2012-12-06

LL Cool J & Taylor Swift teamed up together last night to host the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominations LIVE concert from Nashville.  Check out who was announced as GRAMMY nominees and who's on deck to win in February....

Kanye, Jay & Frank Ocean are three of the stars tied for the most GRAMMY nods--SIX.

We're super excited for Mr. Ocean getting his due after one of the hottest albums of the year, Channel Orange...and one of the best come-ups we've seen in a while.  A few of his nods--Album of the Year, Record of The Year/"Thinkin' Bout You", Best New Artist, Best Collabo with Kanye & Jay for "No Church In The Wild", and Best Urban Contemporary Album.

Kanye & Jay are still making waves as the Throne including nods for Best Rap Performance & Best Rap Song for "Ni**as In Paris", and 'Ye copped Best Rap Song & Best Collabo nods for "Mercy".  Jay copped Best Rap Performance with Andre 3000 & Jeezy for "I Do."

Rihanna is looking to add 3 more Grammy's to her stash of 5.  She's nominated alongside her mentor Jay-Z for Best Rap Collabo for "Talk That Talk."  She also nabbed Best Pop Solo Performance (“Where Have You Been”) and Best Short Form Music Video (“We Found Love”).

Congrats to Janelle Monae (performing above for last night's LIVE nomination concert) on getting plenty of nods alongside nominee leader Fun for "We Are Young."

And Nas copped several nods of his own for Best Rap Performance & Best Rap Song for "Daughters", Best Collabo with Amy Winehouse for "Cherry Wine" and Best Rap Album for Life Is Good, in which he's battling it out with 2 Chainz and Rick Ross.

Other highlights: Beyonce's "Love on Top" was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance, while Chris Brown & Miguel copped plenty of nods for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best R&B albums and songs for Fortune & Kaleidoscope Dream.

The R&B categories are toughies with Miguel, Usher, Elle Varner & Luke James duking it out.

The awards ceremony will air exclusively on CBS from the Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2013 (from 8–11:30 p.m. ET/PT).  Check out all the nominations over at Grammy.com.

Here's a few of the top categories:

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

Estelle, “Thank You”

Robert Glasper Experiment, “Gonna Be Alright”

Luke James, “I Want You”

Miguel, “Adorn”

Usher, “Climax”

BEST R&B SONG

Miguel, “Adorn”

Tamia, “Beautiful Surprise”

Trey Songz, “Heart Attack”

Anthony Hamilton, “Pray For Me”

Elle Varner, “Perfectly Imperfect”

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”

Jay-Z and Kanye West, “N****** In Paris”

Nas, “Daughters”

Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha-T & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”

Young Jeezy feat. Jay-Z & Andre 3000, “I Do”

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

Flo Rida feat. Sia, “Wild Ones”

Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream, “No Church In The Wild”

John Legend feat. Ludacris, “Tonight”

Nas feat. Amy Winehouse, “Cherry Wine”

Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, “Talk That Talk”

BEST RAP SONG

Nas, “Daughters”

Wale feat. Miguel, “Lotus Flower Bomb”

Kanye West, “Mercy”

Drake, “The Motto”

Jay-Z & Kanye West, “N***** In Paris”

Snoop Dogg feat. Bruno Mars, “Young, Wild & Free”

BEST RAP ALBUM

Drake, Take Care

Lupe Fiasco, Food & Liquor II

Nas, Life Is Good

The Roots, Undun

Rick Ross, God Forgives, I Don’t

2 Chainz, Based On A T.R.U. Story

RECORD OF THE YEAR

The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”

Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”

fun., “We Are Young”

Gotye, “Somebody I Used To Know”

Frank Ocean, “Thinkin Bout You”

Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

The Black Keys, El Camino

fun., Some Nights

Mumford & Sons, Babel

Frank Ocean, Channel Orange

Jack White, Blunderbuss

BEST NEW ARTIST

Alabama Shakes

fun.

Hunter Hayes

The Lumineers

Frank Ocean

SONG OF THE YEAR

Ed Sheeran, “The A Team”

Miguel, “Adorn”

Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”

fun., “We Are Young”

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain (Live)”

Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”

Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”

Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”

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