This is one of the best years for both singers, Beyoncé Knowles and 19 year old Taylor Swift. Winning in most prestigious categories and taking home most prestigious awards like Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Song Of The Year, these two ladies have reached the top of the music industry scoring the largest number of noms at next year’s Grammy Awards that will be held on January 31, 2010.
The Grammy nominees were announced yesterday during The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night. Beyonce has scored 10 nominations while Taylor has ended up with eight including Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
Congrats girls! [And though Beyonce is undoubtedly talented and fantastic in what she does, I keep my fingers crossed for Taylor Swift]
Music discovery 2009 Lady GaGa is nominated in five categories, Best New Artist is not on the list, alas.
Check out the complete list of nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards:
Record Of The Year
Beyonce, ‘Halo’
The Black Eyed Peas, ‘I Gotta Feeling’
Kings Of Leon, ‘Use Somebody’
Lady Gaga, ‘Poker Face’
Taylor Swift,’You Belong With Me’
Album Of The Year
Beyonce, I Am… Sasha Fierce
The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga, The Fame
Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Taylor Swift, Fearless
Song of the Year
‘Poker Face’ – Lady Gaga
‘Pretty Wings’ – Maxwell
‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’ – Beyonce
‘Use Somebody’ – Kings of Leon
‘You Belong With Me’ – Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele, ‘Hometown Glory’
Beyonce, ‘Halo’
Katy Perry, ‘Hot N Cold’
P!nk, ‘Sober’
Taylor Swift, ‘You Belong With Me’
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
John Legend, ‘This Time’
Maxwell, ‘Love You’
Jason Mraz, ‘Make It Mine’
Seal, ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’
Stevie Wonder, ‘All About The Love Again’
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
The Black Eyed Peas, ‘I Gotta Feeling’
Bon Jovi, ‘We Weren’t Born to Follow’
The Fray, ‘Never Say Never’
Daryl Hall and John Oates, ‘Sara Smile’
MGMT, ‘Kids’
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen, ‘Sea Of Heartbreak’
Ciara & Justin Timberlake, ‘Love Sex Magic’
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat, ‘Lucky’
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones, ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat, ‘Breathe’
Best Pop Vocal Album
The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
Colbie Caillat, Breakthrough
Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted
The Fray, The Fray
P!nk, Funhouse
Best Dance Recording
The Black Eyed Peas, ‘Boom Boom Pow’
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland, ‘When Love Takes Over’
Lady Gaga, ‘Poker Face’
Madonna, ‘Celebration’
Britney Spears, ‘Womanizer’
Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Crystal Method, Divided By Night
David Guetta, One Love
Lady Gaga, The Fame
LMFAO, Party Rock
Pet Shop Boys, Yes
Best Rock Album
AC/DC, Black Ice
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, Live from Madison Square Garden
Green Day, 21st Century Breakdown
Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
U2, No Line on the Horizon
Best Rap Solo Performance
Drake, ‘Best I Ever Had’
Eminem, ‘Beautiful’
Jay-Z, ‘D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)’
Kid Cudi, ‘Day ‘N’ Nite’
Mos Def, ‘Casa Bey’
Country Duo or Group With Vocals
Brooks and Dunn, ‘Cowgirls Don’t Cry’
Zac Brown Band, ‘Chicken Fried’
Lady Antebellum, ‘I Run to You’
Rascal Flatts, ‘Here Comes Goodbye’
Sugarland, ‘It Happens’
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, ‘Can’t Find My Way Home’
Coldplay, ‘Life In Technicolor II’
Green Day, ‘21 Guns’
Kings Of Leon, ‘Use Somebody’
U2, ‘I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight’
Best Hard Rock Performance
AC/DC, ‘War Machine’
Alice In Chains, ‘Check My Brain’
Linkin Park, ‘What I’ve Done’
Metallica, ‘The Unforgiven III’
Nickelback, ‘Burn It To The Ground’
Best Alternative Music Album
David Byrne & Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Death Cab For Cutie, The Open Door
Depeche Mode, Sounds Of The Universe
Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It’s Blitz!
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyonce, ‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’
Melanie Fiona, ‘It Kills Me’
Lalah Hathaway, ‘That Was Then’
Ledisi, ‘Goin’ Thru Changes’
Jazmine Sullivan, ‘Lions, Tigers & Bears’
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain, ‘Blame It’
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild, ‘Chocolate High’
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige, ‘Ifuleave’
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters, ‘Higher Ground’
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby, ‘Love Has Finally Come At Last’
Best R&B Song
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain, ‘Blame It’
Jazmine Sullivan, ‘Lions, Tigers & Bears’
Maxwell, ‘Pretty Wings’
Beyonce, ‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’
Pleasure P, ‘Under’
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Beyonce, I Am… Sasha Fierce
Jamie Foxx, Intuition
Pleasure P, The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
Trey Songz, Ready
T-Pain, Thr33 Ringz
Best Rap Album
Common, Universal Mind Control
Eminem, Relapse
Flo Rida, R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def, The Ecstatic
Q-Tip, The Renaissance
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Miranda Lambert, ‘Dead Flowers’
Martina McBride, ‘I Just Call You Mine’
Taylor Swift, ‘White Horse’
Carrie Underwood, ‘Just A Dream’
Lee Ann Womack, ‘Solitary Thinkin”
Best Country Song
Trace Adkins, ‘All I Ask For Anymore’
Jamey Johnson, ‘High Cost Of Living’
Lady Antebellum, ‘I Run To You’
Billy Currington, ‘People Are Crazy’
Taylor Swift, ‘White Horse’
Best Country Album
Zac Brown Band, The Foundation
George Strait, Twang
Taylor Swift, Fearless
Keith Urban, Defying Gravity
Lee Ann Womack, Call Me Crazy
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Cadillac Records
Inglourious Basterds
Slumdog Millionaire
True Blood
Twilight
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Miley Cyrus, ‘The Climb’ (From Hannah Montana: The Movie) UPDATE
Paramore, ‘Decode’ (From Twilight)
A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash, ‘Jai Ho’ (From Slumdog Millionaire)
Beyonce, ‘Once In A Lifetime’ (From Cadillac Records)
Bruce Springsteen, ‘The Wrestler’ (From The Wrestler)
SEE THE REST OF THE LIST HERE.
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