2013 Grammy Awards Ballot
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The band fun. - Grammy winner as best new artist - performs at the 55th annual awards ceremony on Feb. 10 in Los Angeles.
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Following are highlights from the list of nominees and winners announced Feb. 10 at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. For more, visit www.grammys.com.
Record of the Year
[ ] "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys
[ ] "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson
[ ] "We Are Young," Fun., with Janelle Monae
[ X ] "Somebody That I Used To Know," Gotye, with Kimbra
[ ] "Thinkin Bout You," Frank Ocean
[ ] "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Taylor Swift
Album of the Year
[ ] "El Camino," The Black Keys
[ ] "Some Nights," Fun.
[ X ] "Babel," Mumford & Sons
[ ] "Channel Orange," Frank Ocean
[ ] "Blunderbuss," Jack White

Song of the Year
[ ] "The A Team"
[ ] "Adorn"
[ ] "Call Me Maybe"
[ ] "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
[ X ] "We Are Young"
Best New Artist
[ ] Alabama Shakes
[ X ] fun.
[ ] Hunter Hayes
[ ] The Lumineers
[ ] Frank Ocean
Best Pop Solo Performance
[ X ] "Set Fire To The Rain (Live)," Adele
[ ] "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson
[ ] "Call Me Maybe," Carly Rae Jepsen
[ ] "Wide Awake," Katy Perry
[ ] "Where Have You Been," Rihanna
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
[ ] "Shake It Out," Florence & The Machine
[ ] "We Are Young," Fun. & Janelle Monae
[ X ] "Somebody That I Used To Know," Gotye & Kimbra
[ ] "Sexy And I Know It," LMFAO
[ ] "Payphone," Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa **
Best Pop Instrumental Album
[ ] "24/7," Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
[ X ] "Impressions," Chris Botti
[ ] "Four Hands & A Heart Volume One," Larry Carlton
[ ] "Live At The Blue Note Tokyo," Dave Koz
[ ] "Rumbadoodle," Arun Shenoy
Best Pop Vocal Album
[ X ] "Stronger," Kelly Clarkson
[ ] "Ceremonials," Florence & The Machine
[ ] "Some Nights," Fun.
[ ] "Overexposed," Maroon 5
[ ] "The Truth About Love," Pink
Best Dance Recording
[ ] "Levels," Avicii
[ ] "Let's Go," Calvin Harris & Ne-Yo
[ X ] "Bangarang," Skrillex & Sirah
[ ] "Don't You Worry Child," Swedish House Mafia & John Martin
[ ] "I Can't Live Without You," Al Walser
Best Dance/Electronica Album
[ ] "Wonderland," Steve Aoki
[ ] "Don't Think," The Chemical Brothers
[ ] "Album Title Goes Here," Deadmau5
[ ] "Fire & Ice," Kaskade
[ X ] "Bangarang," Skrillex
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
[ ] "Christmas," Michael Buble
[ ] "A Holiday Carole," Carole King
[ X ] "Kisses On The Bottom," Paul McCartney
Best Rock Performance
[ ] "Hold On," Alabama Shakes
[ X ] "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys
[ ] "Charlie Brown," Coldplay
[ ] "I Will Wait," Mumford & Sons
[ ] "We Take Care of Our Own," Bruce Springsteen
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
[ ] "I'm Alive," Anthrax
[ X ] "Love Bites (So Do I)," Halestorm
[ ] "Blood Brothers," Iron Maiden
[ ] "Ghost Walking," Lamb of God
[ ] "No Reflection,"Marilyn Manson
[ ] "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)," Megadeth
Best Rock Song
[ ] "Freedom at 21" Jack White"
[ ] "I Will Wait," Mumford & Sons
[ X ] "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys
[ ] "Madness," Muse
[ ] "We Take Care of Our Own," Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Album
[ X ] "El Camino," The Black Keys
[ ] "Mylo Xyloto," Coldplay
[ ] "The 2nd Law," Muse
[ ] "Wrecking Ball," Bruce Springsteen
[ ] "Blunderbuss," Jack White
[ ] [Columbia Records/ Third Man Records]
Best Alternative Music Album
[ ] "The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw ...," Fiona Apple
[ ] "Biophilia," Bjork
[ X ] "Making Mirrors," Gotye
[ ] "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming," M83
[ ] "Bad As Me," Tom Waits
Best R&B Performance
[ ] "Thank You," Estelle
[ ] "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi
[ ] "I Want You," Luke James
[ ] "Adorn," Miguel
[ X ] "Climax," Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance
[ ] "Lately," Anita Baker
[ X ] "Love On Top," Beyonce
[ ] "Wrong Side of s Love Song," Melanie Fiona
[ ] "Real Good Hands," Gregory Porter
[ ] "If Only You Knew," SWV
Best R&B Song
[ X ] "Adorn," Miguel"
[ ] "Beautiful Surprise," Tamia
[ ] "Heart Attack," Trey Songz
[ ] "Pray for Me," Anthony Hamilton
[ ] "Refill," Elle Varner
Best Urban Contemporary Album
[ ] "Fortune," Chris Brown
[ ] "Kaleidoscope Dream," Miguel
[ X ] "Channel Orange," Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album
[ X ] "Black Radio," Robert Glasper Experiment
[ ] "Back To Love," Anthony Hamilton
[ ] "Write Me Back," R. Kelly
[ ] "Beautiful Surprise," Tamia
[ ] "Open Invitation," Tyrese
Best Rap Performance
[ ] "HYFR," Drake & Lil' Wayne
[ X ] "N***** in Paris," Jay-Z & Kanye West
[ ] "Daughters," Nas
[ ] "Mercy," Kanye West with Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
[ ] "I Do," Young Jeezy with Jay-Z & Andre 3000
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
[ ] "Wild Ones," Flo Rida & Sia
[ X ] "No Church In The Wild," Jay-Z & Kanye West with Frank Ocean & The-Dream
[ ] "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)," John Legend & Ludacris
[ ] "Cherry Wine," Nas & Amy Winehouse
[ ] "Talk That Talk," Rihanna & Jay-Z
Best Rap Song
[ ] "Daughters," Nas
[ ] "Lotus Flower Bomb," Wale & Miguel
[ ] "Mercy," Kanye West with Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
[ ] "The Motto," Drake & Lil' Wayne
[ X ] "N***** in Paris," Jay-Z & Kanye West
[ ] "Young, Wild & Free," Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa ** with Bruno Mars
Best Rap Album
[ X ] "Take Care," Drake
[ ] "Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1," Lupe Fiasco
[ ] "Life Is Good," Nas
[ ] "Undun," The Roots
[ ] "God Forgives, I Don't," Rick Ross
[ ] "Based On A T.R.U. Story," 2 Chainz
Best Country Solo Performance
[ ] "Home," Dierks Bentley
[ ] "Springsteen," Eric Church
[ ] "Cost of Livin'," Ronnie Dunn
[ ] "Wanted," Hunter Hayes
[ ] "Over," Blake Shelton
[ X ] "Blown Away," Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
[ ] "Even If It Breaks Your Heart," Eli Young Band
[ X ] "Pontoon," Little Big Town
[ ] "Safe & Sound," Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars
[ ] "On the Outskirts of Town," The Time Jumpers
[ ] "I Just Come Here For The Music," Don Williams & Alison Krauss
Best Country Song
[ ] "Cost of Livin'," Ronnie Dunn
[ ] "Springsteen," Eric Church
[ ] "Even If It Breaks Your Heart," Eli Young Band
[ X ] "Blown Away," Carrie Underwood
[ ] "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore,"Alan Jackson
Best Country Album
[ X ] "Uncaged," Zac Brown Band
[ ] "Hunter Hayes," Hunter Hayes
[ ] "Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran," Jamey Johnson
[ ] "Four The Record," Miranda Lambert
[ ] "The Time Jumpers," The Time Jumpers
Best New Age Album
[ X ] "Echoes of Love," Omar Akram
[ ] "Live Ananda," Krishna Das
[ ] "Michael Brant DeMaria
[ ] "Deep Alpha," Steven Halpern
[ ] "Light Body," Peter Kater
[ ] "Troubadours on the Rhine," Loreena McKennitt
Best Jazz Vocal Album
[ ] "Soul Shadows," Denise Donatelli
[ ] "1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project," Kurt Elling
[ ] "Live," Al Jarreau & The Metropole Orkest
[ ] "The Book of Chet," Luciana Souza
[ X ] "Radio Music Society," Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
[ ] "Further Explorations," Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
[ ] "Hot House," Chick Corea & Gary Burton
[ ] "Seeds From The Underground," Kenny Garrett
[ ] "Blue Moon," Ahmad Jamal
[ X ] "Unity Band," Pat Metheny Unity Band
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
[ ] "Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans," Gil Evans Project
[ ] "For the Moment," Bob Mintzer Big Band (MCG Jazz)**
[ X ] "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)," Arturo Sandoval
Best Gospel Song
[ X ] "Go Get It," Mary Mary
[ ] "Hold On," James Fortune & FIYA, Monica & Fred Hammond
[ ] "I Feel Good," Fred Hammond
[ ] "My Testimony," Marvin Sapp
[ ] "Released," Bill Winston & Living Word with Donald Lawrence
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
[ ] "Jesus, Friend of Sinners," Casting Crowns
[ X ] "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)," Matt Redman (tie)
[ ] "When Mercy Found Me," Rhett Walker Band
[ ] "White Flag," Passion & Chris Tomlin
[ X ] "Your Presence Is Heaven," Israel & New Breed (tie)
Best Gospel Album
[ ] "Identity," James Fortune & FIYA
[ ] "Jesus at The Center Live," Israel & New Breed
[ X ] "Gravity," Lecrae
[ ] "I Win," Marvin Sapp
[ ] "Worship Soul," Anita Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
[ ] "Come to the Well," Casting Crowns
[ ] "Where I Find You," Kari Jobe
[ ] "Gold," Britt Nicole
[ X ] "Eye On It," TobyMac
[ ] "Into The Light," Matthew West
Best Latin Pop Album
[ ] "Independiente," Ricardo Arjona
[ ] "Ilusion," Fonseca
[ ] "Kany Garcia," Kany Garcia
[ ] "Con Quin Se Queda El Perro?," Jesse Y Joy
[ X ] "MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition," Juanes
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
[ ] "Campo," Campo
[ ] "D'jenme Llorar," Carla Morrison
[ X ] "Imaginaries," Quetzal
[ ] "Electro-Jarocho," Sistema Bomb
[ ] "La Bala," Ana Tijoux
Best Americana Album
[ ] "The Carpenter," The Avett Brothers
[ ] "From The Ground Up," John Fullbright
[ ] "The Lumineers," The Lumineers
[ ] "Babel," Mumford & Sons
[ X ] "Slipstream," Bonnie Raitt
[ ] [Redwing Records]
Best Bluegrass Album
[ ] "The Gospel Side Of," Dailey & Vincent
[ ] "Life Finds a Way," The Grascals
[ ] "Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail," Noam Pikelny
[ ] "Scratch Gravel Road," Special Consensus
[ X ] "Nobody Knows You," Steep Canyon Rangers
Best Blues Album
[ ] "33 1/3," Shemekia Copeland
[ X ] "Locked Down," Dr. John
[ ] "Let It Burn," Ruthie Foster
[ ] "And Still I Rise," Heritage Blues Orchestra
[ ] "Bring it on Home," Joan Osborne
Best Folk Album
[ ] "Leaving Eden," Carolina Chocolate Drops
[ ] "Election Special," Ry Cooder
[ ] "Hambone's Meditations," Luther Dickinson
[ X ] "The Goat Rodeo Sessions," Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
[ ] "This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark," various artists
Best Reggae Album
[ X ] "Rebirth," Jimmy Cliff
[ ] "Miracle," The Original Wailers
[ ] "Tomahawk Technique," Sean Paul
[ ] "New Legend -- Jamaica 50th Edition," Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters
[ ] "Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged on Strawberry Hill," Toots And The Maytals
Best World Music Album
[ ] "Folila," Amadou & Mariam
[ ] "On a Gentle Island Breeze," Daniel Ho
[ ] "Jabulani," Hugh Masekela
[ ] "Traveller," Anoushka Shankar
[ X ] "The Living Room Sessions Part 1," Ravi Shankar
Best Children's Album
[ X ] "Can You Canoe?,"The Okee Dokee Brothers
[ ] "High Dive and Other Things That Could Have Happened ...," Bill Harley
[ ] "JumpinJazz Kids - A Swinging Jungle Tale," Al Jarreau & various artists
[ ] "Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie," Elizabeth Mitchell
[ ] "Radio Jungle," The Pop Ups
Best Spoken Word Album
[ ] "American Grown," (Michelle Obama
[ ] "Back To Work: Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy," Bill Clinton
[ ] "Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power," Rachel Maddow
[ ] "Seriously ... I'm Kidding," Ellen DeGeneres
[ X ] "Society's Child: My Autobiography," Janis Ian
Best Comedy Album
[ X ] "Blow Your Pants Off," Jimmy Fallon
[ ] "Cho Dependent (Live In Concert)," Margaret Cho
[ ] "In God We Rust," Lewis Black
[ ] "Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class," Kathy Griffin
[ ] "Mr. Universe," Jim Gaffigan
[ ] "Rize of the Fenix," Tenacious D
Best Musical Theater Album
[ ] "Follies"
[ ] "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess"
[ ] "Newsies"
[ ] "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
[ X ] "Once: A New Musical"
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
[ ] "The Descendants," various artists
[ ] "Marley," Bob Marley & The Wailers
[ X ] "Midnight In Paris," various artists
[ ] "The Muppets," various artists
[ ] "Rock of Ages," various artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
[ ] "The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams
[ ] "The Artist," Ludovic Bource"
[ ] "The Dark Knight Rises,"** Hans Zimmer
[ X ] "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," Trent Reznor** & Atticus Ross
[ ] "Hugo," Howard Shore
[ ] "Journey," Austin Wintory
Best Song Written For Visual Media
[ ] "Abraham's Daughter" ("The Hunger Games"), Arcade Fire
[ ] "Learn Me Right" ("Brave"), Birdy & Mumford & Sons
[ ] "Let Me Be Your Star" ("Smash"), Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty
[ ] "Man or Muppet ("The Muppets"), Bret McKenzie
[ X ] "Safe & Sound" ("The Hunger Games"), Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars
Best Instrumental Composition
[ ] "December Dream"
[ ] "Music of Ansel Adams: America"
[ ] "Overture, Waltz and Rondo"
[ ] "Without A Paddle"
[X} "Mozart Goes Dancing"
Best Instrumental Arrangement
[ ] "Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington"
[ X ] "How About You"
[ ] "Irrequieto" (Bob Mintzer, MCG Jazz) **
[ ] "A Night In Tunisia (Actually an Entire Weekend!)"
[ ] "Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)"
Best Instrumental Arrangement With Vocals
[ X ] "City Of Roses"
[ ] "Look to the Rainbow"
[ ] "Out There"
[ ] "Spain (I Can Recall) "
[ ] "Wild Is The Wind"
Best Opera Recording
[ ] "Berg: Lulu," Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu
[ ] "Handel: Agrippina," Akademie For Alte Musik Berlin
[ ] "Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress," London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus
[ ] "Vivaldi: Teuzzone," Le Concert Des Nations
[ X ] "Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen," The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Best Classical Vocal Solo
[ ] "Debussy: Clair De Lune," Natalie Dessay
[ ] "Homecoming - Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato"
[ ] "Paris Days, Berlin Nights," Ute Lemper
[ X ] "Poemes," Renee Fleming **
[ ] "Sogno Barocco," Anne Sofie Von Otter
Best Short Form Music Video
[ ] "Houdini," Foster The People
[ ] "No Church In The Wild," Jay-Z & Kanye West
[ ] "Bad Girls," M.I.A
[ X ] "We Found Love," Rihanna with Calvin Harris
[ ] "Run Boy Run," Woodkid
Best Long Form Music Video
[ X ] "Big Easy Express," Mumford & Sons
[ ] "Bring Me Home -- Live 2011, Sade
[ ] "Radio Music Society," Esperanza Spalding
[ ] "Get Along," Tegan & Sara
[ ] "From The Sky Down," U2
** Denotes local ties.
First Published January 17, 2013 2:01 pm

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