Some people, like Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times, are saying that this year's Grammy nomination list is full of "relative unknowns." We think that if you've paid any attention to the radio at all, you probably know almost all these names. More importantly, who says only already famous people should win all the awards? Check out our list from the most popular categories and tell us whom you want to win!
Record of the Year
"Lonely Boy"— The Black Keys
"Stronger "— Kelly Clarkson
"We Are Young"— fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
"Somebody That I Used to Know"— Gotye Featuring 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.
Babel - Mumford & Sons
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
Blunderbuss - Jack White
Song of the Year
"The A Team"— Ed Sheeran, songwriter
"Adorn"— Miguel Pimentel, songwriter
"Call Me Maybe"— Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters
"Stronger "— Jorgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters
"We Are Young"— Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters
Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes
fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Set Fire to the Rain" [live] — Adele
"Stronger "— 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. featuring Janelle Monáe
"Somebody That I Used to Know"— Gotye featuring Kimbra
"Sexy and I Know It"— Lmfao
"Payphone"— Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa
Best Rock Performance
"Hold On"— Alabama Shakes
"Lonely Boy"— The Black Keys
"Charlie Brown"— Coldplay
"I Will Wait"— Mumford & Sons
"We Take Care of Our Own"— Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Song
"Freedom at 21"— Jack White, songwriter
"I Will Wait"— Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters
"Lonely Boy"— Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters
"Madness"— Matthew Bellamy, songwriter
"We Take Care of Our Own"— Bruce Springsteen, songwriter
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 Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do— Fiona Apple
Biophilia— Bjork
Making Mirrors— Gotye
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming — M83
Bad As Me— Tom Waits
Best R&B Performance
"Thank You"— Estelle
"Gonna Be Alright "— Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi
"I Want You"— Luke James
"Adorn"— Miguel
"Climax"— Usher
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Fortune — Chris Brown
Kaleidoscope Dream— Miguel
Channel Orange— Frank Ocean
Best Rap Performance
"Hyfr "— Drake featuring Lil' Wayne
"... In Paris"— Jay-Z & Kanye West
"Daughters"— Nas
"Mercy"— Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
"I Do"— Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z & Andre 3000
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Wild Ones"— Flo Rida featuring Sia
"No Church in the Wild"— Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-dream
"Tonight "— John Legend featuring Ludacris
"Cherry Wine"— Nas featuring Amy Winehouse
"Talk That Talk"— Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
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 Solo Performance
"Home"— Dierks Bentley
"Springsteen"— Eric Church
"Cost of Livin'"— Ronnie Dunn
"Wanted"— Hunter Hayes
"Over"— Blake Shelton
"Blown Away"— Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Even If It Breaks Your Heart"— Eli Young Band
"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 featuring Alison Krauss
Best Country Song
"Blown Away"— Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters
"Cost of Livin'"— Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters
"Even If It Breaks Your Heart"— Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters
"So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"— Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters
"Springsteen"— Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters
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
There you have it: The 2013 Grammy nominations. Of course, that's not all of them. Each year, awards are given for dozens of categories before the cameras even begin to roll. These, however, are the ones you'll talk about the next day.
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