Grammy Nominees Announced

2008-12-04 by Jom | 69 Comments
The 2009 Grammy Award nominees have been announced. For a complete list, click the link at the bottom of this news post.

As cited by Idolator: "Lil Wayne topped the nominations with eight, Coldplay garnered seven, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West each earned six nods. Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead and Jazmine Sullivan received five each, and Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait, and T.I. each received four nominations."

Some key categories:

BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Raising Sand
Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Ne-Yo, Year Of The Gentleman
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Radiohead, In Rainbows

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Beck, Modern Guilt
Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
Radiohead, In Rainbows

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
Disturbed, "Inside The Fire"
Judas Priest, "Visions"
The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra"
Motley Crue, "Saints Of Los Angeles"
Rob Zombie, "Lords Of Salem"

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Dragonforce, "Heroes Of Our Time"
Judas Priest, "Nostradamus"
Metallica, "My Apocalypse"
Ministry, "Under My Thumb"
Slipknot, "Psychosocial"

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Alicia Keys and John Mayer, "Lessons Learned"
Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Timbaland, "4 Minutes"
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Rich Woman"
Rihanna and Maroon 5, "If I Never See Your Face Again"
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, "No Air"

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Sara Bareilles, "Love Song"
Duffy, "Mercy"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
Katy Perry, "I Kissed A Girl"
Pink, "So What"

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, MALE
Kid Rock, "All Summer Long"
John Mayer, "Say"
Paul McCartney, "That Was Me"
Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours"
Ne-Yo, "Closer"
James Taylor, "Wichita Lineman"

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
Eagles, "Waiting In The Weeds"
Gnarls Barkle, "Going On"
Maroon 5, "Won't Go Home Without You"
OneRepublic, "Apologize"

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Big Boi feat. Raekwon & Andre 3000, "Royal Flush"
(Taylor couldn't pronounce "Raekwon" quite right. Aw.)
T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, "Swagger Like Us"
Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z, "Mr Carter"
Ludacris feat. T.I., "Wish You Would"
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, "Put On"

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Estelle feat. Kanye West, "American Boy"
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, "Low"
John Legend feat. Andre 3000, "Green Light"
Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain, "Got Money"
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos, "Superstar"

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon, Only By The Night
Metallica, Death Magnetic
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely

BEST ROCK SONG
Bruce Springsteen, "Girls In Their Summer Clothes"
Radiohead, "House Of Cards"
Death Cab For Cutie, "I Will Possess Your Heart"
Kings Of Leon, "Sex On Fire"
Coldplay, "Violet Hill"

BEST SOUNDTRACK
American Gangster
August Rush
Juno
Mamma Mia!
Sweeney Todd—The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

SONG OF THE YEAR
"American Boy," William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West, artist)
"Chasing Pavements," Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele, artist)
"I'm Yours," Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz, artist)
"Love Song," Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles, artist)
"Viva La Vida," Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay, artist)

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
M.I.A., "Paper Planes"
Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, "Please Read The Letter"

http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx

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Comments:Add a Comment 
badtaste
December 4th 2008
824 Comments


lol Jom, I was just working on this.

SLIPKNOT FOR BEST METULZ.This Message Edited On 12.04.08

BludgeonySteve
December 4th 2008
558 Comments


Terrible.

A_Guy
December 4th 2008
106 Comments


I am not a fan of the Grammys

DaveyBoy
Emeritus
December 4th 2008
22503 Comments


Does that say The Jonas Brothers or am I hallucinating?

marksellsuswallets
December 4th 2008
4885 Comments


Are the people at the Grammy Awards completely ignorant of the genres they throw these bands into? I mean seriously...

foreverendeared
December 4th 2008
14745 Comments


some of the albums etc were in '07 though, what's up with that?

foreverendeared
December 4th 2008
14745 Comments


"BEST ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon, Only By The Night
Metallica, Death Magnetic
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely"

probably the most skewed category

Captain North
December 4th 2008
6793 Comments


One day, someone will make a set of music awards that actually mean something. ONE DAY.

ninjuice
December 4th 2008
6760 Comments


Most of those lists have one somewhat deserving choice, but then again not really.

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Juno

lol

A_Guy
December 4th 2008
106 Comments



BEST SOUNDTRACK

Juno


aka Kimya Dawson

tombits
December 4th 2008
3583 Comments


"The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra""

That's suprising. I hope they lose, that song is terrible.

Masochist
December 4th 2008
9188 Comments


Can already see who I hope will win a few of those. I seemed to be the only one on this site that gave "American Boy" a second listen, and I hope that it wins at least one award. "Viva La Vida," of course, I'm definitely rooting for, as I enjoyed it a lot more than I initially thought I would (especially after "Prospekt's March").

The Mars Volta, for the win.

If that DragonForce song wins metal, I think I'll shoot my TV (and I don't mind DragonForce at all). I bet Slipknot wins it, though.

Can't stand Duffy. Can't stand Jonas Bros.

VPN said it before I did, but "Sweeney Todd" ought to win for Soundtrack.This Message Edited On 12.04.08

foreverendeared
December 4th 2008
14745 Comments


no metallica will prolly win tbh

Ironpriest
December 4th 2008
403 Comments


JUDAS PRIEST!

VeryPleasantNeighbor
December 4th 2008
272 Comments


sure glad they picked the worst of the three In Rainbows singles

sweeney todd better beat juno.

Meatplow
December 4th 2008
5523 Comments


what poop

heyseuss
December 4th 2008
384 Comments


And 'swagger' successfully infiltrates the Grammies. Its time to bust some fucking heads, people.

McP3000
December 4th 2008
4121 Comments


all these songs are the best of the year why are you people so anti-establishment, you're just mad you listen to satan's music and the mainstream rejects you

A_Guy
December 4th 2008
106 Comments


Tell me how any new Metallica song is better than any new Opeth song

TheGreatD17
December 4th 2008
1141 Comments


"Best rock song" is the only category here that doesn't make me want to seriously injure every person responsible for these nominations.

PunkItUp
December 4th 2008
207 Comments


they actually had a nominee tv show. that was lulz

CrazyFool84
December 4th 2008
1083 Comments


This is a pretty bunky list, but what's the difference between the Album of the Year award and the Record of the Year award?

Prince of Darkness
December 4th 2008
186 Comments


this is hilarious.

they nominate Radiohead for best rock song, but then pick "House of Cards".

urgh grammys

McP3000
December 4th 2008
4121 Comments


house of cards was probably the worst song on the album

AliW1993
December 4th 2008
7511 Comments


That the Jonas Brothers are even nominated is bad enough, but they aren't even new! their first album came out in 06.


SynGates
December 4th 2008
2467 Comments


The Grammys always make me laugh. My friends will be watching it and be like yeeeeeaaaaaahhh coldplay yeeeeeaaaaahhhh they won the grammys they're the best ever

foreverendeared
December 4th 2008
14745 Comments


but, i AM better than everyone else

???

Ayashi
December 4th 2008
319 Comments


Fook yeah @ Radiohead dominating. Hope they pick up alt record of the year at the least

Poet
December 4th 2008
6156 Comments


Tell me how any new Metallica song is better than any new Opeth song

Well All Nightmare Long is better than Hex Omega.

It would be awesome if Dragonforce won. I'd love to listen to that speech.




BallsToTheWall
December 4th 2008
52578 Comments


Best metal performance is crap.

Mendigo
December 4th 2008
2299 Comments


Rush, David Gilmour, Metallica and Nine Inch Nails are all nominated for "Best Instrumental Rock Performance"!

AlexTM510
December 4th 2008
1512 Comments


As usual: crap except for the few

though TMV is quite random I hope they win that song is ballin

Paper Planes too

Thor
December 4th 2008
10384 Comments


but guyz where's the cynic?!

PanasonicYouth
December 4th 2008
7413 Comments


Kid Rock. Best Pop Song. Best Rock Album. GENRE-DEFINING STUFF YOU HAVE HERE, SIR!
And I also hope TMV wins. Song is dope.
EDIT: Also, I still have not heard Cynic yet.This Message Edited On 12.04.08

AP07373
December 4th 2008
493 Comments


"you people are so stupid."
What do you mean "YOU people"?!?!
Freaking racist...

kingsoby1
Emeritus
December 4th 2008
4970 Comments


wow, we need a review of the new ne-yo on here. it's actually not bad.

Bullitt
December 4th 2008
1666 Comments


Sad day seeing Metallica on the same list as cold play im foreseeing another Jethro Tull moment.

thebhoy
December 4th 2008
4460 Comments


best alternative release is the most interesting. I'm glad to see the grammies giving some love to My Morning Jacket... too bad it's for THEIR WORST EFFING RELEASE, they should've done it with Z if the world was just.... they did the same thing last year with Wilco
The Death Cab record was good, as is the Radiohead (but wasn't that 2007?)

I hope In Rainbows wins album of the year, it's the most deserving.

thebhoy
December 4th 2008
4460 Comments


also, check out how many people it took to write "American Boy" by Estelle ft. Kanye West...

I mean really? What were they all doing. One was in charge of beats, the other charge of lyrics, the other in charge of coffee, the other in charge of Mr. West's ego...

iarescientists
December 4th 2008
5866 Comments


welcome to pop music faggot

that song rules

The_Flash!!!!
December 4th 2008
93 Comments


despite the fact that the grammys are rigged im still pulling for Radiohead.

oh and Kings of Leon better win best rock album....but it probably won't happen.

MUNGOLOID
December 4th 2008
4554 Comments


i'll die a little inside if lil wayne wins album of the year. but like public enemy said WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT WHAT THEY LIKE!!!

AggravatedYeti
December 4th 2008
7683 Comments


this is better than the shit they put up the past 5 years.

Phantom
December 4th 2008
9010 Comments


The grammys are so redundant these days.

Best metal performance is crap.


any14doomsday
December 4th 2008
681 Comments


I dont care about any of this, except best alternative alternative album: I think Modern Guilt deserves that hands down !

Spamue1G
December 4th 2008
1291 Comments


The 'best metal peformance' section is REALLY bad. In Rainbows for best album of the year out of those choices, in the metal section... probably Ministry. But only because I can stand it, unlike the rest of them, not because I like it (the fact that Dragonforce are in there really drags it down).

Crysis
Emeritus
December 4th 2008
17652 Comments


OMG DR4G0NF0RC3 FOR BEST METAL

VeryPleasantNeighbor
December 4th 2008
272 Comments


House of Cards is awesome


Nude is better...

P13
December 4th 2008
1327 Comments


wtf why is Mars Volta hard rock?

kingsoby1
Emeritus
December 4th 2008
4970 Comments


i dont think the grammys typically have a "progressive masturbatory noise-rock" category.

Breach
December 4th 2008
8 Comments


Ugh, who even gives a shit of those who really LOVE music, not just passively like it. All the most generic overproduced crap they can find every year.



botb
December 4th 2008
19811 Comments


the mars volta is the only awesome thing on here. metallica and radiohead are halfway decent. and thats about it. everything else is pretty fucking awful

Curse.
December 4th 2008
8079 Comments


I hope Ministry wins, they deserve it

Chewie
December 4th 2008
4544 Comments


House of Cards is awesome

Nude is better...

No it's not, but All I Need is.


Jigsaw Falling Into Place rules all.

Really glad to see IV-34 by Nine Inch Nails get a nod, really awesome song.


ironzeppelin789
December 4th 2008
134 Comments


I was really surprised to see Raising Sand with so much nominations.

RomanCandle
December 4th 2008
26 Comments


Lil Wayne and TMV, that's fantastic. The metal section is trash though.

itachi1452
December 4th 2008
366 Comments


I've just lost what remaining respect I've heard held for the Grammy's.

Asiatic667
December 4th 2008
4651 Comments


I hope Dragonforce wins!!!

Lol, if they do a performance it will take up half the grammys

FailureToAspirate
December 4th 2008
32 Comments


Coldplay really deserve album of the year for Viva La Vida, it is just a fantastic record. My Apocalyspe is the best Metallica song since Enter Sandman. Clown's head will over-inflate and explode if Slipknot win again - but I do enjoy Psychosocial. Good to see the Priest there. And the Crue - SOLA is actually rather good. Kings of Leon SUCK. That is all.

NebSnurb
December 4th 2008
535 Comments


The Grammy Awards are such horrible things....just further promoting corporate music for the most part.

DanE3005
December 4th 2008
25 Comments


hmm In Rainbows is my favorite album of 2008, but House of Cards is my least favorite track on the entire album.
There are so many better tracks!
Ne-Yo, JONAS BROTHERS...
After Soulja Boy, the Grammys is the dumbest thing in music

Burning_October
December 5th 2008
162 Comments


Why is everyone so upset over this? To be honest, this is WAY better then I was expecting. Radiohead, Mars Volta, Kings of Leon? Far better then Foo Fighters winning all those awards last year.

beans
December 5th 2008
2328 Comments


crazy

YouAreMySilence
December 5th 2008
3726 Comments


Coldplay & Leona Lewis ftw.
It would be cool though if Kings Of Leon one for best rock album, but I honestly like Viva La Vida more.

SynGates
December 5th 2008
2467 Comments


and if you guys hadn't discovered sputnikmusic then this is probably the kind of stuff you would be listening to so quit acting like you're better than everyone else.


nah I never really liked music at all before this site so I'd probably be a hateful person toward the subject. and I really only ever make it clear that people suck if they're ignorant enough to not take recs and stuff

PuddleSwimmer
December 5th 2008
1457 Comments


The Judas Preist album made me rly rly sad.

The Raconteurs album kicked way more ass than I thought it would, gets my vote.

As does Sex On Fire

In Rainbows was pretty decent

Burn2Burn
December 6th 2008
2374 Comments


Radiohead better win Album of the Year.

72haha72
December 6th 2008
498 Comments


Why? Just why??

missingscenes
December 7th 2008
3 Comments


I would love to see Robert Plant and Alison Krauss win the Album of The Year award.



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