Lil’ Wayne potrebbe ricevere un Grammy la notte dell’8 febbraio alla 51esima edizione dei Grammy Awards che si terrà nell’arena Staples Center, di Los Angeles. Lo scorso mercoledì notte, infatti, ci sono state le nomination e il rapper ne ha ricevute ben 8, tutte in diverse categorie (inclusa la general field, Album of the Year, per Tha Carter III). A seguire, gli inglesi Coldplay con 7 nomination, e gli americani Jay-Z e Kayne West con 6 nomination. L’evento, presentato da LL Cool e dalla cantante country Taylor Swift, è stato animato dall’esibizione di diversi artisti al concerto: “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night”. Sul palco si sono alternati: Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Foo Fighters, B.B. King, John Mayer e la stessa Taylor Swift. Di seguito alcune delle principali nomination:

Album Of The Year:

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (Coldplay)
Tha Carter III (Lil Wayne)
Year Of The Gentleman (Ne-Yo)
Raising Sand (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
In Rainbows (Radiohead)

Record Of The Year:

“Chasing Pavements” (Adele)
“Viva La Vida” (Coldplay)
“Bleeding Love” (Leona Lewis)
“Paper Planes” (M.I.A.)
“Please Read The Letter” (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)

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, artist)
“Chasing Pavements” - Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele, artist)
“I’m Yours” - Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz, artist)
“Love Song” - Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles, artist)
“Viva La Vida” - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay, artist)

Best New Artist:

Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

Nominations in the Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

“Viva La Vida” - Coldplay
“Waiting In The Weeds” - Eagles
“Going On” - Gnarls Barkley
“Won’t Go Home Without You” - Maroon 5
“Apologize” - OneRepublic.

Best Rock Album:

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends – Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock
Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic – Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely - Raconteurs.

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

“Ribbon In The Sky” - Boyz II Men
“Words” - Anthony David Featuring Indie.Arie
“Stay With Me (By The Sea)” - Al Green Featuring John Legend
“I’m His Only Woman” - Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
“Never Give You Up” - Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton.

Best Rap Album:

American Gangster - Jay-Z
Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
The Cool - Lupe Fiasco
Nas – Nas
Paper Trail - T.I.

The Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:

“Shiftwork” - Kenny Chesney & George Strait
“Killing The Blues” - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
“House Of Cash” - George Strait & Patty Loveless
“Life In A Northern Town” - Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
“Let The Wind Chase You” - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban.

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

Danger Mouse
Nigel Godrich
Johnny Karkazis
Rick Rubin
will.i.am.

Christina Aguilera live at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live, con il brano “I Love You Porgy”