| Artist(s) | Category | Title & YouTube Link |
| Frank Ocean * |
Record of the Year |
Thinkin Bout You |
| Frank Ocean |
Album of the Year |
Channel Orange |
| Hunter Hayes |
Best New Artist |
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| Frank Ocean |
Best New Artist |
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| Norman Brown (w/ Gerald Albright) |
Best Pop Instrumental Album |
24/7 |
| Robert Glasper Experiment f/ Ledisi |
Best R&B Performance |
Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.) |
| Luke James |
Best R&B Performance |
I Want You |
| Frank Ocean [w] |
Best Urban Contemporary Album |
Channel Orange |
| Drake featuring Lil Wayne |
Best Rap Performance |
HYFR (Hell Ya F**king Right) |
| Jay-Z & Kanye West f/ Frank Ocean & The-Dream [w] |
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration |
No Church In The Wild |
| Drake, Lil Wayne, et al |
Best Rap Song |
The Motto |
| Hunter Hayes |
Best Country Solo Performance |
Wanted |
| Hunter Hayes |
Best Country Album |
Hunter Hayes |
| Dr. John [w] |
Best Blues Album |
Locked Down |
| Corey Ledet with Anthony Dopsie, Dwayne Dopsie and Andre Thierry |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
Nothin' But The Best |
| Wayne Toups, Steve Riley and Wilson Savoy [w] (also Joel Savoy) |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
The Band Courtbouillon (see album credits) |
| Ellen DeGeneres |
Best Spoken Word Album |
Seriously... I'm Kidding |
| Jay-Z & Kanye West f/ Frank Ocean & The-Dream |
Best Short Form Music Video |
No Church In The Wild |
| Notes: Recording eligibility period was October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. Grammy Awards performers included Frank Ocean ("Forrest Gump"). Dr. John and Preservation Hall Jazz Band performed with The Black Keys ("Lonely Boy"). Shreveport native Mikky Ekko (nee John Stephen Sudduth) appeared with Rihanna, performing "Stay" (which he wrote). Presenters included Tim McGraw, Hunter Hayes, and Ellen DeGeneres. Hunter Hayes played a portion of his hit "Wanted" solo on piano (video) before introducing a performance by Carrie Underwood. Watch Frank Ocean's acceptance speech after winning the Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Watch Dr. John being interviewed after winning the Grammy for Best Blues Album (for "Locked Down"). Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) won the Grammy for the 'Producer of The Year, Non-Classical' category. His production credits included El Camino (The Black Keys); Locked Down (Dr. John); Savage (Hacienda); and Shakedown (Hacienda). Tom Waits was nominated in the Best Alternative Music Album category for "Bad As Me". Waits' backing band on the album included Preservation Hall Jazz Band members Clint Maedgen and Ben Jaffe. Drake was nominated in the Best Rap Album category for "Take Care" [Grammy winner]. Executive producers for the Cash Money Records release include Cortez Bryant, Lil Wayne, Bryan Williams (aka Baby, aka Birdman), and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Lil Wayne and Birdman also perform on the album. Zac Brown Band was nominated in the Best Country Album category for "Uncaged" [Grammy winner]. The album features a guest appearance by Trombone Shorty, along with Orleans Avenue band members Dan Oestreicher and Tim McFatter. Portions of the album were engineered by Jack Miele at Fudge Recording Studio in New Orleans. Arturo Sandoval was nominated in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album category for "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)" [Grammy winner]. The album features a guest appearance by sax legend Plas Johnson, who is featured on the track "Birks Works". Shemekia Copeland was nominated in the Best Blues Album category for "33 1/3". The album features a guest appearance by Buddy Guy, who is featured on the track "Ain't Gonna Be Your Tattoo". It also includes a cover of her father's (Louisiana native Johnny Copeland) song, "Just One More Time". Ruthie Foster was nominated in the Best Blues Album category for "Let It Burn". The album was recorded at Piety Street Recording Studio in New Orleans, with Ike Stubblefield, George Porter Jr., Russell Batiste, Dave Easley, James Rivers, Blind Boys of Alabama, and William Bell. Joan Osborne was nominated in the Best Blues Album category for "Bring It On Home". The album features Allen Toussaint on piano, and includes a cover of Toussaint's song "Shoorah! Shoorah!". Joan also covers Slim Harpo's "Shake Your Hips" on the album. Midnight in Paris (Music from the Motion Picture) was nominated in the Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media category. The album includes a track by Sidney Bechet ("Si Tu Vois Ma Mère"). The musical documentary Big Easy Express was nominated in the Best Long Form Music Video category. The film features Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mumford & Sons on a tour from California, setting out for New Orleans. Old Crow Medicine Show's members include singer, songwriter, guitarist and Lake Charles, LA native Gill Landry. Nominees for the 55th annual Grammy Awards were announced on December 5, 2012 on the CBS special "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night". Performers at the event included Luke Bryan, The Who, Hunter Hayes, Maroon 5, Ne-Yo, Fun., The Band Perry and Dierks Bentley. 2013 additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame included "Hit The Road Jack" (Ray Charles, 1961), "Allons à Lafayette" (Joe Falcon and Cléoma Breaux, 1928), and "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman" (John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, 1963). |
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