Grammys To Beyonce: “I’mma Let You Finish”

The nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards have been announced. Surprisingly, Beyonce leads the pack with 10 nominations, while Taylor Swift comes in second with eight (we thought it would be the other way around).

I guess the voters took a cue from Kanye and said, “Beyonce, I’mma let you finish first.”

Swift told the AP: “To be recognized by the Grammys is the ultimate honor, and all I know is that when I write about this in my journal tonight, it will be in all capital letdters and underlined four times. And there will be lots of exclamation points in this entry because I never imagined I’d get to write this kind of journal entry.”

In the Americana category (probably our favorite), you have Together Through Life by Bob Dylan, Electric Dirt by Levon Helm, Willie And The Wheel by Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel, Wilco (The Album) by Wilco, and Little Honey by Lucinda Williams.

The Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, January 31st, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live on CBS.

Here’s a list of the nominees:

Album Of The Year:

I Am…Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé)

The E.N.D. (the Black Eyed Peas)

The Fame (Lady Gaga)

Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King (Dave Matthews Band)

Fearless (Taylor Swift)

Record Of The Year:

“Halo” (Beyoncé)

“I Gotta Feeling” (the Black Eyed Peas)

“Use Somebody” (Kings Of Leon)

“Poker Face” (Lady Gaga)

“You Belong With Me” (Taylor Swift)

Song Of The Year:

“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)

“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)

“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)

“Use Somebody, “Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Best New Artist:

Zac Brown Band

Keri Hilson

MGMT

Silversun Pickups

The Ting Tings

Following is a sampling of nominations from the GRAMMY Awards’ other 29 Fields:

For Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals, the nominees are “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas; “We Weren’t Born To Follow” by Bon Jovi; “Never Say Never” by The Fray; “Sara Smile” by Daryl Hall & John Oates; and “Kids” by MGMT.

Nominees for Best Rock Album are Black Ice by AC/DC; Live From Madison Square Garden by Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood; 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day; Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King by Dave Matthews Band; and No Line On The Horizon by U2.

Nominations in Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals are “Blame It” by Jamie Foxx & T-Pain; “Chocolate High” by Indie.Arie & Musiq Soulchild; “Ifuleave” by Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige; “Higher Ground” by Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters; and “Love Has Finally Come At Last” by Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby.

The Best Rap Album nominees are Universal Mind Control by Common; Relapse by Eminem; R.O.O.T.S. by Flo Rida; The Ecstatic by Mos Def; and The Renaissance by Q-Tip.

Nominees for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals are “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” by Brooks & Dunn; “Chicken Fried” by Zac Brown Band; “I Run To You” by Lady Antebellum; “Here Comes Goodbye” by Rascal Flatts; and “It Happens” by Sugarland.

This year’s Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominees are T Bone Burnett, Ethan Johns, Larry Klein, Greg Kurstin, and Brendan O’Brien.