Kanye West şi Adele, în fruntea clasamentului la nominalizările Premiilor Grammy 2012

Nominalizările au fost anunţate în cadrul unui show special prezentat de LL Cool J, iar staruri precum Jason Aldean, Lady Gaga, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco si Rihanna au cântat live.

Nominalizările sunt pentru ediţia cu numărul 54 a Premiilor Grammy, eveniment care va avea loc pe 12 februarie la Los Angeles.

Albumul Anului:
21— Adele
Wasting Light— Foo Fighters
Born This Way— Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans — Bruno Mars
Loud — Rihanna

Piesa anului:
„Rolling In The Deep” — Adele
„Holocene” — Bon Iver
„Grenade” — Bruno Mars
„The Cave” — Mumford & Sons
„Firework” — Katy Perry

Cel mai bun debutant:
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Compoziţia anului:
„All Of The Lights” — Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
„The Cave” — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
„Grenade” — Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
„Holocene” — Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
„Rolling In The Deep” — Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

Cea mai bună performanţă pop solo:
„Someone Like You” — Adele
„Yoü And I” — Lady Gaga
„Grenade” — Bruno Mars
„Firework” — Katy Perry
„F***in’ Perfect” — Pink

Cea mai bună performanţă pop duet/grup:
„Body And Soul” — Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
„Dearest” — The Black Keys
„Paradise” — Coldplay
„Pumped Up Kicks” — Foster The People
„Moves Like Jagger” — Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

Cea mai bună piesă dance:
„Raise Your Weapon” — Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
„Barbra Streisand” — Duck Sauce
„Sunshine” — David Guetta & Avicii
„Call Your Girlfriend” — Robyn
„Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” — Skrillex
„Save The World” — Swedish House Mafia

Cea mai bună performanţă rock:
„Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” — Coldplay
„Down By The Water” — The Decemberists
„Walk” — Foo Fighters
„The Cave” — Mumford & Sons
„Lotus Flower” — Radiohead

Cea mai bună performanţă Hard Rock/Metal:
„On The Backs Of Angels” — Dream Theater
„White Limo” — Foo Fighters
„Curl Of The Burl”— Mastodon
„Public Enemy No. 1” — Megadeth
„Blood In My Eyes”— Sum 41

Cel mai bun album rock:
Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul— Jeff Beck
Wasting Light— Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown— Kings Of Leon
I’m With You— Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love— Wilco

Cel mai bun album de muzică alternativă:
Bon Iver— Bon Iver
Codes And Keys— Death Cab For Cutie
Torches— Foster The People
Circuital — My Morning Jacket
The King Of Limbs— Radiohead

Cea mai bună performanţă R&B Traditional:
„Sometimes I Cry” — Eric Benét
„Fool For You” — Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
„Radio Message” — R. Kelly
„Good Man” — Raphael Saadiq
„Surrender” — Betty Wright & The Roots

Cel mai bun album R&B:
F.A.M.E.— Chris Brown
Second Chance — El DeBarge
Love Letter — R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me— Ledisi
Kelly— Kelly Price

Cea mai bună colaborare Rap/Sung:
„Party” — Beyoncé & André 3000
„I’m On One” — DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
„I Need A Doctor” — Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
„What’s My Name?” — Rihanna & Drake
„Motivation” — Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
„All Of The Lights” — Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

Cea mai bună performanţă rap:
„Look At Me Now” — Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
„Otis” — Jay-Z & Kanye West
„The Show Goes On” — Lupe Fiasco
„Moment 4 Life” — Nicki Minaj & Drake
„Black And Yellow” — Wiz Khalifa

Cea mai bună performanţă Country solo:
„Dirt Road Anthem” — Jason Aldean
„I’m Gonna Love You Through It” — Martina McBride           
„Honey Bee” — Blake Shelton
„Mean” — Taylor Swift
„Mama’s Song” — Carrie Underwood

Cea mai bună piesă country:
„Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” — Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
„God Gave Me You” — Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
„Just Fishin'” — Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
„Mean” — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
„Threaten Me With Heaven” — Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
„You And Tequila” — Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)

Best Americana Album:
Emotional Jukebox— Linda Chorney
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down— Ry Cooder
Hard Bargain— Emmylou Harris
Ramble At The Ryman— Levon Helm
Blessed— Lucinda Williams

Cel mai bun album blues:
Low Country Blues — Gregg Allman
Roadside Attractions— Marcia Ball
Man In Motion— Warren Haynes
The Reflection — Keb’Mo’
Revelator— Tedeschi Trucks Band

Cel mai bun album folk:
Barton Hollow— The Civil Wars
I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive— Steve Earle
Helplessness Blues— Fleet Foxes
Ukulele Songs— Eddie Vedder
The Harrow & The Harvest— Gillian Welch