Male artists lead for Grammy nominees
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In this Sept 29, 2012 file photo, guitarist Dan Auerbach (centre), and drummer Patrick Carney of The Black Keys perform at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, in New York. Dan Auerbach received one nomination and the band got five nominations for the 55th annual Grammy Awards, announced on Wednesday night, Dec 5, 2012, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. -- PHOTO: AP
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (REUTERS) - Male artists led the nominations announced on Wednesday for the 2013 Grammys, as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, fun., and Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys landed six nods each for music's biggest awards night.
After British singer Adele dominated this year's awards with her juggernaut album 21, male artists took the lead in categories such as Album of the Year.
Competing in that category were blues rockers The Black Keys, indie-pop band fun., British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons, R&B singer Frank Ocean and Jack White of the White Stripes.
Auerbach, 33, received five nominations as a member of the Keys and is also up for producer of the year.
