The 55th annual Grammy’s were held tonight, February 10th at The Staples Center, Los Angeles. The show was aired live on CBS.
The Host of music’s biggest night was was LLCool J.
Live performances included: Ziggy Marley, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Sting who all gave a live Tribute to Bob Marley; Other performers included Elton John & Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Fun, Jack White, The Black Keys, Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley.
Kanye West, Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean(pictured above) all had six nominations each; The Black Keys and Miguel had five; Kelly Clarkson, had four; Taylor Swift got three nods; and Carly Rae Jepsen, had two nominations.
THE WINNERS:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Babel by Mumford & Sons
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Somebody That I Used To Know” Gotye Featuring Kimbra
SONG OF THE YEAR
“We Are Young,” Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe)
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Channel Orange, Frank Ocean
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
POP VOCAL ALBUM
Stronger Kelly Clarkson
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye Feat. Kimbra
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Impressions, Chris Botti
BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Bangarang,” Skrillex Feat. Sirah
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Bangarang, Skrillex
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kisses On The Bottom, Paul McCartney
BEST HARD ROCK/METAL PERFORMANCE
“Love Bites (So Do I),” Halestorm
BEST ROCK SONG
“Lonely Boy,” Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
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,” Beyoncé
BEST R&B SONG
“Adorn,” Miguel
BEST R&B ALBUM
Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“N****s in Paris,” Jay-Z and Kanye West
BEST RAP SONG
“N****s in Paris,” Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
BEST RAP ALBUM
Take Care, Drake
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Pontoon,” Little Big Town
BEST COUNTRY SONG
“Blown Away,” Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Echoes of Love, Omar Akram
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
“Hot House,” Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Radio Music Society, Esperanza Spaulding
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Unity Band, Pat Metheny Unity Band
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You), Arturo Sandoval
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
¡Ritmo!, The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE
“10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” Matt Redman
BEST GOSPEL SONG
“Go Get It,” Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN SONG (Tie)
“10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord),” Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
“Your Presence Is Heaven,” Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Gravity, Lecrae
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Eye On It, TobyMac
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition, Juanes
BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Imaginaries, Quetzal
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (Including Tejano)
Pecados Y Milagros, Lila Downs
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
Retro, Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Nobody Knows You, Steep Canyon Rangers
BEST BLUES ALBIM
Locked Down, Dr. John
BEST FOLK ALBUM
The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS ALBUM
The Band Courtbouillon, Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Rebirth, Jimmy Cliff
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
The Living Room Sessions Part 1, Ravi Shankar
BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
Can You Canoe?, The Okee Dokee Brothers
BEST SPOKEN-WORD ALBUM
Society’s Child: My Autobiography, Janis Ian
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Once: A New Musical, Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Midnight In Paris, (Various Artists)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“Safe & Sound” (From The Hunger Games), T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
“Mozart Goes Dancing,” Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
“How About You,” Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALISTS
“City Of Roses,” Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Biophilia, Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection, Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles, Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set), Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix), Skrillex, remixer (Nero), Joseph Ray, Skrillex & Daniel Stephens, remixers
BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Modern Cool, Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen, Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Blanton Alspaugh
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
“Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine,” Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
“Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen,” James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
“Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen,” Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
“Meanwhile,” Eighth Blackbird
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENT SOLO
“Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola,” Kim Kashkashian
BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLO
“Poèmes,” Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
“Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis,” Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
“Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays,” Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Dan Auerbach
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
“Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)” Skrillex, remixer (Nero) Joseph Ray, Skrillex & Daniel Stephens, remixers
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
“We Found Love,” Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris, Melina Matsoukas, video director; Juliette Larthe, Ben Sullivan, Candice Ouaknine & Inga Veronique video producers
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
“Big Easy Express,” Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show Emmett Malloy, video director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, video producers
Here are all the Nominees:
Album of the Year
» The Black Keys – El Camino
» Fun. – Some Nights
» Mumford & Sons – Babel
» Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
» Jack White – Blunderbuss
Record of the Year
» The Black Keys – “Lonely Boy”
» Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger”
» Fun. feat. Janelle Monae – “We Are Young”
» Gotye feat. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
» Frank Ocean – “Thinkin Bout You”
» Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Best New Artist
» The Alabama Shakes
» Fun.
» Hunter Hayes
» The Lumineers
» Frank Ocean
Best Pop Vocal Album
» Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
» Florence and the Machine – Ceremonials
» Fun. – Some Nights
» Maroon 5 – Overexposed
» Pink – The Truth About Love
Song of the Year
» Ed Sheeran – “The A Team”
» Miguel – “Adorn”
» Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
» Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
» Fun. – “We Are Young”
Best Pop Solo Performance
» Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain (Live)”
» Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
» Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
» Katy Perry – “Wide Awake”
» Rihanna – “Where Have You Been”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
» Florence and the Machine – “Shake It Out”
» Fun. – “We Are Young”
» Gotye feat. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
» LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
» Maroon 5 – “Payphone”
Best Dance Recording
» Avicii – “Levels”
» Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo – “Let’s Go”
» Skrillex feat. Sirah – “Bangarang”
» Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – “Don’t You Worry Child”
» Al Walser – “I Can’t Live Without You”
Best Dance/Electronic Album
» Steve Aoki – Wonderland
» The Chemical Brothers Don’t Think
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» Kaskade Fire & Ice
» Skrillex Bangarang
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 Hard Rock/Metal Performance
» Anthrax – “I’m Alive”
» Halestorm – “Love Bites (So Do I)”
» Iron Maiden – “Blood Brothers”
» Lamb of God – “Ghost Walking”
» Marilyn Manson – “No Reflection”
» Megadeth – “Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)”
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
» Muse, The 2nd Law
» Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto
» Bruce Springsteen, Wrecking Ball
» Jack White, Blunderbuss
Best Alternative Music Album
» Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
» 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 feat. Ledisi – “Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)
» Luke James – “I Want You”
» Miguel – “Adorn”
» Usher – “Climax”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
» Anita Baker – “Lately”
» Beyonce – “Love on Top”
» Melanie Fiona – “Wrong Side of a Love Song”
» Gregory Porter – “Real Good Hands”
» SWV – “If Only You Knew”
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 (Hell Ya F—ing Right)”
» Jay-Z & Kanye West – “N—as In Paris”
» Nas – “Daughters”
» Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz – “Mercy”
» Young Geezy feat. Jay-Z & Andre 3000 – “I Do”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
» Flo Rida feat. Sia – “Wild Ones”
» Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream – “No Church in the Wild”
» John Legend feat. Ludacris – “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)”
» Nas feat. Amy Whinehouse – “Cherry Wine”
» Rihanna feat. Jay-Z – “Talk That Talk”
Best Rap Song
» Nas – “Daughters”
» Wale feat. Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”
» Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz – “Mercy”
» Drake feat. Lil’ Wayne – “The Motto”
» Jay-Z & Kanye West – “N—as In Paris”
» Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
Best Rap Album
» Drake, Take Care
» Lupe Fiasco, Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1
» The Roots, Undun
» Nas, Life Is Good
» Rick Ross, God Forgives, I Don’t
» 2 Chainz, Based on a T.R.U. Story
Best Country Song
» Carrie Underwood – “Blown Away”
» Ronnie Dunn -”Cost of Livin’ ”
» Eli Young Band – “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”
» Alan Jackson – “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore”
» Eric Church – “Springsteen”
Best Country Solo Performance
» Dierks Bentley – “Home”
» Eric Church – “Springsteen”
» Ronnie Dunn – “Cost of Livin’ ”
» Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
» Blake Shelton – “Over”
» Carrie Underwood – “Blown Away”
Best Americana Album
» The Avett Brothers, The Carpenter
» John Fullbright, From the Ground Up
» The Lumineers, The Lumineers
» Mumford & Sons, Babel
» Bonnie Raitt, Slipstream
Best Blues Album
» Shemekia Copeland, 33 1/3
» Dr. John, Locked Down
» Ruthie Foster, Let It Burn
» Heritage Blues Orchestra, And I Still Rise
» Joan Osborne, Bring It on Home
