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The nominees for the "55th Grammy Awards" were announced last night . . . and Kanye West, Jay-Z, Fun, The Black Keys, and Frank Ocean led the way, with six nominations apiece. The Grammys air live on February 10th on CBS.
Here's a statement From Scooter Braun, Justin Bieber's manager, on Bieber not getting a nomination:
"This time there wont be any wise words, no excuses, I just plain DISAGREE. The kid deserved it. Grammy board u blew it on this one."
"The hardest thing to do is transition, keep the train moving. The kid delivered. Huge successful album, sold out tour, and won people over...this time he deserved to be recognized and I don't really have any kind,
To his fans...looks like we get to stay the underdog a little longer. #BRINGIT. I got a lot more I can say, but for now...I'm gonna leave it at that. Congrats to all those who got nominated including our own Carly Rae Jepsen.
Life is long, with many ups and downs, but we get to keep going, everyday brings a new opportunity. NOTHING GREAT EVER CAME EASY."
And here are your nominees:
Album of the Year:
--"El Camino", The Black Keys
--"Some Nights", Fun
--"Babel", Mumford & Sons
--"Channel Orange", Frank Ocean
--"Blunderbuss", Jack White
Record of the Year:
--"Lonely Boy", The Black Keys
--"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", Kelly Clarkson
--"We Are Young", Fun featuring Janelle Monae
--"Somebody That I Used to Know", Gotye featuring Kimbra
--"Thinkin Bout You", Frank Ocean
--"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", Taylor Swift
Song of the Year:
--"The A Team", Ed Sheeran
--"Adorn", Miguel
--"Call Me Maybe", Carly Rae Jepsen
--"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", Kelly Clarkson
--"We Are Young", Fun featuring Janelle Monae
Best New Artist:
--Alabama Shakes
--Fun
--Hunter Hayes
--The Lumineers
--Frank Ocean
(--You can sort through ALL 81 categories at Grammy.com.)
