LL Cool J & Taylor Swift teamed up together last night to host the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominations LIVE concert from Nashville. Check out who was announced as GRAMMY nominees and who's on deck to win in February....
Kanye, Jay & Frank Ocean are three of the stars tied for the most GRAMMY nods--SIX.
We're super excited for Mr. Ocean getting his due after one of the hottest albums of the year, Channel Orange...and one of the best come-ups we've seen in a while. A few of his nods--Album of the Year, Record of The Year/"Thinkin' Bout You", Best New Artist, Best Collabo with Kanye & Jay for "No Church In The Wild", and Best Urban Contemporary Album.
Kanye & Jay are still making waves as the Throne including nods for Best Rap Performance & Best Rap Song for "Ni**as In Paris", and 'Ye copped Best Rap Song & Best Collabo nods for "Mercy". Jay copped Best Rap Performance with Andre 3000 & Jeezy for "I Do."
Rihanna is looking to add 3 more Grammy's to her stash of 5. She's nominated alongside her mentor Jay-Z for Best Rap Collabo for "Talk That Talk." She also nabbed Best Pop Solo Performance (“Where Have You Been”) and Best Short Form Music Video (“We Found Love”).
Congrats to Janelle Monae (performing above for last night's LIVE nomination concert) on getting plenty of nods alongside nominee leader Fun for "We Are Young."
And Nas copped several nods of his own for Best Rap Performance & Best Rap Song for "Daughters", Best Collabo with Amy Winehouse for "Cherry Wine" and Best Rap Album for Life Is Good, in which he's battling it out with 2 Chainz and Rick Ross.
Other highlights: Beyonce's "Love on Top" was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance, while Chris Brown & Miguel copped plenty of nods for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best R&B albums and songs for Fortune & Kaleidoscope Dream.
The R&B categories are toughies with Miguel, Usher, Elle Varner & Luke James duking it out.
The awards ceremony will air exclusively on CBS from the Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2013 (from 8–11:30 p.m. ET/PT). Check out all the nominations over at Grammy.com.
Here's a few of the top categories:
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Estelle, “Thank You”
Robert Glasper Experiment, “Gonna Be Alright”
Luke James, “I Want You”
Miguel, “Adorn”
Usher, “Climax”
BEST R&B SONG
Miguel, “Adorn”
Tamia, “Beautiful Surprise”
Trey Songz, “Heart Attack”
Anthony Hamilton, “Pray For Me”
Elle Varner, “Perfectly Imperfect”
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”
Jay-Z and Kanye West, “N****** In Paris”
Nas, “Daughters”
Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha-T & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
Young Jeezy feat. Jay-Z & Andre 3000, “I Do”
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Flo Rida feat. Sia, “Wild Ones”
Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream, “No Church In The Wild”
John Legend feat. Ludacris, “Tonight”
Nas feat. Amy Winehouse, “Cherry Wine”
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, “Talk That Talk”
BEST RAP SONG
Nas, “Daughters”
Wale feat. Miguel, “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Kanye West, “Mercy”
Drake, “The Motto”
Jay-Z & Kanye West, “N***** In Paris”
Snoop Dogg feat. Bruno Mars, “Young, Wild & Free”
BEST RAP ALBUM
Drake, Take Care
Lupe Fiasco, Food & Liquor II
Nas, Life Is Good
The Roots, Undun
Rick Ross, God Forgives, I Don’t
2 Chainz, Based On A T.R.U. Story
RECORD OF THE YEAR
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”
fun., “We Are Young”
Gotye, “Somebody I Used To Know”
Frank Ocean, “Thinkin Bout You”
Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Black Keys, El Camino
fun., Some Nights
Mumford & Sons, Babel
Frank Ocean, Channel Orange
Jack White, Blunderbuss
BEST NEW ARTIST
Alabama Shakes
fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
SONG OF THE YEAR
Ed Sheeran, “The A Team”
Miguel, “Adorn”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”
fun., “We Are Young”
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain (Live)”
Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”