The music industry takeover from the man with the M-Audio continues...

Rock Sound coverstar Skrillex has been nominated for five Grammy awards. FIVE.



The producer has been given the nod in Best New Artist, Best Dance Recording, Best Dance/Electronica Album, Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical and Best Short Form Music Video. Yup, that's a lot of chances to win something and yup, he is up against 'Weird Al' Yankovic in the last category.



Oh, and did we say that he is the first ever person from electronic music to be nominated as Best New Artist? We didn't? How rude.



The 54th Grammy Awards are on February 12, 2012, the night Skrillex will be playing Manchester. Dates for his mostly sold-out UK tour are below:



FEBRUARY

10 - LEEDS Academy

11 - NEWCASTLE Academy

12 - MANCHESTER Academy

14 - LIVERPOOL Academy

15 - OXFORD Academy

16 - BRISTOL Academy

17 - LONDON Brixton Academy

18 - LONDON Brixton Academy

19 - BIRMINGHAM Academy

20 - NORWICH UEA