Grammy Nominations!!!

Did anyone see the Grammy Nominations Concert last night? I know some people hated it, but I think it's a really good idea! It was a chance for previous Grammy winners to pay respects to the songs that were inducted in the the Hall of Fame this year (some of the performances rocked and some were kind of a snooze fest) and to just have a good time during the nominations.

Tooooooons of great people were nominated (bottom of the post) and I am not biased towards any of them (haha!).

Mariah did "Baby Please Come Home" from her Christmas album, and that girl has STILL GOT IT. She rocked it. She was fairly immobile- i think she was afraid she would fall in those boots.

Also Christina Aguilera was looking classy and singing a song that is PERFECT for her. Dear XTina- this is what you should be singing!!!

Taylor Swift was fun as a host with LL Cool J (despite it being a kind of weird combo). She sang Brend Lee's "I'm Sorry" and sounded kind of doodoo on that but then went into her song "White Horse" and kind of redeemed herself.......all while pointedly looking at ex boyfriend Joe Jonas who was conveniently sitting in the front row. Why oh why didn't they give us a reaction shot from him? Fuel the flame CBS!!!!

As for the nominations...I've put some of the biggest categories (and some that mean something to me) on here, but you can find the full list by clicking this little underlined blue thing....(drumroll please......)

Record Of The Year 

• Chasing Pavements
  
  Adele
  
  Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers
  
  Track from: 19
  
  [XL Recordings/Columbia] 
  
  
  
• Viva La Vida
  
  Coldplay
  
  Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers
  
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  
  [Capitol Records] 
  
• Bleeding Love
  
  Leona Lewis
  
  Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers
  
  [J Records/SYCO Music] 
  
  
  
• Paper Planes
  
  M.I.A
  
  Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer
  
  Track from: Kala
  
  [Interscope] 
  
  
  
• Please Read The Letter
  
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  
  T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
  
  Track from: Raising Sand
  
  [Rounder] 
  

Album Of The Year 

• Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  Coldplay
  Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
  [Capitol Records] 
  
  
• Tha Carter III
  Lil Wayne
  Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
  [Universal Motown/Cash Money] 
  
  
• Year Of The Gentleman
  Ne-Yo
  Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
  [Def Jam/Compound] 
  
  
• Raising Sand
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
  [Rounder] 
  
  
• In Rainbows
  Radiohead
  Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
  [TBD Records] 
  
  

Song Of The Year 

• American Boy
  William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
  Track from: Shine
  [Atlantic/Homeschool; Publishers: Will.I.Am Music/Cherry River Music/Chrysalis Publishing/John Legend Publishing/Cherry River Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music/Larry Leron Music/Speir Music/Broke, Spoke and Gone Publishing] 
  
  
• Chasing Pavements
  Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
  Track from: 19
  [XL Recordings/Columbia; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram Int.] 
  
  
• I'm Yours
  Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic; Publisher: Goo Eyed Music] 
  
  
• Love Song
  Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
  Track from: Little Voice
  [Epic; Publisher: Tiny Bear Music] 
  
  
• Viva La Vida
  Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records; Publishers: Universal Music-MGB Songs] 
  

Best New Artist 

• Adele
  
  
  
• Duffy
  
  
  
• Jonas Brothers
  
  
  
• Lady Antebellum
  
  
  
• Jazmine Sullivan
  

Best Female Country Vocal Performance 
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• For These Times
  Martina McBride
  Track from: Waking Up Laughing
  [RCA Nashville] 
  
  
• What I Cannot Change
  LeAnn Rimes
  Track from: Family
  [Curb Records] 
  
  
• Last Name
  Carrie Underwood
  Track from: Carnival Ride
  [19/Arista/Arista Nashville] 
  
  
• Last Call
  Lee Ann Womack
  [MCA Nashville] 
  
  
• This Is Me You're Talking To
  Trisha Yearwood
  Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
  [Big Machine] 

Best Male Country Vocal Performance 
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• You're Gonna Miss This
  Trace Adkins
  Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II
  [Capitol Records Nashville] 
  
  
• In Color
  Jamey Johnson
  [MCA Nashville] 
  
  
• Just Got Started Lovin' You
  James Otto
  Track from: Sunset Man
  [Raybaw] 
  
  
• Letter To Me
  Brad Paisley
  Track from: 5th Gear
  [Arista Nashville] 
  
  
• Troubadour
  George Strait
  Track from: Troubadour
  [MCA Nashville] 
  
  

Best Country Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• That Lonesome Song
  Jamey Johnson
  [Mercury Records] 
  
  
• Sleepless Nights
  Patty Loveless
  [Saguaro Road] 
  
  
• Troubadour
  George Strait
  [MCA Nashville] 
  
  
• Around The Bend
  Randy Travis
  [Warner Bros.] 
  
  
• Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
  Trisha Yearwood
  [Big Machine] 
  

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Day After Tomorrow
  Joan Baez
  [Bobolink/Razor & Tie] 
  
  
• I, Flathead
  Ry Cooder
  [Nonesuch Records] 
  
  
• Sex & Gasoline
  Rodney Crowell
  [Work Song/Yep Roc Records] 
  
  
• All I Intended To Be
  Emmylou Harris
  [Nonesuch Records] 
  
  
• Raising Sand
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  [Rounder Records]