The Numbers Are In. BMI Writers Take More Than 53% of the 2013 GRAMMYS!
Year after year, we are proud that BMI songwriters have taken home a majority of The GRAMMYS, and 2013 is no exception. This time around, BMI writers claimed an impressive 53+% of the awards.
Some of the evening’s most memorable highlights include: BMI songwriters Jack Antonoff and Jeff Bhasker winning Song of the Year for “We Are Young;” fun. being crowned Best New Artist; Gotye’s infectious track “Somebody That I Used to Know” taking home Record of the Year; and Adele’s live performance of “Set Fire to the Rain” igniting her to win Best Pop Solo Performance.
Here’s a listing of all the BMI GRAMMY winners:
Record of the Year
“Somebody That I Used To Know”
Gotye (APRA)
Song of the Year
“We Are Young”
fun.
Best New Artist
fun.
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Set Fire To The Rain” [Live]
Adele (PRS)
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
“Somebody That I Used To Know”
Gotye (APRA)
Best Rock Performance
“Lonely Boy”
The Black Keys
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
“Love Bites” (So Do I)
Halestorm
Best Rock Song
“Lonely Boy”
The Black Keys
Best Rock Album
“El Camino”
The Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album
“Making Mirrors”
Gotye
Best Urban Contemporary Album
“Channel Orange”
Frank Ocean
Best Rap Performance
“N****s In Paris”
Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“No Church In The Wild”
Kanye West
Frank Ocean
Best Rap Song
“N****s In Paris”
Mike Dean
Chauncey Hollis
Kanye West
Best Rap Album
“Take Care”
Drake
Best Country Solo Performance
“Blown Away”
Carrie Underwood
Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group With Vocals
“Pontoon”
Little Big Town
Best Country Album
“Uncaged”
Zac Brown Band
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Hot House”
Gary Burton
Chick Corea
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
“Unity Band”
Pat Metheny Unity Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
“¡Ritmo!”
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
“10,000 Reasons” (Bless The Lord)
Jonas Myrin
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, Alternative Or Urban Album
“Imaginaries”
Quetzal
Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album
“Pecados Y Milagros”
Lila Downs
Best Tropical Latin Album
“Retro”
Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
Best Blues Album
“Locked Down”
Dr. John
Best Folk Album
“The Goat Rodeo Sessions”
Stuart Duncan
Edgar Meyer
Best Regional Roots Music Album
“The Band Courtbouillon”
Wayne Toups
Wilson Savoy
Best Reggae Album
“Rebirth”
Jimmy Cliff
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Visual Media
“Midnight In Paris”
(Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
“The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”
Atticus Ross
Best Song Written For Visual Media
“Safe & Sound” (From The Hunger Games)
T Bone Burnett
Taylor Swift
John Paul White
Best Instrumental Composition
“Mozart Goes Dancing”
Chick Corea
Best Instrumental Arrangement
“How About You”
Gil Evans
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals
“City Of Roses”
Thara Memory
Best Historical Album
“The Smile Sessions” (Deluxe Box Set)
Brian Wilson
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays”
Stephen Hartke
Best Short Form Music Video
“We Found Love”
Rihanna
Best Long Form Music Video
“Big Easy Express”
Old Crow Medicine Show
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