The 52nd Annual Grammy Award nominations were announced tonight during a Live Concert Nomination Special presented by The Recording Academy. CBS televised the Live Concert Special, which was hosted by LL Cool J and featured performances from The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, Sugarland, and Nick Jonas. Leading the pack in nominations is Beyonce’ with 10, while Taylor Swift has 8 nominations. Kanye, Maxwell, and The Black Eyed Peas all earned 6 nominations. The highlight for many is Drake’s nomination for Best Rap Solo, as he has yet to release a debut album. Check below for a highlighted list of several nominees. Check in on January 31, 2010 for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on CBS at 8pm EST.
Song of the Year Beyonce -“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody” Lady GaGa – “Poker Face” Maxwell – “Pretty wings” Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me” Pop Duo or Group With VocalsBlack Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Bon Jovi – “We Weren’t Born to Follow”
The Fray – “Never Say Never”
Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Sara Smile”
MGMT – “Kids” Best Rap Solo Performance
Drake – “Best I Ever Had” Kid Cudi – “Day N Nite” Mos Def – “Casa Bey” Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)” Eminem – “Beautiful” Best Rock Album
AC/DC – Black Ice
Eric Clapton and 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 New Artist Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings Record of the Year
Beyoncé – “Halo”
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
Beyoncé – I Am…Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Taylor Swift – Fearless
For the complete list of 2010 Grammy Award nominees, visit Grammy.com
By: Sarah J
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