The nominations for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced, and there are few surprises.
The hip-hop and R&B genres were again leaders of the pack, and Kanye West, John Legend and Mariah Carey led all musical acts with a staggering eight nominations each.
Not far behind with six nominations apiece were 50 Cent, The Black Eyed Peas’ Will.I.Am, Stevie Wonder and Beyonce Knowles; Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Gwen Stefani each received five nominations; and Common, Destiny’s Child, Foo Fighters, Gorillaz, Neptunes, Brad Paisley, Phil Tan and Gretchen Wilson earned four apiece.
Among nominations for Carey and West is arguably the most coveted award, Album of the Year, for which they’ll go up against recordings by Paul McCartney, U2 and Gwen Stefani.
And the nominees are:
Album of the Year
The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Paul McCartney
Love, Angel, Music, Baby
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
, U2
Late Registration, Kanye West
Record of the Year
“We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey
“Feel Good Inc.,” Gorillaz
“Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” Green Day
“Hollaback Girl,” Gwen Stefani
“Gold Digger,” Kanye West with Jamie Foxx
Song of the Year (songwriter’s award)
“Bless the Broken Road,” Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon (Rascal Flatts)
“Devils & Dust,” Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
“Ordinary People,” William Adams (aka, Will.I.Am) & John Stephens (John Legend)
“Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own,” U2 (U2)
“We Belong Together,” Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal (Mariah Carey)
New Artist
Ciara
Fall Out Boy
Keane
SugarLand
Pop Vocal Album
Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple
Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson
Wildflower, Sheryl Crow
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Paul McCartney
Love, Angel, Music, Baby, Gwen Stefani
Rock Album
X&Y, Coldplay
In Your Honor, Foo Fighters
A Bigger Bang, Rolling Stones
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2
Prairie Wind, Neil Young
R&B Album
Illumination, Earth, Wind and Fire
Free Yourself, Fantasia
Unplugged, Alicia Keys
Get Lifted, John Legend
A Time to Love, Stevie Wonder
Rap Album
Be, Common
The Cookbook, Missy Elliott
Encore, Eminem
The Massacre, 50 Cent
Late Registration, Kanye West
Country Album
Fireflies, Faith Hill
Lonely Runs Both Ways, Alison Krauss and Union Station
Time Well Wasted, Brad Paisley
All Jacked Up, Gretchen Wilson
Jasper County, Trisha Yearwood
