Beyonce leads the pack of artists at the 2010 Grammy Awards with 10 nominations. Country queen Taylor Swift received eight nominations.
Taylor Swift told the Associated Press she was blown away by the nominations: "I started freaking out and jumping up and down. I honestly never would have predicted this, eight nominations – I'm ecstatic, and blown away and so, so thankful."
"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 letters 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," Swift said.
The list of contenders for the Grammy Awards were revealed Wednesday. The Black-Eyed Peas and Maxwell also garnered six nominations apiece.
Nominees for the top awards include:
Song of the Year: Lady Gaga's "Poker Face," Maxwell's "Pretty Wings," Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" and Swift's "You Belong with Me."
Record of the Year: Beyoncé's "Halo,", Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling," Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody," Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and Swift's "You Belong with Me."
Album of the Year: Beyoncé's I Am Sasha Fierce, the Black Eyed Peas' The End, the Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and Swift's Fearless.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast on CBS January 31 at 8 pm ET.
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