Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Award Nominations: 2012 Grammy Awards


A few minutes ago the Grammy Awards Nomination Concert took place at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and the nominees for several of the categories were release. Below you will find nominations for the entire R&B, Rap, & Pop fields as well as the major four. Kanye West leads the field with seven nominations while Adele, Foo Fighters, and Bruno Mars trail with six nominations apiece.
With that said, lookout for the 54th Grammy Awards when then go down live on  February 12, 2012 at the Staples Center.



Album Of The Year
"21" - Adele
"Wasting Light" - Foo Fighters
"Born This Way" - Lady Gaga
"Doo-Wops & Hooligans" - Bruno Mars
"Loud" -- Rihanna


Record Of The Year
"Rolling In The Deep" - Adele
"Holocene" - Bon Iver
"Grenade" - Bruno Mars
"The Cave" - Mumford & Sons
"Firework" - Katy Perry


Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex


Song Of The Year
"All Of The Lights" (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie) - Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters

"The Cave" (Mumford & Sons) - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters

"Grenade" (Bruno Mars) - Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt,songwriters

"Holocene" -- Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)

"Rolling In The Deep" (Adele) - Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters


Best R&B Performance
"Far Away" - Marsha Ambrosius
"Pieces Of Me" - Ledisi
"Not My Daddy" - Kelly Price & Stokley
"Is This Love" - Corinne Bailey Rae
"You Are" - Charlie Wilson


Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Sometimes I Cry" - Eric Benét
"Fool For You" - Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
"Radio Message" - R. Kelly
"Good Man" - Raphael Saadiq
"Surrender" - Betty Wright & The Roots


Best R&B Song
"Far Away" (Marsha Ambrosius) - Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters 

"Fool For You" (Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona) - Cee Lo Green & Jack Splash, songwriters

"Not My Daddy" (Kelly Price) - Kelly Price, songwriter 

"Pieces Of Me" (Ledisi) - Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly & Ledisi Young, songwriters 

"You Are" (Charlie Wilson) - Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters 


Best R&B Album
"F.A.M.E." - Chris Brown
"Second Chance" - El DeBarge
"Love Letter" - R. Kelly
"Pieces Of Me" - Ledisi
"Kelly" -  Kelly Price


Best Pop Solo Performance
"Someone Like You" - Adele
"Yoü And I" - Lady Gaga
"Grenade" - Bruno Mars
"Firework" - Katy Perry
"F***in’" - PerfectPink


Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Body And Soul" - Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
"Dearest" - The Black Keys
"Paradise" - Coldplay
"Pumped Up" - KicksFoster The People
"Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera


Best Pop Vocal Album
"21" - Adele
"The Lady Killer" - Cee Lo Green
"Born This Way" - Lady Gaga
"Doo-Wops & Hooligans" - Bruno Mars
"Loud" - Rihanna


Best Rap Performance
"Look At Me Now" - Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
"Otis" - Jay-Z & Kanye WestTrack 
"The Show Goes On" - Lupe Fiasco
"Moment 4 Life" - Nicki Minaj & Drake
"Black And Yellow" - Wiz Khalifa


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Party" - Beyoncé & André 3000
"I'm On One" - DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
"I Need A Doctor" - Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
"What's My Name?" - Rihanna & Drake
"Motivation" - Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
"All Of The Lights" - Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie


Best Rap Song
"All Of The Lights" (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie) - Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters 

"Black And Yellow" (Wiz Khalifa) - Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters

"I Need A Doctor" (Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey) - Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey, songwriters

"Look At Me Now" (Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) - Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr. & Wesley Pentz, songwriters

"Otis" (Jay-Z & Kanye West) - Shawn Carter & Kanye West, songwriters (James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry Woods, songwriters) 

"The Show Goes On" (Lupe Fiasco) - Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriters (Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) 


Best Rap Album
"Watch The Throne" - Jay-Z & Kanye Wes
"Tha Carter IV" - Lil Wayne
"Lasers" - Lupe Fiasco
"Pink Friday" - Nicki Minaj
"My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Kanye West

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