Grammy nominations 2013: Who was snubbed?

With practically every award nominations, there is going to be someone left out. When the Grammys nods were unveiled on Wednesday, some artists were noticeably absent from a few categories.

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Justin Bieber gets no Grammy nominations

First up was Justin Bieber. Say what you will about the Canadian pop star, but his manager Scooter Braun, for one, thought he deserved a nod. Bieber released his new album, "Believe," this past summer, and Braun went off on a Twitter rant about the apparent "snub":

first...congrats to @carlyraejepsen . thought u deserved a best new artist nom, but proud Call Me Maybe got u 2 noms. so proud of u.

— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012

second....this time there wont be any wise words, no excuses, I just plain DISAGREE. The kid deserved it. Grammy board u blew it on this one

— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012

the hardest thing to do is transition, keep the train moving. the kid delivered. Huge succesful album, sold out tour, and won people over...

— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012

...this time he deserved to be recognized and I dont really have any kind nice positive things to say about a decision i dont agree with.

— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012

Best New Artist

The best new artist category is always an exciting one, but also one that's bound to leave out some newcomers. This year's nominees are rockers Alabama Shakes, country singer Hunter Hayes, folk-rockers The Lumineers, R&B singer Frank Ocean and pop group Fun.

Perhaps surprisingly missing from the category was hot new star Carly Rae Jepsen -- though her summer hit, "Call Me Maybe," did get a song of the year nomination. U.K. rock group One Direction could have made it into the new artist category, too. But maybe One Direction's Harry Styles will luck out and get to attend the Grammys anyway - if his reported lover interest Taylor Swift decides to take him as her date in February.

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Budding artist Ed Sheeran also didn't make the best new artist cut. But Sheeran probably isn't too worried; he's up for song of the year for "The A Team." Same goes for Australia's Goyte, who's up for three nods, including record of the year. It was difficult to escape "Somebody That I Used to Know," this year, so it wouldn't have been too shocking to see Gotye in the best new artist category.

So, looking back who typically wins the best new artist category? A look at previous winners shows a mix of stars from a range of genres, many of whom have stuck around in the spotlight, including Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Carrie Underwood.

And there were acts who took home best new artist that didn't stay in the spotlight for as long, including Arrested Development and Lauryn Hill.

The 55th annual Grammy Awards will air live Feb. 10 on CBS.

[mrgood12]

I for one am Biebered out and I can't stand to see him anymore wearing the M.C. Hammer pants. Hammer could pull that off but Bieber.

[susanmalcolm]

One Direction is not a rock band. OKay definately not a rock band. They are mainstream pop and can't be considered for new artists because although they have only just made it in america back here in england they have been "famous" for about 3 years

[christinabsitw]

christina! where's she. she's perfect.

[ltisch]

How could the song "Home" by Phillip Phillips not get a nomination for song of the year. YOU HEAR IT EVERYWHERE! It is an iconic song. It hits the heart and soul, which is after all what music is supposed to do. What a MISTAKE!

[cr00nger]

I think it's because that song sounded a whole lot like Coldplay & Mumford & Sons. He didn't write it did he?

[yoyodre]

I'm thinking Home missed the cut off date for nominations, but more importantly, it playing "everywhere" (which is debatable at best) has nothing to do with it. Industry people nominate the artists for artistic merit, and that song is about what exactly? I just read the lyrics and its one verse and a chorus before he ahhhs for a long time repeated twice . I hadn't noticed that while listening, but that is far far away from iconic. Its barely a fully developed song. Its lazy. God, people voted for him? I'm confused. It sounds good, but less like American Idol and more like the outgoing song on an episode of Grey's Anatomy.

[starfruit456]

hahaha at last ....it does not matter if bieber is more popular with fans (little girls) people like frank ocean are real musicians and he writes his own music and he can sing....bieber repeats the same word like 10 times in his songs his army of little girl fans can't do anything about it even if they kick and scream....nicki minaj music aint anything special her music just promotes girls to become ******

[dsdaughtry]

Grammy awards are not based on popularity. It is recording artists rating other artists - Somewhat like The Oscars. While Bieber appears to be popular with fans, his music appears not to be par with other music artists.

Otherwise, if popularity was key to every award. Why not give out a Nobel Prize in science for iPhones or ShamWows? Popularity is not worthy of artistic award status.

[HobartSchmenge]

Looks like Scooter is on a trip to Whine County.

Cheer up, Scoots. You got to accompany the Biebs to the Victoria Secret Jiggle Show recently. What's a Grammy compared to that?

[caljack430]

Who cares if 'he' had a sold out tour... HE STILL ISN'T A GOOD ARTIST. singing 'baby baby baby ooooo' isn't good music. he's a performer. that doesn't make him a musician.

[siberian99]

Hey Scooter ! Welcome to the real world ... your client isn't good enough for a nomination... get over it !