53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards Nominations

Record of the Year

NOTHIN’ ON YOU – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Eminem Featuring Rihanna
F*** YOU – Cee Lo Green
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
NEED YOU NOW – Lady Antebellum

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, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
F*** YOU – Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME – Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
NEED YOU NOW – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

Best New Artist

JUSTIN BIEBER
DRAKE
FLORENCE & THE MACHINE
MUMFORD & SONS
ESPERANZA SPALDING

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

KING OF ANYTHING – Sara Bareilles
HALO (LIVE) – Beyoncé
CHASING PIRATES – Norah Jones
BAD ROMANCE – Lady Gaga
TEENAGE DREAM – Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

HAVEN’T MET YOU YET – Michael Bublé
THIS IS IT – Michael Jackson
WHATAYA WANT FROM ME – Adam Lambert
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE – Bruno Mars
HALF OF MY HEART – John Mayer

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ (REGIONALS VERSION) – Glee Cast
MISERY – Maroon 5
THE ONLY EXCEPTION – Paramore
BABYFATHER – Sade
HEY, SOUL SISTER (LIVE) – Train

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

AIRPLANES, PART II – B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
IMAGINE – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
IF IT WASN’T FOR BAD – Elton John & Leon Russell
TELEPHONE – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
CALIFORNIA GURLS – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

FLOW – Laurie Anderson
NESSUN DORMA – Jeff Beck
NO MYSTERY – Stanley Clarke
ORCHESTRAL INTRO – Gorillaz
SLEEPWALK – The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Vocal Album

MY WORLD 2.0 – Justin Bieber
I DREAMED A DREAM – Susan Boyle
THE FAME MONSTER – Lady Gaga
BATTLE STUDIES – John Mayer
TEENAGE DREAM – Katy Perry

Best Dance Recording

ROCKET – Goldfrapp
IN FOR THE KILL – La Roux
DANCE IN THE DARK – Lady Gaga
ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) – Rihanna
DANCING ON MY OWN – Robyn

Best Electronic/Dance Album

THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES – BT
FURTHER – The Chemical Brothers
HEAD FIRST – Goldfrapp
BLACK LIGHT – Groove Armada
LA ROUX – La Roux

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

CRAZY LOVE – Michael Bublé
THE GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME – Barry Manilow
LET IT BE ME: MATHIS IN NASHVILLE – Johnny Mathis
FLY ME TO THE MOON…THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: VOLUME V – Rod Stewart
LOVE IS THE ANSWER – Barbra Streisand


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 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 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 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 Rock Song

ANGRY WORLD – Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
LITTLE LION MAN – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
RADIOACTIVE – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
RESISTANCE – Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
TIGHTEN UP – Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album

EMOTION & COMMOTION – Jeff Beck
THE RESISTANCE – Muse
BACKSPACER – Pearl Jam
MOJO – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
LE NOISE – Neil Young

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 Female R&B Vocal Performance

GONE ALREADY – Faith Evans
BITTERSWEET – Fantasia
EVERYTHING TO ME – Monica
TIRED – Kelly Price
HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) – Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

SECOND CHANCE – El DeBarge
FINDING MY WAY BACK – Jaheim
WHY WOULD YOU STAY – Kem
WE’RE STILL FRIENDS – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
THERE GOES MY BABY – Usher

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

LOVE – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
TAKE MY TIME – Chris Brown & Tank
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
SHINE – John Legend & The Roots
SOLDIER OF LOVE – Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

WHEN A WOMAN LOVES – R. Kelly
HANG ON IN THERE – John Legend & The Roots
YOU’RE SO AMAZING – Calvin Richardson
IN BETWEEN – Ryan Shaw
GO [LIVE] – Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

LITTLE ONE – Bilal
F*** YOU – Cee Lo Green
ORION – Carolyn Malachi
TIGHTROPE – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
STILL – Eric Roberson


Best R&B Song

BITTERSWEET – Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
FINDING MY WAY BACK – Ivan “Orthodox” Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin “Ransum” Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
SECOND CHANCE – E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
SHINE – John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
WHY WOULD YOU STAY – K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album

THE LOVE & WAR MASTERPEACE – Raheem DeVaughn
BACK TO ME – Fantasia
ANOTHER ROUND – Jaheim
WAKE UP! – John Legend & The Roots
STILL STANDING – Monica

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

Best Rap Song

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
NOT AFRAID – M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
NOTHIN’ ON YOU – Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
ON TO THE NEXT ONE – Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

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 Contemporary R&B Album

GRAFFITI – Chris Brown
UNTITLED – R. Kelly
TRANSITION – Ryan Leslie
THE ARCHANDROID – Janelle Monáe
RAYMOND V RAYMOND – Usher

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 Female Country Vocal Performance

SATISFIED – Jewel
THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME – Miranda Lambert
SWINGIN’ – LeAnn Rimes
TEMPORARY HOME – Carrie Underwood
I’D LOVE TO BE YOUR LAST – Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

MACON – Jamey Johnson
CRYIN’ FOR ME (WAYMAN’S SONG) – Toby Keith
TURNING HOME – David Nail
‘TIL SUMMER COMES AROUND – Keith Urban
GETTIN’ YOU HOME – Chris Young

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

FREE – Zac Brown Band
ELIZABETH – Dailey & Vincent
NEED YOU NOW – Lady Antebellum
LITTLE WHITE CHURCH – Little Big Town
WHERE RAINBOWS NEVER DIE – The SteelDrivers

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

BAD ANGEL – Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) – Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
AS SHE’S WALKING AWAY – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
HILLBILLY BONE – Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
I RUN TO YOU – Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best County Instrumental Performance

TATTOO OF A SMUDGE – Cherryholmes
MAGIC #9 – The Infamous Stringdusters
NEW CHANCE BLUES – Punch Brothers
WILLOW CREEK – Darrell Scott
HUMMINGBYRD – Marty Stuart