hey hey! tonight instead of the usual early morning nomination announcement – the 51st annual grammy award nominees were announced during a live concert that aired over on CBS (held in downtown los angeles) with a bunch of performances (including my darling celine dion doing a cover of janis ian‘s ‘at seventeen’) it turned out to be a better show than i thought but lordy – do they really need to have a pre-show like this? talk about stretching it out – it’s an awards show to get ready for another awards show – pure madness! (at least they kept it to just one hour) below you’ll find a sample of the nominations (here’s the full list) along with an embedded player courtesy of imeem – playing the five ‘song of the year’ nominees (i’m torn between coldplay‘s ‘viva la vida’ or adele‘s ‘chasing pavements’ – if forced to make a decision – i’d have to go with coldplay) the winners will be announced on february 8th – during a show that i’m sure will drag ass – the hype is always better than the actual ceremony! popbytes over & out for tonight…xoxo
Nominations for the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced tonight by The Recording Academy and reflected one of the most diverse years ever with the Album Of The Year category alone representing the rap, R&B, folk and rock genres.
Lil Wayne topped the nominations with eight, Coldplay garnered seven, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West each earned six nods. Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead and Jazmine Sullivan received five each, and Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait, and T.I. each received four nominations.
For the first time, nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on prime-time television as part of “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! – Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night.” The one-hour special – broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre L.A Live – featured past GRAMMY winners and nominees reading nominations in several categories, as well as performing songs from the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in celebration of the grand opening of the GRAMMY Museum. SOURCE
PHOTOS | WENN
album of the year
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 – radiohead
record of the year
“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
adele
duffy
jonas brothers
lady antebellum
jazmine sullivan
song of the year
“american boy” – estelle featuring kanye west
“chasing pavements” – adele
“i’m yours” – jason mraz
“love song” – sara bareilles
“viva la vida” – coldplay
best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals
“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
“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
best pop vocal album
detours – sheryl crow
rockferry – duffy
long road out of eden – eagles
spirit – leona lewis
covers – james taylor
best dance recording
“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
best rock album
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
best rap album
american gangster – jay-z
tha carter iii – lil wayne
the cool – lupe fiasco
nas – nas
paper trail – t.i.
best country album
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
