The
55th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 10, 2013, at the
Staples Center in
Los Angeles. The show was broadcast on
CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and was hosted for the second time by
LL Cool J. The "Pre-Telecast Ceremony" was streamed live from LA's Nokia Theater at the official Grammy website. Nominations were announced on December 5, 2012 on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special co-hosted by LL Cool J &
Taylor Swift and broadcast live on CBS from the
Bridgestone Arena in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Fun,
Frank Ocean,
Mumford & Sons,
Jay-Z,
Kanye West and
Dan Auerbach received the most nominations with six each, all of whom were male artists.
Gotye and
Kimbra won the
Record of the Year for "
Somebody That I Used to Know", becoming the second Australian and first New Zealand act to win the award.
Mumford & Sons won the
Album of the Year for
Babel, and
Fun won the
Song of the Year (with
Jeff Bhasker) for "
We Are Young" as well as the
Best New Artist.
Kelly Clarkson won the
Best Pop Vocal Album for
Stronger, becoming the first and only artist to win the award twice. Dan Auerbach won the most number of awards during the ceremony, with five (including three as part of
The Black Keys); followed by The Black Keys, Gotye,
Jay-Z,
Skrillex,
Kanye West, with three each. Other multiple winners include:
Chick Corea, Fun, Kimbra, Mumford & Sons,
Frank Ocean,
Matt Redman and
Esperanza Spalding with two awards each.