Frank Ocean nominated for six Grammy Awards

Frank Ocean has tied with Black Key’s Dan Auerbach, Fun., and Mumford & Sons, as well as Watch The Throne collaborators Jay-Z and Kanye West for most nominations at the forthcoming 55th Grammy Awards.

Frank has been nominated in the following categories: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Short Form Music Video.

The 55th Grammy Awards will commence on February 10, 2013 at 8PM ET/PT on CBS.

Below are Frank’s nominated categories, including credits for others nominated in the same category:

Record of the Year

• "Thinkin Bout You" – Frank Ocean

  • Shea Taylor & Frank Ocean, producer;

  • Jeff Ellis, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Mark "Spike" Stent, engineers/mixers;

  • Vlado Meller, mastering engineer

• "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra

  • Wally de Backer, producer;

  • Wally de Backer, François Tétaz & William Bowden, engineers/mixers;

  • William Bowden, mastering engineer

• "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys

  • The Black Keys & Danger Mouse producers;

  • Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers;

  • Brian Lucey, mastering engineer

• "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson

  • Greg Kurstin, producer;

  • Șerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin & Jesse Shatkin, engineers/mixers;

  • Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

• "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe

  • Jeff Bhasker, producer;

  • Jeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Ken Lewis, Andrew Dawson & Stuart White, engineers/mixers;

  • Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

• "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift

  • Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, producers;

  • Șerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland & Michael Ilbert, engineers/mixers;

  • Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

• Channel Orange – Frank Ocean

  • André 3000, John Mayer & Earl Sweatshirt, featured artists;

  • Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Shea Taylor, Tyler, the Creator & Pharell, producers;

  • Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers;

  • Vlado Meller, mastering engineer

• Babel – Mumford & Sons

  • Markus Dravs, producer;

  • Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers;

  • Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

• El Camino – The Black Keys

  • The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers;

  • Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers;

  • Brian Lucey, mastering engineer

• Some Nights – Fun

  • Janelle Monáe, featured artist;

  • Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One & TommyD, producers;

  • Jeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Pete Bischoff, Ken Lewis, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Rich Costey, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar & Stuart White, engineers/mixers;

  • Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

• Blunderbuss – Jack White

  • Jack White, producer;

  • Vance Powell & Jack White, engineers/mixers;

  • Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

Best New Artist

• Frank Ocean

• Fun

• Alabama Shakes

• Hunter Hayes

• The Lumineers

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Channel Orange – Frank Ocean

• Fortune – Chris Brown

• Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream

• "Wild Ones" – Flo Rida & Sia

• "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" – John Legend & Ludacris

• "Cherry Wine" – Nas & Amy Winehouse

• "Talk That Talk" – Rihanna & Jay-Z

Best Short Form Music Video

• "No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream

  • Romain Gavras, video director; Mourad Belkeddan, video producer

• "We Found Love" – Rihanna & Calvin Harris

  • Melina Matsoukas, video director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, video producers

• "Houdini" – Foster the People

  • Daniels, video directors; Gaetano Crupi, video producer

• "Bad Girls" – M.I.A.

  • Romain Gavras, video director; Romain Gavras, video producer

• "Run Boy Run" – Woodkid

  • Yoann Lemoine, video director; Roman Pichon, video producer

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