
Congratulations to Mrs Carter, who leads the field of Grammy nominees with 10 nods. Taylor Swift was second with eight nominations; Alleged child molester Pleasure P got nominated, but Whitney and Mariah received no nods.
The full cast of characters from last September's MTV Video Music Awards - yes, including Kanye -- will be at the Grammys, which will be handed out on Jan. 31 in Los Angeles. So things should get interesting.
Here's the (almost) complete list of nominees.
Best Album:
* I Am… Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
* The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
* The Fame, Lady Gaga
* Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux Kings, Dave Matthews Band
* Fearless, Taylor Swift
Album of the Year
* I Am… Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
* The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
* The Fame, Lady Gaga
* Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux Kings, Dave Matthews Band
* Fearless, Taylor Swift
Record of the Year
* “Halo,” Beyoncé
* “I Gotta Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas
* “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
* “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
* “You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
* “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
* “Pretty Wings,” Maxwell
* “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”, Beyoncé
* “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
* “You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
* Zac Brown Band
* Keri Hilson
* MGMT
* Silversun Pickups
* The Ting Tings
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
* Adele, “Hometown Glory”
* Beyoncé, “Halo”
* Katy Perry, “Hot N Cold”
* Pink, “Sober”
* Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
* 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”
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
* The Black Eyed Peas, “I Got a Feeling”
* Bon Jovi, “We Weren’t Born to Follow”
* The Fray, “Never Say Never”
* Hall & Oates, “Sara Smile”
* MGMT, “Kids”
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
* Roseanne Cash and Bruce Springsteen, “Sea of Heartbreak”
* Ciara and Justin Timberlake, “Love Sex Magic”
* Jason Mraz and Cobie Caillat, “Lucky”
* Willie Nelson and Norah Jones, “Baby It’s Cold Outside
* Taylor Swift and Cobie Caillat, “Breathe”
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
* Herb Alpert, “Besame Mucho”
* Bela Fleck, “Throw Down Your Heart”
* Imogen Heap, “The Fire”
* Maxwell, “Phoenix Rise”
* Marcus Miller, “Funk Joint”
Best Pop Instrumental Album
* In Boston, Chris Botti
* Legacy, Hiroshima
* Potato Hole, Booker T. Jones
* Modern Art, The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman
* Down the Wire, Spyro Gyra
Best Pop Vocal Album
* The E.N.D., Black Eyed Peas
* Breakthrough, Cobie Caillat
* All I Ever Wanted, Kelly Clarkson
* The Fray, The Fray
* Funhouse, Pink
Best Dance Recording
* “Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas
* “When Love Takes Over,” David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
* “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
* “Celebration,” Madonna
* “Womanizer,” Britney Spears
Best Electronic/Dance Album
* Divided by Night, Crystal Method
* One Love, David Guetta
* The Fame, Lady Gaga
* Party Rock, LMFAO
* Yes, Pet Shop Boys
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
* A Swingin’ Christmas, Tony Bennett
* Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Bublé
* Your Songs, Harry Connick Jr.
* Liza’s at the Palace, Liza Minnelli
* American Classic, Willie Nelson
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
* Bob Dylan, “Beyond Here Lies Nothing”
* John Fogerty, “Change in the Weather”
* Prince, “Dreamer”
* Bruce Springsteen, “Working on a Dream”
* Neil Young, “Fork in the Road”
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
* Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, “Can’t Find My Way Home”
* Coldplay, “Life in Technicolor II”
* Green Day, “21 Guns”
* Kings of Leon, “Use Somebody”
* U2, “I’ll Go Crazy if I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”
Best Hard Rock Performance
* AC/DC, “War Machine”
* Alice in Chains, “Check My Brain”
* Linkin Park, “What I’ve Done”
* Metallica, “The Unforgiven”
* Nickelback, “Burn It to the Ground”
Best Metal Performance
* Judas Priest, “Dissident Aggressor”
* Lamb of God, “Set to Fail”
* Megadeath, “Head Crusher’
* Ministry, “Señor Peligro”
* Slayer, “Hate Worldwide”
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
* Jeff Beck, “A Day in the Life”
* Booker T. Jones, “Warped Sister”
* Brad Paisley, “Playing With Fire”
* Brian Setzer Orchestra, “Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’”
* Steve Vai, “Now We Run”
Best Rock Song
* “The Fixer,” Pearl Jam
* “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” U2
* “21 Guns,” Green Day
* “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
* “Working on a Dream,” Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Album
* Black Ice, AC/DC
* Live at Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood
* 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day
* Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, Dave Matthews Band
* No Line on the Horizon, U2
Best Alternative Music Album
* Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne and Brian Eno
* The Open Door, Death Cab for Cutie
* Sounds of the Universe, Depeche Mode
* Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix
* It’s Blitz!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
* Beyoncé, “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”
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
* Anthony Hamilton, “The Point of it All”
* Maxwell, “Pretty Wings”
* Musiq Soulchild, “Sobeautiful”
* Pleasure P, “Under”
* Charlie Wilson, “There Goes My Baby”
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
* Jamie Foxx and T-Pain, “Blame It”
* India.Arie and Musiq Soulchild, “Chocolate High”
* Musiq Soulchild and Mary J. Blige, “Ifuleave”
* Robert Randolph and the Clark Sisters, “Higher Ground”
* Calvin Richardson and Ann Nesby, “Love Has Finally Come at Last”
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
* Beyoncé, “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”
Best R&B Song
* “Blame It,” Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
* “Lions, Tigers & Bears,” Jazmine Sullivan
* “Pretty Wings,” Maxwell
* “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”, Beyoncé
* “Under,” Pleasure P
Best R&B Album
* The Point of It All, Anthony Hamilton
* Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics, India.Arie
* Turn Me Loose, Ledisi
* Blacksummers’ Night, Maxwell
* Uncle Charlie, Charlie Wilson
Best Contemporary R&B Album
* I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
* Intuition, Jamie Foxx
* The Introduction of Marcus Cooper, Pleasure P
* Ready, Trey Songz
* Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain
Best Rap Solo Performance
* Drake, “Best I Ever Had”
* Eminem, “Beautiful”
* Jay-Z, “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
* Kid Cudi, “Day and Night”
* Mos Def, “Casa Bey”
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
* “Too Many Rappers,” Beastie Boys and Nas
* “Crack a Bottle,” Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
* “Money Goes, Honey Stay,” Fabolous & Jay-Z
* “Make Her Say,” Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
* “Amazing,” Kanye West and Young Jeezy
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
* “Ego,” Beyoncé and Kanye West
* “Knock You Down,” Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
* “Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
* “I’m On a Boat,” The Lonely Island & T-Pain
* “Dead and Gone,” T.I. and Justin Timberlake
Best Rap Song
* “Best I Ever Had,” Drake
* “Day ‘N’ Nite,” Kid Cudi
* “Dead and Gone,” T.I. and Justin Timberlake
* “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” Jay-Z
* “Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Best Rap Album
* Universal Mind Control, Common
* Relapse, Eminem
* R.O.O.T.S., Flo Rida
* The Ecstatic, Mos Def
* The Renaissance, Q-Tip
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
* “Dead Flowers,” Miranda Lambert
* “I Just Call You Mine,” Martina McBride
* “White Horse,” Taylor Swift
* “Just a Dream,” Carrie Underwood
* “Solitary Thinkin’,” Lee Ann Womack
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
* “All I Ask For Anymore,” Trace Adkins
* “People Are Crazy,” Billy Currington
* “High Cost of Living,” Jamey Johnson
* “Living for the Night,” George Strait
* “Sweet Thing,” Keith Urban
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
* Brooks & Dunn, “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
* Zac Brown Band, “Chicken Fried”
* Lady Antebellum, “I Run to You”
* Rascal Flatts, “Here Comes Goodbye”
* Sugarland, “It Happens”
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
* “Beautiful World,” Dierks Bentley and Patty Griffin
* “Down the Road,” Kenny Chesney and Mac McAnally
* “Start a Band,” Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
* “I Told You So,” Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
* “Everything But Quits,” Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
Best Country Instrumental Performance
* “Under The (Five) Wire,” Alison Brown
* “The Crystal Merchant,” The Greencards
* “Mansinneedof,” Sarah Jarosz
* “Producer’s Medley,” Steve Wariner
Best Country Song
* “All I Ask for Anymore,” Trace Adkins
* “High Cost of Living,” Jamey Johnson
* “I Run to You,” Lady Antebellum
* “People Are Crazy,” Billy Currington
* “White Horse,” Taylor Swift
Best Country Album
* The Foundation, Zac Brown Band
* Twang, George Strait
* Fearless, Taylor Swift
* Defying Gravity, Keith Urban
* Call Me Crazy, Lee Ann Womack
Best Gospel Performance
* “Free to Be Me,” Francesca Battistelli
* “Jesus Is Love,” Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful
* “I Believe,” Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
* “Wait on the Lord,” Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
* “Born Again,” Third Day
Best Gospel Song
* “Born Again,” Third Day
* “City on Our Knees,” TobyMac
* “Every Prayer,” Israel Houghton & Mary Mary
* “God in Me,” Mary Mary Featuring Kierra “KiKi” Sheard
* “The Motions,” Matthew West
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
* The Big Picture, Da’ T.R.U.T.H.
* Crash, Decyfer Down
* Innocence & Instinct, Red
* Live Revelations, Third Day
* The Dash, John Wells—The Tonic
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
* Speaking Louder Than Before, Jeremy Camp
* The Power of One, Israel Houghton
* The Long Fall Back to Earth, Jars Of Clay
* Love Is on the Move, Leeland
* Freedom, Mandisa
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
* Jason Crabb, Jason Crabb
* Dream On, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
* The Rock, Tracy Lawrence
* In God’s Time, Barry Scott & Second Wind
* Everyday, Triumphant Quartet
Best Traditional Gospel Album
* God Don’t Never Change, Ashley Cleveland
* The Law of Confession, Part I, Donald Lawrence & Co.
* Oh Happy Day, Various Artists
* The Journey Continues, The Williams Brothers
* How I Got Over, Vickie Winans
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
* Audience of One, Heather Headley
* Renewed, Sheri Jones-Moffett
* Just James, J Moss
* Smokie Norful: Live, Smokie Norful
* Bold Right Life, Kierra Sheard
Best Latin Pop Album
* 5to Piso, Ricardo Arjona
* Te Acuerdas, Francisco Céspedes
* Sin Frenos, La Quinta Estación
* Hu Hu Hu, Natalia Lafourcade
* Gran City Pop, Paulina Rubio
Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album
* Rio, Aterciopelados
* Y., Bebe
* Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo, Calle 13
* La Luz Del Ritmo, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
* La Revolucion, Wisin Y Yandel
Best Reggae Album
* Rasta Got Soul, Buju Banton
* Brand New Me, Gregory Isaacs
* Awake, Julian Marley
* Mind Control—Acoustic, Stephen Marley
* Imperial Blaze, Sean Paul
Best Comedy Album
* Back From the Dead, Spinal Tap
* A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, Stephen Colbert
* Internet Leaks, “Weird Al” Yankovic
* My Weakness Is Strong, Patton Oswalt
* Suckin’ It for the Holidays, Kathy Griffin
* Tall, Dark & Chicano, George Lopez
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