (Ceremonials); Fun (Some Nights); Maroon 5 (Overexposed); Pink (The Truth About Love) | |
| Grammy for Pop Instrumental Album | |
| Chris Botti (Impressions) | |
| Other Nominees: Gerald Albright & Norman Brown (24/7); Larry Carlton (Four Hands & A Heart Volume One); Dave Koz (Live At The Blue Note Tokyo); Arun Shenoy (Rumbadoodle) | |
| Grammy for Pop Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Gotye (Somebody That I Used To Know) | |
| with Kimbra | |
| Other Nominees: Florence & The Machine (Shake It Out); Fun w/Janelle Monae (We Are Young); LMFAO (Sexy And I Know It); Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa (Payphone) | |
| Grammy for Pop Solo Performance | |
| Adele (Set Fire To The Rain (Live)) | |
| Other Nominees: Kelly Clarkson (Stronger); Carly Rae Jepsen (Call Me Maybe); Katy Perry (Wide Awake); Rihanna (Where Have You Been) | |
| Grammy for Best New Artist | |
| Fun | |
| Other Nominees: Alabama Shakes; Hunter Hayes; The Lumineers; Frank Ocean | |
| Grammy for Rock Album | |
| Black Keys (El Camino) | |
| Other Nominees: Coldplay (Mylo Xyloto); Muse (The 2nd Law); Bruce Springsteen (Wrecking Ball); Jack White (Blunderbuss) | |
| Grammy for Rock Song | |
| Black Keys (Lonely Boy) | |
| Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton &?Patrick Carney (songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: Jack White (Freedom At 21); Mumford & Sons (I Will Wait); Muse (Madness); Bruce Springsteen (We Take Care Of Our Own) | |
| Grammy for Hard Rock Performance | |
| Halestorm (Love Bites (So Do I)) | |
| Other Nominees: Anthrax (I'm Alive); Iron Maiden (Blood Brothers); Lamb Of God (Ghost Walking); Marilyn Manson (No Reflection); Megadeth (Whose Life Is It Anyways?) | |
| Grammy for Rock Performance | |
| Black Keys (Lonely Boy) | |
| Other Nominees: Alabama Shakes (Hold On); Coldplay (Charlie Brown); Mumford & Sons (I Will Wait); Bruce Springsteen (We Take Care Of Our Own) | |
| Grammy for Traditional Pop Vocal | |
| Paul McCartney (Kisses On The Bottom) | |
| Other Nominees: Michael Buble (Christmas); Carole King (A Holiday Carole) | |
| Grammy for Electronic/Dance Album | |
| Skrillex (Bangarang) | |
| Other Nominees: Steve Aoki (Wonderland); The Chemical Brothers (Don't Think); Deadmau5 (Album Title Goes Here); Kaskade (Fire & Ice) | |
| Grammy for Dance Recording | |
| Skrillex (Bangarang) | |
| Other Nominees: Avicii (Levels); Calvin Harris (Let's Go); Swedish House Mafia (Don't You Worry Child); Al Walser (I Can't Live Without You) | |
| Best Alternative Music Album | Gotye (Making Mirrors) |  |
| Best R&B Performance | Usher (Climax) |  |
| Best Traditional R&B Performance | Beyonce (Love On Top) |  |
| Best R&B Song | Miguel (Adorn) Miguel Pimentel (Songwriter) |
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| Best Urban Contemporary Album | Frank Ocean (Channel Orange) |  |
| Best R&B Album | Robert Glasper Experiment (Black Radio) |  |
| Best Rap Performance | Jay-Z & Kanye West (Niggas In Paris) |  |
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Jay-Z feat. Kanye West, Frank Ocean & The Dream(No Church In The Wild) | |
| Best Rap Song | Jay-Z & Kanye West (Niggas In Paris) Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis, Kanye West (Songwriters) |
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| Best Rap Album | Drake (Take Care) |  |
| Best Country Solo Performance | Carrie Underwood (Blown Away) |  |
| Best Country Duo or Group | Little Big Town (Pontoon) |  |
| Best Country Song | Carrie Underwood (Blown Away) Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (Songwriters) |
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| Best Country Album | Zac Brown Band (Uncaged) |  |