The Nominees For The 2012 Grammys Are…

The Grammy Nominations are in! And they’re quite surprising. Picking up nominations in the most prestigious categories are Adele, who picks up nominations for Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year with “Rolling In The Deep” and hits the trifecta with Album Of The Year for 21. The same gift was given to Bruno Mars, who’s name was littered all over The Grammys for his album Doo-Wops and Hooligans, which was nominated for Album Of The Year. The single “Grenade”, which topped the charts in 2010 and 2011 also was nominated for Song Of The Year.

Dark horses of the competition are definitely Bon Iver, who picked up nominations for Record and Song Of The Year for “Holocene” and scored a Best New Artist nomination. Also joining them in Best New Artist are Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, The Band Perry, and Skrillex.

Kanye West leads the pack with seven nominations. Adele, Bruno Mars, and Foo Fighters follow with six; Lil Wayne and Skrillex both earn five; Drake, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Mumford & Sons, Radiohead, and Bon Iver each receive four nominations.

Album Of The Year
Adele – 21
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Rihanna – LOUD

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

Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

 Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele – 21
Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer
Lady Gaga – Born This way
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Rihanna – Loud

 

Best R&B Album
Chris Brown – F.A.M.E
El Debarge – Second Chance
R. Kelly – Love Letter
Ledisi – Pieces Of Me
Kelly Price – Kelly

Best Rap Performance
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
Jay-Z and Kanye West – Otis
Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On
Nicki Minaj and Drake – Moment 4 Life
Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyoncé & Andre 3000 – Party
DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I’m On One
Dr. Dre, Eminem, Skylar Grey – I Need A Doctor
Rihanna & Drake – What’s My Name
Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne – Motivation
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, & Fergie – All Of The Lights

Best Rap Song
Kanye West – All Of The Lights
Wiz Khalifa- Black And Yellow
Dr. Dre, Eminem, Skylar Grey – I Need A Doctor
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
Jay-Z and Kanye West – Otis
Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On

Best Rap Album
Jay-Z and Kanye West – Watch The Throne
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy