The nominees for the annual Grammy Awards have been announced.
Album of the Year:
The Fame Monster (Lady Gaga)
Need You Now (Lady Antebellum)
Recovery (Eminem)
The Suburbs (Arcade Fire)
Teenage Dream (Katy Perry)
Record of the Year:
Empire State of Mind (Jay-Z and Alicia Keys)
F*ck You (Cee Lo Green)
Love the Way You Lie (Eminem featuring Rihanna)
Need You Now (Lady Antebellum)
Nothin' on You (B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars)
Song of the Year:
"Beg Steal or Borrow," Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (performed by Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
"F*ck You," Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence and Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
"The House That Built Me," Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert);
"Love the Way You Lie," Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman and Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem featuring Rihanna)
"Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady
Antebellum)
best new artist: Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine, Mumford & Sons, Esperanza Spalding
Eminem received the most nods with 10. Bruno Mars has seven; while Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga each scored six.
Recovery and Need You Now are the best-selling albums of the year in the United States.
Mars co-wrote F*ck You, and was featured on Nothin' on You- and both were nominated for record of the year.
Lady Gaga is nominated for album of the year for a second straight year, but no love for Bad Romance in the record and song of the year categories.
Katy Perry's "California Gurls" was one of the biggest hits in the past year, but was passed over in the record and song of the year categories. Somewhat surprisingly, however, she did manage to bag a nomination in the album of the year category over perceived heavy favorites Jay-Z and Sade.
Another surprise was the inclusion of jazz artist Esperanza Spaulding in the new artist category over B.o.B., despite his nomination for record of the year. Kesha was snubbed in this category, and everywhere else, despite having hit songs in the past year.
Sade got only two nods: for the singles Solider of Love and Babyfather in R&B categories.
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