Thursday, December 3, 2009

Nominees Announced for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards

The nominees have been announced for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. The award ceremony will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. The ceremony will air on CBS that evening from 8-11:30 p.m.

Below is a list of nominees for some of the categories.

Record of the Year

Beyonce – “Halo”

The Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”

Kings Of Leon – “Use Somebody”

Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”

Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Album of the Year

Beyonce – I Am…Sasha Fierce

The Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.

Lady Gaga – The Fame

Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King

Taylor Swift – Fearless

Song of the Year

Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”

Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”

Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”

Kings Of Leon – “Use Somebody”

Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Best New Artist

Zac Brown Band

Keri Hilson

MGMT

Silversun Pickups

The Ting Tings

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Adele – “Hometown Glory”

Beyonce – “Halo”

Katy Perry – “Hot N Cold”

Pink – “Sober”

Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

John Legend – “This Time”

Maxwell – “Love You”

Jason Mraz – “Make It Mine”

Seal – “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”

Stevie Wonder – “All About the Love Again”

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

The Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”

Bon Jovi – “We Weren’t Born to Follow”

The Fray – “Never Say Never”

Daryl Hall & John Oates – “Sara Smile”

MGMT – “Kids”

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen – “Sea Of Heartbreak”

Ciara & Justin Timberlake – “Love Sex Magic”

Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – “Lucky”

Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat – “Breathe”

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Herb Alpert – “Besame Mucho”

Bela Fleck – “Throw Down Your Heart”

Imogen Heap – “The Fire”

Maxwell – “Phoenix Rise”

Marcus Miller – “Funk Joint”

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Chris Botti – In Boston

Hiroshima – Legacy

Booker T. Jones – Potato Hole

The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman – Modern Art

Spyro Gyra – Down The Wire

Bets Pop Vocal Album

The Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.

Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough

Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted

The Fray – The Fray

Pink – Funhouse

Best Dance Recording

The Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”

David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – “When Love Takes Over”

Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”

Madonna – “Celebration”

Britney Spears – “Womanizer”

Best Electronic/Dance Album

The Crystal Method – Divided By Night

David Guetta – One Love

Lady Gaga – The Fame

LMFAO – Party Rock

Pet Shop Boys – Yes

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Tony Bennett – A Swingin’ Christmas

Michael Buble – Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden

Harry Connick, Jr. – Your Songs

Liza Minnelli – Liza’s At the Palace

Willie Nelson – American Classic

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Bob Dylan – “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’”

John Fogerty – “Change in the Weather”

Prince – “Dreamer”

Bruce Springsteen – “Working on a Dream”

Neil Young – “Fork in the Road”

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – “Can’t Find My Way Home”

Coldplay – “Life in Technicolor II”

Green Day – “21 Guns”

Kings Of Leon – “Use Somebody”

U2 – “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”

Best Hard Rock Performance

AC/DC – “War Machine”

Alice In Chains – “Check My Brain”

Linkin Park – “What I’ve Done”

Metallica – “The Unforgiven III”

Nickelback – “Burn It to the Ground”

Best Metal Performance

Judas Priest – “Dissident Aggressor”

Lamb Of God – “Set To Fail”

Megadeth – “Head Crusher”

Ministry – “Senor Peligro”

Slayer – “Hate Worldwide”

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Jeff Beck – “A Day in the Life”

Booker T. Jones – “Warped Sister”

Brad Paisley – “Playing With Fire”

Brian Setzer Orchestra – “Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’”

Steve Vai – “Now We Run”

Best Rock Song

Pearl Jam – “The Fixer”

U2 – “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”

Green Day – “21 Guns”

Kings Of Leon – “Use Somebody”

Bruce Springsteen – “Working on a Dream”

Best Rock Album

AC/DC – Black Ice

Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden

Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown

Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King

U2 – No Line on the Horizon

Best Alternative Music Album

David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

Death Cab for Cutie – The Open Door

Depeche Mode – Sounds of the Universe

Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”

Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me”

Lalah Hathaway – “That Was Then”

Ledisi – “Goin’ Thru Changes”

Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Anthony Hamilton – “The Point of it All”

Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”

Musiq Soulchild – “Sobeautiful”

Pleasure P – “Under”

Charlie Wilson – “There Goes My Baby”

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”

India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild – “Chocolate High”

Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige – “Ifuleave”

Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters – “Higher Ground”

Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby – “Love Has Finally Come at Last”

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Beyonce – “At Last”

Anthony Hamilton – “Soul Music”

Boney James & Quinn – “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”

Ann Nesby – “Sow Love”

Calvin Richardson – “Woman Gotta Have It”

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

The Foreign Exchange – “Daykeeper”

Robert Glasper & Bilal – “All Matter”

India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore – “Pearls”

Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson – “A Tale of Two”

Best R&B Song

Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”

Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”

Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”

Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”

Pleasure P – “Under”

Best R&B Album

Anthony Hamilton – The Point of it All

India.Arie – Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics

Ledisi – Turn Me Loose

Maxwell – Blacksummers’ Night

Charlie Wilson – Uncle Charlie

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Beyonce – I Am…Sasha Fierce

Jamie Foxx – Intuition

Pleasure P – The Introduction of Marcus Cooper

Trey Songz – Ready

T-Pain – Thr33 Ringz

Best Rap Solo Performance

Drake – “Best I Ever Had”

Eminem – “Beautiful”

Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”

Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”

Mos Def – “Casa Bey”

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

Beastie Boys & Nas – “Too Many Rappers”

Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – “Crack A Bottle”

Fabolous & Jay-Z – “Money Goes, Honey Stay”

Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”

Kanye West & Young Jeezy – “Amazing”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Beyonce & Kanye West – “Ego”

Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”

Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”

The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On a Boat”

T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”

Best Rap Song

Drake – “Best I Ever Had”

Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”

T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”

Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”

Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”

Best Rap Album

Common – Universal Mind Control

Eminem – Relapse

Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.

Mos Def – The Ecstatic

Q-Tip – The Renaissance

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Miranda Lambert – “Dead Flowers”

Martina McBride – “I Just Call You Mine”

Taylor Swift – “White Horse”

Carrie Underwood – “Just A Dream”

Lee Ann Womack – “Solitary Thinkin’”

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Trace Adkins – “All I Ask For Anymore”

Billy Currington – “People Are Crazy”

Jamey Johnson – “High Cost of Living”

George Strait – “Living For the Night”

Keith Urban – “Sweet Thing”

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals

Brooks & Dunn – “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”

Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried”

Lady Antebellum – “I Run to You”

Rascal Flatts – “Here Comes Goodbye”

Sugarland – “It Happens”

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin – “Beautiful World”

Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally – “Down The Road”

Brad Paisley & Keith Urban – “Start A Band”

Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis – “I Told You So”

Lee Ann Womack & George Strait – “Everything But Quits”

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Alison Brown – “Under the (Five) Wire”

The Greencards – “The Crystal Merchant”

Sarah Jarosz – “Mansinneedof”

Steve Wariner – “Producer’s Medley”

Best Country Song

Trace Adkins – “All I Ask For Anymore”

Jamey Johnson – “High Cost of Living”

Lady Antebellum – “I Run to You”

Billy Currington – “People Are Crazy”

Taylor Swift – “White Horse”

Best Country Album

Zac Brown Band – The Foundation

George Strait – Twang

Taylor Swift – Fearless

Keith Urban – Defying Gravity

Lee Ann Womack – Call Me Crazy

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