ColdPlay and Lil Wayne earned the most noms in the 51st Annual Grammy Award Nominations

December 5, 2008 · Filed Under entertainment, overseas

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British alternative rock band ColdPlay and American rapper Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. better known as Lil Wayne earned the most noms in the 51st Annual Grammy Award Nominations. Lil Wayne receives eight Grammy nominations including Album of the Year for Tha Carter III while ColdPlay receives seven Grammy nominations including Record of the Year for their song “Viva La Vida”.

The award announcement is quite different this year. The 51st Annual Grammy Award Nominations were kicked off with an hour-long live CBS concert, hosted by LL Cool J and Taylor Swift.

Some of the major nominations are:

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

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

Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
“Chasing Pavements,” Adele
“Love Song,” Sara Bareilles
“Mercy,” Duffy
“Bleeding Love,” Leona Lewis
“I Kissed a Girl,” Katy Perry
“So What,” Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
“All Summer Long,” Kid Rock
“Say,” John Mayer
“That Was Me,” Paul McCartney
“I’m Yours,” Jason Mraz
“Closer,” Ne-Yo
“Wichita Lineman,” James Taylor

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
“Me, Myself and I,” Beyoncé
“Heaven Sent,” Keyshia Cole
“Spotlight,” Jennifer Hudson
“Superwoman,” Alicia Keys
“Need U Bad,” Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
“You’re The Only One,” Eric Benét
“Take You Down,” Chris Brown
“Miss Independent,” Ne-Yo
“Can’t Help But Wait,” Trey Songz
“Here I Stand,” Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance
“Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…,” Jay-Z
“A Milli,” Lil Wayne
“Paris, Tokyo,” Lupe Fiasco
“N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave and the Master),” Nas
“Sexual Eruption,” Snoop Dogg

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
“For These Times,” Martina McBride
“What I Cannot Change,” LeAnn Rimes
“Last Name,” Carrie Underwood
“Last Call,” Lee Ann Womack
“This Is Me You’re Talking To,” Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
“You’re Gonna Miss This,” Trace Adkins
“In Color,” Jamey Johnson
“Just Got Started Lovin’ You,” James Otto
“Letter To Me,” Brad Paisley
“Troubadour,” George Strait