The nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards have been announced. Beyonce leads the tally with 10 nominations. Taylor Swift follows with 8. Here are some of the highlights:Record of the Year
(Awarded to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
"Halo" - Beyonce
"I've Gotta Feelin'" - The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
"Poker Face" - Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
Album of the Year
I Am...Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame - Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King - Dave Matthews Band
Fearless - Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
"Poker Face" - Lady Gaga
"Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" - Beyonce
"Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Zac Brown Band
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Hometown Glory" - Adele
"Halo" - Beyonce
"Hot N Cold" - Katy Perry
"Sober" - Pink
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"This Time" - John Legend
"Love You" - Maxwell
"Make It Mine" - Jason Mraz
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" - Seal
"All About The Love Again" - Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group W/ Vocals
"I've Gotta Feelin'" - The Black Eyed Peas
"We Weren't Born To Follow" - Bon Jovi
"Never Say Never" - The Fray
"Sara Smile" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Kids" - MGMT
Best Dance Recording
"Boom Boom Pow" - The Black Eyed Peas
"When Love Takes Over" - David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
"Poker Face" - Lady Gaga
"Celebration" - Madonna
"Womanizer" - Britney Spears
Best Rock Perfromance By A Duo Or Group W/ Vocals
"Can't Find My Way Home" - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
"Life In Technicolor II" - Coldplay
"21 Guns" - Green Day
"Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" - U2
Best Rap Solo Performance
"Best I Ever Had" - Drake
"Beautiful" - Eminem
"D.O.A." - Jay-Z
"Day N Nite" - Kid Cudi
"Casa Bey" - Mos Def
For more of the nominees, click here.
2 comments:
Poor GaGa... :( No new artist opportunity.
That's a joke, isn't it? The only reason she couldn't make it was because she was already nominated last year, for Dance Record, which was won by Daft Punk for a live recording of a seven year old song. Lame.
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