The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Nominations

The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards – Nominations

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Presented annually by the US National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, The 53rd Grammy Awards are set to be held at the Staples Center in LA on Feb. 13th, 2011, and will air live on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Now the latest nominations were announced with Eminem being in the lead with 10 nominations followed by newcomer Bruno Mars with seven. Jay-Z, Lady Gaga and country collective Lady Antebellum each have six whereas B.o.B, Cee Lo Green, Drake, Rihanna, The Roots and The Black Keys yielded four nominations each. Check out the list below.

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 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 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 ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM

THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES – BT
FURTHER – The Chemical Brothers
HEAD FIRST – Goldfrapp
BLACK LIGHT – Groove Armada
LA ROUX – La Roux

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 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

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