The nominations for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were announced last night, with Eminem leading the pack with ten nods.
The rapper is nominated in some of the highest profile categories, including Album of The Year for 'Recovery' and Record of The Year for single 'Love The Way You Lie' featuring Rihanna.
Coming in second is newcomer Bruno Mars who received seven nominations even though his debut solo album 'Doo Wops & Hooligans' was released one week too late to be eligible for the awards. Instead, he is nominated for collaborations such as his appearance on B.o.B.'s 'Nothin' On You' and his production work as part of the Smeezingtons on Cee Lo's 'F**k You'.
Meanwhile Lady Gaga, Jay Z and Lady Antebellum picked up six nominations each, while Arcade Fire earned three nods including Album of The Year and Best Alternative Music Album for 'The Suburbs'.
The nominees in the main categories are below. For the full list visit www.grammy.com.
Album Of The Year
The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
Recovery - Eminem
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
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
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year
Beg Steal Or Borrow - Ray LaMontagne (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
F*** You - Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars (Cee Lo Green)
The House That Built Me - Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin (Miranda Lambert)
Love The Way You Lie - Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
Need You Now - Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Airplanes 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 Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Don't Stop Believin' - Glee Cast
Misery - Maroon 5
The Only Exception - Paramore
Babyfather - Sade
Hey, Soul Sister - Train
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 Rock Song
Angry World - Neil Young (Neil Young)
Little Lion Man - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston (Mumford & Sons)
Radioactive - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings Of Leon)
Resistance - Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
Tighten Up - Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney (The Black Keys)
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 R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Take My Time - Chris Brown & Tank
Love - Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
You've Got A Friend - Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
Shine - John Legend & The Roots
Soldier Of Love - Sade
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Graffiti - Chris Brown
Untitled - R. Kelly
Transition - Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monáe
Raymond V Raymond - Usher
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Nothin' On You - B.o.B Featuring 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 (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
Love The Way You Lie - Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers (Eminem & Rihanna)
Not Afraid - M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels (Eminem)
Nothin' On You - Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr. (B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars)
On To The Next One - Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean (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 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 Country Song
The Breath You Take - Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon (George Strait)
Free - Zac Brown (Zac Brown Band)
The House That Built Me - Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin (Miranda Lambert)
I’d Love To Be Your Last - Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate (Gretchen Wilson)
If I Die Young - Kimberly Perry (The Band Perry)
Need You Now' - Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)
Best Country Album
Up On The Ridge - Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song - Jamey Johnson
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Revolution - Miranda Lambert