2013 Grammy Award Winners

2013 Grammy Award Winners

  • The winners were revealed on February 10, 2013.
  • The ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
  • LL Cool J served as the host for the second consecutive year.
  • The eligibility period for the awards was from October 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012.
  • Noteworthy Moments: Mumford & Sons secured Album of the Year with Babel. Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know won Record of the Year. Fun. received both Best New Artist and Song of the Year for We Are Young.
  • Trivia:
    1. Taylor Swift performed We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together with a circus-themed backdrop.
    2. Kelly Clarkson’s acceptance speech for Best Pop Vocal Album turned heads as she humorously confessed to not knowing fellow nominee Miguel, despite praising him.
    3. Frank Ocean performed Forrest Gump, noted for its emotional depth, especially since it was one of his first public performances after coming out.
    4. Justin Timberlake performed at the Grammys for the first time since 2009, signaling his return to music.
    5. A Bob Marley tribute featured Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna, and Marley’s sons Ziggy and Damian performing together.

2013 Grammy Winners

Record Of The Year
Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Album Of The Year
Babel – Mumford & Sons
Song Of The Year
We Are Young – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)
Best New Artist
fun.
Best Pop Solo Performance
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Impressions – Chris Botti
Best Pop Vocal Album
Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
Best Dance Recording
Bangarang – Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Bangarang – Skrillex
Best Tradional Pop Vocal Album:
Kisses On The Bottom – Paul McCartney
Best Rock Performance:
Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
Love Bites (So Do I) – Halestorm
Best Rock Song
Lonely Boy – Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Best Rock Album
El Camino – The Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album
Making Mirrors – Gotye
Best R&B Performance
Climax – Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Love On Top – Beyoncé
Best R&B Song
Adorn – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
Best R&B Album
Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment
Best Rap Performance
… In Paris – Jay-z & Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
No Church In The Wild – Jay-z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The Dream
Best Rap Song
… In Paris – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, Songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Best Rap Album
Take Care – Drake
Best Country Solo Performance
Blown Away – Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Pontoon – Little Big Town
Best Country Song
Blown Away – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Best Country Album
Uncaged – Zac Brown Band
Best New Age Album
Echoes Of Love – Omar Akram
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Hot House – Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Unity Band – Pat Metheny Unity Band
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) – Arturo Sandoval
Best Latin Jazz Album
¡ritmo! – The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
10,000 Reasons (bless The Lord) – Matt Redman
Best Gospel Song
Go Get It – Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, Songwriters (Mary Mary)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) – Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
Best Gospel Album
Gravity – Lecrae
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Eye On It – Tobymac
Best Latin Pop Album
MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition – Juanes
Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album
Imaginaries – Quetzal
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
Pecados Y Milagros – Lila Downs
Best Tropical Latin Album
Retro – Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
Best Americana Album
Slipstream – Bonnie Raitt
Best Bluegrass Album
Nobody Knows You – Steep Canyon Rangers
Best Blues Album
Locked Down – Dr. John
Best Folk Album
The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Yo-yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
Best Regional Roots Music Album
The Band Courtbouillon – Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
Best Reggae Album
Rebirth – Jimmy Cliff
Best World Music Album
The Living Room Sessions Part 1 – Ravi Shankar
Best Children’s Album
Can You Canoe? – The Okee Dokee Brothers
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Society’s Child: My Autobiography – Janis Ian
Best Comedy Album
Blow Your Pants Off – Jimmy Fallon
Musical Theater Album
Once: A New Musical – Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, Principal Soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Midnight In Paris- (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Composers
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Safe & Sound (from The Hunger Games) – T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, Songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)
Best Instrumental Composition
Mozart Goes Dancing – Chick Corea, Composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
How About You – Gil Evans, Arranger (Gil Evans Project)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
City Of Roses – Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, Arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
Best Recording Package
Biophilia – Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, Art Directors (Björk)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection – Fritz Klaetke, Art Director (Woody Guthrie)
Best Album Notes
Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles, Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)
Best Historical Album
The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set) – Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, Compilation Producers; Mark Linett, Mastering Engineer (The Beach Boys)
Best Engineered Album, Non-classical
The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Richard King, Engineer; Richard King, Mastering Engineer (Yo-Yo Ma)
Producer Of The Year, Non-classical
Dan Auerbach
Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical
Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix) – Skrillex, Remixer (nero)
Best Surround Sound Album
Modern Cool – Jim Anderson, Surround Mix Engineer; Darcy Proper, Surround Mastering Engineer; Michael Friedman, Surround Producer (Patricia Barber)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen – Tom Caulfield & John Newton, Engineers; Mark Donahue, Mastering Engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Best Orchestral Performance
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine – Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Best Opera Recording
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen – James Levine & Fabio Luisi, Conductors; Hans-peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, Producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen – Charles Bruffy, Conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Meanwhile – Eighth Blackbird
Classical Instrumental Solo
Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola – Kim Kashkashian
Classical Vocal Solo
Poémes – Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
Classical Compendium
Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis – Antoni Wit, Conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, Producers
Contemporary Classical Composition
Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays Stephen Hartke, Composer (eighth blackbird)
Short Form Music Video
We Found Love – Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris | Melina Matsoukas, Video Director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, Video Producers
Long Form Music Video
Big Easy Express – Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show | Emmett Malloy, Video Director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, Video Producers