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| 55th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster by Erika Iris Simmons | |
| Date | February 10, 2013 5:00–8:30 p.m. PST |
| Location | Staples Center, Los Angeles, US |
| Hosted by | LL Cool J |
| Most awards | Dan Auerbach (5) |
| Most nominations | Dan Auerbach, Fun, Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Kanye West (6 each) |
| Website | http://www.grammy.com/nominees  |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
| Viewership | 28.3 million viewers[1] |
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and was hosted for the second time by LL Cool J. The "Pre-Telecast Ceremony" was streamed live from LA's Nokia Theater at the official Grammy website. Nominations were announced on December 5, 2012, on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special co-hosted by LL Cool J & Taylor Swift and broadcast live on CBS from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] Fun, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Dan Auerbach received the most nominations with six each.[3][4]
Gotye and Kimbra won the Record of the Year for "Somebody That I Used to Know", becoming the second Australian and first New Zealand act to win the award. Mumford & Sons won the Album of the Year for Babel, and Fun won the Song of the Year (with Jeff Bhasker) for "We Are Young" as well as the Best New Artist.[5] Kelly Clarkson won the Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger, becoming the first and only artist to win the award twice.[5] Dan Auerbach won the most awards during the ceremony, with five (including three as part of The Black Keys); followed by The Black Keys, Gotye, Jay-Z, Skrillex, Kanye West, with three each.[5] Other multiple winners include: Chick Corea, Fun, Kimbra, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Matt Redman and Esperanza Spalding with two awards each.[5][6][7]
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.[8] 70 of them were presented at the pre-telecast at the Nokia Theatre, with the remaining 11 were presented at the main ceremony.[9] Bruce Springsteen received the MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 8, 2013, at the 23rd Grammy Benefit Gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two nights prior to the main ceremony.[10] The official poster was designed by Artist Erika Iris Simmons.[11] The program producer is AEG Ehrlich Ventures, with Ken Ehrlich serving as executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz as director and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich as writers.[12]
Performers
The following artists performed on the pre-telecast:[9]
The following performed on the main telecast:[13]
Presenters
The following presented on the pre-telecast:[9]
| Artist |
|---|
| Radmilla Cody |
| Janis Ian |
| Kaskade |
| Britt Nicole |
| Manuel Valera |
The following presented on the main telecast:[19]
| Presenter(s) | Category |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull | Best Pop Solo Performance |
| Neil Patrick Harris | introduced Fun |
| John Mayer and Bonnie Raitt | introduced Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley |
| Miguel and Wiz Khalifa | Best Country Solo Performance |
| Faith Hill and Tim McGraw | Song of the Year |
| Johnny Depp | introduced Mumford & Sons |
| Beyoncé and Ellen DeGeneres | introduced Justin Timberlake |
| Dave Grohl and Pauley Perrette | 1. Producer of the Year, Non-Classical |
| Kelly Rowland and Nas | Best Urban Contemporary Album |
| Keith Urban and Kaley Cuoco | Best Pop Vocal Album |
| Carly Rae Jepsen and Ne-Yo | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration |
| Kelly Clarkson | 1. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award to Carole King |
| Kat Dennings | introduced The Black Keys |
| Katy Perry | Best New Artist |
| Hunter Hayes | introduced Carrie Underwood |
| Prince | Record of the Year |
| Adele | Album of the Year |
Winners and nominees
The winners and nominees per category were:[20][21]
General
| Album of the Year (presented by Adele) |
Record of the Year (presented by Prince) |
|---|---|
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| Song of the Year (presented by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw) |
Best New Artist (presented by Katy Perry) |
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| Album Nominee | Performer | Production | Engineering | Mastering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babel | Mumford & Sons | Markus Dravs | Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan | Bob Ludwig |
| Blunderbuss | Jack White | Jack White | Vance Powell & Jack White | Bob Ludwig |
| Channel Orange | Frank Ocean feat. André 3000, John Mayer & Earl Sweatshirt | Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Shea Taylor, Tyler, the Creator, & Pharrell | Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar, & Vic Wainstein | Vlado Meller |
| El Camino | The Black Keys | The Black Keys & Danger Mouse | Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst, & Kennie Takahashi | Brian Lucey |
| Some Nights | Fun feat. Janelle Monáe | Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One, & TommyD | Jeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Pete Bischoff, Ken Lewis, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Rich Costey, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar, & Stuart White | Chris Gehringer |