Don't Call It A Comeback
Nominations for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards were announced tonight and Kanye West was crowned nominee king, but who was right on his tail?
Kanye West was nominated for seven Grammys during Wednesday night's Grammy Nomination Concert on CBS. Adele, Bruno Mars and Bon Iver ruled the show, however, landing noms in three of the four major categories unveiled during the live telecast. Among all this new blood, veteran rockers Foo Fighters also made a strong showing, landing six nods total, just like Adele and Mars.
Busy Kanye didn't get much love from the general categories, landing just one nom in Song Of The Year, but he rocked his own genre, rap. He's up against himself in the Rap Album category, landing noms for his solo comeback effort My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and his more recent album with Jay-Z, Watch the Throne. He's also nominated for Rap/Sung collab with Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie, "All Of The Lights." Adele is "Rolling in the Deep" thanks to her album 21, which was one of the best-selling albums of 2011. Bruno Mars nabbed three noms for his love song "Grenade" and another three for the album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. David Grohl's Foo Fighters earned nominations for their album Wasting Light and the single "Walk." Lil Wayne and Skrillex tied with five noms. Drake, Nicki Minaj, Mumford & Sons, Radiohead, Rihanna and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and producers/songwriters Paul Epworth, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine each receive four nominations. And the 2012 Grammy nominees are...Here's a rundown on 54th Annual Grammy Awards nominees in some of the hot categories. In addition to the big winners above, you'll find Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Rihanna represented, as well. Read about the changes to this year's Grammy categories >>Record Of The Year: Album Of The Year: Song Of The Year: Best New Artist: Best Pop Solo Performance: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Best Alternative Music Album: Best R&B Album: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Best Rap Album: Best Country Solo Performance: Best Country Song: You can check out the full list of all 76 Grammy categories on the Grammy website. The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will air live Feb. 12, 2012 on CBS. Images Will Alexander/WENN.com and CBS |
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