[B][SIZE=4]The Grammy Nominees Are...[/SIZE] [/B]
Kanye West led the pack of Grammy hopefuls on Thursday (Dec. 6) receiving eight nominations, including an album of the year nod for [I]Graduation[/I]. Close behind with six nominations was Amy Winehouse, whose [I]Back to Black[/I] is also up for album of the year, while Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and T-Pain each got five noms. The other album of the year candidates are Foo Fighters' [I]Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace[/I], Vince Gill's four-disc set [I]These Days[/I], and Herbie Hancock's Joni Mitchell tribute, [I]River: The Joni Letters[/I].
West also earned nods for best rap album and best rap/sung collaboration for ''Good Life,'' which features T-Pain. Winehouse was also nominated for best pop vocal album and will go up against Taylor Swift, Feist, Paramore, and Ledesi for best new artist.
Fergie was surprisingly shut out of most major categories, though she did get a nod for female pop vocal performance.
The 50th Grammy Awards will be held on Feb. 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
[B]ALBUM OF THE YEAR[/B]
[I]Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace[/I], Foo Fighters
[I]These Days[/I], Vince Gill
[I]River: The Joni Letters[/I], Herbie Hancock
[I]Graduation[/I], Kanye West
[I]Back To Black[/I], Amy Winehouse
[B]RECORD OF THE YEAR[/B]
''Irreplaceable,'' Beyoncé
''The Pretender,'' Foo Fighters
''Umbrella,'' Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
''What Goes Around…Comes Around,'' Justin Timberlake
''Rehab,'' Amy Winehouse
[B]SONG OF THE YEAR[/B]
''Before He Cheats,'' Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
''Hey There Delilah,'' Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
''Like A Star,'' Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
''Rehab,'' Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
''Umbrella,'' Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
[B]NEW ARTIST[/B]
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse
[B]POP VOCAL ALBUM[/B]
[I]Lost Highway[/I], Bon Jovi
[I]The Reminder[/I], Feist
[I]It Won't Be Soon Before Long[/I], Maroon 5
[I]Memory Almost Full[/I], Paul McCartney
[I]Back To Black[/I], Amy Winehouse
[B]CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM[/B]
[I]Konvicted[/I], Akon
[I]Just Like You[/I], Keyshisa Cole
[I]Fantasia[/I], Fantasia
[I]East Side Story[/I], Emily King
[I]Because Of You[/I], Ne-Yo
[B]RAP ALBUM[/B]
[I]Finding Forever[/I], Common
[I]Kingdom Come[/I], Jay-Z
[I]Hip Hop Is Dead[/I], Nas
[I]T.I. vs T.I.P.[/I], T.I.
[I]Graduation[/I], Kanye West
[B]COUNTRY ALBUM[/B]
[I]Long Trip Alone[/I], Dierks Bentley
[I]These Days[/I], Vince Gill
[I]Let It Go[/I], Tim McGraw
[I]5th Gear[/I], Brad Paisley
[I]It Just Comes Natural[/I], George Strait
[B]ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM[/B]
[I]Alright, Still...[/I], Lily Allen
[I]Neon Bible[/I], Arcade Fire
[I]Volta[/I], Björk
[I]Wincing The Night Away[/I], The Shins
[I] Icky Thump[/I], The White Stripes
[B]MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE[/B]
''Everything,'' Michael Bublé
''Belief,'' John Mayer
''Dance Tonight,'' Paul McCartney
''Amazing,'' Seal
''What Goes Around...Comes Around,'' Justin Timberlake
[B]FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE[/B]
''Candyman,'' Christina Aguilera
''1234,'' Feist
''Big Girls Don't Cry,'' Fergie
''Say It Right,'' Nelly Furtado
''Rehab,'' Amy Winehouse
[B]POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL[/B]
''(You Want To) Make A Memory,'' Bon Jovi
''Home,'' Daughtry
''Makes Me Wonder,'' Maroon 5
''Hey There Delilah,'' Plain White T's
''Window In The Skies,'' U2
[B]SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE[/B]
''Timebomb,'' Beck
''Only Mama Knows,'' Paul McCartney
''Our Country,'' John Mellencamp
''Radio Nowhere,'' Bruce Springsteen
''Come On,'' Lucinda Williams
[B]ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL[/B]
''It's Not Over,'' Daughtry
''Working Class Hero,'' Green Day
''If Everyone Cared,'' Nickelback
''Instant Karma,'' U2
''Icky Thump,'' The White Stripes
[B]HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE[/B]
''Sweet Sacrifice,'' Evanescence
''The Pretender,'' Foo Fighters
''I Don't Wanna Stop,'' Ozzy Osbourne
''Sick, Sick, Sick,'' Queens Of The Stone Age
''The Pot,'' Tool
[B]ROCK SONG[/B]
''Come On,'' Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
''Icky Thump,'' Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
''It's Not Over,'' Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters
''The Pretender,'' Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
''Radio Nowhere,'' Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
[B]FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE[/B]
''Just Fine,'' Mary J. Blige
''When I See You,'' Fantasia
''No One,'' Alicia Keys
''If I Have My Way,'' Chrisette Michele
''Hate On Me,'' Jill Scott
[B]MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE[/B]
''Woman,'' Raheem DeVaughn
''B.U.D.D.Y.,'' Musiq Soulchild
''Because of You,'' Ne-Yo
''Future Baby Mama,'' Prince
''Please Don't Go,'' Tank
[B]R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS[/B]
''Same Girl,'' R. Kelly Featuring Usher
''Disrespectful,'' Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
''Hate That I Love You,'' Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
''Baby,'' Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
''Bartender,'' T-Pain Featuring Akon
[B]R&B SONG[/B]
''Beautiful Flower,'' India.Arie
''Hate That I Love You,'' Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
''No One,'' Alicia Keys
''Teachme,'' Musiq Soulchild
''When I See U,'' Fantasia
[B]RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE[/B]
''The People,'' Common
''I Get Money,'' 50 Cent
''Show Me What You Got,'' Jay-Z
''Big Things Poppin' (Do It),'' T.I.
''Stronger,'' Kanye West
[B]RAP PEFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP[/B]
''Southside,'' Common Featuring Kanye West
''Make It Rain,'' Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
''Party Like A Rockstar,'' Shop Boyz
''Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You),'' UGK Featuring Outkast
''Better Than I've Ever Been,'' Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
[B]RAP SONG[/B]
''Ayo Technology,'' 50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
''Big Things Poppin' (Do It),'' T.I.
''Can't Tell Me Nothing,'' Kanye West
''Crank That (Soulja Boy),'' Soulja Boy Tell'Em
''Good Life,'' Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
[B]FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE[/B]
''Simple Love,'' Alison Krauss
''Famous In A Small Town,'' Miranda Lambert
''Nothin' Better To Do,'' LeAnn Rimes
''Before He Cheats,'' Carrie Underwood
''Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love,'' Trisha Yearwood
[B]MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE[/B]
''Long Trip Alone,'' Dierks Bentley
''A Woman's Love,'' Alan Jackson
''If You're Reading This,'' Tim McGraw
''Give It Away,'' George Strait
''Stupid Boy,'' Keith Urban
[B]COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS[/B]
''Proud Of The House We Built,'' Brooks & Dunn
''How Long,'' Eagles
''Moments,'' Emerson Drive
''Lucky Man,'' Montgomery Gentry
''Sweet Memories,'' The Time Jumpers
[B]COUNTRY SONG[/B]
''Before He Cheats,'' Carrie Underwood
''Give It Away,'' George Strait
''I Need You,'' Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
''If You're Reading This,'' Tim McGraw
''Long Trip Alone,'' Dierks Bentley
[B]COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA[/B]
[I]Across The Universe[/I], Various Artists
[I]Dreamgirls[/I], Various Artists
[I]Hairspray[/I], Various Arists
[I]Love[/I], The Beatles
[I]Once[/I], Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
[B]SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO[/B]
''God's Gonna Cut You Down,'' Johnny Cash
''1234,'' Feist
''Gone Daddy Gone,'' Gnarls Barkley
''D.A.N.C.E,'' Justice
''Typical,'' Mute Math
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