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Monday, February 11, 2013

The Grammys 2013

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards kicked off with a bang. Taylor Swift started the show with a performance and then LL Cool J took the stage for hosting, joking and performing duties.


Fun. were the surprise winners of the night, winning for Best New Artist and "We Are Young" winning for Song of the Year. 2013 was a well rounded Grammy Awards show with Gotye and The Black Keys taking home three awards each.

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Former American Idols, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood also took home hardware. Kelly earned the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for "Stronger" and Carrie took home the award for both, Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for "Blown Away."


Adele jokes about being "knocked up" before presenting Mumford and Sons with Album of the Year award at the Grammys 2013.


WINNERS
  • Album of the Year: Babel, Mumford and Sons
  • Record of the Year: "Somebody That I Used To Know," Gotye featuring Kimbra
  • Best New Artist: Fun.
  • Best Country Album: Zac Brown Band, Uncaged
  • Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "No Church In The Wild," Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, The Dream
  • Best Pop Vocal Album: "Stronger", Kelly Clarkson
  • Best Rock Performance: Lonely Boy, The Black Keys
  • Best Urban Contemporary Album: Channel Orange, Frank Ocean
  • Song of the Year: "We Are Young," Fun.
  • Best Country Solo Performance: "Blown Away," Carrie Underwood
  • Best Pop Solo Performance: "Set Fire To The Rain," Adele
  • Producer of the Year: Dan Auerbach
  • Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: "Somebody That I Used To Know," Goyte feat. Kimbra
  • Best Alternative Music Album: Making Mirrors, Goyte
  • Best Rock Album: El Camino, The Black Keys
  • Best Rock Song: "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys
  • Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: "Love Bites (So Do I)," Halestorm
  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Kisses on the Bottom, Paul McCartney
  • Best Country Song: "Blown Away," Carrie Underwood
  • Best Country Duo/Group Performance: "Poonton," Little Big Town
  • Best World Album: The Living Room Sessions Part 1, Ravi Shankar
  • Best Rap Song: "Adorn," Miguel
  • Best R&B Performance: "Climax," Usher
  • Best Traditional R&B Performance: "Love On Top," Beyonce
  • Best Rap Album: Take Care, Drake
  • Best Rap Song: "N****s In Paris," Jay-Z and Kanye West
  • Best Rap Performace: "N****s In Paris," Jay-Z and Kanye West
  • Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Best R&B Album: Black Radio, Robert Glasper
  • Best Dance/Electronica Album: Bangarang, Skrillex
  • Best Dance Recording: "Bangarang," Skrillex featuring Sirah
  • Best Regional Roots Album: The Band Courtbouillon, Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
  • Best Folk Album: The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
  • Best Blues Album: Locked Down, Dr. John
  • Best Americana Album: Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt
  • Best Compilation Soundtrack Album: Midnight In Paris
  • Best Latin Jazz Album: ¡Ritmo!, The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
  • Best Jazz Vocal Album: Radio Music Society, Esperanza Spaulding
  • Best Improvised Jazz Solo: "Hot House," Gary Buron & Chick Corea
  • Best New Age Album: Echoes of Love, Oakram
  • Best Comedy Album: Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon
  • Best Spoken Word Album: Society's Child: My Autobiography, Janis Ian
  • Best Children's Album: Can You Canoe?, The Okee Dokee Brothers
  • Best Reggae Album: Rebirth, Jimmy Cliff
  • Best Long Form Music Video: "Big Easy Express," Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Best Short Form Music Video: "We Found Love," Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris

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