Kanye West a fost nominalizat in cadrul a opt categorii Grammy, au anuntat in aceasta seara (6 noiembrie) organizatorii evenimentului.
Amy Winehouse a primit 6 nominalizari, iar Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake si T-Pain urmeaza cu cate 5 nominalizari fiecare.
Akon, Dierks Bentley, Chris Daughtry, Feist, Tim McGraw, John Newton, Ne-Yo, Rihanna si Bruce Springsteen au intrat in cursa cu cate 4 nominalizari fiecare.
Amy Winehouse (24 de ani) a fost numita in cadrul celor mai importante categorii: albumul anului, inregistrarea anului, cantecul anului si cel mai bun artist debutant. LP-ul solistei britanice `Back to Black` se va intrece printre altele cu `Graduation` – Kanye West sau `Echoes` – al celor de la Foo Fighters.
Favorite pentru inregistrarea anului sunt piesele unor artisti precum Foo Fighters (`The Pretender`), Justin Timberlake (`What Goes Around … Comes Around`), dar si Beyonce cu al sau hit `Irreplaceable` sau Rihanna – `Umbrella`.
Din pacate, artistul roman A.G. Weinberger, aflat de asemenea pe lista de propuneri pentru nominalizari in cadrul a 6 categorii, nu s-a numarat printre favoritii din acest an.
Castigatorii vor fi anuntati in cadrul unei ceremonii ce va avea loc in Los Angeles, pe 10 februarie.
Iata cele mai importante categorii:
Record of the Year:
* „Irreplaceable,” Beyonce; „The Pretender,” Foo Fighters;
* „Umbrella,” Rihanna featuring Jay-Z;
* „What Goes Around … Comes Around,” Justin Timberlake;
* „Rehab,” Amy Winehouse.
Album of the Year:
* „Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,” Foo Fighters;
* „These Days,” Vince Gill;
* „River: The Joni Letters,” Herbie Hancock;
* „Graduation,” Kanye West;
* „Back to Black,” Amy Winehouse.
Song of the Year:
* „Before He Cheats,” Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood);
* „Hey There Delilah,” Tom Higgenson (Plain White T”s);
* „Like a Star,” Corinne Bailey Rae (Corinne Bailey Rae);
* „Rehab,” Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse);
* „Umbrella,” Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius „Dream” Nash & Christopher Stewart (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z).
New Artist:
* Feist;
* Ledisi;
* Paramore;
* Taylor Swift;
* Amy Winehouse.
Pop Vocal Album:
* „Lost Highway,” Bon Jovi;
* „The Reminder,” Feist;
* „It Won”t Be Soon Before Long,” Maroon 5;
* „Memory Almost Full,” Paul McCartney;
* „Back to Black,” Amy Winehouse.
Rock Album:
* „Daughtry,” Daughtry;
* „Revival,” John Fogerty;
* „Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,” Foo Fighters;
* „Magic,” Bruce Springsteen;
* „Sky Blue Sky,” Wilco.
R&B Album:
* „Funk This,” Chaka Khan;
* „Lost & Found,” Ledisi;
* „Luvanmusiq,” Musiq Soulchild;
* „The Real Thing,” Jill Scott;
* „Sex, Love & Pain,” Tank.
Rap Album:
* „Finding Forever,” Common;
* „Kingdom Come,” Jay-Z,
* „Hip Hop Is Dead,” Nas;
* „T.I. vs T.I.P.,” T.I.;
* „Graduation,” Kanye West.
Country Album:
* „Long Trip Alone,” Dierks Bentley;
* „These Days,” Vince Gill;
* „Let It Go,” Tim McGraw;
* „5th Gear,” Brad Paisley;
* „It Just Comes Natural,” George Strait.
Latin Pop Album:
* „Papito,” Miguel Bose & Varios Artistas;
* „12 Segundos De Oscuridad,” Jorge Drexler;
* „Navidades Luis Miguel,” Luis Miguel;
* „Dicen Que El Tiempo,” Jennifer Pena;
* „El Tren De Los Momentos,” Alejandro Sanz.
Contemporary Jazz Album:
* „Party Hats,” Will Bernard;
* „Downright Upright,” Brian Bromberg;
* „Re-imagination,” Eldar;
* „River: The Joni Letters,” Herbie Hancock;
* „He Had a Hat,” Jeff Lorber.
Classical Album:
* „Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E,” Riccardo Muti, conductor, Wilhelm Meister, producer (Ildar Abdrazakov, Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak (Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks);
* „Grechaninov: Passion Week,” Charles Bruffy, conductor, Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir);
* „Homage: The Age of the Diva,” Renee Fleming, David Frost, producer (Valery Gergiev, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre);
* „Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs,” Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Dirk Sobotka, producer (James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra);
* „Tower: Made in America,” Leonard Slatkin, conductor, Tim Handley, producer (Nashville Symphony).
