Kanye West leads Grammy nominations
By Petar Kujundzic / News / December 1, 2011 / 3005 Views

The nominees in the top categories for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Kanye West leads the list with seven nominations, including 'Best Rap Album.' Adele, Bruno Mars, and Foo Fighters follow the lead with six whereas Lil Wayne and Skrillex respectively nabbed five and Drake, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Mumford & Sons, Radiohead and Bon Iver earned four nominations. Winners will be unveiled live from LA’s Staples Center on Sunday, February 12 at 8 p.m. on CBS. See the list below.

Grammy Awards 2012 nominations list

Album of the Year
21 – Adele
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Loud – Rihanna

Record of the Year
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
“Grenade” – Bruno Mars
“Holocene” – Bon Iver
“The Cave” – Mumford & Sons
“Firework” – Katy Perry

Song of the Year
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
“Holocene” – Bon Iver
“Grenade” – Bruno Mars
“The Cave” – Mumford & Sons
“All of the Lights” – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

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

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Someone Like You” – Adele
“Yoü and I” – Lady Gaga
“Grenade” – Bruno Mars
“Firework” – Katy Perry
“F***in’ Perfect” – Pink

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 Pop Performance by a Duo or Group
“Body and Soul” – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
“Dearest” – The Black Keys
“Paradise” – Coldplay
“Pumped Up Kicks” – Foster the People
“Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

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 Rap Performance
“Look at Me Now” – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
“Otis” – Jay-Z & Kanye West
“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
“Black and Yellow” – Wiz Khalifa
“I Need a Doctor” – Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
“Look at Me Now” – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
“Otis” – Jay-Z & Kanye West
“The Show Goes On” – Lupe Fiasco

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

Best Short Form Music Video
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
“Yes I Know” – Memory Tapes
“All Is Not Lost” – OK Go
“Lotus Flower” – Radiohead
“First of the Year (Equinox)” – Skrillex
“Perform This Way” – “Weird Al” Yankovic

Best Long Form Music Video
I Am…World Tour – Beyoncé
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth – Foo Fighters
Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon – Kings Of Leon
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest – A Tribe Called Quest
Nine Types of Light – TV on the Radio

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse
Paul Epworth
The Smeezingtons
Ryan Tedder
Butch Vig

The complete list of nominees can be seen here.

  • http://www.facebook.com/asunkee Jamila Wallace

    How is Ye not nominated for Album of the Year?

  • Abrisport316

    The only award he should be nominated for is Album of the Year.

  • Abrisport316

    The only award he should be nominated for is Album of the Year.

  • Carlos Serrano

    Yet he wasn't nominated for album of the year for MBDTF when it received perfect critic scores...go figure...

  • Carlos Serrano

    Yet he wasn't nominated for album of the year for MBDTF when it received perfect critic scores...go figure...

  • Rosh P

    Best Rap song, Best Rap album... more like most mainstream,,,

  • Dosh

    *Best RAP Album of the year..
    Him not winning AOTY is the problem.

  • Hi-defsky

    WOW that's bullshit... bruno gaga foo and rihanna for album of the year come there... Hope Adele wins hand down

  • Hi-defsky

    WOW that's bullshit... bruno gaga foo and rihanna for album of the year come there... Hope Adele wins hand down

  • td&j

    cause he swearz

  • Grthomas92

    THE GRAMMYS ARE A FUCKIN JOKE I SWEAR TO GOD. every year the quality of their nominations goes down smh....

  • Shaun

    I just wanna know what corporate tools actually pick this shit

  • Grthomas92

    how are pink friday and tha carter iv nominated ? pink friday is a pop album and tha carter iv is a retarted album. how are look at me now, black and yellow, moment 4 life, im on one, motivation, etc. nominated. the grammys are oficially shit. somebody might as well win a vma than a grammy cuz it seems that the quality of music needed for both nominations is the same thing...

  • Hi-defsky

    Damn i'm so pissed off about the Grammy's... This award show doesn't deserve to be the most important one in the industry... It makes none sense to see nomination like:
    Album of the YearDoo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno MarsBorn This Way – Lady GagaWasting Light – Foo FightersLoud – Rihanna
    Record of the Year
    “Firework” – Katy Perry

    Best Rap AlbumPink Friday – Nicki Minaj

    Best Rap Performance“Look at Me Now” – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
     
    (Just to name a few)

    I mean... don't they have some judgment... they suppose to be the biggest and the industry and they come out with this... Something's wrong

  • Grthomas92

    if j.cole looses to nicki minaj for best new artist... ill kill somebody

  • Grthomas92

    if j.cole looses to nicki minaj for best new artist... ill kill somebody

  • td&j

    if you think about it im scared she might lol

  • td&j

    mbdtf > wtt

  • td&j

    mbdtf > wtt

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  • SwagDragon

    I wouldnt be suprised if they gave it to Bon Iver but at least thats not as bad...Nicki has no talent..But Im praying for Cole...Arcade Fire got album of the year last year so maybe they are actually listening to the music now

  • SwagDragon

    I wouldnt be suprised if they gave it to Bon Iver but at least thats not as bad...Nicki has no talent..But Im praying for Cole...Arcade Fire got album of the year last year so maybe they are actually listening to the music now

  • http://twitter.com/GottaBeTory Tory Barnes

    Easy, just sell 12 million records worldwide like Adele

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Hacomar-Diepa-Perdomo/1361624320 Hacomar Diepa Perdomo

    I was asking myself the same thing

  • Guril

    Nominated for "Booty of the Year" : Nicki Minaj
    Oh wait.. it's the Grammys, my bad.

  • andy

    how did tyler not get a best new artist nom but skrillex did?

  • John

    yup

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002668218853 Sonny Moore

    he was on all the lights

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002668218853 Sonny Moore

    he was on all the lights

  • Isaac Kazin

    J Cole better win best new artist, and why isn't Big Sean anywhere?

  • Isaac Kazin

    J Cole better win best new artist, and why isn't Big Sean anywhere?

  • Isaac Kazin

    because tyler's a fuck and shouldnt have won at the vma's or mtv's, i forget

  • Isaac Kazin

    because tyler's a fuck and shouldnt have won at the vma's or mtv's, i forget

  • http://twitter.com/GottaBeTory Tory Barnes

    True but that aint good enough plus we all know whose REALLY taking that grammy home!
     *cough* 'Ye *cough* 

  • Realmadrid818

    carter 4 suxz ass and jcole gotta win but they r gonna give it to nicki watch fuk young money accept drake his music is real good n kanye the legend west gotta win all his nominees 

  • Realmadrid818

    carter 4 suxz ass and jcole gotta win but they r gonna give it to nicki watch fuk young money accept drake his music is real good n kanye the legend west gotta win all his nominees 

  • Realmadrid818

    carter 4 suxz ass and jcole gotta win but they r gonna give it to nicki watch fuk young money accept drake his music is real good n kanye the legend west gotta win all his nominees 

  • anthony

    "vma's or mtv's" 

    ... and tyler's the fuck... lol.

  • Aanderpaul

    the real question is how weezy & chris brown nominated for anythin?

  • Anonymous

    Congrats to my nigga kanye.

  • http://SHIGGA.com SHIGGA.com

    Go Danger Mouse

  • Anonymous

    Cos Big Sean is a loser!

  • Anonymous

    Cos Big Sean is a loser!

  • Anonymous

    I'm also very confused as to why Beyonce wasn't nominated for anything...

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