The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards: The Nominees
2nd December 2010
|In Music
The 53rd GRAMMY Awards, presented annually by the US National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, takes place at the Staples Center in LA on Feb. 13th, 2011, airing live on CBS from 8 – 11.30 pm (ET/PT).
Moments ago the latest nominations were announced – record breaking rap icon Eminem leading the way with 10 nominations followed by newcomer Bruno Mars with seven. Jay-Z, Lady Gaga and country group Lady Antebellum each have six nods, whilst B.o.B, Cee Lo Green, Drake, Rihanna, The Roots and The Black Keys are among a string of artists to nab four nominations each.
The soulful side of the scale tips further with Sade, Fantasia, Janelle Monae, Bilal, Jazmine Sullivan, Kelly Price, Raheem Devaughn, Ronald Isley, Aretha Franklin, Chuck Brown, Jill Scott, Marcus Miller and Eric Roberson also among the many nominees….
Looks like a show well worth watching this year. Read on for the full list of nominees…. [MJ included!]
Record of the Year
NOTHIN’ ON YOU – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Eminem Featuring Rihanna
F*** YOU – Cee Lo Green
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
NEED YOU NOW – Lady Antebellum
Album of the Year
THE SUBURBS – Arcade Fire
RECOVERY – Eminem
NEED YOU NOW – Lady Antebellum
THE FAME MONSTER – Lady Gaga
TEENAGE DREAM – Katy Perry
Song of the Year
BEG STEAL OR BORROW – Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
F*** YOU – Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME – Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
NEED YOU NOW – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Best New Artist
JUSTIN BIEBER
DRAKE
FLORENCE & THE MACHINE
MUMFORD & SONS
ESPERANZA SPALDING
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
GONE ALREADY – Faith Evans
BITTERSWEET – Fantasia
EVERYTHING TO ME – Monica
TIRED – Kelly Price
HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
SECOND CHANCE – El DeBarge
FINDING MY WAY BACK – Jaheim
WHY WOULD YOU STAY – Kem
WE’RE STILL FRIENDS – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
THERE GOES MY BABY – Usher
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
LOVE – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
TAKE MY TIME – Chris Brown & Tank
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
SHINE – John Legend & The Roots
SOLDIER OF LOVE – Sade
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
WHEN A WOMAN LOVES – R. Kelly
HANG ON IN THERE – John Legend & The Roots
YOU’RE SO AMAZING – Calvin Richardson
IN BETWEEN – Ryan Shaw
GO [LIVE] – Betty Wright
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
LITTLE ONE – Bilal
F*** YOU – Cee Lo Green
ORION – Carolyn Malachi
TIGHTROPE – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
STILL – Eric Roberson
Best R&B Song
BITTERSWEET – Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
FINDING MY WAY BACK – Ivan “Orthodox” Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin “Ransum” Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
SECOND CHANCE – E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
SHINE – John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
WHY WOULD YOU STAY – K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)
Best R&B Album
THE LOVE & WAR MASTERPEACE – Raheem DeVaughn
BACK TO ME – Fantasia
ANOTHER ROUND – Jaheim
WAKE UP! – John Legend & The Roots
STILL STANDING – Monica
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
NOTHIN’ ON YOU – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
DEUCES – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Eminem & Rihanna
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
WAKE UP! EVERYBODY – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common
Best Rap Song
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
NOT AFRAID – M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
NOTHIN’ ON YOU – Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
ON TO THE NEXT ONE – Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
Best Rap Album
THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY – B.o.B
THANK ME LATER – Drake
RECOVERY – Eminem
THE BLUEPRINT 3 – Jay-Z
HOW I GOT OVER – The Roots
Best Contemporary R&B Album
GRAFFITI – Chris Brown
UNTITLED – R. Kelly
TRANSITION – Ryan Leslie
THE ARCHANDROID – Janelle Monáe
RAYMOND V RAYMOND – Usher
Best Rap Solo Performance
OVER – Drake
NOT AFRAID – Eminem
HOW LOW – Ludacris
I’M BACK – T.I.
POWER – Kanye West
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
SHUTTERBUGG – Big Boi & Cutty
FANCY – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
ON TO THE NEXT ONE – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
MY CHICK BAD – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
LOSE MY MIND – Young Jeezy & Plies
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
KING OF ANYTHING – Sara Bareilles
HALO (LIVE) – Beyoncé
CHASING PIRATES – Norah Jones
BAD ROMANCE – Lady Gaga
TEENAGE DREAM – Katy Perry
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
HAVEN’T MET YOU YET – Michael Bublé
THIS IS IT – Michael Jackson
WHATAYA WANT FROM ME – Adam Lambert
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE – Bruno Mars
HALF OF MY HEART – John Mayer
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ (REGIONALS VERSION) – Glee Cast
MISERY – Maroon 5
THE ONLY EXCEPTION – Paramore
BABYFATHER – Sade
HEY, SOUL SISTER (LIVE) – Train
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
AIRPLANES, PART II – B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
IMAGINE – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
IF IT WASN’T FOR BAD – Elton John & Leon Russell
TELEPHONE – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
CALIFORNIA GURLS – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
FLOW – Laurie Anderson
NESSUN DORMA – Jeff Beck
NO MYSTERY – Stanley Clarke
ORCHESTRAL INTRO – Gorillaz
SLEEPWALK – The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Best Pop Vocal Album
MY WORLD 2.0 – Justin Bieber
I DREAMED A DREAM – Susan Boyle
THE FAME MONSTER – Lady Gaga
BATTLE STUDIES – John Mayer
TEENAGE DREAM – Katy Perry
Best Dance Recording
ROCKET – Goldfrapp
IN FOR THE KILL – La Roux
DANCE IN THE DARK – Lady Gaga
ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) – Rihanna
DANCING ON MY OWN – Robyn
Best Electronic/Dance Album
THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES – BT
FURTHER – The Chemical Brothers
HEAD FIRST – Goldfrapp
BLACK LIGHT – Groove Armada
LA ROUX – La Roux
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
CRAZY LOVE – Michael Bublé
THE GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME – Barry Manilow
LET IT BE ME: MATHIS IN NASHVILLE – Johnny Mathis
FLY ME TO THE MOON…THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: VOLUME V – Rod Stewart
LOVE IS THE ANSWER – Barbra Streisand
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
RUN BACK TO YOUR SIDE – Eric Clapton
CROSSROADS – John Mayer
HELTER SKELTER – Paul McCartney
SILVER RIDER – Robert Plant
ANGRY WORLD – Neil Young
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
READY TO START – Arcade Fire
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
TIGHTEN UP – The Black Keys
RADIOACTIVE – Kings Of Leon
RESISTANCE – Muse
Best Hard Rock Performance
A LOOKING IN VIEW – Alice In Chains
LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM – Ozzy Osbourne
BLACK RAIN – Soundgarden
BETWEEN THE LINES – Stone Temple Pilots
NEW FANG – Them Crooked Vultures
Best Metal Performance
EL DORADO – Iron Maiden
LET THE GUILT GO – Korn
IN YOUR WORDS – Lamb Of God
SUDDEN DEATH – Megadeth
WORLD PAINTED BLOOD – Slayer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
HAMMERHEAD – Jeff Beck
BLACK MUD – The Black Keys
DO THE MURRAY – Los Lobos
KUNDALINI BONFIRE – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
THE DEATHLESS HORSIE – Dweezil Zappa
Best Rock Song
ANGRY WORLD – Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
LITTLE LION MAN – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
RADIOACTIVE – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
RESISTANCE – Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
TIGHTEN UP – Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Best Rock Album
EMOTION & COMMOTION – Jeff Beck
THE RESISTANCE – Muse
BACKSPACER – Pearl Jam
MOJO – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
LE NOISE – Neil Young
Best Alternative Music Album
THE SUBURBS – Arcade Fire
INFINITE ARMS – Band Of Horses
BROTHERS – The Black Keys
BROKEN BELLS – Broken Bells
CONTRA – Vampire Weekend
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
SATISFIED – Jewel
THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME – Miranda Lambert
SWINGIN’ – LeAnn Rimes
TEMPORARY HOME – Carrie Underwood
I’D LOVE TO BE YOUR LAST – Gretchen Wilson
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
MACON – Jamey Johnson
CRYIN’ FOR ME (WAYMAN’S SONG) – Toby Keith
TURNING HOME – David Nail
‘TIL SUMMER COMES AROUND – Keith Urban
GETTIN’ YOU HOME – Chris Young
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
FREE – Zac Brown Band
ELIZABETH – Dailey & Vincent
NEED YOU NOW – Lady Antebellum
LITTLE WHITE CHURCH – Little Big Town
WHERE RAINBOWS NEVER DIE – The SteelDrivers
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
BAD ANGEL – Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) – Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
AS SHE’S WALKING AWAY – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
HILLBILLY BONE – Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
I RUN TO YOU – Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
Best County Instrumental Performance
TATTOO OF A SMUDGE – Cherryholmes
MAGIC #9 – The Infamous Stringdusters
NEW CHANCE BLUES – Punch Brothers
WILLOW CREEK – Darrell Scott
HUMMINGBYRD – Marty Stuart
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I swear if Janelle doesn’t win for Contemporary R&B album, I’m blowing something up. That was the BEST album EVER.