The nominees for the 51st annual Grammy Awards

Lil Wayne and Coldplay lead this year's field

December 4, 2008

The nominees for the 51st annual Grammy Awards
Rapper Lil Wayne received eight Grammy nominations this year, more than any other artist (Credit: Jonathan Mannion)

Record of the Year

"Chasing Pavements"
Adele

"Viva La Vida"
Coldplay

"Bleeding Love"
Leona Lewis

"Paper Planes"
M.I.A.

"Please Read the Letter"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album Of The Year

"Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends"
Coldplay

"Tha Carter III"
Lil Wayne

"Year of the Gentleman"
Ne-Yo

"Raising Sand"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

"In Rainbows"
Radiohead

 

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)

"Chasing Pavements"
Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)

"I'm Yours"
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)

"Love Song"
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)

"Viva La Vida"
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best New Artist

Adele

Duffy

Jonas Brothers

Lady Antebellum

Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

"Chasing Pavements"
Adele

"Love Song"
Sara Bareilles

"Mercy"
Duffy

"Bleeding Love"
Leona Lewis

"I Kissed a Girl"
Katy Perry

"So What"
Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

"All Summer Long"
Kid Rock

"Say"
John Mayer

"That Was Me"
Paul McCartney

"I'm Yours"
Jason Mraz

"Closer"
Ne-Yo

"Wichita Lineman"
James Taylor

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

"Viva La Vida"
Coldplay

"Waiting in the Weeds"
Eagles

"Going On"
Gnarls Barkley

"Won't Go Home Without You"
Maroon 5

"Apologize"
OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

"Lesson Learned"
Alicia Keys & John Mayer

"4 Minutes"
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

"Rich Woman"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

"If I Never See Your Face Again"
Rihanna & Maroon 5

"No Air"
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Best Pop Vocal Album

"Detours"
Sheryl Crow

"Rockferry"
Duffy

"Long Road Out of Eden"
Eagles

"Spirit"
Leona Lewis

"Covers"
James Taylor

Best Dance Recording

"Harder Better Faster Stronger"
Daft Punk

"Ready for the Floor"
Hot Chip

"Just Dance"
Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis

"Give It 2 Me"
Madonna

"Disturbia"
Rihanna

"Black & Gold"
Sam Sparro

Best Electronic/Dance Album

"New York City"
Brazilian Girls

"Alive 2007"
Daft Punk

"Bring Ya To The Brink"
Cyndi Lauper

"X"
Kylie Minogue

"Last Night"
Moby

"Robyn"
Robyn

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

"Gravity"
John Mayer

"I Saw Her Standing There"
Paul McCartney

"Girls in Their Summer Clothes"
Bruce Springsteen

"Rise"
Eddie Vedder

"No Hidden Path"
Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

"Rock N Roll Train"
AC/DC

"Violet Hill"
Coldplay

"Long Road Out Of Eden"
Eagles

"Sex on Fire"
Kings Of Leon

"House of Cards"
Radiohead

Best Rock Song

"Girls in Their Summer Clothes"
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

"House of Cards"
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)

"I Will Possess Your Heart"
Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)

"Sex on Fire"
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

"Violet Hill"
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)


Best Rock Album

"Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends"
Coldplay

"Rock N Roll Jesus"
Kid Rock

"Only by the Night"
Kings Of Leon

"Death Magnetic"
Metallica

"Consolers of the Lonely"
The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album

"Modern Guilt"
Beck

"Narrow Stairs"
Death Cab For Cutie

"The Odd Couple"
Gnarls Barkley

"Evil Urges"
My Morning Jacket

"In Rainbows"
Radiohead

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

"Me, Myself and I"
Beyoncé

"Heaven Sent"
Keyshia Cole

"Spotlight"
Jennifer Hudson

"Superwoman"
Alicia Keys

"Need U Bad"
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

"You're the Only One"
Eric Benét

"Take You Down"
Chris Brown

"Miss Independent"
Ne-Yo

"Can't Help But Wait"
Trey Songz

"Here I Stand"
Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Ribbon in the Sky"
Boyz II Men

"Words"
Anthony David Featuring India.Arie

"Stay with Me (By the Sea)"
Al Green Featuring John Legend

"I'm His Only Woman"
Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia

"Never Give You Up"
Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

Best R&B Song

"Bust Your Windows"
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)

"Customer"
I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)

"Heaven Sent"
Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)

"Miss Independent"
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)

"Spotlight"
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

Best R&B Album

"Love & Life"
Eric Benét

"Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA"
Boyz II Men

"Lay It Down"
Al Green

"Jennifer Hudson"
Jennifer Hudson

"The Way I See It"
Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B Album

"Growing Pains"
Mary J. Blige

"Back Of My Lac'"
J. Holiday

"First Love"
Karina

"Year of the Gentleman"
Ne-Yo

"Fearless"
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Solo Performance

"Roc Boys (And The Winner Is...)"
Jay-Z

"A Milli"
Lil Wayne

"Paris, Tokyo"
Lupe Fiasco

"N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave and the Master)"
Nas

"Sexual Eruption"
Snoop Dogg

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

"Royal Flush"
Big Boi Featuring Raekwon & Andre 3000

"Swagga Like Us"
Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

"Mr. Carter"
Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z

"Wish You Would"
Ludacris Featuring T.I.

"Put On"
Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"American Boy"
Estelle Featuring Kanye West

"Low"
Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain

"Green Light"
John Legend & Andre 3000

"Got Money"
Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain

"Superstar"
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos

Best Rap Song

"Lollipop"
D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)

"Low"
T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)

"Sexual Eruption"
Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)

"Superstar"
Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)

"Swagga Like Us"
D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

Best Rap Album

"American Gangster"
Jay-Z

"Tha Carter III"
Lil Wayne

"The Cool"
Lupe Fiasco

"Nas"
Nas

"Paper Trail"
T.I.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

"For These Times"
Martina McBride

"What I Cannot Change"
LeAnn Rimes

"Last Name"
Carrie Underwood

"Last Call"
Lee Ann Womack

"This Is Me You're Talking To"
Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

"You're Gonna Miss This"
Trace Adkins

"In Color"
Jamey Johnson

"Just Got Started Lovin' You"
James Otto

"Letter To Me"
Brad Paisley

"Troubadour"
George Strait

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"God Must Be Busy"
Brooks & Dunn

"Love Don't Live Here"
Lady Antebellum

"Every Day"
Rascal Flatts

"Blue Side of the Mountain"
The SteelDrivers

"Stay"
Sugarland

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

"Shiftwork"
Kenny Chesney & George Strait

"Killing the Blues"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

"House of Cash"
George Strait & Patty Loveless

"Life in a Northern Town"
Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town

"Let the Wind Chase You"
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

Best Country Song

"Dig Two Graves"
Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)

"I Saw God Today"
Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)

"In Color"
Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)

"Stay"
Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)

"You're Gonna Miss This"
Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

Best Country Album

"That Lonesome Song"
Jamey Johnson

"Sleepless Nights"
Patty Loveless

"Troubadour"
George Strait

"Around the Bend"
Randy Travis

"Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love"
Trisha Yearwood

What other people are saying...

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MLady from Crenshaw - January 06, 2009 at 10:40 PM

I definitely think Jazmine Sullivan needs all the praise she deserves. She made a strong imprint as a new artist. I also have to check out the coll...

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