52nd Annual Grammy Nominees

52nd Grammy Awards: The Nominees

The nominees for the 52nd Grammys or the 2010 Grammys were announced Wednesday night. For the second year in a row the nominees were revealed in a televised concert special on CBS.

Beyoncé led this year’s nominee list with 10 Grammy nomination, followed closely by Taylor Swift with 8 nominations.  The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West all tied with 6 nominations. Despite being ineligible for the “Best New Artist” category – Lady Gaga managed to score 5 nominations – including “Song of The Year.” Likewise, Jay-Z also with 5 nods.

All signs pointing to 2009’s lady-domination in the music world with top nominations. Certainly, all three women deserve ample recognition; each is among the best at what they do.

Receiving 4 nominations are Colbie Caillat, Kings of Leon, RedOne, T-Pain and Keith Urban.

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will take place on January 31, 2010. CBS will broadcast the event live which will take place again at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the 7th consecutive year.

Below are the top and biggest categories. For the full list of the 52nd Grammy nominees, visit Grammy.com.

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

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

Best New Artist:
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Song of the Year:
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga and RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Pretty Wings,” Hod David and Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonce)
“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Pop Vocal Album:
“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Breakthrough,” Colbie Caillat
“All I Ever Wanted,” Kelly Clarkson
“The Fray,” The Fray
“Funhouse,” P!nk

Rock Album:
“Black Ice,” AC/DC
“Live From 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

R&B Album:
“The Point Of It All,” Anthony Hamilton
“Testimony: Vol. 2, Love and Politics,” India.Arie
“Turn Me Loose,” Ledisi
“Blacksummers’ Night,” Maxwell
“Uncle Charlie,” Charlie Wilson

Rap Album:
“Universal Mind Control,” Common
“Relapse,” Eminem
“R.O.O.T.S.,” Flo Rida
“The Ecstatic,” Mos Def
“The Renaissance,” Q-Tip

Country Album:
“The Foundation,” Zac Brown Band
“Twang,” George Strait
“Fearless,” Taylor Swift
“Defying Gravity,” Keith Urban
“Call Me Crazy,” Lee Ann Womack

Visit Grammy.com for the full list of nominees.