• 2013 Grammy Awards: Your Need-To-Know Details

    Posted: Feb 08, 2013

    2013-country-music-at-the-grammysEverything from which country stars are nominated and which will take the stage… Plus, surprising data from past ceremonies — all here!

    Don’t miss CMT’s live stream of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards red carpet Sunday night at 6/5c. Click here to link up! The Grammys air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles at 8PM Eastern on CBS Sunday (2/10).

    Here are a few things to watch for:

    • Taylor Swift is opening the show. She hinted to Ryan Seacrest she will perform her Grammy nominated “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
    • Dierks Bentley and tourmate Miranda Lambert will perform together, something they’ve been teasing on Twitter over the past couple weeks.
    • Carrie Underwood is performing, but the Grammys are tight lipped on what she’ll sing. Our guess is her new single “Two Black Cadillacs.”
    • Zac Brown will join a group of artists including Elton John and Mavis Staples for a tribute to the late Levon Helm.
    • In a last-minute announcement, Hunter Hayes is added to the lineup of performances. He’s up for three awards!
    • Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will present an award during the show, along with four-time Grammy winner Keith Urban.
    • Friend of country artists, LL Cool J is hosting the show. By the way, sources tell us he recently spent some time in the studio with Brad Paisley.

    2013-grammy-logoDID YOU KNOW?

    • CBS reportedly issued a “wardrobe advisory” prior to this weekend’s show requesting attendees’ “buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered.”
    • Ads for Sunday’s Grammy Awards sold for an all-time record $900,000 for some 30-second spots.
    • The 2012 Grammys was the second most-watched, according to Nielsen, with 39.9-million viewers.
    • Last year’s Grammys recorded 13-million tweets and Facebook messages during the telecast.
    • The record for the most nominations without ever winning a Grammy Award goes to Brian McKnight with 16.
    • The first Grammy ceremony consisted of 28 categories. Today, more than 100 Grammys are awarded, with the majority handed out prior to the televised portion.
    • At 14 years old, LeAnn Rimes was the youngest person to receive a Grammy; George Burns was the oldest at 94.

    Sources: BlueFin Labs, Nielsen, Xfinity.com, DeadlineTV

    Who will take home a gramophone? See the full list of country nominees below!

    Best Country Solo Performance

    “Home” – Dierks Bentley

    “Springsteen” – Eric Church

    “Cost of Livin’” – Ronnie Dunn

    “Wanted” – Hunter Hayes

    “Over” – Blake Shelton

    “Blown Away” – Carrie Underwood

    Best Country Duo/Group Performance

    “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” – Eli Young Band

    “Pontoon” – Little Big Town

    “Safe & Sound” – Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars

    “On The Outskirts of Town” – The Time Jumpers

    “I Just Came Here For The Music” – Don Williams feat. Alison Krauss

    Best Country Song

    “Blown Away” – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

    “Cost of Livin’” – Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)

    “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” – Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)

    “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore” – Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)

    “Springsteen” – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)

    Best Country Album

    Uncaged – Zac Brown Band

    Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes

    Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran – Jamey Johnson

    Four the Record – Miranda Lambert

    The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers

    Record of the Year

    “Lonely Boy” – The Black Keys

    “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson

    “We Are Young” – Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe

    “Somebody That I Used To Know” – Gotye feat. Kimbra

    “Thinkin Bout You” – Frank Ocean

    “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor Swift

    Best New Artist

    Alabama Shakes

    Fun.

    Hunter Hayes

    The Lumineers

    Frank Ocean

    Tweet Cody your country predictions @cmtcody.

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