Who Won 55th Annual Grammy Awards?
Feb 10, 2013
The 55th annual Grammy Awards were held on February 10, 2013 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Multiple winners included fun, Gotye, Carrie Underwood, Jay-Z and the Black Keys. Performers included Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift and Mumford & Sons - who won album of the year for Babel. The show was hosted by LL Cool J.
| Grammy for Song of the Year | |
| fun (We Are Young) | |
| Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (Songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: Ed Sheeran (The A Team); Miguel (Adorn); Carly Rae Jepsen (Call Me Maybe); Kelly Clarkson (Stronger) | |
| Grammy for Record of the Year | |
| Gotye (Somebody That I Used To Know) | |
| and Kimbra | |
| Other Nominees: Black Keys (Lonely Boy); Kelly Clarkson (Stronger); Fun (We Are Young); Frank Ocean (Thinkin Bout You); Taylor Swift (We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together) | |
| Grammy for Album of the Year | |
| Mumford & Sons (Babel) | |
| Other Nominees: Black Keys (El Camino); Fun (Some Nights); Frank Ocean (Channel Orange); Jack White (Blunderbuss) | |
| Grammy for Pop Vocal Album | |
| Kelly Clarkson (Stronger) | |
| Other Nominees: Florence & The Machine (Ceremonials); Fun (Some Nights); Maroon 5 (Overexposed); Pink (The Truth About Love) | |
| Grammy for Pop Instrumental Album | |
| Chris Botti (Impressions) | |
| Other Nominees: Gerald Albright & Norman Brown (24/7); Larry Carlton (Four Hands & A Heart Volume One); Dave Koz (Live At The Blue Note Tokyo); Arun Shenoy (Rumbadoodle) | |
| Grammy for Pop Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Gotye (Somebody That I Used To Know) | |
| with Kimbra | |
| Other Nominees: Florence & The Machine (Shake It Out); Fun w/Janelle Monae (We Are Young); LMFAO (Sexy And I Know It); Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa (Payphone) | |
| Grammy for Pop Solo Performance | |
| Adele (Set Fire To The Rain (Live)) | |
| Other Nominees: Kelly Clarkson (Stronger); Carly Rae Jepsen (Call Me Maybe); Katy Perry (Wide Awake); Rihanna (Where Have You Been) | |
| Grammy for Best New Artist | |
| Fun | |
| Other Nominees: Alabama Shakes; Hunter Hayes; The Lumineers; Frank Ocean | |
| Grammy for Rock Album | |
| Black Keys (El Camino) | |
| Other Nominees: Coldplay (Mylo Xyloto); Muse (The 2nd Law); Bruce Springsteen (Wrecking Ball); Jack White (Blunderbuss) | |
| Grammy for Rock Song | |
| Black Keys (Lonely Boy) | |
| Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton &?Patrick Carney (songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: Jack White (Freedom At 21); Mumford & Sons (I Will Wait); Muse (Madness); Bruce Springsteen (We Take Care Of Our Own) | |
| Grammy for Hard Rock Performance | |
| Halestorm (Love Bites (So Do I)) | |
| Other Nominees: Anthrax (I'm Alive); Iron Maiden (Blood Brothers); Lamb Of God (Ghost Walking); Marilyn Manson (No Reflection); Megadeth (Whose Life Is It Anyways?) | |
| Grammy for Rock Performance | |
| Black Keys (Lonely Boy) | |
| Other Nominees: Alabama Shakes (Hold On); Coldplay (Charlie Brown); Mumford & Sons (I Will Wait); Bruce Springsteen (We Take Care Of Our Own) | |
| Grammy for Traditional Pop Vocal | |
| Paul McCartney (Kisses On The Bottom) | |
| Other Nominees: Michael Buble (Christmas); Carole King (A Holiday Carole) | |
| Grammy for Electronic/Dance Album | |
| Skrillex (Bangarang) | |
| Other Nominees: Steve Aoki (Wonderland); The Chemical Brothers (Don't Think); Deadmau5 (Album Title Goes Here); Kaskade (Fire & Ice) | |
| Grammy for Dance Recording | |
| Skrillex (Bangarang) | |
| Other Nominees: Avicii (Levels); Calvin Harris (Let's Go); Swedish House Mafia (Don't You Worry Child); Al Walser (I Can't Live Without You) | |
| Best Alternative Music Album | Gotye (Making Mirrors) |  |
| Best R&B Performance | Usher (Climax) |  |
| Best Traditional R&B Performance | Beyonce (Love On Top) |  |
| Best R&B Song | Miguel (Adorn) Miguel Pimentel (Songwriter) |
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| Best Urban Contemporary Album | Frank Ocean (Channel Orange) |  |
| Best R&B Album | Robert Glasper Experiment (Black Radio) |  |
| Best Rap Performance | Jay-Z & Kanye West (Niggas In Paris) |  |
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Jay-Z feat. Kanye West, Frank Ocean & The Dream(No Church In The Wild) | |
| Best Rap Song | Jay-Z & Kanye West (Niggas In Paris) Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis, Kanye West (Songwriters) |
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| Best Rap Album | Drake (Take Care) |  |
| Best Country Solo Performance | Carrie Underwood (Blown Away) |  |
| Best Country Duo or Group | Little Big Town (Pontoon) |  |
| Best Country Song | Carrie Underwood (Blown Away) Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (Songwriters) |
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| Best Country Album | Zac Brown Band (Uncaged) |  |