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Also, the fact that Frank Ocean almost gave "Thinking 'Bout You" away makes this nomination even more >>>>! #GRAMMYnoms

by dawsonink via twitter 12/6/2012 3:24:45 AM
Another exciting (and I'm sure competitive) categories is coming up soon #GRAMMYNoms

by arjanwrites via twitter 12/6/2012 3:25:18 AM
Stay tuned @LukeBryanOnline will be performing next after the break! #GRAMMYNoms

by Recording Academy via twitter 12/6/2012 3:25:28 AM
What about "trespassing" by ADAM LAMBERT !!

by daffodil848 12/6/2012 3:25:53 AM

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Thomas Luther Bryan -- aka Luke Bryan -- is up next. He's got to be thinking this: That is one tough act to follow.

by Tammy La Gorce edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:26:38 AM

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SoulBounce fave @frank_ocean has gotten a Record of the Year nomination for "Thinkin Bout You." Amazing. #GRAMMYNoms #TheWorldIsWatching

by SoulBounce via twitter 12/6/2012 3:26:44 AM
I'm always here for "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye. Congrats on the Record of the Year nomination! #GRAMMYnoms

by dawsonink via twitter 12/6/2012 3:27:06 AM
Ne-Yo, Sheryl Crow and Chris Young backstage at "The GRAMMY Nominations Live!!— Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" on Dec. 5 in Nashville (Photo: WireImage.com)

by Kiana Butler 12/6/2012 3:27:17 AM

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The Band Perry backstage at "The GRAMMY Nominations Live!!— Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" on Dec. 5 in Nashville (Photo: WireImage.com)

by Kiana Butler edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:27:31 AM

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So far, so awesome. And lots more to come. Whose performance blew you away?

by Tammy La Gorce edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:27:35 AM

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Here we go @LukeBryanOnline! #GRAMMYNoms

by Erin via twitter 12/6/2012 3:27:47 AM
RT @frank_ocean: wow..... http://tmblr.co/ZRdVAyYlpE2A

by Recording Academy via twitter 12/6/2012 3:28:08 AM
guys, where can i watch this thing live??

by Vlad 12/6/2012 3:28:17 AM

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Hello, Luke Bryan! Nice pop-up entrance, nice red belt.

by Tammy La Gorce 12/6/2012 3:28:26 AM

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. @LukeBryanOnline showing @TheGRAMMYs what he's got! #GRAMMYNoms

by Erin via twitter 12/6/2012 3:28:44 AM
I mean WHOSE performance blew you away. Not being biased toward the Who!

by Tammy La Gorce edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:29:13 AM

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Ryan Tedder and Luke Bryan performed earlier here in Nashville for CMT Artist of The Year Special. A collabo in the works? #GRAMMYNoms

by arjanwrites via twitter 12/6/2012 3:29:37 AM
It's a glitter volcano.

by Tammy La Gorce 12/6/2012 3:30:21 AM

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by Crystal Larsen edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:30:23 AM

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. @LukeBryanOnline's got this Music City crowd on their feet! "You've got your hands up... " #GRAMMYNoms

by Erin via twitter 12/6/2012 3:30:25 AM
It's low hanging fruit, I know, but I think Luke Bryan singing for all of us when he says, "I don't want this night to end." Or this performance!

by Tammy La Gorce edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:30:26 AM

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Congrats to @OurNameIsFun & @JanelleMonae and @Gotye & @KimbraMusic for their Record of the Year #GRAMMYNoms too! Those tracks were the jams

by SoulBounce via twitter 12/6/2012 3:30:31 AM
RT @arjanwrites: Ryan Tedder and Luke Bryan performed earlier here in Nashville for CMT Artist of The Year Special. A collabo in the wor ...

by Erin via twitter 12/6/2012 3:30:39 AM
Also, @JanelleMonae is back in the Grammy mix, nominated along with .Fun for Record of the Year with "We Are Young." Yup! #love #GRAMMYnoms

by dawsonink via twitter 12/6/2012 3:30:41 AM
Now here's somebody who knows how to work a stage, and a twang. Nashville is going crazy for one of its hometown heroes.

by Tammy La Gorce edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:30:45 AM

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What do you think of the show so far? #GRAMMYNoms

by arjanwrites via twitter 12/6/2012 3:30:48 AM
if i don't see nas's life is good and daughters nominated in the rap category, then i'll be convinced that the grammys have always been BS.

by sonofsam 12/6/2012 3:31:02 AM

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Haha Yes! RT @BKBrownBetty: @SoulBounce is that Butta's fingas? Get it... Butterfingers! LOL @ButtaBaby

by SoulBounce via twitter 12/6/2012 3:31:08 AM
grammy votes

by Tracy879 12/6/2012 3:31:09 AM

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Just a reminder, The 55th GRAMMY Awards will take place on February 13 in Los Angeles.

by arjanwrites via twitter 12/6/2012 3:31:19 AM
"You're looking so damn hot..." he is, isn't he ladies?!;) #GRAMMYNoms

by Erin via twitter 12/6/2012 3:31:19 AM
grammy voters have got it right so far

by Tracy879 12/6/2012 3:31:29 AM

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Um, Nashville LOVES Luke Bryan! Great performance. #GRAMMYnoms

by dawsonink via twitter 12/6/2012 3:31:48 AM
Wow...wish there were some artists on stage who knew more than 3 chords.

by classictenor 12/6/2012 3:31:49 AM

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Did you know? Little Big Town received a GRAMMY nomination in 2010 for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "Little White Church." (Photo: John Shearer/WireImage.com)

by Crystal Larsen 12/6/2012 3:32:07 AM

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He could melt igloos with that voice.

by Tammy La Gorce edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:32:22 AM

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Congrats to Best New Artist nominees; @HunterHayes, @Frank_Ocean, @Alabama_Shakes, @TheLumineers, Fun. (@ournameisfun) #GRAMMYNoms

by Recording Academy via twitter 12/6/2012 3:32:30 AM
#GRAMMYNoms Best New Artist: Alabama Shakes, Fun., Hunter Hayes, The Lumineers, Frank Ocean

by arjanwrites via twitter 12/6/2012 3:32:31 AM
Nice harmonies, Little Big Town!

by Tammy La Gorce edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:32:38 AM

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And @frank_ocean is now up for Best New Artist!!!! #GRAMMYNoms

by SoulBounce via twitter 12/6/2012 3:32:41 AM
Here we are at nomination announcement No. 3, courtesy of the Alabama-bred country quartet Little Big Town. This time, it's Best New Artist. Another biggie. Remember the surprise a few years ago when jazzer Esperanza Spalding won? Or last year when Wisconsinite and indie favorite Bon Iver took home the prize?

by Tammy La Gorce edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:32:53 AM

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where the fuck is esperanza spalding? why is it that the ones who deserve the awards never win or even get nominated?

by sonofsam 12/6/2012 3:33:09 AM

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Quite a list of musical newbies! This is a category that defies expectations, and always an eye-opening one. Is there anyone absent from the list, in your opinion? Are you familiar with all the nominees?

by Tammy La Gorce edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:33:11 AM

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. @HunterHayes scores a #GRAMMYNoms for Best New Artist!!

by Erin via twitter 12/6/2012 3:33:11 AM
Use the commercial break to send in your opinions and observations. We've got a lot to talk about!

by Tammy La Gorce 12/6/2012 3:33:12 AM

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I was hoping Emeli Sande and Ellie Goulding would slip into the Best New Artist category. Hunter Hayes is a surprise. Ocean will take it.

by arjanwrites via twitter 12/6/2012 3:33:21 AM
Two nominations so far for Frank Ocean. This one for Best New Artist. That boy good. #GRAMMYnoms

by dawsonink via twitter 12/6/2012 3:33:29 AM
Please nominate Lana

by ldc93 12/6/2012 3:33:32 AM

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And the nominees for Best New Artist are…
Alabama Shakes
Fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean

by Crystal Larsen edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:34:02 AM

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Kimberly Roads Schlapman and Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town backstage at "The GRAMMY Nominations Live!!— Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" on Dec. 5 in Nashville (Photo: WireImage.com)

by Kiana Butler 12/6/2012 3:34:14 AM

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Ok, so clearly Fun., Kelly Clarkson, and Taylor Swift are going to be nominated for Album of the Year...hopefully they save room for someone with a talent, too...

by Grammy Blunderbuss 12/6/2012 3:34:21 AM

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Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard, nominated for Best New Artist (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

by Crystal Larsen 12/6/2012 3:34:24 AM

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RT @dawsonink: Um, Nashville LOVES Luke Bryan! Great performance. #GRAMMYnoms

by Erin via twitter 12/6/2012 3:34:24 AM
Fun., nominated for Best New Artist (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com)

by Crystal Larsen 12/6/2012 3:34:43 AM

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is taylor hosting the grammy's in feb?

by buddyjumper 12/6/2012 3:34:45 AM

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Ed Sheeran should have got the nod for Best New Artist

by MeVinceG 12/6/2012 3:34:47 AM

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We've already heard from nominee Hunter Hayes -- now he's a rival to Fun. in the Best New Artist category. Who's your pick?

by Tammy La Gorce 12/6/2012 3:34:52 AM

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OMG!!! TAYLOR SWIFT WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST RECORD OF THE YEAR

by PMuroF 12/6/2012 3:35:00 AM

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Well, we've already been treated to a genre-busting array of performances, but there's more to come, as we just heard. I don't mind waiting to hear the Country Solo Performance nominees if it means watching Fun. and Janelle Monae team up, with Ne-Yo directly on their heels, and I bet you don't either.

by Tammy La Gorce edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:35:33 AM

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Here in the house, they're sweeping up all the glitter in preparation to have some FUN.

by davidk via mobile edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:38:38 AM

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by Crystal Larsen edited by Admin 12/6/2012 3:40:05 AM

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Learn more about the GRAMMY Nominations process, right here: http://grm.my/VaGj3h #GRAMMYNoms

by Recording Academy via twitter 12/6/2012 6:00:39 AM

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