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    55th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees!

    The 55th Annual Grammy Awards have arrived. LL Cool J is hosting the show live at the Staples Center in L.A. on Sunday, Feb. 10.  

    Before the show kicks off, take a look back at this year's list of top nominees. Though 18-year-old pop phenom Justin Bieber was completely shut out when nominations were announced on Dec, many of his peers -- including Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepson, Kelly Clarkson, Frank Ocean and others -- fared much better.

    Check out the list of major nominees below and tell Us: Which artist do you want to see win?

    Album of the Year
    El Camino, The Black Keys
    Some Nights, fun.
    Babel, Mumford & Sons
    Channel Orange, Frank Ocean
    Blunderbuss, Jack White

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    Record of the Year
    "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys
    "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," 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

    PHOTOS: 12 worst dressed stars of 2012

     

    Song of the Year

    "The A Team," Ed Sheeran (Writer: Ed Sheeran)

    "Adorn," Miguel (Writers: Miguel Pimentel)

    "Call Me Maybe," Carly Rae Jepsen (Writers: Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen and Josh Ramsay)

    "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson (Writer: Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg

    Kurstin and Ali Tamposi)

    "We Are Young," fun. featuring Janelle Monáe (Writers: Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost and Nate Ruess)

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    Best New Artist

    Alabama Shakes

    Fun.

    Hunter Hayes

    The Lumineers

    Frank Ocean

     

    Best Pop Solo Performance

    "Set Fire to the Rain (Live)," Adele

    "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," 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 and Wiz Khalifa

     

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    Best Pop Instrumental Album

    24/7, Gerald Albright and Norman Brown

    Impressions, Chris Botti

    Four Hands and a Heart, Volume One, Larry Carlton

    Live at the Blue Note Tokyo, Dave Koz

    Rumbadoodle, Arun Shenoy

     

    Best Pop Vocal Album

    Stronger, Kelly Clarkson

    Ceremonials, Florence + the Machine

    Some Nights, fun.

    Overexposed, Maroon 5

    The Truth About Love, Pink

     

    Best Dance Recording

    "Levels," Avicii

    "Let's Go," Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo

    "Bangarang," Skrillex featuring Sirah

    "Don't You Worry Child," Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin

    "I Can't Live Without You," Al Waiser

     

    Best Dance/Electronica Album

    Wonderland, Steve Aoki

    Don't Think, The Chemical Brothers

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    Fire and Ice, Kaskade

    Bangarang, Skrillex

     

    Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    Christmas, Michael Bublé

    A Holiday Carole, Carole King

    Kisses on the Bottom, Paul McCartney

     

    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 Hard Rock/Metal Performance

    "I'm Alive," Anthrax

    "Love Bites (So Do I)," Halestorm

    "Blood Brothers," Iron Maiden

    "Ghost Walking," Lamb of God

    "No Reflection," Marilyn Manson

    "Whose Life (Is It Anyways)?", Megadeth

     

    Best Rock Song

    "Freedom at 21," Jack White (Writers: Jack White)

    "I Will Wait," Mumford & Sons (Writer: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Marcus Mumford)

    "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys (Writers: Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton and Patrick Carney)

    "Madness," Muse (Writers: Matthew Bellamy)

    "We Take Care of Our Own," Bruce Springsteen (Writers: Bruce Springsteen)

     

    Best Rock Album

    El Camino, The Black Keys

    Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay

    The Second 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

    Biofilia, Björk

    Making Mirrors, Gotye

    Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, M83

    Bad As Me, Tom Waits

     

    Best R&B Performance

    "Thank You," Estelle

    "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B)," 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 Traditional R&B Performance

    "Lately," Anita Baker

    "Love on Top," Beyoncé

    "Wrong Side of a Love Song," Melanie Fiona

    "Real Good Hands," Gregory Porter

    "If Only You Knew," SWV

     

    Best R&B Song

    "Adorn," Miguel (Writers: Miguel)

    "Beautiful Surprise," Tamia (Writers: Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly and Salaam Remi)

    "Heart Attack," Trey Songz (Writer: Benjamin Levin, Rico Love and Tremaine Neverson)

    "Pray for Me," Anthony Hamilton (Writers: Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton and Patrick "jQue" Smith)

    "Refill," Elle Varner (Writers: Darhyl "DJ" Camper, Elle Varner and Andrew "Pop" Wansel)

     

    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 Performance

    "HYFR (Hell Yeah F--king Right)," Drake featuring Lil Wayne

    "N----s in Paris," Kanye West and Jay-Z

    "Daughters," Nas

    "Mercy," Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz

    "I Do," Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z and André 3000

     

    Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

    "Wild Ones," Flo Rida featuring Sia

    "No Church in the Wild," Kanye West and Jay-Z featuring Frank Ocean and The-Dream

    "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)," John Legend featuring Ludacris

    "Cherry Wine," Nas featuring Amy Winehouse

    "Talk That Talk," Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

     

    Best Rap Song

    "Daughters," Nas (Writers: Nasir Jones and Ernest Wilson)

    "Lotus Flower Bomb," Wale featuring Miguel (Writers:Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson and Miguel Jontel Pimentel)

    "Mercy," Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz (Writers: Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton and Kanye West)

    "The Motto," Drake featuring Lil Wayne (Writers: Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham and Tyler Williams)

    "N----s in Paris," Kanye West and Jay-Z (Writers: Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis and Kanye West)

    "Young, Wild and Free," Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg featuring Bruno Mars (Writers: Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez and Cameron Thomaz)

     

    Best Rap Album

    Take Care, Drake

    Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1, Lupe Fiasco

    Life Is Good, Nas

    Undone, 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 and Sound," Taylor Swift and 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," Carrie Underwood (Writers: Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins)

    "Cost of Livin'," Ronnie Dunn (Writers: Phillip Coleman and Ronnie Dunn)

    "Even If It Breaks Your Heart," Eli Young Band (Writers: Will Hoge and Eric Paslay)

    "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore," Alan Jackson (Writers: Jay Knowles and Adam Wright)

    "Springsteen," Eric Church (Writers: Eric Church, Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell)

    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

    This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: 55th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees!

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