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The 52nd Annual Grammy Nominations were announced last night, including some relevant JamBase artists. To be eligible for an award, artists must have released a recording between October 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009.
Among those receiving nominations were David Byrne and Brian Eno's Everything That Happens Will Happen Today for Best Alternative Music Album, Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album, Kings of Leon's “Use Somebody" for Song of the Year, Silversun Pickups and Zac Brown Band for Best New Artist, Bela Fleck's “Throw Down Your Heart" for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, T Bone Burnett for Producer of the Year, Steve Earle for Best Contemporary Folk Album for Townes, Neko Case earned two nominations for her album Middle Cyclone, one for Best Contemporary Folk Album and the other for Best Recording Package, Mos Def got the nod for Best Rap Album, and Phish's Clifford Ball DVD Box Set for Best Boxed or Limited Edition Package.
Beyonce led all artists with 10 nominations, while Kanye West, Jay-Z, Maxwell, Lady GaGa, and Taylor Swift all received a predictably large amount of nods.
The Grammys will be held on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles. Major category nominations are listed below.
Record of the Year:
Beyonce: “Halo"
The Black Eyed Peas: “I Gotta Feeling"
Kings Of Leon: “Use Somebody"
Lady Gaga: “Poker Face"
Taylor Swift: “You Belong With Me"
Album of the Year:
Beyonce: I Am... Sasha Fierce
The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga: The Fame
Dave Matthews Band: Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
Taylor Swift: Fearless
Song of the Year:
Lady Gaga: “Poker Face"
Maxwell: “Pretty Wings"
Beyonce: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
Kings of Leon: “Use Somebody"
Taylor Swift: “You Belong With Me"
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 New Artist:
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
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 Rap Song:
Drake: “Best I Ever Had"
Kid Cudi: “Day 'N' Nite"
T.I. and Justin Timberlake: “Dead and Gone"
Jay-Z: “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
Jay-Z: “Run This Town [ft. Rihanna and Kanye West]"
The complete list of nominations can be seen here.
