Expect to be rocked at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards this year. The Recording Academy has put together a rather impressive bill of superstars that will take the stage Feb. 10, providing the Grammys with the dazzle and shine that we all expect.
Some of the big names that will perform on Grammy Sunday are Rihanna, Mumford & Sons, Justin Timberlake, and Taylor Swift, of course. What's any awards ceremony without a performance from America's sweetheart? Or America's notorious bad girl for that matter? Rihanna will be taking the stage after touring through Berlin with her on again/off again relationship Chris Brown.
Among the more recently added to the bill is Justin Timberlake, launching his music comeback with yet another Grammy performance. It will be the singers first time back to the Grammys stage in four years. One would only hope to see JT perform his newest single "Suit & Tie" with featured artist Jay-Z, who took home six Grammy nods including 'Best Rap Performance' and 'Best Rap/Sung Collaboration'. Timberlake plans to drop his first album in seven years on March 19.
Also added to bill is the new, much celebrated R&B singer Frank Ocean, who's also up for six awards including 'Record of the Year' for his song Thinkin' 'Bout You. It will be Ocean's first time hitting the Grammy stage, but should have no problem wooing the crowd as one of the nation's newest heartthrobs. Ocean's Channel Orange sold 443,000 copies by the end of 2012 and is a top contender for 'Album of the Year.'
Frank Ocean is predicted to be the big winner. He's top contender for almost all of his nominations, including the biggies 'Best New Artist' and 'Album of the Year.' Among the likely to succeed on Feb. 10 isthe new pop rock trio Fun. (also six nominations), who's album Some Nights was catapulted by their hit song We Are Young. The song is nominated for 'Record of the Year' and is favored to win the category.
All the performers and nominees alike at this year awards put together an impressive cast, and it just so happens that every group nominated in the 'Album of the Year' category will be performing live, hoping to prove to the audience why they deserve to take home the gold. A full list of this years nominations can be viewed below.
This year's biggest night in music is shaping up to be one that won't be forgotten, and with such an extraordinary bill of performers, it's impossible not to be.
Nominees:
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 - "Thinkin Bout You"
Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Best New Artist
The Alabama Shakes
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
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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"
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 Americana 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
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