Adele walks away with the most nominations for a female performer for the 54th annual Grammy awards which will appear on February 12, 2012 on CBS at 8pm. The nominations include the top 3 biggest awards, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. For all of the nominees for the top categories, check out the list below:
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC.®
FINAL NOMINATIONS LIST
For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011
Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.
1. ROLLING IN THE DEEP Track from: 21-Adele
2. HOLOCENE Track from: Bon Iver-Bon Iver
3. GRENADE Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans-Bruno Mars
4. THE CAVE Track from: Sigh No More-Mumford & Sons
5. FIREWORK-Katy Perry
Album Of The Year
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.
1. 21-Adele
2. WASTING LIGHT-Foo Fighters
3. BORN THIS WAY-Lady Gaga
4. DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS-Bruno Mars
5. LOUD-Rihanna
Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
1. ALL OF THE LIGHTS- (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie) Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. THE CAVE-Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons) Track from: Sigh No More
3. GRENADE-Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars) Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
4. HOLOCENE-Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver) Track from: Bon Iver
5. ROLLING IN THE DEEP-Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)-Track from: 21
Best New Artist
For a new artist who releases, during the eligibility year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.
1. THE BAND PERRY
2. BON IVER
3. J. COLE
4. NICKI MINAJ
5. SKRILLEX
Best Pop Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
1. SOMEONE LIKE YOU-Adele-Track from: 21
2. YOÜ AND I-Lady Gaga-Track from: Born This Way
3. GRENADE-Bruno Mars-Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
4. FIREWORK-Katy Perry
5. F***IN’ PERFECT-Pink
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
1. BODY AND SOUL-Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse-Track from: Duets II
2. DEAREST-The Black Keys-Track from: Rave On Buddy Holly
3. PARADISE-Coldplay
4. PUMPED UP KICKS-Foster The People-Track from: Torches
5. MOVES LIKE JAGGER Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera-Track from: Hands All Over
Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.
1. 21-Adele
2. THE LADY KILLER-Cee Lo Green
3. BORN THIS WAY-Lady Gaga
4. DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS-Bruno Mars
5. LOUD-Rihanna
Best Rock Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.
1. EVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALL-Coldplay
2. DOWN BY THE WATER-The Decemberists-Track from: The King Is Dead
3. WALK-Foo Fighters-Track from: Wasting Light
[4. THE CAVE-Mumford & Sons-Track from: Sigh No More
5. LOTUS FLOWER-Radiohead-Track from: The King Of Limbs
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs.
1. THE CAVE-Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country-Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)-Track from: Sigh No More
2. DOWN BY THE WATER-Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)-Track from: The King Is Dead
3. EVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALL-Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris
Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
4. LOTUS FLOWER-Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)-Track from: The King Of Limbs
5. WALK-Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)-Track from: Wasting Light
Best Rock Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental rock, hard rock or metal recordings.
1. ROCK 'N' ROLL PARTY HONORING LES PAUL-Jeff Beck
2. WASTING LIGHT-Foo Fighters
3. COME AROUND SUNDOWN-Kings Of Leon
4. I'M WITH YOU-Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. THE WHOLE LOVE-Wilco
Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
1. BON IVER-Bon Iver
2. CODES AND KEYS-Death Cab For Cutie
3. TORCHES-Foster The People
4. CIRCUITAL-My Morning Jacket
5. THE KING OF LIMBS-Radiohead
Best Folk Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.
1. BARTON HOLLOW-The Civil Wars
2. I'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE-Steve Earle
3. HELPLESSNESS BLUES-Fleet Foxes
4. UKULELE SONGS-Eddie Vedder
5. THE HARROW & THE HARVEST-Gillian Welch
Best Short Form Music Video
For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.
1. ROLLING IN THE DEEP-Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer-Adele
2. YES I KNOW-Eric Epstein, video director; Eric Epstein, video producer-Memory Tapes
3. ALL IS NOT LOST-Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash Jr & Trish Sie, video directors;
Shirley Moyers, video producer] OK Go
4. LOTUS FLOWE-Garth Jennings, video director; Garth Jennings, video producer-Radiohead
5. FIRST OF THE YEAR (EQUINOX)-Tony Truand, video director; Noah Klein, video producer-Skrillex
6. PERFORM THIS WAY-"Weird Al" Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer
[Jive Records]-"Weird Al" Yankovic
Best Long Form Music Video
For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track.
Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51%
of the total playing time.
1. I AM...WORLD TOUR Ed Burke, Frank Gatson Jr. & Beyoncé Knowles, video directors;
Beyoncé Knowles & Camille Yorrick, video producers [Columbia Records/Music World]
Beyoncé
2. FOO FIGHTERS: BACK AND FORTH James Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video
producers [Exclusive Media Group/RCA Records/Back & Fort]-Foo Fighters
3. TALIHINA SKY: THE STORY OF KINGS OF LEON-Stephen C. Mitchell, video director; Casey McGrath, video producer [RCA/Kings of Leon] Kings Of Leon
4.BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
Michael Rapaport, video director; Robert Benavides, Debra Koffler, Eric Matthies, Frank Mele, Edward Parks & A Tribe Called Quest, video producers [Jive/Legacy] A Tribe Called Quest
5. NINE TYPES OF LIGHT Tunde Adebimpe, video director; Michelle An & Braj, video producers [Interscope/Geffen/A&M] TV On The Radio
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