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Revision as of 16:09, 19 February 2013
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10, 2013, and aired live on CBS from 8:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST.
Although the Grammys did not have a host from 2006-2011, LL Cool J hosted the event last year, and did so again in 2013.
Grammy Nominations Concert
Took place on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, Live On CBS. This event kicked off the Grammy season by revealing nominations in several categories while featuring unique performances with past Grammy winners and/or nominees.
Grammy Week
The week leading up to the big night in February included celebrations of music, education and philanthropy, including Grammy Camp — Basic Training, the Entertainment Law Initiative luncheon, the Producers & Engineers Wing event, the Grammy Foundation's Music Preservation Event, the annual MusiCares Person of the Year tribute, the Special Merit Awards Ceremony, and Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's Pre-Grammy Gala, among others.
Performers
The following is an alphabetical list of performers; all are Grammy Nominees.
- Adele (eight-time Grammy winner) (1 nomination)
- Alicia Keys (fourten-time Grammy winner)
- Black Keys, The (first broadcast Grammy performance) (6 nominations)
- Bruno Mars (Current Grammy nominee)
- Carrie Underwood (five-time Grammy winner) (1 nomination)
- Dierks Bentley (10 prior nominations)
- Ed Sheeran (first-time nominee) (1 nomination)
- Elton John
- Frank Ocean (Current Grammy nominee)
- FUN. (first broadcast Grammy performance) (6 nominations)
- Jack White (nine-time Grammy winner) (3 nominations)
- Justin Timberlake (six-time Grammy winner)
- Kelly Clarkson (current Grammy nominee)
- Lumineers, The (first-time Grammy nominees) (2 nominations)
- Maroon 5 (three-time Grammy winners)
- Miguel (current Grammy nominee)
- Miranda Lambert (1 nomination)
- Mumford & Sons (return to Grammy stage)
- Rihanna (current Grammy nominee)
- Sting (16-time Grammy winner)
- Taylor Swift (return to Grammy stage) (1 nomination)
- Wiz Khalifa (current Grammy nominee)
- Zac Brown, Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes), Elton John, Mumford & Sons, and Mavis Staples for a Levon Helm Tribute
Presenters
The following is an alphabetical list of presenters.
- Dave Grohl
- Ne-Yo
- Ryan Seacrest
General Field
Nominee T Bone Burnett served as musical director for special In Memoriam segment.
Winners
Record of the Year
"Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Album of the Year
Babel - Mumford & Sons
Song of the Year
"We Are Young" - Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. Featuring [[Janelle Mon�e|Janelle Monae]])
Best New Artist
Fun. we are young so we set the world on fire we can go higher then this fall i know that im not all that you've got my friends in the bathroon gettting higher than the empirer state bielding my seat been taken by some sunglasses asking by the bar and i know i gave you months ago i know youre trying to forget but by the the bar closes you feel falling down ill carry you home tonight.
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Best Pop Solo Performance
"Set Fire To The Rain" [Live] - Adele
Best Pop Vocal Album
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
Best Dance Recording
"Bangarang" - Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Bangarang - Skrillex
Best Rock Album
El Camino - The Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album
Making Mirrors - Gotye
Best R&B Performance
"Climax" - Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Love on Top" - Beyonce
Best Rap Performance
"N****s In Paris" - Jay-Z & Kanye West
Best Rap Album
Take Care - Drake
Best Country Album
Uncaged - Zac Brown Band
Best Country Solo Performance
"Blown Away" - Carrie Underwood
Best Song Written for Visual Media
"Safe & Sound" (From The Hunger Games) - T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters
Producer of the Year
Dan Auerbach
- El Camino (The Black Keys) (A)
- Locked Down (Dr. John) (A)
- Savage (Hacienda) (S)
- Shakedown (Hacienda) (A)
