The 55th Annual Grammy Awards was held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.The Recording Academy introduced three new categories to the 78 awards previously presented at the 54th ceremony—Best Classical Compendium, Best Latin Jazz Album, and Best Urban Contemporary Album, bringing it to a total of 81 awards.
Album of the Year |
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“El Camino” The Black Keys |
“Some Nights” Fun. |
WINNER “Babel” Mumford & Sons |
“Channel Orange” Frank Ocean |
“Blunderbuss” Jack White |
Record of the Year |
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“Lonely Boy” The Black Keys |
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” Kelly Clarkson |
“We Are Young” Fun. feat. Janelle Monaé |
WINNER “Somebody That I Used To Know” Gotye feat. Kimbra |
“Thinkin’ Bout You” Frank Ocean |
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” Taylor Swift |
Song of the Year |
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“The A Team” Ed Sheeran |
" ;Adorn” Miguel |
“Call Me Maybe” Carly Rae Jepsen |
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You” Kelly Clarkson |
WINNER “We Are Young” Fun. feat. Janelle Monaé |
Best New Artist |
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Alabama Shakes |
WINNER Fun. |
Hunter Hayes |
The Lumineers |
Frank Ocean |
MORE TOP WINNERS at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards:
Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Set Fire To The Rain (Live)” — Adele
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Somebody That I Used To Know” — Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Best Pop Vocal Album:
“Stronger” — Kelly Clarkson
Best Pop Instrumental Album:
“Impressions” — Chris Botti
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album “Kisses on the Bottom” — Paul McCartney
Best Rock Performance: “Lonely Boy” — The Black Keys
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
“Love Bites (So Do I)” — Halestorm
Best Rock Album:
“El Camino” — The Black Keys
Best Rock Song:
“Lonely Boy” — The Black Keys
Be
st Alternative Music Album:
“Making Mirrors” — Gotye
Best Dance/Electronica Album:
“Bangarang” — Skrillex
Best R&B Performance:
“Climax” — Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
“Love on Top” — Beyonce
Best Urban Contemporary Album
“Channel Orange” — Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album:
“Black Radio” — Robert Glasper Experiment
Best R&B Song:
“Adorn” — Miguel
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
“No Church In The Wild” — Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
Best Rap Performance:
“N****s In Paris” — Jay–Z & Kanye West
Best Rap Album:
“Take Care” — Drake
Best Rap Song:
“N****s in Paris” — Jay-Z & Kanye West
Best Latin Pop Album:
MTV Unplugged — Juanes
Best Country Solo Performance:
“Blown Away” — Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo Performance:
“Pontoon” — Little Big Town
Best Country Album:
“Uncaged” — Zac Brown Band
Best Country Song:
Blown Away — Carrie Underwood (Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters)
Best Americana Album:
“Slipstream” — Bonnie Raitt
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
“Radio Music Society” — Esperanza Spalding
Best Blues Album:
“Locked Down” — Dr. John
Best Spoken Word Album:
“Society’s Child: My Autobiography” — Janis Ian
Best Musical Theater Album:
Once: A New Musical
Best Comedy Album: