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Grammy Awards 2013 Tweet: Fun wins best new artist of the year

IBNLive.com | Updated Feb 11, 2013 at 11:04am IST

New Delhi: The Oscars of the music industry is round the corner and there will surely be no dearth of musicians and some glamorous performances at the gala night. The 55th annual Grammy Awards will see the best of 2012 be honoured at the biggest musical night. From rock and roll to country music, the night will see some of the performances by best in the industry. Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Black Keys, Elton John will take on the stage with their breath-taking performances.

Even hip hop star Whiz Khalifa will perform on his popular track 'Adorn' with Miguel at the Grammy and LL Cool J will take over as the host of the show.

With male artists like Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean taking the lead in the nominations in almost six categories each, it would be interesting to the clash of the titans at the musical night.

Grammy Awards 2013 Tweet: Fun wins best new artist

The 55th annual Grammy Awards will see the best of 2012 be honoured at the biggest musical night.

The Record of the Year category is an assortment of rock, pop and hip hop nominees ranging from The Black Keys 'Lonely Night' to Taylor Swift's 'We Are Never Getting Back Together'. On the other hand, the Best New Artist category has artists like Hunter Hayes and Frank Ocean vying for the coveted awards.

6:30 AM: Stay tuned for the live updates from #GrammyAwards.

6:35 AM: LL Cool J will take over the show as the host for the musical night. #GrammyAwards

6:45 AM: Whiz Khalifa will perform with Miguel on their popular track 'Adorn' at #GrammyAwards.

6:50 AM: And, here begins the musical night with Taylor Swift's 'We Are Never Getting Back Together'. #GrammyAwards

7:00 AM: #GrammyAwards is not just a shiny trophy, it is a dream come true, says LL Cool J.

7:10 AM: Elton John takes over the #GrammyAwards stage.

7.20 AM: Stay tuned for some power-packed performances by Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and Alicia Keys. #GrammyAwards

7.30 AM: Grammy for Best Solo Performance goes to Adele (Set Fire On The Rain). #GrammyAwards

7:42 AM: Nominated in six categories including Best Song of the Year, band fun performs at #GrammyAwards.

7:45 AM: Whiz Khalifa and Miguel take on the #GrammyAwards stage with their electrifying performance.

7:55 AM: Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance goes to Blown Away by Carrie Underwood. #GrammyAwards

8:05 AM: 'We Are Young' by Fun wins Song of the Year at #GrammyAwards.

8:12 AM: Singer Justin Timberlake is back on the #GrammyAwards stage with his new track.

8:20 AM: Frank Ocean's Channel Orange wins Best Urban Contemporary Album at #GrammyAwards.

8:30 AM: #GrammyAwards for Best Rock Performance goes to 'Lonely Boy' by The Black Keys.

8:45 AM: Shout it out for Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys as they take on the #GrammyAwards stage.

8:55 AM: Best Pop Vocal Album goes to Stronger by Kelly Clarkson.#GrammyAwards

9:00 AM:

Rihanna wins her seventh #GrammyAwards.

9:10 AM: Kelly Clarkson pays tribute to icons Patti Page and Carole King at #GrammyAwards.

9:15AM: Grammy for Best Country Album goes to Uncaged by Zac Brown band. #GrammyAwards

9:20 AM: Bruno Mars pays tribute to legendary singer Bob Marley at #GrammyAwards.

9:30 AM: Fun. wins Best New Artist at #GrammyAwards.

9:45 AM: Grammy for Best Record of the Year goes to 'Somebody That I Used To Know' by Gotye and Kimbra. #GrammyAwards

9:55 AM: Grammy for Album of the Year goes to Babel by Mumford and Sons. #GrammyAwards

10: AM: Thank you for staying with us throughout the #GrammyAwards.

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