Nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards were announced by The Recording Academy on Wednesday, December 3. Photo Credit: Sawf News/Video GrabDecember 04, 2008, (Sawf News) - Nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards were announced by The Recording Academy on Wednesday, December 3.
Lil Wayne tops the nominations with eight, Coldplay garners seven, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West each earn six nods. Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead and Jazmine Sullivan receive five each, and Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait, and T.I. each have four nominations.
Awards were announced on primetime 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, featured past Grammy winners and nominees reading nominations in several categories, as well as performing songs.
LL Cool J and Taylor Swift co-hosted the telecast.
Presenters/performers included Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Foo Fighters, B.B. King, John Mayer, and Swift.
The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Feb. 8, 2009, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
General Field
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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" — 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
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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
DANCE FIELD
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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
TRADITIONAL POP FIELD
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Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
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
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Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
"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
Best Rock Song:
"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)
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" 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:
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
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Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
"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:
"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
Best R&B Album:
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
RAP FIELD
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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"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
Best Rap Song:
"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)
Best Rap Album:
American Gangster — Jay-Z
Tha Carter III — Lil Wayne
The Cool — Lupe Fiasco
Nas — Nas
Paper Trail — T.I.
COUNTRY FIELD
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Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
"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
Best Country Song:
"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)
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
JAZZ FIELD
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Best Contemporary Jazz Album:
Randy In Brasil — Randy Brecker
Floating Point — John McLaughlin
Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley — (Various Artists)
Gregg Field & Tom Scott,
Producers:
Miles From India — (Various Artists) Bob Belden,
Lifecycle — Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
Imagina: Songs Of Brasil — Karrin Allyson
Breakfast On The Morning Tram — Stacey Kent
If Less Is More…Nothing Is Everything — Kate McGarry
Loverly — Cassandra Wilson
Distances — Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Danger Mouse, Nigel Godrich, Johnny Karkazis, Rick Rubin and will.i.am.
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