
The Grammy committee announced their 2013 nominations with a special 1-hour concert event. On hand to help announce (and in some cases sing) the nominations were Taylor Swift, LL Cool J and Hunter Hayes.

The Grammy committee announced their 2013 nominations with a special 1-hour concert event. On hand to help announce (and in some cases sing) the nominations were Taylor Swift, LL Cool J and Hunter Hayes.
The Recording Academy has announced some of the entertainers who will perform at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Aldean and the Foo Fighters will all hit the Staples Center stage.
Artists who are up for awards include Adele and Kanye West, who have six and seven nominations, respectively. Lady Gaga, Chris Brown and Rihanna are also nominated.
Speaking of Brown, he’s set to attend the Grammys for the first time since he and Rihanna’s infamous 2009, uh, encounter. Accordingly, the celebrity rumor mill is already hinting at a reconciliation between the star-crossed lovers. Do you think it’ll happen?
1. Record Of The Year
Rolling In The Deep – Adele
Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers
Track from: 21
Holocene – Bon Iver
Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers
Track from: Bon Iver
Grenade – Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
The Cave – Mumford & Sons
Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers
Track from: Sigh No More
Firework – Katy Perry
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers
2. Album Of The Year
21 – Adele
Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
Loud – Rihanna
Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Chris “Tricky” Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad “C-Note” Roper, Noah “40″ Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian “B-Luv” Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff “Supa Jeff” Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
3. Song Of The Year
All Of The Lights – Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
The Cave – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Track from: Sigh No More
Grenade – Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Holocene – Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
Track from: Bon Iver
Rolling In The Deep – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: 21
4. Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
5. Best Pop Solo Performance
Someone Like You – Adele
Track from: 21
Yoü And I – Lady Gaga
Track from: Born This Way
Grenade – Bruno Mars
Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Firework – Katy Perry
F***in’ Perfect – Pink
6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Body And Soul – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
Track from: Duets II
Dearest – The Black Keys
Track from: Rave On Buddy Holly
Paradise – Coldplay
Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
Track from: Torches
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
Track from: Hands All Over
8. Best Pop Vocal Album
21 – Adele
The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Loud – Rihanna
9. Best Dance Recording
Raise Your Weapon – Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
Barbra Streisand – Duck Sauce
Sunshine – David Guetta & Avicii
Call Your Girlfriend – Robyn
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
Save The World – Swedish House Mafia
10. Best Dance/Electronica Album
Zonoscope – Cut/Copy
4×4=12 – Deadmau5
Nothing But The Beat – David Guetta
Body Talk, Pt. 3 – Robyn
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
11. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Duets II – Tony Bennett & Various Artists
The Gift – Susan Boyle
In Concert On Broadway – Harry Connick Jr.
Music Is Better Than Words – Seth MacFarlane
What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman – Barbra Streisand
12. Best Rock Performance
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall – Coldplay
Down By The Water – The Decemberists
Walk – Foo Fighters
The Cave – Mumford & Sons
Lotus Flower – Radiohead
13. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
On The Backs Of Angels – Dream Theater
White Limo – Foo Fighters
Curl Of The Burl – Mastodon
Public Enemy No. 1 – Megadeth
Blood In My Eyes – Sum 41
14. Best Rock Song
The Cave – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Down By The Water – Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Lotus Flower – Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
Walk – Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
15. Best Rock Album
Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul – Jeff Beck
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown – Kings Of Leon
I’m With You – Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love – Wilco
16. Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Codes And Keys – Death Cab For Cutie
Torches – Foster The People
Circuital – My Morning Jacket
The King Of Limbs – Radiohead
17. Best R&B Performance
Far Away – Marsha Ambrosius
Pieces Of Me - Ledisi
Not My Daddy - Kelly Price & Stokley
Is This Love - Corinne Bailey Rae
You Are - Charlie Wilson
18. Best Traditional R&B Performance
Sometimes I Cry - Eric Benét
Fool For You - Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
Radio Message - R. Kelly
Good Man - Raphael Saadiq
Surrender - Betty Wright & The Roots
19. Best R&B Song
Far Away - Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)
Fool For You - Cee Lo Green & Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona)
Not My Daddy - Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price & Stokley)
Pieces Of Me - Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly & Ledisi Young, songwriters (Ledisi)
You Are - Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
20. Best R&B Album
F.A.M.E. - Chris Brown
Second Chance - El DeBarge
Love Letter - R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me - Ledisi
Kelly - Kelly Price
21. Best Rap Performance
Look At Me Now - Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
Otis - Jay-Z & Kanye West
The Show Goes On - Lupe Fiasco
Moment 4 Life - Nicki Minaj & Drake
Black And Yellow - Wiz Khalifa
22. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Party - Beyoncé & André 3000
I’m On One - DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
I Need A Doctor - Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
What’s My Name? - Rihanna & Drake
Motivation - Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
All Of The Lights - Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
23. Best Rap Song
All Of The Lights - Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Black And Yellow - Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
I Need A Doctor - Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey)
Look At Me Now - Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr. & Wesley Pentz, songwriters (Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Otis - Shawn Carter & Kanye West, songwriters (James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
The Show Goes On - Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriters (Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)
24. Best Rap Album
Watch The Throne - Jay-Z & Kanye West
Tha Carter IV - Lil Wayne
Lasers - Lupe Fiasco
Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
25. Best Country Solo Performance
Dirt Road Anthem - Jason Aldean
I’m Gonna Love You Through It - Martina McBride
Honey Bee - Blake Shelton
Mean - Taylor Swift
Mama’s Song - Carrie Underwood
26. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Don’t You Wanna Stay - Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
You And Tequila - Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not - Thompson Square
27. Best Country Song
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not - Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
God Gave Me You - Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
Just Fishin’ - Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Mean - Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
Threaten Me With Heaven - Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
You And Tequila - Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)
28. Best Country Album
My Kinda Party - Jason Aldean
Chief - Eric Church
Own The Night - Lady Antebellum
Red River Blue - Blake Shelton
Here For A Good Time - George Strait
Speak Now - Taylor Swift
38. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Ghosts Upon The Earth - Gungor
Leaving Eden - Brandon Heath
The Great Awakening - Leeland
What If We Were Real - Mandisa
Black & White - Royal Tailor
And If Our God Is For Us… - Chris Tomlin
39. Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album
Entren Los Que Quieran - Calle 13
Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar - Gustavo Galindo
Nuestra - La Vida Bohème
Not So Commercial - Los Amigos Invisibles
Drama Y Luz - Maná
43. Best Americana Album
Emotional Jukebox - Linda Chorney
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down - Ry Cooder
Hard Bargain - Emmylou Harris
Ramble At The Ryman - Levon Helm
Blessed - Lucinda Williams
44. Best Bluegrass Album
Paper Airplane - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale - Jim Lauderdale
Rare Bird Alert - Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe - The Del McCoury Band
A Mother’s Prayer - Ralph Stanley
Sleep With One Eye Open - Chris Thile & Michael Daves
45. Best Blues Album
Low Country Blues - Gregg Allman
Roadside Attractions - Marcia Ball
Man In Motion - Warren Haynes
The Reflection - Keb Mo
Revelator - Tedeschi Trucks Band
46. Best Folk Album
Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars
I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive - Steve Earle
Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes
Ukulele Songs - Eddie Vedder
The Harrow & The Harvest - Gillian Welch
48. Best Reggae Album
Harlem-Kingston Express Live! - Monty Alexander
Reggae Knights - Israel Vibration
Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life - Stephen Marley
Wild And Free - Ziggy Marley
Summer In Kingston - Shaggy
49. Best World Music Album
AfroCubism - AfroCubism
Africa For Africa - Femi Kuti
Songs From A Zulu Farm - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tassili - Tinariwen
51. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
Bossypants - Tina Fey
Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond
Nathan Burbank, Bryan Cumming, Dennis Scott & David Toledo, producers
Hamlet (William Shakespeare) - Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t) - Betty White
The Mark Of Zorro - Val Kilmer & Cast
52. Best Comedy Album
Alpocalypse - ”Weird Al” Yankovic
Finest Hour - Patton Oswalt
Hilarious - Louis C.K.
Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant - Kathy Griffin
Turtleneck & Chain - The Lonely Island
53. Best Musical Theater Album
Anything Goes - Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)
The Book Of Mormon - Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, principal soloists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez, Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying - John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist) (The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording)
54. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1
Burlesque - Christina Aguilera
Glee: The Music, Volume 4
Tangled
True Blood: Volume 3
55. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Black Swan - Clint Mansell, composer
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Alexandre Desplat, composer
The King’s Speech - Alexandre Desplat, composer
The Shrine - Ryan Shore, composer
Tron Legacy - Daft Punk, composers
56. Best Song Written For Visual Media
Born To Be Somebody (From Never Say Never) - Diane Warren, songwriter (Justin Bieber)
Christmastime Is Killing Us (From Family Guy) - Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, songwriters (Danny Smith, Ron Jones & Seth MacFarlane)
I See The Light (From Tangled) - Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)
So Long (From Winnie The Pooh) - Zooey Deschanel, songwriter (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward)
Where The River Goes (From Footloose) - Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson & Anne Preven, songwriters (Zac Brown)
You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me (From Burlesque) - Diane Warren, songwriter (Cher)
65. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse
Paul Epworth
Ryan Tedder
Butch Vig
77. Best Short Form Music Video
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Yes I Know - Memory Tapes
All Is Not Lost - OK Go
Lotus Flower - Radiohead
First Of The Year (Equinox) - Skrillex
Perform This Way - ”Weird Al” Yankovic
78. Best Long Form Music Video
I Am…World Tour - Beyoncé
Foo Fighters: Back And Forth - Foo Fighters
Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon - Kings Of Leon
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest - A Tribe Called Quest
Nine Types Of Light - TV On The Radio