Grammys 2013 Nominations: Snubs and Surprises

fun. and Frank Ocean swept. Coldplay, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, and Justin Bieber were snubbed. Lionel Richie and Scotty McCreery were passed over, but were they really snubbed? Let’s look at the just-announced Grammy nominations and sort it all out. Winners will be announced on Feb. 10

Snub: Justin Bieber’s Believe and Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded were passed over for Best Pop Vocal Album. Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, took to Twitter to defend his client. “I just plain DISAGREE. The kid deserved it. Grammy board u blew it on this one.” Bieber’s My World 2.0 was nominated in this category two years ago. Minaj’s Pink Friday was nominated for Best Rap Album last year. She was moved over to the pop field this year ...