Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night. The broadcast will take place Jan. 31, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here is a shortened list of nominees from the major categories:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Halo” – Beyoncé
“I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
“Poker Face” – Lady GaGa
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
I Am… Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
The Fame – Lady GaGa
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
Fearless – Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Poker Face” – Lady GaGa (Lady GaGa, RedOne)
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell (Hod David, Musze)
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyoncé (T. Harrell, B. Knowles, T. Nash, C. Stewart)
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon (C. Followill, J. Followill, M. Followill, N. Followill)
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift (L. Rose, T. Swift)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Hometown Glory” – Adele
“Halo” – Beyoncé
“Hot N Cold” – Katy Perry
“Sober” – Pink
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“This Time” – John Legend
“Love You” – Maxwell
“Make It Mine” – Jason Mraz
“If You Don’t Know Me By Now” – Seal
“All About the Love Again” – Stevie Wonder
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas
“We Weren’t Born to Follow” – Bon Jovi
“Never Say Never” – The Fray
“Sara Smile” (Live) – Daryl Hall & John Oates
“Kids” – MGMT
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas
Breakthrough – Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted – Kelly Clarkson
The Fray – The Fray
Funhouse – Pink
BEST SOLO ROCK PERFORMANCE
“Beyond Here Lies Nothin'” – Bob Dylan
“Change in the Weather” – John Fogerty
“Dreamer” – Prince
“Working on a Dream” – Bruce Springsteen
“Fork in the Road” – Neil Young
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Can’t Find My Way Home” – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
“Life in Technicolor II” – Coldplay
“21 Guns” – Green Day
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” – U2
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Black Ice – AC/DC
Live from Madison Square Garden – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
No Line on the Horizon – U2
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
“War Machine” – AC/DC
“Check My Brain” – Alice in Chains
“What I’ve Done” – Linkin Park
“The Unforgiven III” – Metallica
“Burn It to the Ground” – Nickelback
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
“Dissident Aggressor” – Judas Priest
“Set to Fail” – Lamb of God
“Head Crusher” – Megadeth
“Señor Peligro” – Ministry
“Hate Worldwide” – Slayer
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today – David Byrne & Brian Eno
The Open Door – Death Cab for Cutie
Sounds of the Universe – Depeche Mode
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix
It’s Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyoncé
“It Kills Me” – Melanie Fiona
“That Was Then” – Lalah Hathaway
“Goin’ Thru Changes” – Ledisi
“Lions, Tigers & Bears” – Jazmine Sullivan
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“The Point of It All” – Anthony Hamilton
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
“Sobeautiful” – Musiq Soulchild
“Under” – Pleasure P
“There Goes My Baby” – Charlie Wilson
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Blame It” – Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
“Chocolate High” – India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
“Ifuleave” – Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
“Higher Ground” – Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
“Love Has Finally Come at Last” – Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
BEST R&B ALBUM
The Point of It All – Anthony Hamilton
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics – India.Arie
Turn Me Loose – Ledisi
Blacksummers’ Night – Maxwell
Uncle Charlie – Charlie Wilson
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
I Am… Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
Intuition – Jamie Foxx
The Introduction of Marcus Cooper – Pleasure P
Ready – Trey Songs
Thr33 Rings – T-Pain
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Best I Ever Had” – Drake
“Beautiful” – Eminem
“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” – Jay-Z
“Day ‘N’ Nite” – Kid Cudi
“Casa Bey” – Mos Def
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
“Too Many Rappers” – Beastie Boys & Nas
“Crack a Bottle” – Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
“Money Goes, Honey Stay” – Fabolous & Jay-Z
“Make Her Say” – Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
“Amazing” – Kanye West & Young Jeezy
BEST RAP ALBUM
Universal Mind Control – Common
Relapse – Eminem
R.O.O.T.S. – Flo Rida
The Ecstatic – Mos Def
The Renaissance – Q-Tip
BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Boom Boom Pow” – The Black Eyed Peas
“When Love Takes Over” – David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
“Poker Face” – Lady GaGa
“Celebration” – Madonna
“Womanizer” – Britney Spears
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
Divided By Night – The Crystal Method
One Love – David Guetta
The Fame – Lady GaGa
Party Rock – LMFAO
Yes – Pet Shop Boys
Qualifying recordings were released between Oct. 1, 2008, and Aug. 31, 2009.
Neil Young will be honored with the MusiCares Person of the Year award. Expect a surprise appearance from Kanye West around this time in the broadcast.
View the comprehensive list of nominees here.
(Grammy.com)
