2011 Grammy Nominees Announced!

Hey everyone!

In case you missed it, the Grammy Nominations Concert was held last night at Club Nokia in Los Angeles and was televised on CBS with LL Cool J as host. As expected, Eminem led the crop of nominees for this year's Grammy class! He led the pack with a total of 10 nominations including Album of The Year, Record of The Year, and Song of The Year. Singer-songwriter newcomer Bruno Mars came in with seven nominations apiece, including recognition in the Record of The Year and Best Rap Song categories. Jay-Z scored 6 Grammy nods, including ones in the Record of The Year, Best Rap Album, and Best Rap Song categories. Lady Gaga and country group Lady Antebellum also came in with 6 nominations apiece with Lady A taking nods in the Album, Record, and Song of The Year categories! This year's categories are supposed to be the most fierce and competitive that we've seen in recent memory, and it looks like the Recording Academy finally got it right with this year's nominees! Here's a quick rundown of some select categories:

Album of The Year

Arcade Fire- The Suburbs
Eminem- Recovery
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now
Lady Gaga- The Fame Monster
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream

Record of The Year

B.o.B.f/Bruno Mars- Nothin' on You
Eminem f/Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie
Cee Lo Green- Fuck You
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys- Empire State of Mind
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now

Song of The Year

Ray LaMontagne- Beg, Steal, or Borrow
Cee Lo Green- Fuck You
Miranda Lambert- The House That Built Me
Eminem f/Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now

Best New Artist

Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence + The Machine
Mumford and Sons
Esperanza Spalding

Best Rock Album

Jeff Beck- Emotion & Commotion
Muse- The Resistance
Pearl Jam- Backspacer
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- Mojo
Neil Young- Le Noise

Best Rock Song

Neil Young- Angry World
Mumford and Sons- Little Lion Man
Kings of Leon- Radioactive
Muse- The Resistance
The Black Keys- Tighten Up

Best Alternative Music Album

Arcade Fire- The Suburbs
Band of Horses- Infinite Arms
The Black Keys- Brothers
Broken Bells- Broken Bells
Vampire Weekend- Contra

Best Rap Album

B.o.B.- The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Drake- Thank Me Later
Eminem- Recovery
Jay-Z- The Blueprint 3
The Roots- How I Got Over

Best Rap Song

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys- Empire State of Mind
Eminem f/Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie
Eminem- Not Afraid
B.o.B. f/Bruno Mars- Nothin' on You
Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz- On To The Next One

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday February 13, 2011 at 8pm on CBS! To look at all the other Grammy categories, head on over to the Grammy website at: http://www.grammy.com/