What were some of your favorite albums to drop this year? Well the Grammy committee has come together once again to collectively decide the nominees for the 2013 Grammy Awards. A lot of fresh faces on the list including Frank Ocean, Wale, 2 Chainz, Miguel and Elle Varner. Even Nas racked up a few nominations. Nicki Minaj on the other hand wasn’t nominated for a thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if a rant was to follow. Any how, check out the entire (urban) list below!
Song Of The Year
Ā Ā The A Team – Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
Ā Ā Ā Adorn – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
Ā Ā Ā Call Me Maybe – Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
Ā Ā Ā Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Jƶrgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)
Ā Ā Ā We Are Young – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. featuring Janelle MonĆ”e)
Best New Artist
Ā Ā Ā Alabama Shakes
Ā Ā Ā Fun.
Ā Ā Ā Hunter Hayes
Ā Ā Ā The Lumineers
Ā Ā Ā Frank Ocean
Pop Field
Best Pop Solo Performance
Ā Ā Ā Set Fire To The Rain [live] – Adele
Ā Ā Ā Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson
Ā Ā Ā Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
Ā Ā Ā Wide Awake – Katy Perry
Ā Ā Ā Where Have You Been – Rihanna
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Ā Ā Ā Shake It Out – Florence & the Machine
Ā Ā Ā We Are Young – Fun. featuring Janelle MonĆ”e
Ā Ā Ā Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Ā Ā Ā Sexy And I Know It – Lmfao
Ā Ā Ā Payphone – Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa
Dance / Electronica field
Best Dance Recording
Ā Ā Ā Levels – Avicii
Ā Ā Ā Let’s Go – Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-yo
Ā Ā Ā Bangarang – Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Ā Ā Ā Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia Featuring John Martin
Ā Ā Ā I Can’t Live Without You – Al Walser
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Ā Ā Ā Wonderland – Steve Aoki
Ā Ā Ā Don’t Think – The Chemical Brothers
Ā Ā Ā >Album Title Goes Here< – Deadmau5
Ā Ā Ā Fire & Ice – Kaskade
Ā Ā Ā Bangarang – Skrillex
Traditional Pop Field
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Ā Ā Ā Christmas – Michael BublĆ©
Ā Ā Ā A Holiday Carole – Carole King
Ā Ā Ā Kisses On The Bottom – Paul Mccartney
R&B Field
Best R&B Performance
Ā Ā Ā Thank You – Estelle
Ā Ā Ā Gonna Be Alright (f.t.b.) – Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi
Ā Ā Ā I Want You – Luke James
Ā Ā Ā Adorn – Miguel
Ā Ā Ā Climax – Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Ā Ā Ā Lately – Anita Baker
Ā Ā Ā Love On Top – BeyoncĆ©
Ā Ā Ā Wrong Side Of A Love Song – Melanie Fiona
Ā Ā Ā Real Good Hands – Gregory Porter
Ā Ā Ā If Only You Knew – Swv
Best R&B Song
Ā Ā Ā Adorn – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
Ā Ā Ā Beautiful Surprise – Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
Ā Ā Ā Heart Attack – Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
Ā Ā Ā Pray For Me – Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick “jque” Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
Ā Ā Ā Refill – Darhyl “dj” Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew “pop” Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Ā Ā Ā Fortune – Chris Brown
Ā Ā Ā Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel
Ā Ā Ā Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album
Ā Ā Ā Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment
Ā Ā Ā Back To Love – Anthony Hamilton
Ā Ā Ā Write Me Back – R. Kelly
Ā Ā Ā Beautiful Surprise – Tamia
Ā Ā Ā Open Invitation – Tyrese
Rap Field
Best Rap Performance
Ā Ā Ā Hyfr (Hell Ya … Right) – Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne
Ā Ā Ā … In Paris – Jay-z & Kanye West
Ā Ā Ā Daughters – Nas
Ā Ā Ā Mercy – Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
Ā Ā Ā I Do – Young Jeezy featuring Jay-z & AndrĆ© 3000
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Ā Ā Ā Wild Ones – Flo Rida Featuring Sia
Ā Ā Ā No Church In The Wild – Jay-z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-dream
Ā Ā Ā Tonight (Best You Ever Had) – John Legend Featuring Ludacris
Ā Ā Ā Cherry Wine – Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse
Ā Ā Ā Talk That Talk – Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Song
Ā Ā Ā Daughters – Nasir Jones & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary Decarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas) Track From: Life Is Good
Ā Ā Ā Lotus Flower Bomb – Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
Ā Ā Ā Mercy – Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
Ā Ā Ā The Motto – Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne)
Ā Ā Ā … In Paris – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, Songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Ā Ā Ā Young, Wild & Free – Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (t. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars)
Best Rap Album
Ā Ā Ā Take Care – Drake
Ā Ā Ā Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 – Lupe Fiasco
Ā Ā Ā Life Is Good – Nas
Ā Ā Ā Undun – The Roots
Ā Ā Ā God Forgives, I Don’t – Rick Ross
Ā Ā Ā Based On A T.r.u. Story – 2 Chainz
Reggae Field
Best Reggae Album
Ā Ā Ā Rebirth – Jimmy Cliff
Ā Ā Ā Miracle – The Original Wailers
Ā Ā Ā Tomahawk Technique – Sean Paul
Ā Ā Ā New Legend – Jamaica 50th Edition – Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters
Ā Ā Ā Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill – Toots And The Maytals