You know the big names: Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Kanye West.
You probably know some of the upstarts: The Black Keys, Gotye, Frank Ocean, Skrillex, Fun.
And you might know a few of the categories: Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best New Artist.
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But when the 55th Annual Grammy Awards air live on Sunday at 8:00p.m. ET, did you know they’ll be giving out a total of 81 of those golden gramophones?
After completely overhauling the categories last year, the Recording Academy added a few more for 2013. Of course host LL Cool J won’t have time to preside over each one, so only the most popular are televised.
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And while it’s exciting to see your favorite artists take the stage, scoping out some of the less well-known names and the categories they fall into can be a great way to discover cool new tunes. You can check out the comprehensive list of nominees at Grammy.com, but for starters take a look at the assortment below — and then maybe have a listen…
Best Americana Album
"The Carpenter," The Avett Brothers
"From The Ground Up," John Fullbright
"The Lumineers," The Lumineers
"Babel," Mumford & Sons
"Slipstream," Bonnie Raitt
Best Gospel Song
"Go Get It," Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters Mary Mary
"Hold On," Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters James Fortune & FIYA, Monica & Fred Hammond, Track from: Identity
"I Feel Good," Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters Fred Hammond, Track from: God, Love & Romance
"My Testimony," Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters Marvin Sapp, Track from: I Win
"Released," Donald Lawrence, songwriter, Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
"Cross Roads," Ravi Coltrane, soloist - Track from: Spirit Fiction
"Hot House," Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists - Track from: Hot House
"Alice In Wonderland," Chick Corea, soloist - Track from: Further Explorations, Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
"J. Mac," Kenny Garrett, soloist Track from: Seeds From The Underground
"Ode," Brad Mehldau, soloist - Track from: Ode (Brad Mehldau Trio)
Best Tropical Latin Album
"Cubano Soy," Raúl Lara Y Sus Soneros
"Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico," Eddie Montalvo
"Retro," Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
"Formula Vol. 1," Romeo Santos
Best Classical Compendium
Partch: Bitter Music, Partch, ensemble; John Schneider, producer
Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis - Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
Une Fête Baroque, Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Daniel Zalay, producer
Best Recording Package
Biophilia, Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors Björk
Boys & Girls, Brett Kilroe, art director Alabama Shakes
Charmer, Gail Marowitz, art director Aimee Mann
Love This Giant, Noah Wall, art director David Byrne & St. Vincent
Swing Lo Magellan, David Longstreth, art director Dirty Projectors
Best Song Written For Visual Media
"Abraham's Daughter" (From "The Hunger Games"), T Bone Burnett, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne, songwriters Arcade Fire
"Learn Me Right" (From "Brave"), Mumford & Sons, songwriters Birdy & Mumford & Sons
"Let Me Be Your Star" (From "Smash"), Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, songwriters Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty
"Man Or Muppet" (From "The Muppets"), Bret McKenzie, songwriter Jason Segel & Walter
"Safe & Sound" (From "The Hunger Games"), T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Wild Ones," Flo Rida Featuring Sia - Track from: Wild Ones
"No Church In The Wild," Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream Track from: Watch The Throne
"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)," John Legend Featuring Ludacris
"Cherry Wine," Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse Track from: Life Is Good
"Talk That Talk," Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z- Track from: Talk That Talk
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