The 2013 Grammys Nominations are being announced Wednesday night. The crop is expected to feature the Grammys signature mix of new and familiar names -- especially in a year crowded with albums from the likes of upstarts like Frank Ocean and legends like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.
Taylor Swift and LL Cool J handled the duties of announcing nominees the year, hosting the Grammys Nominations Concert Live from Nashville. The special airs exclusively on CBS.
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will take place Feb. 10 at Los Angeles' Staples Center. Like the nominations, CBS will broadcast the awards show. According to the Grammys, the award telecast brought in 39.9 million viewers last year -- the largest TV audience since 1984. The Twitterverse was also pleased (or, at least, engaged), thumbing itself to 160,341 tweets per minute during the broadcast.
Big 2012 Grammy winners included Kanye West and Adele, who took home a combined ten awards. Skrillex was among the buzziest acts, ending the night with the first three Grammy trophies of his career.
Photos of the nominees and our live blog of the nominations concert are available below.
2013 Grammy Nominees
Carrie Underwood(01 of82)
Country Solo Performance - "Blown Away"Best Country Song - "Blown Away" (credit:AP)
Frank Ocean(02 of82)
Record of the Year - "Thinkin Bout You"Best New ArtistAlbum of the Year - "Channel Orange"Best Urban Contemporary Album - "Channel Orange"Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - "No Church In The Wild" by Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream (credit:AP)
fun.(03 of82)
Best Pop Vocal Album - "Some Nights"Record of the Year - "We Are Young"Best New ArtistAlbum of the Year - "Some Nights"Song of the Year - "We Are Young"Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "We Are Young" (credit:AP)
The Black Keys(04 of82)
Record of the Year - "Lonely Boy"Album of the Year - "El Camino"Best Rock Performance - "Lonely Boy"Best Rock Song - "Lonely Boy"Best Rock Album - "El Camino"Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical - Dan Auerbach (credit:AP)
Mumford & Sons(05 of82)
Album of the Year - "Babel"Best Rock Performance - "I Will Wait"Best Rock Song - "I Will Wait"Best Americana Album - "Babel"Best Song Written For Visual Media - "Learn Me Right (From Brave)"Best Long Form Music Video - "Big Easy Express" (credit:Getty Images)
Jack White(06 of82)
Album of the Year - "Blunderbuss"Best Rock Song - "Freedom At 21"Best Rock Album - "Blunderbuss" (credit:AP)
Kelly Clarkson(07 of82)
Best Pop Vocal Album - "Stronger"Record of the Year - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"Best Pop Solo Performance - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (credit:AP)
Gotye(08 of82)
Record of the Year - "Somebody That I Used To Know"Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Somebody That I Used To Know"Best Alternative Music Album - "Making Mirrors" (credit:Getty Images)
Taylor Swift(09 of82)
Record of the Year - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"Best Country Duo/Group Performance - "Safe & Sound"Best Song Written For Visual Media - "Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games)" (credit:AP)
Blake Shelton(10 of82)
Country Solo Performance - "Over" (credit:AP)
Ronnie Dunn(11 of82)
Country Solo Performance - "Cost of Livin"Best Country Song - "Cost Of Livin'" (credit:AP)
Eric Church(12 of82)
Country Solo Performance - "Springsteen"Best Country Song - "Springsteen" (credit:AP)
Dierks Bentley(13 of82)
Country Solo Performance - "Home" (credit:Getty Images)
Hunter Hayes(14 of82)
Best New ArtistCountry Solo Performance - "Wanted"Best Country Album - "Hunter Hayes" (credit:AP)
The Lumineers(15 of82)
Best New ArtistBest Americana Album - "The Lumineers" (credit:AP)
Alabama Shakes(16 of82)
Best New ArtistBest Rock Performance - "Hold On" (credit:AP)
Florence + The Machine(17 of82)
Best Pop Vocal Album - "Ceremonials"Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Shake It Out" (credit:AP)
Maroon 5(18 of82)
Best Pop Vocal Album - "Overexposed"Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Payphone" (credit:AP)
P!nk(19 of82)
Best Pop Vocal Album - "The Truth About Love" (credit:AP)
Adele (20 of82)
Best Pop Solo Performance - "Set Fire To The Rain [Live]" (credit:AP)
Carly Rae Jepsen(21 of82)
Song Of The Year - "Call Me Maybe"Best Pop Solo Performance - "Call Me Maybe" (credit:AP)
Miguel(22 of82)
Song Of The Year - "Adorn"Best R&B Performance - "Adorn"Best R&B Song - "Adorn"Best Urban Contemporary Album - "Kaleidoscope Dream" (credit:Getty Images)
Ed Sheeran(23 of82)
Song Of The Year - "The A Team" (credit:Getty Images)
Katy Perry(24 of82)
Best Pop Solo Performance - "Wide Awake" (credit:AP)
Rihanna(25 of82)
Best Pop Solo Performance - "Where Have You Been"Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - "Talk That Talk"Best Short Form Music Video - "We Found Love" (credit:AP)
LMFAO (26 of82)
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Sexy And I Know It" (credit:Getty Images)
Avicii (27 of82)
Best Dance Recording - "Levels" (credit:Getty Images)
Calvin Harris(28 of82)
Best Dance Recording - "Let's Go" (credit:AP)
Skrillex(29 of82)
Best Dance Recording - "Bangarang"Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Bangarang"Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical - "Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)" (credit:AP)
Swedish House Mafia(30 of82)
Best Dance Recording - "Don't You Worry Child" (credit:AP)
Al Walser(31 of82)
Best Dance Recording - "I Can't Live Without You" (credit:Getty Images)
Steve Aoki(32 of82)
Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Wonderland" (credit:AP)
The Chemical Brothers(33 of82)
Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Don't Think" (credit:Getty Images)
Deadmau5(34 of82)
Best Dance/Electronica Album - "> Album Title Goes Here (credit:Getty Images)
Kaskade(35 of82)
Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Fire & Ice" (credit:AP)
Michael Bublé(36 of82)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "Christmas" (credit:Getty Images)
Carole King(37 of82)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "A Holiday Carole" (credit:Getty Images)
Paul McCartney(38 of82)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "Kisses On The Bottom"Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package - "Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)"Best Historical Album - "Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)" (credit:AP)
Coldplay (39 of82)
Best Rock Performance - "Charlie Brown"Best Rock Album - "Mylo Xyloto" (credit:Getty Images)
Bruce Springsteen(40 of82)
Best Rock Performance - "We Take Care Of Our Own"Best Rock Song - "We Take Care Of Our Own"Best Rock Album - "Wrecking Ball" (credit:AP)
Anthrax(41 of82)
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "I'm Alive" (credit:AP)
Halestorm(42 of82)
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Love Bites (So Do I)" (credit:Getty Images)
Iron Maiden(43 of82)
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Blood Brothers" (credit:AP)
Lamb of God(44 of82)
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Ghost Walking" (credit:Getty Images)
Marilyn Manson(45 of82)
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "No Reflection" (credit:AP)
Megadeth (46 of82)
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" (credit:Getty Images)
Muse(47 of82)
Best Rock Song - "Madness"Best Rock Album - "The 2nd Law" (credit:AP)
Fiona Apple(48 of82)
Best Alternative Music Album - "The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do" (credit:AP)
Björk(49 of82)
Best Alternative Music Album - "Biophilia" (credit:AP)
M83(50 of82)
Best Alternative Music Album - "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming." (credit:AP)
Tom Waits(51 of82)
Best Alternative Music Album - "Bad As Me" (credit:Getty Images)
Estelle(52 of82)
Best R&B Performance - "Thank You" (credit:AP)
Robert Glasper Experiment(53 of82)
Best R&B Performance - "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)"Best R&B Album - "Black Radio" (credit:AP)
Luke James(54 of82)
Best R&B Performance - "I Want You" (credit:AP)
Usher(55 of82)
Best R&B Performance - "Climax" (credit:Getty Images)
The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Show(56 of82)
NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Hosts Taylor Swift and LL Cool J speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Hosts Taylor Swift and LL Cool J speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Hosts LL Cool J and Taylor Swift speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Hosts Taylor Swift and LL Cool J speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Host LL Cool J, host Taylor Swift, and musician Adam Levine speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Music fans take cell phone photos of LL Cool J and Taylor Swift onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Hosts LL Cool J and Taylor Swift speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: LL Cool J and Taylor Swift onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: LL Cool J and Taylor Swift onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Co-hosts Taylor Swift and LL Cool J speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Singer Taylor Swift (L) and rapper LL Cool J perform onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Singer Taylor Swift (L) and rapper LL Cool J perform onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: LL Cool J and Taylor Swift onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Co-hosts Taylor Swift and LL Cool J speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Co-host Taylor Swift poses in the press room at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Co-host Taylor Swift poses in the press room at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Taylor Swift speaks onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Co-hosts Taylor Swift and LL Cool J speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: LL Cool J and Taylor Swift speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Co-hosts Taylor Swift and LL Cool J speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Show(76 of82)
NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: Co-hosts Taylor Swift and LL Cool J speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Show(77 of82)
NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 05: LL Cool J and Taylor Swift speak onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Taylor Swift(78 of82)
Co-host Taylor Swift poses for a photo backstage at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Donn Jones/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
Taylor Swift(79 of82)
Co-host Taylor Swift holds up 3 fingers to signify her 3 Grammy nominations as she poses for a photo backstage at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Donn Jones/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
Taylor Swift(80 of82)
Host Taylor Swift at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
Taylor Swift(81 of82)
FILE - This Dec. 1, 2012 file photo shows Taylor Swift performing underneath a video monitor during the KIIS FM's Jingle Ball at Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles. Swift is one of many artists performing at the Grammy Nominations concert airing Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 10 p.m. EST on CBS. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file) (credit:AP)
LL Cool J, Taylor Swift(82 of82)
Hosts LL Cool J, left, and Taylor Swift speak onstage at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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