Beyonce Knowles dominates nominations for the 52nd annual Grammys with ten kudos, while Taylor Swift follows with eight nods.
- Dec 3, 2009
AceShowbiz - On a one-hour special dubbed "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", nominations recipients for next year's Grammy Awards have been revealed. Beyonce Knowles leads the pack with 10 nods.
Following Beyonce's domination is her junior Taylor Swift. The country music singer grabs eight nominations, four of which have her going head-to-head against Beyonce. The two female performers are up against each other in Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
The nominees were announced on December 2 with Nick Jonas and his new band, Black Eyed Peas and Maxwell rocking the special event. George Lopez unveiled contenders for Song of the Year which include "Poker Face" by Lady GaGa, "Pretty Wings" by Maxwell and "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon in addition to "You Belong With Me" by Taylor and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyonce.
Linkin Park then presented nominees for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals. The likes of Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, The Fray, Daryl Hall & John Oates as well as MGMT appear on the list.
Next, Katy Perry announced that "Black Ice" by AC/DC, "Live from Madison Square Garden" by Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, "21st Century Breakdown" by Green Day, "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" by Dave Matthews Band and "No Line on the Horizon" by U2 will have a chance to take home prize for Best Rock Album.
Lil Wayne took the stage of Club Nokia to switch from rock to rap genre. The MC unveiled that fellow rappers Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Mos Def will face off against each other in Best Rap Solo Performance category.
Before the concert was wrapped, Dwight Yoakam came onto the stage, announcing nominees for Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals. And, the contenders are Brooks & Dunn, Zac Brown Band, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts and Sugarland.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will be held on January 31, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Its full nominations list can be seen on Grammy Awards official site.
Album of the Year:
- "I Am...Sasha Fierce" - Beyonce Knowles
- "The E.N.D." - Black Eyed Peas
- "The Fame" - Lady GaGa
- "Fearless" - Taylor Swift
- "Halo" - Beyonce Knowles
- "I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
- "Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
- "Poker Face" - Lady GaGa
- "You Belong with Me" - Taylor Swift
- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" - Beyonce Knowles
- "Poker Face" - Lady GaGa
- "Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
- "Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
- "You Belong with Me" - Taylor Swift
- "I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
- " We Weren't Born to Follow" - Bon Jovi
- "Never Say Never" - The Fray
- "Sara Smile" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
- "Kids" - MGMT
- "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
- "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
- Adele - "Hometown Glory"
- Beyonce Knowles - "Halo"
- Katy Perry - "Hot N Cold"
- Pink - "Sober"
- Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
- John Legend - "This Time"
- Maxwell - "Love You"
- Jason Mraz - "Make It Mine"
- Seal - "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
- Stevie Wonder - "All About the Love Again"
- Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen - "Sea of Heartbreak"
- Ciara & Justin Timberlake - "Love Sex Magic"
- Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - "Lucky"
- Willie Nelson & Norah Jones - "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
- Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat - "Breathe"
- Black Eyed Peas - "The E.N.D."
- Colbie Caillat - "Breakthrough"
- Kelly Clarkson - "All I Ever Wanted"
- The Fray - "The Fray"
- Pink - "Funhouse"
- Black Eyed Peas - "Boom Boom Pow"
- David Guetta & Kelly Rowland - "When Love Takes Over"
- Lady GaGa - "Poker Face"
- Madonna - "Celebration"
- Britney Spears - "Womanizer"
- Beyonce Knowles - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
- Melanie Fiona - "It Kills Me"
- Lalah Hathaway - "That Was Then"
- Ledisi - "Goin' Thru Changes"
- Jazmine Sullivan - "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
- Anthony Hamilton - "The Point of It All"
- Maxwell - "Pretty Wings"
- Musiq Soulchild - "Sobeautiful"
- Pleasure P - "Under"
- Charlie Wilson - "There Goes My Baby"
- Jamie Foxx & T-Pain - "Blame It"
- India.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"
- Beyonce Knowles - "At Last"
- Anthony Hamilton - "Soul Music"
- Boney James & Quinn- "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
- Ann Nesby - "Sow Love"
- Calvin Richardson - "Woman Gotta Have It"
- Jamie Foxx & T-Pain - "Blame It"
- Jazmine Sullivan - "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
- Maxwell - "Pretty Wings"
- Beyonce Knowles - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
- Pleasure P - "Under"
- Anthony Hamilton - "The Point of It All"
- India.Arie - "Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics"
- Ledisi - "Turn Me Loose"
- Maxwell - "BLACKsummers'night"
- Charlie Wilson - "Uncle Charlie"
- Beyonce Knowles - "I Am...Sasha Fierce"
- Jamie Foxx - "Intuition"
- Pleasure P - "The Introduction of Marcus Cooper"
- Trey Songz - "Ready"
- T-Pain - "Thr33 Ringz"
- Beastie Boys & Nas - "Too Many Rappers"
- Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - "Crack A Bottle"
- Fabolous & Jay-Z - "Money Goes, Honey Stay"
- Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common - "Make Her Say"
- Kanye West & Young Jeezy - "Amazing"
- Beyonce Knowles & Kanye West - "Ego"
- Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo - "Knock You Down"
- Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - "Run This Town"
- The Lonely Island & T-Pain - "I'm On A Boat"
- T.I. & Justin Timberlake - "Dead And Gone"
- "Best I Ever Had" - Drake
- "Day 'N' Nite" - Kid Cudi
- "Dead And Gone" - T.I. & Justin Timberlake
- "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)" - Jay-Z
- "Run This Town" - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
- "Universal Mind Control" - Common
- "Relapse" - Eminem
- "R.O.O.T.S." - Flo Rida
- "The Ecstatic" - Mos Def
- "The Renaissance" - Q-Tip
- Miley Cyrus - "The Climb" (From "Hannah Montana: The Movie")
- Paramore - "Decode" (From "Twilight)
- A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash - "Jai Ho" (From "Slumdog Millionaire")
- Beyonce Knowles - "Once in a Lifetime" (From "Cadillac Records")
- Bruce Springsteen - "The Wrestler" (From "The Wrestler")
