Nominations of The 55th Annual Grammy Awards 2013

Gramophone Award aka Grammy Awards are all set to honor the outstanding achievements in the music industry. People compare the Grammy Awards to the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for stage performances, and the Academy Awards for motion pictures. This is truly an award show that is all about music music and more music. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959 and this year it will mark its 55th ceremony. That is a major milestone in itself. The nominations were out for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Before we share the nominations let's look back at some interesting facts about this award show. Time to test your musical ears and brains

Grammy Awards Facts:

• With 31 Grammy Awards, Sir Georg Solti is the artist with the most Grammy wins.
• Alison Krauss is the biggest winner among female artists with 27 awards.
• U2, with 22 Grammy Awards, holds the record for most awards won by a group
• Snoop Dogg was nominated for Grammy Award 12 times but has not won the award.
• In 1959, Grammy honored 22 awards, whereas in 2010 they presented 109 awards.
• In 1989, Milli Vanilli became the first artists to be stripped of a Grammy because it was discovered that the voices on their album weren't original.

Interesting right!! So what about Indian artists? Have they managed to rock the Grammy Awards? Well, yes, we have.

Pandit Ravishankar won the Grammy award three times in 1967, 1972 and 2001. The second Indian to win the Grammy award was Zakir Hussain and he won Grammy award for "Planet Drum" in 1992 and for "Global Drum Project" in 2009. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt won the award in 1994 for his album "A Meeting by the River" and the latest was won by AR Rahman by winning two awards for Slumdog Millionaire in 2010. Well there is no doubt that we can win many more awards and rock the Grammy awards once again.

So let's move back to the Nominations of 2013.

Album of the Year

• The Black Keys – El Camino
• Fun. – Some Nights
• Mumford & Sons – Babel
• Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
• Jack White – Blunderbuss

Record of the Year

• The Black Keys – "Lonely Boy"
• Kelly Clarkson – "Stronger"
• Fun. feat. Janelle Monae – "We Are Young"
• Gotye feat. Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
• Frank Ocean – "Thinking About You"
• Taylor Swift – "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

Best New Artist

• The Alabama Shakes
• Fun.
• Hunter Hayes
• The Lumineers
• Frank Ocean

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
• Florence and the Machine – Ceremonials
• Fun. – Some Nights
• Maroon 5 – Overexposed
• Pink – The Truth About Love

Song of the Year

• Ed Sheeran – "The A Team"
• Miguel – "Adorn"
• Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe"
• Kelly Clarkson – "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
• Fun. – "We Are Young"

Best Pop Solo Performance

• Adele – "Set Fire to the Rain (Live)"
• Kelly Clarkson – "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
• Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe"
• Katy Perry – "Wide Awake"
• Rihanna – "Where Have You Been"

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• Florence and the Machine – "Shake It Out"
• Fun. – "We Are Young"
• Gotye feat. Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
• LMFAO – "Sexy and I Know It"
• Maroon 5 – "Payphone"

Best Dance Recording

• Avicii – "Levels"
• Calvin Harris feat. Ne Yo – "Let's Go"
• Skrillex feat. Sirah – "Bangarang"
• Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – "Don't You Worry Child"
• Al Walser – "I Can't Live Without You"

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Steve Aoki – Wonderland
• The Chemical Brothers Don't Think
• deadmau5 -Album Title Goes Here
• Kaskade Fire & Ice
• Skrillex Bangarang

Best Rock Performance

• Alabama Shakes – "Hold On"
• The Black Keys – "Lonely Boy"
• Coldplay – "Charlie Brown"
• Mumford & Sons – "I Will Wait"
• Bruce Springsteen – "We Take Care of Our Own"
• Mumford & Sons – "I Will Wait"

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

• Anthrax – "I'm Alive"
• Halestorm – "Love Bites (So Do I)"
• Iron Maiden – "Blood Brothers"
• Lamb of God – "Ghost Walking"
• Marilyn Manson – "No Reflection"
• Megadeth – "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)"

Best Rock Song

• Jack White – "Freedom at 21?
• Mumford & Sons – "I Will Wait"
• The Black Keys – "Lonely Boy"
• Muse – "Madness"
• Bruce Springsteen – "We Take Care of Our Own"

Best Rock Album

• The Black Keys, El Camino
• Muse, The 2nd Law
• Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto
• Bruce Springsteen, Wrecking Ball
• Jack White, Blunderbuss

Best Alternative Music Album

• Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do.
• Bjork, Biophilia.
• Gotye, Making Mirrors.
• M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming.
• Tom Waits, Bad As Me

Best R&B Performance

• Estelle – "Thank You"
• Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Ledisi – "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)
• Luke James – "I Want You"
• Miguel – "Adorn"
• Usher – "Climax"

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• Anita Baker – "Lately"
• Beyonce – "Love on Top"
• Melanie Fiona – "Wrong Side of a Love Song"
• Gregory Porter – "Real Good Hands"
• SWV – "If Only You Knew"

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Chris Brown, Fortune
• Miguel, Kaleidoscope Dream
• Frank Ocean, Channel Orange

Best R&B Album

• Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio
• Anthony Hamilton, Back To Love
• R. Kelly, Write Me Back
• Tamia, Beautiful Surprise
• Tyrese, Open Invitation

Best Rap Performance

• Drake feat. Lil' Wayne – "HYFR (Hell Ya F—ing Right)"
• Jay-Z & Kanye West – "N—as In Paris"
• Nas – "Daughters"
• Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz – "Mercy"
• Young Geezy feat. Jay-Z & Andre 3000 – "I Do"

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• Flo Rida feat. Sia – "Wild Ones"
• Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream – "No Church in the Wild"
• John Legend feat. Ludacris – "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)"
• Nas feat. Amy Whinehouse – "Cherry Wine"
• Rihanna feat. Jay-Z – "Talk That Talk"

Best Rap Song

• Nas – "Daughters"
• Wale feat. Miguel – "Lotus Flower Bomb"
• Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz – "Mercy"
• Drake feat. Lil' Wayne – "The Motto"
• Jay-Z & Kanye West – "N—as In Paris"
• Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars – "Young, Wild & Free"

Best Rap Album

• Drake, Take Care
• Lupe Fiasco, Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1
• The Roots, Undun
• Nas, Life Is Good
• Rick Ross, God Forgives, I Don't
• 2 Chainz, Based on a T.R.U. Story

Best Country Song

• Carrie Underwood – "Blown Away"
• Ronnie Dunn -"Cost of Livin"
• Eli Young Band – "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
• Alan Jackson – "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"
• Eric Church – "Springsteen"

Best Country Solo Performance

• Dierks Bentley – "Home"
• Eric Church – "Springsteen"
• Ronnie Dunn – "Cost of Livin"
• Hunter Hayes – "Wanted"
• Blake Shelton – "Over"
• Carrie Underwood – "Blown Away"

Best American Album

• The Avett Brothers, The Carpenter
• John Fullbright, From the Ground Up
• The Lumineers, The Lumineers
• Mumford & Sons, Babel
• Bonnie Raitt, Slipstream

Best Blues Album

• Shemekia Copeland, 33 1/3
• Dr. John, Locked Down
• Ruthie Foster, Let It Burn
• Heritage Blues Orchestra, And I Still Rise
• Joan Osborne, Bring It on Home

I know it's a long list, but it would be great if you can share your favorite artist and songs out of this list. So, when are the Grammy Awards going to held? Well, the 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. So are you all ears for this musical extravaganza? Do follow us on Twitter for more updates and news about the Grammys.

Till then happy listening and viewing