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. Fun, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Dan Auerbach received the most nominations with six each.
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. Kelly Clarkson won the Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger, becoming the first and only artist to win the award twice. 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. Other multiple winners include: Chick Corea, Fun, Kimbra, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Matt Redman and Esperanza Spalding with two awards each.
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. 70 of them were presented at the pre-telecast at the Nokia Theatre, with the remaining 11 were presented at the main ceremony. 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. The official poster was designed by Artist Erika Iris Simmons. 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.Justin Timberlake To Perform On Music's Biggest Night , Grammy.com, January 30, 2013
Performers The following artists performed on the pre-telecast: Krishna Das Eighth Blackbird John Fullbright Hugh Masekela Tyrese Elle Varner
The following performed on the main telecast: Artist(s)Song(s)Taylor Swift"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"Elton JohnEd Sheeran"The A Team"Fun"Carry On"Miranda LambertDierks Bentley"Over You""Home"MiguelWiz Khalifa"Adorn"Mumford & Sons "I Will Wait"Justin TimberlakeJay-Z"Suit & Tie""Pusher Love Girl"Maroon 5Alicia Keys"Daylight""Girl on Fire"RihannaMikky Ekko"Stay"Dr. JohnThe Preservation Hall Jazz BandThe Black Keys"Lonely Boy"Kelly ClarksonTribute to Patti Page and Homage to Carole King"Tennessee Waltz""(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"Bruno MarsRihannaStingDamian MarleyZiggy MarleyTribute to Bob Marley"Locked Out of Heaven""Walking on the Moon""Could You Be Loved""And Be Loved"The Lumineers"Ho Hey"Jack WhiteRuby Amanfu"Love Interruption""Freedom at 21"Carrie Underwood"Blown Away""Two Black Cadillacs"Stanley ClarkeChick CoreaKenny GarrettTribute to Dave Brubeck"Take Five"Zac BrownBrittany HowardElton JohnMumford & SonsMavis StaplesT Bone Burnett (musical director)Tribute to Levon Helm and the Sandy Hook shooting"The Weight"Juanes"Your Song"Frank Ocean"Forrest Gump"Travis BarkerChuck DLL Cool JTom MorelloDJ Z-TripTribute to Adam Yauch"Whaddup""Welcome to the Terrordome""No Sleep till Brooklyn"
Presenters The following presented on the pre-telecast:
Artist Radmilla Cody Janis Ian Kaskade Britt Nicole Manuel Valera
The following presented on the main telecast: Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull – presented Best Pop Solo Performance Neil Patrick Harris – introduced Fun John Mayer and Bonnie Raitt – introduced Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley Miguel and Wiz Khalifa – presented Best Country Solo Performance Faith Hill and Tim McGraw – presented Song of the Year Johnny Depp – introduced Mumford & Sons Beyoncé and Ellen DeGeneres – introduced Justin Timberlake Dave Grohl and Pauley Perrette – presented Producer of the Year, Non-Classical & Best Rock Performance Kelly Rowland and Nas – presented Best Urban Contemporary Album Keith Urban and Kaley Cuoco – presented Best Pop Vocal Album Carly Rae Jepsen and Ne-Yo – presented Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Kelly Clarkson – paid tribute to Patti Page & Carole King as Lifetime Achievement Award recipients & presented Best Country Album Kat Dennings – introduced The Black Eyed Peas Katy Perry – presented Best New Artist Hunter Hayes – introduced Carrie Underwood Prince – presented Record of the Year Adele – presented Album of the Year
Winners and nominees The winners and nominees per category were:
General {| class="wikitable" |+General Awards ! scope="col" style="width:50%" | Album of the Year(presented by Adele) ! scope="col" style="width:50%" | Record of the Year(presented by Prince)
Babel – Mumford & Sons Blunderbuss – Jack White Channel Orange – Frank Ocean El Camino – The Black Keys Some Nights – Fun | "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson "Thinkin Bout You" – Frank Ocean "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe |- !Song of the Year(presented by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw) !Best New Artist(presented by Katy Perry)
"We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, & Nate Ruess (Fun featuring Janelle Monáe) "The A Team" – Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran) "Adorn" – Miguel Pimentel (Miguel) "Call Me Maybe" – Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen, & Josh Ramsay (Carly Rae Jepsen) "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin, & Ali Tamposi (Kelly Clarkson) | Fun Alabama Shakes Frank Ocean Hunter Hayes The Lumineers |} +Album of the Year (additional personnel)Album NomineePerformerProductionEngineeringMasteringBabelMumford & SonsMarkus DravsRobin Baynton & Ruadhri CushnanBob LudwigBlunderbussJack WhiteJack WhiteVance Powell & Jack WhiteBob LudwigChannel OrangeFrank Ocean feat. André 3000, John Mayer & Earl SweatshirtOm'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Shea Taylor, Tyler, the Creator, & PharrellCalvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar, & Vic WainsteinVlado MellerEl CaminoThe Black KeysThe Black Keys & Danger MouseTchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst, & Kennie TakahashiBrian LuceySome NightsFun feat. Janelle MonáeJeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One, & TommyDJeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Pete Bischoff, Ken Lewis, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Rich Costey, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar, & Stuart WhiteChris Gehringer +Record of the Year (additional personnel)Record NomineePerformerProductionEngineeringMastering"Somebody That I Used to Know"Gotye featuring KimbraWally de BackerWally de Backer, François Tétaz & William BowdenWilliam Bowden"Lonely Boy"The Black KeysThe Black Keys & Danger MouseTom Elmhirst & Kennie TakahashiBrian Lucey"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"Kelly ClarksonGreg KurstinSerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin, & Jesse ShatkinChris Gehringer"Thinkin Bout You"Frank OceanShea Taylor & Frank OceanJeff Ellis, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar, & Mark "Spike" StentVlado Meller"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"Taylor SwiftMax Martin, Shellback & Taylor SwiftSerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, & Michael IlbertTom Coyne"We Are Young"Fun featuring Janelle MonáeJeff BhaskerJeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Ken Lewis, Andrew Dawson, & Stuart WhiteChris Gehringer
Pop {| class="wikitable" !Best Pop Solo Performance(presented by Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull) !Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Set Fire to the Rain" (Live) – Adele "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson "Where Have You Been" – Rihanna "Wide Awake" – Katy Perry | "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra "Payphone" – Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO "Shake It Out" – Florence and the Machine "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe |- !Best Pop Vocal Album(presented by Keith Urban and Kaley Cuoco) !Best Pop Instrumental Album |- |Stronger – Kelly Clarkson Ceremonials – Florence and the Machine Overexposed – Maroon 5 Some Nights – Fun The Truth About Love – P!nk |Impressions – Chris Botti 24/7 – Gerald Albright & Norman Brown Four Hands & a Heart Volume One – Larry Carlton Live at Blue Note Tokyo – Dave Koz Rumbadoodle – Arun Shenoy |- ! colspan="2" |Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album |- | colspan="2" | Kisses on the Bottom – Paul McCartney Christmas – Michael Bublé A Holiday Carole – Carole King
Dance/Electronic {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" style="width:45%" | Best Dance/Electronic Album ! scope="col" style="width:55%" | Best Dance Recording |- |Bangarang – Skrillex > Album Title Goes Here < – Deadmau5 Don't Think – The Chemical Brothers Fire & Ice – Kaskade Wonderland – Steve Aoki |"Bangarang" – Skrillex & Sirah; Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer "Levels" – Avicii; Tim Bergling & Ash Pournouri, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer "Let's Go" – Calvin Harris & Ne-Yo; Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixer "Don't You Worry Child" – Swedish House Mafia & John Martin; Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers "I Can't Live Without You" – Al Walser; Al Walser, producer; Al Walser, mixer
Rock and alternative {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" style="width:50%" | Best Rock Album ! scope="col" style="width:50%" | Best Rock Song |- |El Camino – The Black Keys The 2nd Law – Muse Blunderbuss – Jack White Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen |"Lonely Boy" – Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton, & Patrick Carney (The Black Keys) "Freedom at 21" – Jack White (Jack White) "I Will Wait" – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, & Marcus Mumford (Mumford & Sons) "Madness" – Matthew Bellamy (Muse) "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen) |- !Best Rock Performance !Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance |- |"Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys "Charlie Brown" – Coldplay "Hold On" – Alabama Shakes "I Will Wait" – Mumford & Sons "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen |"Love Bites (So Do I)" – Halestorm "Blood Brothers (live)" – Iron Maiden "Ghost Walking" – Lamb of God "I'm Alive" – Anthrax "No Reflection" – Marilyn Manson "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" – Megadeth |- ! colspan="2" |Best Alternative Music Album |- | colspan="2" | Making Mirrors – Gotye Bad as Me – Tom Waits Biophilia – Björk Hurry Up, We're Dreaming – M83 The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do – Fiona Apple
R&B {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" style="width:50%" | Best R&B Performance ! scope="col" style="width:50%" | Best Traditional R&B Performance |- |"Climax" – Usher "Thank You" – Estelle "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" – Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi "I Want You" – Luke James "Adorn" – Miguel |"Love on Top" – Beyoncé "Lately" – Anita Baker "Wrong Side of a Love Song" – Melanie Fiona "Real Good Hands" – Gregory Porter "If Only You Knew" – SWV |- !Best R&B Album !Best Urban Contemporary Album |- |Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment Back to Love – Anthony Hamilton Write Me Back – R. Kelly Beautiful Surprise – Tamia Open Invitation – Tyrese | Channel Orange – Frank Ocean Fortune – Chris Brown Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel |-