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Grammy nominations 2013: Music stars react to nods

December 6, 2012 / 8:15 AM EST / CBS News

Grammy-nominated star took to Twitter shortly after nominations for the 55th annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night in Nashville.

Nominees included such newcomers as Fun. and Hunter Hayes, as well as veteran performers such as Bruce Springsteen and Al Jarreau. Here's how stars reacted to the news:

Unreal night. Thank you for listening. BTW the arrangement of W.A.Y. we just did was by my favorite composer, Nico Muhly. -andrew
— FUN. (@OurNameIsFun) December 6, 2012

"@beliebintw: blakeshelton is nominated for a Grammy! #lovethisguy"Really?!! Happy happy joy joy!!!
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) December 6, 2012

Still celebrating with the team. Cannot tell you all how excited I am and how honored I am to get THREE nominations tonight. UNREAL! :D
— Hunter Hayes (@HunterHayes) December 6, 2012

Over the moon excited. Two @thegrammys nominations!!! Extremely thankful. <3
— Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen) December 6, 2012

My friends surprised me this morning with awesome news! I have the best friends. 10 years later and still so excited! yfrog.us/b6iwgbalwqkynv...
— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) December 6, 2012

Two Grammy noms! Holy balls!
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) December 6, 2012

Congrats guys, we got #3 Grammy Nods!!! #ThugLife
— Rihanna (@rihanna) December 6, 2012

My Team and my darlings rock. Thanks for all the love. #GrammyNominated
— Estelle (@EstelleDarlings) December 6, 2012

Honored to also be nominated for 2 Grammys with @thecivilwars for 'Safe and Sound' on @thehungergames soundtrack. Unreal! #GrammyNomination
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 6, 2012

Me & fun. Our song "We are young" was Grammy nominated album of the year, record of the yr, best pop vocal d instagr.am/p/S4j8TTSyeU/
— Janelle Monae (@JanelleMonae) December 6, 2012

A team. A song I wrote with no home, no money, anything, nominated or best record at the Grammys. A dream come true. Ecstatic xxx
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) December 6, 2012

Thank you @thegrammys! We always pour our heart and soul into every album but 'Uncaged' really pushed the boundaries... zacbrownband.com/news.html?n_id...
— Zac Brown Band (@zacbrownband) December 6, 2012

Coldplay up for two awards at @thegrammys! Best Rock Album for Mylo Xyloto and Best Rock Performance for Charlie Brown. #goodnews A
— Coldplay (@coldplay) December 6, 2012

What a night! We love you all!
— Alabama Shakes (@Alabama_Shakes) December 6, 2012

Thanks everybody for the congrats and well wishes. I'm humbled and grateful.
— Anthony Hamilton (@HamiltonAnthony) December 6, 2012

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