EMINEM AND JAY-Z LEAD GRAMMY NOMINATIONS!!

CBS broadcasted the Grammy nominees yesterday evening, and it looks like it will be a remarkable year for hip-hop artists! Eminem is in the lead, receiving a staggering 10 Grammy nominations!  He was nominated for prestigious categories Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Record of the Year.  Roc Nation’s Bruno Mars received 7 nominations, which is incredible considering he has only been in the game for three years.  Jay-z earned six nominations, John Legend and B.O.B received 5 noms and Drake, Rihanna and Cee-lo Green raked in 4. Nicki Minaj has been nominated for her first Grammy as well. The 53^rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will take place in the Staples Center in L.A. on February 13^th at 8pm EST on the CBS network. Check out the full list of hip-hop categories and nominees below!

xoxo,

Hala

Album of the Year

• Recovery – Eminen
• Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
• The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
• Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
• The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Record of the Year

• “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
• “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
• “Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
• “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
• “F**k You” – Cee Lo Green

Song of the Year

• “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
• “F**k You”- Cee Lo Green
• “The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert
• “Beg, Steal, or Borrow” – Ray LaMontagne
• “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist

• Drake
• Esperanza Spalding
• Justin Bieber
• Florence + the Machine
• Mumford & Sons

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

• “Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)” – “Glee”
• Cast “Misery” – Maroon 5
• “The Only Exception” – Paramore
• “Babyfather” – Sade
• “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)” – Train

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• Sara Bareilles – “King of Anything”
• Beyoncé – “Halo”
• Norah Jones – “Chasing Pirates”
• Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”
• Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• Michael Bublé – “Haven’t Met You Yet”
• Michael Jackson – “This Is It”
• Adam Lambert – “Whataya Want From Me”
• Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are”
• John Mayer – “Half of My Heart”

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• “Airplanes II” — B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
• “Imagine” — Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
• “If It Wasn’t For Bad” — Elton John & Leon Russell
• “Telephone” — Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
• “California Gurls” — Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
• Best Dance Recording“Rocket” – Goldfrapp
  “In For The Kill” – La Roux
  “Dance in the Dark” – Lady Gaga
  “Only Girl (In The World)” – Rihanna
  “Dancing on My Own” – Robyn

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

• “Take My Time” – Chris Brown & Tank
• “Love” – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
• “You’ve Got A Friend” – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
• “Shine” – John Legend & The Roots
• “Soldier of Love” – Sade

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Graffiti – Chris Brown
• Untitled – R. Kelly
• Transition – Ryan Leslie
• The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe
• Raymond v. Raymond – Usher

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
• “Deuces” – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
• “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
• “Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
• “Wake Up! Everybody” – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

• “Empire State Of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
• “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
• “Not Afraid” – Eminem
• “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
• “On to the Next One” — Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap Album

• The Adventures of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
• Thank Me Later – Drake
• Recovery – Eminem
• The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
• How I Got Over – The Roots

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