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Grammy nominations
Nominees for Album Of The Year are:
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends — Coldplay
Tha Carter III — Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman — Ne-Yo
Raising Sand — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows — Radiohea
Nominees for Record Of The Year are:
“Chasing Pavements” — Adele
“Viva La Vida” — Coldplay
“Bleeding Love” — Leona Lewis
“Paper Planes” — M.I.A
“Please Read The Letter” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best New Artist nominees are:
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Song Of The Year nominees include:
“American Boy” — William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray &
Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
“Chasing Pavements” — Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
“I’m Yours” — Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
“Love Song” — Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
“Viva La Vida” — Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
POP FIELD
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals nominees are:
“Viva La Vida” — Coldplay
“Waiting In The Weeds” — Eagles
“Going On” — Gnarls Barkley
“Won’t Go Home Without You” — Maroon 5
“Apologize” — OneRepublic
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals nods go to:
“Lesson Learned” — Alicia Keys & John Mayer
“4 Minutes” — Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
“Rich Woman” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
“If I Never See Your Face Again” — Rihanna & Maroon 5
“No Air” — Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album go to:
Detours — Sheryl Crow
Rockferry — Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden — Eagles
Spirit — Leona Lewis
Covers — James Taylor
DANCE FIELD
For Best Dance Recording, the nominees are:
“Harder Better Faster Stronger” — Daft Punk
“Ready For The Floor” — Hot Chip
“Just Dance” — Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis
“Give It 2 Me” —Madonna
“Disturbia” — Rihanna
“Black & Gold” — Sam Sparro
TRADITIONAL POP FIELD
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album nominees are:
Still Unforgettable — Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project — Michael Feinstein
Noël — Josh Groban
In The Swing Of Christmas — Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall — Rufus Wainwright
ROCK FIELD
Nominations for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals go to:
“Rock ‘N Roll Train” — AC/DC
“Violet Hill” — Coldplay
“Long Road Out Of Eden” — Eagles
“Sex On Fire” — Kings Of Leon
“House Of Cards” — Radiohead
Nods for Best Rock Song go to:
“Girls In Their Summer Clothes” — Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
“House Of Cards” — Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke,
songwriters (Radiohead)
” I Will Possess Your Heart ” — Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla,
songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)
“Sex On Fire” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
(Kings Of Leon)
“Violet Hill” — Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Best Rock Album nominees are:
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends — Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus — Kid Rock
Only By The Night — Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic — Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely — The Raconteurs
R&B FIELD
Nominees for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals are:
“Ribbon In The Sky” — Boyz II Men
“Words” — Anthony David Featuring Indie.Arie
“Stay With Me (By The Sea)” — Al Green Featuring John Legend
“I’m His Only Woman” — Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
“Never Give You Up” — Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
Best Urban/Alternative Performance nods go to:
“Say Goodbye To Love” — Kenna
“Wanna Be” — Maiysha
“Be OK” — Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
“Many Moons” — Janelle Monae
“Lovin You (Music)” — Wayna Featuring Kokayi
For Best R&B Album, the nominees are:
Love & Life — Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA — Boyz II Men
Lay It Down — Al Green
Jennifer Hudson — Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It — Raphael Saadiq
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RAP FIELD
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration nods go to:
“American Boy” — Estelle Featuring Kanye West
“Low” — Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
“Green Light” — John Legend & Andre 3000
“Got Money” — Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
“Superstar” — Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
Nominees for Best Rap Song are:
“Lollipop” — D. Carter, S. Garrett, D.Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters
(Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
“Low” — T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
“Sexual Eruption” — Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
“Superstar” — Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
“Swagga Like Us” — D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris, & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N.
Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz, P. Simonon, songwriters)(Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
For Best Rap Album, the nominees are:
American Gangster — Jay-Z
Tha Carter III — Lil Wayne
The Cool — Lupe Fiasco
Nas — Nas
Paper Trail — T.I.
COUNTRY FIELD
Nods for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals go to:
“Shiftwork” — Kenny Chesney & George Strait
“Killing The Blues” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
“House Of Cash” — George Strait & Patty Loveless
“Life In A Northern Town” — Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
“Let The Wind Chase You” — Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
For Best Country Song, the nominees are:
“Dig Two Graves” — Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
“I Saw God Today” — Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
“In Color” — Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
“Stay” — Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
“You’re Gonna Miss This” — Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Nominations for Best Country Album are:
That Lonesome Song — Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights — Patty Loveless
Troubadour — George Strait
Around The Bend — Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love — Trisha Yearwood
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