LL Cool J, Taylor Swift, and Adam Levine at the Grammys Nominations Concert. Image c/o Larry Busacca (Getty)

With LL Cool J and Taylor Swift hosting the GRAMMYs Nominations concert last night, we knew that the show was going to be BIG. Sure, the hour-long TV special announced the nominees for the 2013 GRAMMY awards, but they also had some killer performances up their sleeves as well. We loved the tribute to legend Johnny Cash, running a clip of the country crooner singing at the 1973 GRAMMYs. The Band Perry and Dierks Bentley were a part of the tribute, honoring the late Cash with their music. Other performance highlights include Hunter Hayes singing the nominees for Best Pop Vocal Album, Luke Bryan charming the ladies with heaps of confetti, and Maroon 5 owning the stage as usual with Adam Levine’s massive stage presence. And don’t forget Ne-Yo’s dance-party rendition of “Let Me Love You“!

And now, what you’ve been waiting for all year…the nominees for the 2013 GRAMMY awards!

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

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

RECORD OF THE YEAR

“Lonely Boy” – The Black Keys
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
“We Are Young” – fun. featuring Janelle Monae
“Somebody That I Used To Know” – Gotye featuring Kimbra
“Thinkin Bout You” – Frank Ocean
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor Swift

BEST NEW ARTIST

Alabama Shakes
fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean

SONG OF THE YEAR (Songwriter’s award)

“The A Team” – Ed Sheeran, songwriter
“Adorn” – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter
“Call Me Maybe” – Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – JJorgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters
“We Are Young” – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
Ceremonials – Florence + The Machine
Some Nights – fun.
Overexposed – Maroon 5
The Truth About Love – Pink

BEST ROCK ALBUM

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

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

The Idler Wheel… – Fiona Apple
Biophilia – BjJork
Making Mirrors – Gotye
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming – M83
Bad As Me – Tom Waits

BEST R&B ALBUM

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

BEST RAP ALBUM

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 ALBUM

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

To see the rest of the nominees, head to the CBS Grammy Nominations Hub.

The winners will be announced on February 10, 2013 live in Los Angeles on CBS. Who are you hoping walks away with a GRAMMY or two?

Images c/o Dominik Bindl | Mike Coppola | Simone Joyner | Theo Wargo | Patrick Kovarik (Getty)

This just in: superstars Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons, Fun., and The Black Keys will perform live at the 2013 GRAMMYS on Sunday, February 10th! This is the first ever GRAMMYs performance for pop-rockers Fun. and blues duo The Black Keys, while RiRi, T.Swift and the guys from Mumford & Sons are returning to the GRAMMYs stage. As for what songs they’ll all perform, we’re going to take a few guesses. Rihanna will most likely do some sort of “Diamonds / Stay” medley, while Taylor will potentially wow us with “I Knew You Were Trouble” and/or “Begin Again“. Mumford & Sons will probably strum a mean banjo to “I Will Wait“, Fun. could do a medley of “We Are Young / Some Nights“, and The Black Keys could maybe play their latest hit “Little Black Submarine“. Keep your eyes peeled for the next crop of GRAMMYs performers that are sure to be announced within the coming weeks!

Who are you most excited to see perform at the 2013 GRAMMY Awards? Let us know!

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It’s less than a month till The GRAMMYs go live, and the latest news about the music awards show is in: Carrie Underwood has been added to the list of performers! Joining Rihanna, Taylor Swift, fun., Mumford & Sons, and The Black Keys, the country-pop sensation will be performing a song or two from her latest album Blown Away. Nominated for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance, Carrie will have a lot to smile about when she hits the GRAMMYs stage on February 10th!

In the meantime, watch Carrie’s music video trailer for “Two Black Cadillacs“…

Are you excited to see Carrie perform at the 2013 GRAMMYs? What song(s) do you think she’ll sing?

Currently taking the music world by storm, 27-year-old R&B crooner Miguel is burning up the charts with his single “Adorn“, which has been nominated as Song Of The Year at the 2013 GRAMMYs. He may be new to the pop charts, but he’s been making sweet music since 2007, which is why he must be over the moon at the news of receiving a GRAMMY nod! His smooth, sensuous lyrics in his nominated song is perfect to dedicate to your significant other, which is why the tune is being shared all around the world and dedicated to loved ones. Vote for Miguel in our poll if you think he deserves the GRAMMY for Song Of The Year!

Watch the video for “Adorn” on VEVO below:

Be sure to tune in to The GRAMMYs live show Sunday, February 10th at 8 p.m. ET/PT!

You voted last week for who you thought should take the Song Of The Year award at the 2013 GRAMMYs, and the results are in: with 29% of the vote, Fun.’s “We Are Young” is the winner!

We’ll have to wait until Sunday, February 10th to see who wins the Song Of The Year award at the 2013 GRAMMYs. Will you be tuning in?

Are you happy with our Song Of The Year poll results? Sound off!

Justin Timberlake image c/o Jason Kempin (Getty)

This “just in”: Justin Timberlake will be performing at The GRAMMYs this year! That’s right, the solo star will be gracing The GRAMMYs stage for the first time in four years, and will most likely be signing out his new hit “Suit And Tie“. Is it too much to ask that JT breaks out into some of his older hits, too? I mean, we’d love to see a rendition of “Cry Me A River“, a little bit of “Sexy Back“, and our personal favorite “What Goes Around Comes Around“. But that’s just us being greedy.

Justin will join fellow pop stars Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, fun., Mumford & Sons, and The Black Keys as performers at the 2013 GRAMMYs (and we wouldn’t be surprised if more were announced closer to the date). Are you excited to catch JT on The GRAMMYs stage?

Be sure to tune in to the 55th Annual GRMMY Awards on Sunday, February 10th at 8/7c on CBS!

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Following the news of Justin Timberlake’s GRAMMY performance confirmation, we now know three more performers slotted to play the awards show: Frank Ocean, Alicia Keys, and Maroon 5! The three acts will be joining some of the biggest names in music on the 2013 GRAMMYs stage, and we can’t wait to watch them strut their stuff. Best New Artist nominee Frank Ocean unofficially confirmed his performance when he tweeted about being involved in a brawl with Chris Brown and his posse: “cut my finger now I can’t play w two hands at the grammys”. We’re glad he’s still going to play the show! And we’re not sure what song(s) they’ll be whipping out, but Alicia Keys and Maroon 5 will be teaming up to perform together! This year’s GRAMMYs are definitely going to be amazing with all of the huge pop stars set to appear at the awards.

Whose performance are you looking forward to the most at the 2013 GRAMMYs? Tune in this Feb. 10th on CBS to catch them live…

We first heard about Best New Artist nominee Hunter Hayes when he released his hit song “Wanted“, and the 21-year-old country music singer hasn’t left our radar ever since. The humble performer discusses his total shock to be nominated at the 55th GRAMMY awards in the VEVO video above, expressing his true gratitude to be apart of one of the biggest nights in music. Hunter explains that every year, it’s a tradition for him & his family to sit around together and watch The GRAMMYs, so we can only imagine how excited his loved ones are for him this year! Good luck, Hunter!

Who do you think should win ‘Best New Artist’? Tell us below!

This is it, people! The 55th GRAMMY awards are airing this Sunday, and we’re pretty sure you’re going to need a playlist to pump yourself up for music’s biggest night. Below, you’ll find a whopping ten songs by artists who are nominated this year, including the awards they’re up for and a line of lyrics from their biggest hit. So plug in, press play, and prep yourself for February 10th when The GRAMMYs go down!

10. Florence + The Machine — Shake It Out
Nominated for: Best Pop Duo/group Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album

“And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back / So shake him off, oh woah!”

9. Miguel — Adorn
Nominated for: Song Of The Year, Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, Best Urban Contemporary Album

“These eyes, can’t wait to see your grin / Just let my love, Just let my love adorn you…”

8. Carrie Underwood — Blown Away
Nominated for: Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Song

“Shatter every window ’til it’s all blown away / Every brick, every board, every slamming door blown away…”

7. Ed Sheeran — The A Team
Nominated for: Song Of The Year

“And they say / She’s in the Class A Team / Stuck in her daydream / Been this way since 18…”

6. Taylor Swift — We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Nominated for: Record Of The Year, Best Country Duo/group Performance, Best Song Written For Visual Media

“Oooh we called it off again last night / But Oooh, this time I’m telling you, I’m telling you / We are never ever ever ever getting back together…”

5. Frank Ocean — Thinkin Bout You
Nominated for: Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Urban Contemporary Album

“My eyes don’t shed tears, but, boy, they bawl / When I’m thinkin’ ’bout you…”

4. Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe
Nominated for: Song Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance

“It’s hard to look right / At you baby / But here’s my number / So call me, maybe?”

3. The Black Keys — Lonely Boy
Nominated for: Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album

“I’m a lonely boy, I’m a lonely boy / Oh oh oh oh, I got a love that keeps me waiting”

2. Kelly Clarkson — Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
Nominated for: Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger / Stand a little taller / Doesn’t mean I’m lonely when I’m alone”

1. fun. ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young
Nominated for: Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album

“Tonight, we are young / So let’s set the world on fire / We can burn brighter than the sun…”

Don’t forget to tune into THE GRAMMY awards this Sunday, February 10th, at 8pm PST on CBS! Who do you hope wins big at The GRAMMYs?

There’s one performer’s name on everybody’s lips at the moment, and that’s newcomer to the music game Frank Ocean. Just ask Best New Artist nominees fun., The Lumineers, Hunter Hayes and The Alabama Shakes! VEVO sat down with all four acts to discuss Frank’s music and where they were when they first heard it, and everybody seems to come to one verdict: Frank Ocean is amazing! Watch the video clip above to see what Frank’s fellow Best New Artist nominees have to say about him, and don’t forget to tune into the GRAMMYS this Sunday, February 10th at 5pm EST / 8pm PST on CBS!

What do YOU think of Frank Ocean? Do you think he’ll take the coveted Best New Artist award at The GRAMMYs?