Christmas came early for the Black Eyed Peas, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Beyonce on Wednesday night, when they each received three major Grammy Award nominations at the 2010 event's big reveal in Los Angeles.
Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Swift will fight for the Song of the Year prize in January, while the Black Eyed Peas, who opened the Grammy Nominations Concert at the Nokia Theatre, will join the ladies to compete for both Record of the Year and Album of the Year.
Dave Matthews Band and Kings of Leon scooped two nominations as the leading eight award categories were announced -- DMB will fight for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album honors, while "Use Somebody" landed Kings of Leon nods in the Song of the Year and Record of the Year categories.
The Grammy Awards ceremony will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 31.
The top award nominees announced at the nominations concert were:
Song of the Year:
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - Beyonce
Poker Face - Lady Gaga
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
Pretty Wings - Maxwell
Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals:
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
We Weren't Born To Follow - Bon Jovi
Never Say Never - The Fray
Sarah's Smile - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Kids - MGMT
Best Rock Album:
Black Ice - AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden - Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton
21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King - Dave Matthews Band
No Line on the Horizon - U2
Best Rap Solo Performance:
Best I Ever Had - Drake
Beautiful - Eminem
D.O.A. (Death of Autotune) - Jay-Z
Day & Night - Kid Cudi
Casa Bey - Mos Def
Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals:
Cowgirls Don't Cry - Brooks & Dunn
Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band
I Run To You - Lady Antebellum
Here Comes Goodbye - Rascal Flatts
It Happens - Sugarland
Record of the Year:
Halo - Beyonce
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
Poker Face - Lady Gaga
You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
Album of the Year:
I Am... Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
The E.N.D. - Black Eyed Peas
The Fame - Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King - Dave Matthews Band
Fearless - Taylor Swift
Best New Artist:
Zac Brown Band
Keri Wilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
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