The nominations for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards have been revealed. Beyoncé dominates this year's nominations with her name in a total of ten categories including the three top awards Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of The Year. Her main competition in those categories comes from young country starlet Taylor Swift, who also bagged a total of eight nominations. Let's hope Kanye doesn't have anything to say about that this time. Speaking of Kanye West, he received six nominations himself, as did The Black Eyed Peas and Maxwell.
Meanwhile, U2 are up against Greenday and AC/DC for Best Rock Album, Yeah Yeah Yeahs are in competition with Depeche Mode and David Byrne and Brian Eno for Best Alternative Music Album and Lady GaGa somehow made it into the Best Dance/Electronic Album category against the Pet Shop Boys and David Guetta.
Here's a short selection of the main award nominations from the Grammy's 109 categories:
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
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'
Song Of The Year
Lady GaGa - 'Poker Face'
Maxwell - 'Pretty Wings'
Beyoncé - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
Kings Of Leon - 'Use Somebody'
Taylor Swift - 'You Belong With Me'
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Crystal Method - Divided By Night
David Guetta - One Love
Lady Gaga - The Fame
LMFAO - Party Rock
Pet Shop Boys - Yes
Best Rock Album
AC/DC - Black Ice
Eric Clapton & 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 Alternative Music Album
David Byrne & Brian Eno -Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Death Cab For Cutie - The Open Door
Depeche Mode - Sounds Of The Universe
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Best Rap Album
Common - Universal Mind Control
Eminem - Relapse
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def - The Ecstatic
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain - 'Blame It'
Indie.Arie & Musiq Soulchild - 'Chocolate High'
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige - 'Ifuleave'
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters - 'Higher Ground'
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby - 'Love Has Finally Come At Last'
Best Rap Album
Common - Universal Mind Control
Eminem - Relapse
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def - The Ecstatic
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
Best Americana Album
Bob Dylan - Together Through Life
Levon Helm - Electric Dirt
Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel - Willie And The Wheel
Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
To see the full list go to GRAMMY.com.
