The Grammy Nominations are Out

Grammy Nominations

Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy awards include:

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)

Record Of The Year:

• "Halo" (Beyonce)
• "I Gotta Feeling" (the Black Eyed Peas)
• "Use Somebody" (Kings Of Leon)
• "Poker Face" (Lady Gaga)
• "You Belong With Me" (Taylor Swift)

Song Of The Year:

• "Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
• "Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
• "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonce)
• "Use Somebody, " Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
• "You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Best New Artist:

• Zac Brown Band
• Keri Hilson
• MGMT
• Silversun Pickups
• The Ting Tings⁶

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

• "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas
• "We Weren't Born To Follow" by Bon Jovi
• "Never Say Never" by The Fray
• "Sara Smile" by Daryl Hall & John Oates
• "Kids" by MGMT

Best Rock Album:

• Black Ice by AC/DC
• Live From Madison Square Garden by Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
• 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day
• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King by Dave Matthews Band
• No Line On The Horizon by U2

Best Alternative Music Album:

• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today by David Byrne & Brian Eno
• The Open Door by Death Cab For Cutie
• Sounds Of The Universe by Depeche Mode
• Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
• It's Blitz! by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Best Country Album:

• The Foundation by the Zac Brown Band
• Twang by George Strait
• Fearless by Taylor Swift
• Defying Gravity by Keith Urban
• Call Me Crazy by Lee Ann Womack

Best Rap Album:

• Universal Mind Control by Common
• Relapse by Eminem
• R.O.O.T.S. by Flo Rida
• The Ecstatic by Mos Def
• The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

• "Blame It" by Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
• "Chocolate High" by India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
• "Ifuleave" by Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
• "Higher Ground" by Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
• "Love Has Finally Come At Last" by Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

• "Cowgirls Don't Cry" by Brooks & Dunn
• "Chicken Fried" by Zac Brown Band
• "I Run To You" by Lady Antebellum
• "Here Comes Goodbye" by Rascal Flatts
• "It Happens" by Sugarland⁷