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Ultimate Grammys 2013 cheatsheet: Let's be appalled together (updated)
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The 2013 GRAMMY Awards are Sunday, Feb. 10 which means it's time to start separating the "root fors" from the "outraged abouts."
MUSIC: Watch videos and listen to nominee playlists below
In the outraged category, be sure to include the show's use of tape-delay. The LL Cool J-hosted ceremony will be telecast from the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles and air on CBS at 8 p.m. on the East Coast. Westerners who know not of the Internet, will have to wait another three hours for results.
More outrage? OK. Look out for the network's new Grammy dress code! With a ban on what's previously passed as clothing, buttoned-up injustice might be all you see.
Deadline published a CBS wardrobe advisory to ensure "buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered." Also, "Thong type costumes are problematic," as are "bare fleshy under curves" and sheer clothing that reveals "breast nipples" (we will assume all other nipples are acceptable).
Musically — and mericifully, in some cases — a number of popular artists and albums were left out this year's nominations for a top-tier prize.
Noticable absences like Nicki Minaj, Nas, Justin Bieber, and Lionel Richie share the distinction of being disregarded with the many genres stripped of their identity and lumped into the unfair fight category of "Alternative."
Whatever the motivation for watching the show — to snicker at self-importance as it stomps for relvance; to compare voting members' choices against on-demand selection trends; as a control group for your business thesis on group think denial; or simply to marvel the chasams that exist in popular (an unpopular) culture — tweet us your inspired reactions @KPCC.
Album of the Year — Who do you think is going to win big? Tell us in the comments.
RECORD OF THE YEAR | awarded for a single song to performer and production team
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys [Nonesuch]
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson [RCA/19]
We Are Young - Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe [Fueled By Ramen]
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra [Universal Republic]
Thinkin Bout You - Frank Ocean [Def Jam]
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift [Big Machine Records]
ALBUM OF THE YEAR | awarded for a full album to performer and production team
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SONG OF THE YEAR | awarded for a single song to writers/composers
The A Team - Ed Sheeran
Adorn - Miguel Pimentel
Call Me Maybe - Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen, Josh Ramsay
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin, Ali Tamposi
We Are Young - Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess
BEST NEW ARTIST
Alabama Shakes
Fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Set Fire To The Rain [Live At The Royal Albert Hall] - Adele
(bonus: Adele Is A Cry Weapon w/ Emma Stone)
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
(bonus: Kelly Clarkson Audition For American Idol, Season 1)
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
(bonus: As Interpreted By Jimmy Fallon And The Roots On Classroom Instruments)
Wide Awake - Katy Perry
(bonus: Bronx Beat)
Where Have You Been - Rihanna
(bonus: Mutiny On The Rihanna Plane)
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 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 Walser
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA
- Wonderland - Steve Aoki
- Don't Think - The Chemical Brothers
- > Album Title Goes Here < - Deadmau5
- Fire & Ice - Kaskade
- Bangarang - Skrillex
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
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- I'm Alive - Anthrax
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- Love Bites (So Do I) - Halestorm
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- Blood Brothers - Iron Maiden
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- Ghost Walking - Lamb Of God
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- No Reflection - Marilyn Manson
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- Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) - Megadeth
BEST ROCK SONG
Freedom At 21 - Jack White
I Will Wait - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford
Lonely Boy - Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney
Madness - Matthew Bellamy
We Take Care Of Our Own - Bruce Springsteen
BEST ROCK ALBUM
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The 2nd Law - Muse [WB]
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BEST RAP SONG
- Daughters - Nas
- Lotus Flower Bomb - Wale Featuring Miguel
- Mercy - Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
- The Motto - Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne
- N****s In Paris - Jay-Z & Kanye West
- Young, Wild & Free - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars
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 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 [Epic/Clean Slate]
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