The Grammy Nominations: Kanye West Is Stronger Than Amy Winehouse
We’re running through the complete list now, but for the time being, since Grammy.com seems to be completely hosed, here’s a rundown of nominees in the biggest Grammy categories. Kanye West leads all nominees with eight nods, while Amy Winehouse picked up six; initial surprises include “Hey There Delilah” getting nominated for song of the year (!) and Bruce Springsteen being shut out of the Album Of The Year running in favor of Herbie Hancock. PHooray, you can all argue about Wilco again!
GENERAL FIELD Nominees for Album Of The Year are: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace — Foo Fighters These Days — Vince Gill River: The Joni Letters — Herbie Hancock Graduation — Kanye West Back To Black — Amy Winehouse
Nominees for Record Of The Year are: “Irreplaceable” — Beyoncé “The Pretender” — Foo Fighters “Umbrella” — Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z “What Goes Around…Comes Around” — Justin Timberlake “Rehab” — Amy Winehouse
Best New Artist nominees are: Feist Ledisi Paramore Taylor Swift Amy Winehouse
Song Of The Year nominees include: “Before He Cheats” — John Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) “Hey There Delilah” — Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T’s) “Like A Star” — Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae) “Rehab” — Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse) “Umbrella” — Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius “Dream” Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
POP FIELD
Nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album go to: Lost Highway — Bon Jovi The Reminder — Feist It Won’t Be Soon Before Long — Maroon 5 Memory Almost Full — Paul McCartney Back To Black — Amy Winehouse
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals nods go to: “Steppin’ Out” — Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera “Beautiful Liar” — Beyoncé & Shakira “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “The Sweet Escape” — Gwen Stefani & Akon “Give It To Me” — Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Instrumental Performance nominees are: “Off The Grid” — Beastie Boys “Paris Sunrise #7” — Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals “Over The Rainbow” — Dave Koz “One Week Last Summer” — Joni Mitchell “Simple Pleasures” — Spyro Gyra
DANCE FIELD For Best Dance Recording, the nominees are: “Do It Again” — The Chemical Brothers “D.A.N.C.E.” — Justice “Love Today” — Mika “Don’t Stop The Music” –Rihanna “Love Stoned/I Think She Knows” — Justin Timberlake
ROCK FIELD Nominations for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance go to: “Timebomb” — Beck “Only Mama Knows” — Paul McCartney “Our Country” — John Mellencamp “Radio Nowhere” — Bruce Springsteen “Come On” — Lucinda Williams
Best Rock Album nominees are: Daughtry — Daughtry Revival — John Fogerty Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace — Foo Fighters Magic — Bruce Springsteen Sky Blue Sky — Wilco
Nods for Best Rock Song go to: “Come On” — Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams) “Icky Thump” — Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes) “It’s Not Over” — Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry) “The Pretender” — Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters) “Radio Nowhere” — Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
R&B FIELD Nominees for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals are: “Same Girl” — R. Kelly Featuring Usher “Disrespectful” — Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige “Hate That I Love You” — Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo “Baby” — Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright “Bartender” — T-Pain Featuring Akon
For Best Contemporary R&B Album, the nominees are: Konvicted — Akon Just Like You — Keyshia Cole Fantasia — Fantasia East Side Story — Emily King Because Of You — Ne-Yo
Best Urban/Alternative Performance nods go to: “Make A Baby” — Vikter Duplaix “That’s The Way Of The World” — Dwele “Daydreamin'” — Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott “Fantasy” — Meshell Ndegeocello “Dream” — Alice Smith
RAP FIELD Best Rap/Sung Collaboration nods go to: “I Wanna Love You” — Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg “Kiss, Kiss” — Chris Brown & T-Pain “Let It Go” — Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil’ Kim “Umbrella” — Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z “Good Life” — Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
Nominees for Best Rap Song are: “Ayo Technology” — N. Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland) “Big Things Poppin’ (Do It)” — Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.) “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” — A. Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West) “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” — Soulja Boy Tell’Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell’Em) “Good Life” — A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
For Best Rap Album, the nominees are: Finding Forever — Common Kingdom Come — Jay-Z Hip Hop Is Dead — Nas T.I. vs T.I.P. — T.I. Graduation — Kanye West
COUNTRY FIELD Nods for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals go to: “Days Aren’t Long Enough” — Steve Earle & Allison Moorer “Because Of You” — Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson “I Need You” — Tim McGraw & Faith Hill “Lost Highway” — Willie Nelson & Ray Price “Oh Love” — Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
For Best Country Song, the nominees are: “Before He Cheats” — Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) “Give It Away” — Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait) “I Need You” — Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill) “If You’re Reading This” — Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw) “Long Trip Alone” — Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
Nominations for Best Country Album are: Long Trip Alone — Dierks Bentley These Days — Vince Gill Let It Go — Tim McGraw 5th Gear — Brad Paisley It Just Comes Natural — George Strait
JAZZ FIELD For Best Contemporary Jazz Album, the nominees are: Party Hats — Will Bernard Downright Upright — Brian Bromberg Re-Imagination — Eldar River: The Joni Letters — Herbie Hancock He Had A Hat — Jeff Lorber
Nods for Best Jazz Vocal Album go to: Avant Gershwin — Patti Austin Red Earth – A Malian Journey — Dee Dee Bridgewater Music Maestro Please — Freddy Cole Nightmoves — Kurt Elling On The Other Side — Tierney Sutton
