Grammy Nominations(Kanye Leads)

Ok its almost time for the grammys and the Nominations are in!!here are some of them

Album of the year:
Foo Fighters-Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Vince Gill-These Days
Herbie Hancock-River: The Joni Letters
Kanye West-Graduation
Amy Winehouse-Back to Black

Best Pop Vocal Album
· Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
· Feist - The Reminder
· Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
· Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
· Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
· Mary J. Blige - "Just Fine"
· Fantasia - "When I See U"
· Alicia Keys - "No One"
· Chrisette Michele - "If I Have My Way"
· Jill Scott - "Hate on Me"

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
· Raheem DeVaughn - "Woman"
· Musiq Soulchild - "B.U.D.D.Y."
· Ne-Yo - "Because of You"
· Prince - "Future Baby Mama"
· Tank - "Please Don't Go"

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
· R. Kelly (featuring Usher) - "Same Girl"
· Chaka Khan (featuring Mary J. Blige) - "Disrespectful"
· Rihanna (featuring Ne-Yo) - "Hate That I Love You"
· Angie Stone (featuring Betty Wright) - "Baby"
· T-Pain (featuring Akon) - "Bartender"

Best R&B Song
· India.Arie - "Beautiful Flower"
· Rihanna (featuring Ne-Yo) - "Hate That I Love You"
· Alicia Keys - "No One"
· Musiq Soulchild - "Teachme"
· Fantasia - "When I See U"

Best Contemporary R&B Album
· Akon - Konvicted
· Keyshia Cole - Just Like You
· Fantasia - Fantasia
· Emily King - East Side Story
· Ne-Yo - Because of You

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
· Common (featuring Kanye West) - "Southside"
· Fat Joe (featuring Lil Wayne) - "Make It Rain"
· Shop Boyz - "Party Like a Rockstar"
· UGK (featuring Outkast) - "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
· Kanye West, Nas and KRS-One - "Better Than I've Ever Been"

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
*Coko-Grateful
*Fred Hammond-Free To Worship
*J. Moss-V2…
*Trin-I-Tee 5:7-T57
*Marvin Winans-Alone But Not Alone

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
· Howard Benson
· Joe Chiccarelli
· Mike Elizondo
· Mark Ronson
· Timbaland


We give a cangratulations to Kanye West who was nominated for 8 and Amy Winehouse who was nominated for 6. And to Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain each earned five nominations. Akon Ne-Yo, and Rihanna each were nominated for five.We also give a special congrats to UGK's nomination (RIP Pimp C),Keyshia Cole's nomination for Contemporary R&B Album and Coko's nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album.