Ever wondered who has the most Grammy awards on their mantel piece? Or how many people are involved in deciding who is awarded what? Well, ahead of Sunday night's 55th annual Grammys, we've been flicking through the history books of music's biggest night to give you all the answers...
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And here are this year's nominees...

Carrie Underwood
Country Solo Performance - "Blown Away" Best Country Song - "Blown Away"
Frank Ocean
Record of the Year - "Thinkin Bout You" Best New Artist Album 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
fun.
Best Pop Vocal Album - "Some Nights" Record of the Year - "We Are Young" Best New Artist Album of the Year - "Some Nights" Song of the Year - "We Are Young" Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "We Are Young"
The Black Keys
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
Mumford & Sons
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"
Jack White
Album of the Year - "Blunderbuss" Best Rock Song - "Freedom At 21" Best Rock Album - "Blunderbuss"
Kelly Clarkson
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)"
Gotye
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"
Taylor Swift
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)"
Blake Shelton
Country Solo Performance - "Over"
Ronnie Dunn
Country Solo Performance - "Cost of Livin" Best Country Song - "Cost Of Livin'"
Eric Church
Country Solo Performance - "Springsteen" Best Country Song - "Springsteen"
Dierks Bentley
Country Solo Performance - "Home"
Hunter Hayes
Best New Artist Country Solo Performance - "Wanted" Best Country Album - "Hunter Hayes"
The Lumineers
Best New Artist Best Americana Album - "The Lumineers"
Alabama Shakes
Best New Artist Best Rock Performance - "Hold On"
Florence + The Machine
Best Pop Vocal Album - "Ceremonials" Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Shake It Out"
Maroon 5
Best Pop Vocal Album - "Overexposed" Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Payphone"
P!nk
Best Pop Vocal Album - "The Truth About Love"
Adele
Best Pop Solo Performance - "Set Fire To The Rain [Live]"
Carly Rae Jepsen
Song Of The Year - "Call Me Maybe" Best Pop Solo Performance - "Call Me Maybe"
Miguel
Song Of The Year - "Adorn" Best R&B Performance - "Adorn" Best R&B Song - "Adorn" Best Urban Contemporary Album - "Kaleidoscope Dream"
Ed Sheeran
Song Of The Year - "The A Team"
Katy Perry
Best Pop Solo Performance - "Wide Awake"
Rihanna
Best Pop Solo Performance - "Where Have You Been" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - "Talk That Talk" Best Short Form Music Video - "We Found Love"
LMFAO
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Sexy And I Know It"
Avicii
Best Dance Recording - "Levels"
Calvin Harris
Best Dance Recording - "Let's Go"
Skrillex
Best Dance Recording - "Bangarang" Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Bangarang" Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical - "Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)"
Swedish House Mafia
Best Dance Recording - "Don't You Worry Child"
Al Walser
Best Dance Recording - "I Can't Live Without You"
Steve Aoki
Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Wonderland"
The Chemical Brothers
Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Don't Think"
Deadmau5
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Kaskade
Best Dance/Electronica Album - "Fire & Ice"
Michael Bublé
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "Christmas"
Carole King
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "A Holiday Carole"
Paul McCartney
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)"
Coldplay
Best Rock Performance - "Charlie Brown" Best Rock Album - "Mylo Xyloto"
Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Performance - "We Take Care Of Our Own" Best Rock Song - "We Take Care Of Our Own" Best Rock Album - "Wrecking Ball"
Anthrax
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "I'm Alive"
Halestorm
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Love Bites (So Do I)"
Iron Maiden
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Blood Brothers"
Lamb of God
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Ghost Walking"
Marilyn Manson
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "No Reflection"
Megadeth
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)"
Muse
Best Rock Song - "Madness" Best Rock Album - "The 2nd Law"
Fiona Apple
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"
Björk
Best Alternative Music Album - "Biophilia"
M83
Best Alternative Music Album - "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming."
Tom Waits
Best Alternative Music Album - "Bad As Me"







The Huffington Post UK | Posted: 10/02/2013 13:28 GMT | Updated: 10/02/2013 13:30 GMT