2012 Grammy Awards
Jan 12, 2012 9:43:20 GMT -5
Post by kevinkdc on Jan 12, 2012 9:43:20 GMT -5
First 54th GRAMMY Performers Announced
Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Swift are first performers for 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Current GRAMMY nominees Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Swift are the first performers announced for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast. Aldean and Minaj will perform on the GRAMMY telecast for the first time, while Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Mars, and Swift are returning to the GRAMMY stage. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.
Foo Fighters and Mars each have six nominations. Six-time GRAMMY-winning Foo Fighters are nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album for Wasting Light; Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for "Walk"; Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for "White Limo"; and Best Long Form Music Video for Foo Fighters: Back And Forth. GRAMMY winner Mars is up for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Grenade"; Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Doo-Wops & Hooligans; and Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (as a member of the Smeezingtons, along with Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine).
Minaj has four nods: Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance for "Moment 4 Life" (with Drake), Best Rap Album for Pink Friday, and Album Of The Year (as a featured artist on Rihanna's Loud).
Aldean and Swift are up for three awards each. Aldean has nominations for Best Country Solo Performance for "Dirt Road Anthem," Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Don't You Wanna Stay" (with Kelly Clarkson), and Best Country Album for My Kinda Party. Four-time GRAMMY winner Swift has nods for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for "Mean," and Best Country Album for Speak Now.
Two-time GRAMMY winner Clarkson is nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Don't You Wanna Stay" (with Jason Aldean).
The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers.
The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 12 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One/Dial Global, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube.
Album of the Year
» Adele - 21
» Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
» Lady Gaga - Born This Way
» Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
» Rihanna - Loud
Record of the Year
» Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
» Bon Iver - "Holocene"
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Katy Perry - "Firework"
Best New Artist
» The Band Perry
» Bon Iver
» J. Cole
» Nicki Minaj
» Skrillex
Song of the Year
» Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie - "All of the Lights"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
» Bon Iver - "Holocene"
» Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
Best Pop Solo Performance
» Adele - "Someone Like You"
» Lady Gaga - "Yoü and I"
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
» Katy Perry - "Firework"
» Pink - "F***in' Perfect"
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
» Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse - "Body and Soul"
» The Black Keys - "Dearest"
» Coldplay - "Paradise"
» Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
» Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera - "Moves Like Jagger"
Best Rock Performance
» Coldplay - "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
» The Decemberists - "Down By the Water"
» Foo Fighters - "Walk"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
» Dream Theater - "On The Backs of Angels"
» Foo Fighters - "White Limo"
» Mastodon - "Curl of the Burl"
» Megadeth - "Public Enemy No. 1"
» Sum 41 - "Blood In My Eyes"
Best Rock Album
» Jeff Beck - Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
» Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
» Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown
» Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You
» Wilco - The Whole Love
Best Alternative Music Album
» Bon Iver - Bon Iver
» Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
» Foster the People - Torches
» My Morning Jacket - Circuital
» Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
Best Rap Album
» Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne
» Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV
» Lupe Fiasco - Lasers
» Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
» Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
» Beyoncé and Andre 3000 - "Party"
» DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne - "I'm On One"
» Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey - "I Need a Doctor"
» Rihanna and Drake - "What's My Name?"
» Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne - "Motivation"
» Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie - "All Of The Lights"
Best Rap Performance
» Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes - "Look at Me Now"
» Jay-Z and Kanye West - "Otis"
» Lupe Fiasco - "The Show Goes On"
» Nicki Minaj and Drake - "Moment 4 Life"
» Wiz Khalifa - "Black And Yellow"
Best Country Solo Performance
» Jason Aldean - "Dirt Road Anthem"
» Martina McBride - "I'm Gonna Love You Through It"
» Blake Shelton - "Honey Bee"
» Taylor Swift - "Mean"
» Carrie Underwood - "Mama's Song"
Best Country Song
» Thompson Square - "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
» Blake Shelton - "God Gave Me You"
» Trace Adkins - "Just Fishin' "
» Taylor Swift - "Mean"
» Vince Gill - "Threaten Me With Heaven"
» Kenny Chesney (featuring Grace Potter) - "You and Tequila"
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
»Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson - Don't You Wanna Stay
»Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter - You And Tequila
»The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
»Thompson Square - Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not
Best Folk Album
» The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
» Steve Earle - I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
» Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
» Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs
» Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest
Full List