Preview: Grammy Nominations

Cheers to the Grammy Awards committee for nominating some excellent and well-deserving records for this year's awards! This year marks the 50th awards ceremony, and will be broadcast on February 10, 2008, at 8 pm on CBS. Announced this past Thursday, the amazing trainwreck Amy Winehouse earned six nominations, including nods in all the big categories (album, record and song of the year, as well as best new artist). Other big draws were Kanye West (eight), Timbaland (five), Justin Timberlake (five) and the Foo Fighters (five). Congrats!

Here are the nominees in all the categories that I usually pay attention to, with my picks starred:

Album of the Year:
Foo Fighters, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Vince Gill, These Days
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters
Kanye West, Graduation
Amy Winehouse, Back To Black*

Record of the Year:
Beyoncé, "Irreplaceable"*
Foo Fighters, "The Pretender"
Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, "Umbrella"*
Justin Timberlake, "What Goes Around...Comes Around"
Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"*
This award is given to the performers and producers of a track.

Song of the Year:
Carrie Underwood, "Before He Cheats"
Plain White T's, "Hey There Delilah"
Corinne Bailey Rae, "Like A Star"
Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"*
Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, "Umbrella"*
This award is given to a track's songwriters, not the performers.

Best New Artist:
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse*

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Christina Aguilera, "Candyman"*
Feist, "1234"
Fergie, "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)"
Nelly Furtado, "Say It Right"*
Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"*

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals:
Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera, "Steppin' Out"
Beyoncé & Shakira, "Beautiful Liar"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)"
Gwen Stefani featuring Akon, "The Sweet Escape"*
Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake, "Give It To Me"

Best Pop Vocal Album:
Bon Jovi, Lost Highway
Feist, The Reminder
Maroon 5, It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Paul McCartney, Memory Almost Full
Amy Winehouse, Back To Black*

Best Dance Recording:
The Chemical Brothers, "Do It Again"*
Justice, "D.A.N.C.E."
Mika, "Love Today"
Rihanna, "Don't Stop The Music"
Justin Timberlake, "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows"*

Best Dance Album:
The Chemical Brothers, We Are The Night*
Justice, †
LCD Soundsystem, Sound Of Silver
Shiny Toy Guns, We Are Pilots
Tiësto, Elements Of Life

Best Alternative Album:
Lily Allen, Alright, Still...
Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
Björk, Volta*
The Shins, Wincing The Night Away
The White Stripes, Icky Thump

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Howard Benson (Daughtry, Relient K, etc.)
Joe Chiccarelli (The Shins, etc.)
Mike Elizondo (Maroon 5, Rilo Kiley)
Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Mark Ronson)*
Timbaland (M.I.A., Timbaland, Fabolous)*

See the full list of Grammy nominees here.

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