
Well it's that time of year again...The 2012 Grammy Nominations were announced last night in Nashville. As usual LL Cool J hosted the nomination party along with everyone's favorite break-up gal Taylor Swift. Not much for hip hop on this list. Kanye has 2 noms, Rihanna has 3...see the full list below.
Best Pop Vocal Album Kelly Clarkson, ‘Stronger’ Florence + the Machine, ‘Ceremonials’ fun., ‘Some Nights’ Maroon 5, ‘Overexposed’ Pink, ‘The Truth About Love’
Record of the Year The Black Keys, ‘Lonely Boy’ Kelly Clarkson, ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’ fun., ‘We Are Young’ Gotye, ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ Frank Ocean, ‘Thinkin’ ‘Bout You’ Taylor Swift, ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’
Best New Artist Alabama Shakes fun. Hunter Hayes The Lumineers Frank Ocean
Album of the Year The Black Keys, ‘El Camino’ fun., ‘Some Nights’ Mumford & Sons, ‘Babel’ Frank Ocean, ‘Channel ORANGE’ Jack White, ‘Blunderbuss’
Song of the Year ‘The A Team’ (Ed Sheeran) ‘Adorn’ (Miguel) ‘Call Me Maybe’ (Carly Rae Jepsen) ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’ (Kelly Clarkson) ‘We Are Young’ (fun.)
Best Pop Solo Performance Adele, ‘Set Fire to the Rain’ [Live] Kelly Clarkson, ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’ Carly Rae Jepsen, ‘Call Me Maybe’ Katy Perry,’Wide Awake’ Rihanna, ‘Where Have You Been’
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Florence + the Machine, ‘Shake It Out’ fun., ‘We Are Young’ Feat. Janelle Monae Gotye, ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ Feat. Kimbra LMFAO, ‘Sexy and I Know It’ Maroon 5, ‘Payphone’ Feat. Wiz Khalifa
Best Dance Recording Avicii, ‘Levels’ Calvin Harris, ‘Let’s Go’ Feat. Ne-Yo Skrillex, ‘Bangarang’ Feat. Sirah Swedish House Mafia, ‘Don’t You Worry Child’ Feat. John Martin Al Walser, ‘I Can’t Live Without You’
Best Dance/Electronica Album Steve Aoki, ‘Wonderland’ The Chemical Brothers, ‘Don’t Think’ Deadmau5, > Album Title Goes Here < Kaskade, ‘Fire & Ice’ Skrillex, ‘Bangarang’
Best Traditional R&B Performance Anita Baker, ‘Lately’ Beyoncé, ‘Love on Top’ Melanie Fiona, ‘Wrong Side of a Love Song’ Gregory Porter, ‘Real Good Hands’ SWV, ‘If Only You Knew’
Best R&B Song ‘Adorn’ (Miguel0 ‘Beautiful Surprise’ (Tamia) ‘Heart Attack’ (Trey Songz) ‘Pray for Me’ (Anthony Hamilton) ‘Refill’ (Elle Varner)
Best R&B Album Robert Glasper Experiment, ‘Black Radio’ Anthony Hamilton, ‘Back to Love’ R. Kelly, ‘Write Me Back’ Tamia, ‘Beautiful Surprise’ Tyrese, ‘Open Invitation’
Best Rap/Sung CollaborationBest Rap Performance Flo Rida, ‘Wild Ones’ Feat. Sia Jay-Z & Kanye West, ‘No Church in the Wild’ Feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream John Legend, ‘Tonight (Best You Ever Had)’ Feat. Ludacris Nas, ‘Cherry Wine’ Feat. Amy Winehouse Rihanna, ‘Talk That Talk’ Feat. Jay-Z
Best Rap Song ‘Daughters’(Nas) ‘Lotus Flower Bomb’ (Wale Feat. Miguel) ‘Mercy’ (Kanye West Feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) ‘The Motto’(Drake Feat. Lil Wayne) ‘N—-s in Paris’(Jay-Z & Kanye West) ‘Young, Wild & Free’ (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Feat. Bruno Mars)
Best Rap Album Drake, ‘Take Care’ Lupe Fiasco, ‘Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1′ Nas, ‘Life Is Good’ The Roots, ‘Undun’ Rick Ross, ‘God Forgives, I Don’t’ 2 Chainz, ‘Based on A T.R.U. Story