Nominations for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were announced on a live CBS television special. Eminem received the most honors by far, with 10 nominations in categories including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars came in next with seven nominations. Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum, and Lady Gaga each received six nominations.
The Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on Feb. 13, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Read on after the jump for the list of nominees in several top categories.
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Gone Already
Bittersweet
Everything To Me
Tired
Holding You Down (Going In Circles)
Jazzmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Finding My Way Back
Why Would You Stay
We’re Still Friends
There Goes My Baby
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Take My Time
You’ve Got A Friend
Shine
Soldier Of Love
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
When A Woman Loves
Hang On In There
You’re So Amazing
In Between
Go [Live]
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Little One
F*** You
Orion
Tightrope
Still
Best R&B Album
The Love & War Masterpeace
Back To Me
Another Round
Wake Up!
Still Standing
Album of the Year
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Recovery, Eminem
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
Record of the Year
B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars, “Nothin’ on You”
Eminem feat. Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie”
Cee Lo Green, “F— You”/”Forget You”
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Song of the Year
“Beg Steal or Borrow,” written by Ray LaMontagne (performed by Ray LaMontagne)
“F— You”/”Forget You,” written by Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence, and Bruno Mars (performed by Cee Lo Green)
“The House that Built Me,” written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin (performed by Miranda Lambert)
“Love the Way You Lie,” written by Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey, and Marshall Mathers (performed by Eminem feat. Rihanna)
“Need You Now,” written by Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, and Hillary Scott (performed by Lady Antebellum)
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence and the Machine
Mumford and Sons
Esperanza Spalding
For a complete nominee list visit the Grammys website.
