Kanye West, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, Nas & Miguel Lead The 2013 Grammy Award Nominations

The 2013 Grammy nominations were announced yesterday by LL Cool J and Taylor Swift, and it seems as though this year, a lot of artists who have been overlooked are getting their due shine. Newcomer Frank Ocean has a lot to celebrate as he is one of the top leaders with an amazing six nods for his Channel Orange debut album which is up for Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Joining him are Kanye West and Jay-Z who are also two of the top contenders with six nominations apiece, including Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Collaboration for their work on Watch The Throne. Miguel was overlooked last year by The Grammys but this year made up for it as hes up for five Grammys, including Song Of The Year for Adorn. He also has a nomination with Wale for their track, Lotus Flower Bomb and will go head-to-head with Chris Brown and Frank Ocean for the Best Urban Contemporary Album Of The Year. Nas also ties Miguel with five nominations including, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album. Life is definitely good.

Janelle Monae had a phenomenal year and her hard work has definitely paid off. She snagged three nominations for her work on We Are Young with fun. including Song of The Year and Record Of The Year. Congrats girl!

Other notable nominees include Rihanna (3), Trey Songz, SWV, Estelle, Elle Varner, R. Kelly, Luke James, Tamia, Anthony Hamilton, and Tyrese. R&B is definitely back and getting its due shine. Big Sean, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa (for his work with Maroon 5), 2 ! Chainz, Lupe Fiasco and Wale round out the rap nominees while Nicki Minaj is noticeably missing this year.

Check out some nomination highlights below:

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Estelle, Thank You
Robert Glasper Experiment, Gonna Be Alright
Luke James, I Want You
Miguel, Adorn
Usher, Climax

BEST R&B SONG
Miguel, Adorn
Tamia, Beautiful Surprise
Trey Songz, Heart Attack
Anthony Hamilton, Pray For Me
Elle Varner, Perfectly Imperfect

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Chris Brown, Fortune
Miguel, Kaleidoscope Dream
Frank Ocean, Channel Orange

BEST DANCE RECORDING
Levels Avicii
Lets Go Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo
Bangarang Skrillex featuring Sirah
Dont You Worry Child Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin
I Cant Live Without You Al Walser

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON CLASSICAL
Dan Auerbach
Jeff Bhasker
Diplo
Markus Dravs
Salaam Remi

BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Houdini Foster The People
No Church In The Wild Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
Bad Girls M.I.A.
We Found Love Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
Run Boy Run Woodkid

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Shake It Out Florence + the Machine
We Are Young fun. featuring Janelle Mone
Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye featuring Kimbra
Sexy And I Know It LMFAO
Payphone Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa

BEST R&B ALBUM
Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio
Anthony Hamilton, Back To Love
R. Kelly, Write Me Back
Tamia, Beautiful Surprise
Tyrese, Open Invitation

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Drake feat. Lil Wayne, HYFR
Jay-Z and Kanye West, N***** In Paris
Nas, Daughters
Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha-T & 2 Chainz, Mercy
Young Jeezy feat. Jay-Z & Andre 3000, I Do

BEST RA! P/SUNG CO! LLABORATION
Flo Rida feat. Sia, Wild Ones
Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream, No Church In The Wild
John Legend feat. Ludacris, Tonight
Nas feat. Amy Winehouse, Cherry Wine
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, Talk That Talk

BEST RAP SONG
Nas, Daughters
Wale feat. Miguel, Lotus Flower Bomb
Kanye West, Mercy
Drake, The Motto
Jay-Z & Kanye West, N***** In Paris
Snoop Dogg feat. Bruno Mars, Young, Wild & Free

BEST RAP ALBUM
Drake, Take Care
Lupe Fiasco, Food & Liquor II
Nas, Life Is Good
The Roots, Undun
Rick Ross, God Forgives, I Dont
2 Chainz, Based On A T.R.U. Story

RECORD OF THE YEAR
The Black Keys, Lonely Boy
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger
fun., We Are Young
Gotye, Somebody I Used To Know
Frank Ocean, Thinkin Bout You
Taylor Swift, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Black Keys, El Camino
fun., Some Nights
Mumford & Sons, Babel
Frank Ocean, Channel Orange
Jack White, Blunderbuss

BEST NEW ARTIST
Alabama Shakes
fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean

SONG OF THE YEAR
Ed Sheeran, The A Team
Miguel, Adorn
Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger
fun., We Are Young

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Adele, Set Fire To The Rain (Live)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger
Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe
Katy Perry, Wide Awake
Rihanna, Where Have You Been

See the full list over at Grammys.com