Grammy Awards 2013 Winners List

5:57 pm, February 10th, 2013

(Grammy)

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards are being handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles.

LL Cool J is once again hosting the ceremony.

Check out the FULL LIST of winners below!

BEST DANCE RECORDING

“Bangarang,” Skrillex Feat. Sirah

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

“Climax,” Usher

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE

“Love on Top,” Beyoncé

BEST R&B SONG

“Adorn,” Miguel

BEST R&B ALBUM

Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

“N****s in Paris,” Jay-Z and Kanye West

BEST RAP SONG

“N****s in Paris,” Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

BEST RAP ALBUM

Take Care, Drake

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM

Echoes of Love, Omar Akram

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO

“Hot House,” Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

Radio Music Society, Esperanza Spaulding

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

Unity Band, Pat Metheny Unity Band

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You), Arturo Sandoval

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

¡Ritmo!, The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band

BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE

“10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” Matt Redman

BEST GOSPEL SONG

“Go Get It,” Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN SONG (Tie)

“10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord),” Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)

“Your Presence Is Heaven,” Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)

BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

Gravity, Lecrae

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM

Eye On It, TobyMac

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM

MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition, Juanes

BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

Imaginaries, Quetzal

BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (Including Tejano)

Pecados Y Milagros, Lila Downs

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM

Retro, Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

Nobody Knows You, Steep Canyon Rangers

BEST BLUES ALBIM

Locked Down, Dr. John

BEST FOLK ALBUM

The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

BEST REGIONAL ROOTS ALBUM

The Band Courtbouillon, Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy

BEST REGGAE ALBUM

Rebirth, Jimmy Cliff

BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM

Can You Canoe?, The Okee Dokee Brothers

BEST SPOKEN-WORD ALBUM

Society’s Child: My Autobiography, Janis Ian

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon

BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM

Once: A New Musical, Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Midnight In Paris, (Various Artists)

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA

“Safe & Sound” (From The Hunger Games), T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

“Mozart Goes Dancing,” Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT

“How About You,” Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALISTS

“City Of Roses,” Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE

Biophilia, Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE

Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection, Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)

BEST ALBUM NOTES

Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles, Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM

The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set), Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL

The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)

BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL

Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix), Skrillex, remixer (Nero), Joseph Ray, Skrillex & Daniel Stephens, remixers

BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM

Modern Cool, Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL

Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen, Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL

Blanton Alspaugh

BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

“Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine,” Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

BEST OPERA RECORDING

“Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen,” James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE

“Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen,” Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

“Meanwhile,” Eighth Blackbird

BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENT SOLO

“Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola,” Kim Kashkashian

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Grammy Awards 2013 Winners List

5:57 pm, February 10th, 2013

(Grammy)

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards are being handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles.

LL Cool J is once again hosting the ceremony.

Check out the FULL LIST of winners below!

BEST DANCE RECORDING

“Bangarang,” Skrillex Feat. Sirah

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

“Climax,” Usher

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE

“Love on Top,” Beyoncé

BEST R&B SONG

“Adorn,” Miguel

BEST R&B ALBUM

Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

“N****s in Paris,” Jay-Z and Kanye West

BEST RAP SONG

“N****s in Paris,” Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

BEST RAP ALBUM

Take Care, Drake

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM

Echoes of Love, Omar Akram

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO

“Hot House,” Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

Radio Music Society, Esperanza Spaulding

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

Unity Band, Pat Metheny Unity Band

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You), Arturo Sandoval

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

¡Ritmo!, The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band

BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE

“10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” Matt Redman

BEST GOSPEL SONG

“Go Get It,” Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN SONG (Tie)

“10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord),” Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)

“Your Presence Is Heaven,” Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)

BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

Gravity, Lecrae

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM

Eye On It, TobyMac

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM

MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition, Juanes

BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

Imaginaries, Quetzal

BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (Including Tejano)

Pecados Y Milagros, Lila Downs

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM

Retro, Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

Nobody Knows You, Steep Canyon Rangers

BEST BLUES ALBIM

Locked Down, Dr. John

BEST FOLK ALBUM

The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

BEST REGIONAL ROOTS ALBUM

The Band Courtbouillon, Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy

BEST REGGAE ALBUM

Rebirth, Jimmy Cliff

BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM

Can You Canoe?, The Okee Dokee Brothers

BEST SPOKEN-WORD ALBUM

Society’s Child: My Autobiography, Janis Ian

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon

BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM

Once: A New Musical, Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Midnight In Paris, (Various Artists)

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA

“Safe & Sound” (From The Hunger Games), T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

“Mozart Goes Dancing,” Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT

“How About You,” Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALISTS

“City Of Roses,” Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE

Biophilia, Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE

Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection, Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)

BEST ALBUM NOTES

Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles, Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM

The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set), Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL

The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)

BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL

Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix), Skrillex, remixer (Nero), Joseph Ray, Skrillex & Daniel Stephens, remixers

BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM

Modern Cool, Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL

Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen, Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL

Blanton Alspaugh

BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

“Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine,” Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

BEST OPERA RECORDING

“Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen,” James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE

“Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen,” Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

“Meanwhile,” Eighth Blackbird

BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENT SOLO

“Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola,” Kim Kashkashian

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LL Cool J: I Was Beaten, Abused As Child

10:45 am, January 25th, 2013

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LL Cool J opens up about the child abuse he suffered on Sunday’s “Oprah’s Next Chapter.”

Oprah Winfrey labels his mistreatment as a kid at the hands of his mom’s friend “torture,” and the rapper does not disagree.

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“You know, it wasn’t sexual,” explains the “NCIS: Los Angles” star. “It was just, you know, beatings, ‘take all your clothes off’.’”

RELATED – LL Cool J Catches Home Intruder, Detains Alleged Burglar Until Cops Arrive

The performer reveals he was also “kicked out in the snow” and forced to stay outside, and beaten for things as mundane as opening the refrigerator or watching TV.

As for the “worst thing” his tormenter did to him, LL Cool J replies, “Just beat with vacuum cleaner pipes, just strip naked, ‘Put your hands on the bunk bed,’ and when you fall down, ‘Get back up, Stand up!’

Whoa.

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