2011 Grammy award nominations

Thu 2nd Dec, 2010 in International News

Beside the obvious faves including Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, we are stoked to discover that Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs has been slotted into the ‘Album of the Year’ category. The Canadian concept record masters are also up for the ‘Best Alternative Music Album’ prize, nominated beside Band Of Horses, The Black Keys, Broken Bells and Vampire Weekend.

Green Day picked up a nomination in the Best Musical Show Album category, bet no one expects that to happen when they were listening to Dookie back in the day! The Grammys are also displaying open-mindedness in their selection of nominees for ‘Best New Artist’ with Florence and the Machine and Mumford and Sons battling the fever of tween-star Justin Bieber.

Fleeting from the Beiber and Susan Boyle nominations to the relative quality of the Rock nominations, you’ll find also find FL faves including Kings Of Leon, Muse, Alice In Chains, Ozzy Osbourne, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Them Crooked Vultures, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Robert Plant and Paul McCartney.

And the nominees are:

Album of the Year:
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

Song of the Year:
Beg, Steal or Borrow – Ray LaMontagne
Forget You – Cee Lo
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Love the Way You Lie – Eminem feat. Rihanna
Need You Know – Lady Antebellum

Record of the Year:
Love the Way You Lie – Eminem feat. Rihanna
Nothin’ On You – Bruno Mars
Forget You – Cee Lo
Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence + The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding

Best Rock Album:
Emotion & Commotion – Jeff Beck
The Resistance – Muse
Backspacer – Pearl Jam
Mojo – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Le Noise – Neil Young

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance:
Run Back To Your Side – Eric Clapton
Crossroads – John Mayer
Helter Skelter – Paul McCartney
Silver Rider – Robert Plant
Angry World – Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Ready To Start – Arcade Fire
I Put A Spell On You – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
Tighten Up – The Black Keys
Radioactive – Kings Of Leon
Resistance – Muse

Best Metal Performance:
El Dorado – Iron Maiden
Let The Guilt Go – Korn
In Your Words – Lamb Of God
Sudden Death – Megadeth
World Painted Blood – Slayer

Best Hard Rock Performance:
A Looking In View – Alice In Chains
Let Me Hear You Scream – Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain – Soundgarden
Between The Lines – Stone Temple Pilots
New Fang – Them Crooked Vultures

Best Rock Song:
Angry World – Neil Young
Little Lion Man – Mumford & Sons
Radioactive- Kings Of Leon
Resistance – Muse
Tighten Up – The Black Keys

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Hammerhead – Jeff Beck
Black Mud – The Black Keys
Do The Murray – Los Lobos
Kundalini Bonfire – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
The Deathless Horsie – Dweezil Zappa

Best Alternative Music Album:
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms – Band Of Horses
Brothers – The Black Keys
Broken Bells – Broken Bells
Contra – Vampire Weekend

Best Americana Album:
The List – Rosanne Cash
Tin Can Trust – Los Lobos
Country Music – Willie Nelson
Band Of Joy – Robert Plant
You Are Not Alone – Mavis Staples

Best Traditional Blues Album:
Giant – James Cotton
Memphis Blues – Cyndi Lauper
The Well – Charlie Musselwhite
Joined At The Hip – Pinetop Perkins & Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith
Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites – Jimmie Vaughan

Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Nothing’s Impossible – Solomon Burke
Tribal – Dr. John And The Lower 911
Living Proof – Buddy Guy
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook – Bettye LaVette
Live! In Chicago – Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

Best Rap Album:
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
Thank Me Later – Drake
Recovery – Eminem
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
How I Got Over – The Roots

Best Rap Solo Performance:
Over – Drake
Not Afraid – Eminem
How Low – Ludacris
I’m Back – T.I.
Power – Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group:
Shutterbugg -Big Boi & Cutty
Fancy – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
On To The Next One – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
My Chick Bad – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
Lose My Mind – Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
Deuces – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Wake Up! Everybody – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common