10 February 2013 is the date for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. It will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Fun., Mumford & Sons, Jay.Z, Frank Ocean and Kanye West top the nominations list with six each. The Black Keys and Miguel are nominated with five.
Here are the 2013 Grammy nominations for the four most prestigious awards:
Album of the Year
• Babel – Mumford & Sons
• Blunderbuss – Jack White
• Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
• El Camino – The Black Keys
• Some Nights – Fun.
Record of the Year
• Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
• Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
• Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson
• Thinking Bout You – Frank Ocean
• We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
• We Are Young – Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe
Song of the Year
• Adorn – Miguel
• Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
• Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson
• The A Team – Ed Sheeran
• We Are Young - Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe Best New Artist
• Alabama Shakes
• Frank Ocean
• Fun.
• Hunter Hayes
• The Lumineers
Fun.'s bestselling album "Some Nights" is joyful and energetic with songs like “We Are Young” having been at number one for weeks and weeks in many charts. “We Are Young” is a strong contestant for the Song of the Year, as well as “Some Nights” for the Album of the Year. Buy Some Nights album by Fun. at BigPond Music.
Mumford and Sons are set to shine as the songs from their second album Babel more than met the expectations of fans as a follow up to their debut album Sigh No More. Babel is also competing for the top spot in the Album of the Year award. :
Jay-Z is still raising the bar in the rap category alongside Kanye West, and both are strong contenders in several nominations for their bestselling single “Ni**as In Paris” off their collaborative album Watch the Throne. Browse all Jay-Z albums at Bigpond Music.
Frank Ocean is reportedly attending this years Grammy’s after his blue with Chris Brown. His album Channel Orange is nominated for the Album of the Year The lead single from the same album, "Thinking Bout You", is also nominated for Record of the Year.
Big name artists have been named to perform at Grammy Awards this year, including newly announced Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Sting and Kelly Clarkson, which added to the original lineup of The Black Keys, Fun., The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, and many more. Don’t miss the star-studded night of the 55th Grammy Awards on 10 February 2013.
