Grammys 2012: Top nominees
Song of the year: “All Of the Lights,” Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Rap/sung collaboration: “All Of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
Rap performance: “Otis,” Jay-Z & Kanye West
Rap song: “All of the Lights,” Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Rap song: “Otis,” Shawn Carter & Kanye West, songwriters (James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry Woods, songwriters)
Rap album: “Watch the Throne,” Jay-Z & Kanye West
Rap album: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
By Nardine Saad
Record of the year: “Rolling in the Deep”
Album of the year: “21”
Song of the year: “Rolling in the Deep,”
Pop solo performance: “Someone Like You”
Pop vocal album: “21”
Short form music video: “Rolling in the Deep”
(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Album of the year: “Wasting Light”
Rock performance: “Walk”
Hard rock/metal performance: “White Limo”
Rock song: “Walk”
Rock album: “Wasting Light”
Long form music video: “Back and Forth” (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Record of the year: “Grenade”
Album of the year: “Doo-Wops & Hooligans”
Song of the year: “Grenade,” songwriters Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine,
Pop solo performance: “Grenade”
Pop vocal album: “Doo-Wops & Hooligans”
Producer of the year (non-classical): The Smeezingtons, which include Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Rap performance: “Look at Me Now,” Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes
Rap/sung collaboration: “I’m On One,” DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
Rap/sung collaboration: “Motivation,” Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne
Rap song: “Look at Me Now”
Rap album: “Tha Carter IV”
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
New artist
Dance recording: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”
Dance/electronica album: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”
Remixed recording, non-classical: “Cinema,” Sonny Moore
Short form music video: “First of the Year (Equinox)”
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Album of the year: Featured artist on
Rap/sung collaboration: “What’s My Name,” Rihanna and Drake
Rap/sung collaboration: “I’m On One,” DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross &
Rap performance: “Moment 4 Life,”
Album of the year: Featured artist on
Pop vocal album: “The Lady Killer”
Traditional R&B performance: “Fool For You”
R&B song: “Fool For You,” songwriters
Record of the year: “Grenade,” which Levine, above, and Lawrence produced with the Smeezingtons
Album of the year: “Grenade”
Song of the year: “Grenade”
Producer of the year: The Smeezingtons (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Record of the year: “The Cave”
Song of the year: “The Cave,” songwriters Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Country Winston
Rock performance: “The Cave”
Rock song: “The Cave” (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
Album of the year: “Loud”
Pop vocal album: “Loud”
Rap/sung collaboration: “What’s My Name,” Rihanna and Drake
Rap/sung collaboration: “All of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (Arkasha Stevenson / Los Angeles Times)
Bon Iver (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
