The 51st Grammy Award Nominations

Already on track to have the best-selling album of 2008, rapper Lil Wayne leads the nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with eight. Other leading artists are Coldplay, who earned seven nominations, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West, who each scored six.

Here is the list of award nominees that I am excited for. I will indicate which one I want to see win by using italics and the one I think will win by making it bold:

Record of the Year:

Adele - Chasing Pavements
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Please Read The Letter

Album of the Year:

Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and all His Friends
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
NeYo - Year of the Gentleman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Radiohead - In Rainbows

Song of the Year:

Adele - Chasing Pavements
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Estelle W/ Kanye West - American Boy
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Best New Artist:

Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:

Adele - Chasing Pavements
Duffy - Mercy
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Pink - So What
Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal

Alicia Keys & John Mayer - Lessons Learned
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air
Madonna & Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes
Rihanna & Maroon5 - If I Never See Your Face Again
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Rich Woman

Best Dance Recording:

Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger
Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor
Lady GaGa - Just Dance
Madonna - Give It 2 Me
Rihanna - Disturbia
Sam Sparro - Black and Gold

Best Electronic/Dance Album:

Brazilian Girls - New York City
Daft Punk - Alive 2007
Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya To The Brink
Kylie Minogue - X
Moby - Last Night
Robyn - Robyn

For a complete list of Grammy Nominations:

http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx

Watch the Grammy's on February 8, 2009!