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2010 Grammy Nominations In: Beyonce Leads All Artists With 10 Nods
By Allen Starbury ♦ Published 12/03/2009

BeyonceNominations for the 2010 Grammy Awards are in, and it's Beyonce leading the pack with 10 nods, while Taylor Swift is right behind her with eight.

Beyonce's honors include noms in the evenings top categories, including Album of the Year for I Am ... Sasha Fierce -- where she's up against the Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D., and Lady Gaga's The fame -- and Record of the Year for her hit single, "Halo."

Other top nominees include the Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and Kanye West all earning six; Jay-Z, Lady Gaga and David Guetta with five; and T-Pain, Bruce Springsteen, and others with four a piece.

The upcoming awards ceremony is set to take place on January 31st in Los Angeles, and will be the Grammy's 52nd annual show.

For the second year in a row, a portion of the announcements were made during a prime-time concert special on CBS. Hosted by LL Cool J, performances included the debut of Nick Jonas and the Administration, and a tribute to Michael Jackson from Maxwell.

Below is a list of the nominees:

Album of the Year
Beyoncé – I Am ... Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
Taylor Swift – Fearless

Record of the Year
Beyoncé – "Halo"
Black Eyed Peas – "I Gotta Feeling"
Kings of Leon – "Use Somebody"
Lady Gaga – "Poker Face"
Taylor Swift – "You Belong With Me"

Song of the Year
Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
Lady Gaga – "Poker Face"
Maxwell – "Pretty Wings"
Kings of Leon – "Use Somebody"
Taylor Swift – "You Belong With Me"

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Black Eyed Peas – "I Gotta Feeling"
Bon Jovi – "We Weren't Born to Follow"
The Fray – "Never Say Never"
Daryl Hall & John Oates – "Sara Smile"
MGMT – "Kids"

Best Rap Solo Performance
Drake – "Best I Ever Had"
Eminem – "Beautiful"
Jay-Z – "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
Kid Cudi – "Day ‘N' Nite"
Mos Def – "Casa Bey"

Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele – "Hometown Glory"
Beyoncé – "Halo"
Katy Perry – "Hot N Cold"
Pink – "Sober"
Taylor Swift – "You Belong With Me"

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
John Legend – "This Time"
Maxwell – "Love You"
Jason Mraz – "Make It Mine"
Seal – "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Stevie Wonder – "All About the Love Again"

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen – "Sea of Heartbreak"
Ciara & Justin Timberlake – "Love Sex Magic"
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – "Lucky"
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat – "Breathe"

Best Pop Vocal Album
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
The Fray – The Fray
Pink – Funhouse

Best Dance Recording
Black Eyed Peas – "Boom Boom Pow"
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – "When Love Takes Over"
Lady Gaga – "Poker Face"
Madonna – "Celebration"
Britney Spears – "Womanizer"

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
Melanie Fiona – "It Kills Me"
Lalah Hathaway – "That Was Then"
Ledisi – "Goin' Thru Changes"
Jazmine Sullivan – "Lions, Tigers & Bears"

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Anthony Hamilton – "The Point of It All"
Maxwell – "Pretty Wings"
Musiq Soulchild – "Sobeautiful"
Pleasure P – "Under"
Charlie Wilson – "There Goes My Baby"

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – "Blame It"
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild – "Chocolate High"
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige – "Ifuleave"
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters – "Higher Ground"
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby – "Love Has Finally Come at Last"

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé – "At Last"
Anthony Hamilton – "Soul Music"
Boney James & Quinn – "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Ann Nesby – "Sow Love"
Calvin Richardson – "Woman Gotta Have It"

Best R&B Song
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – "Blame It"
Jazmine Sullivan – "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
Maxwell – "Pretty Wings"
Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
Pleasure P – "Under"

Best R&B Album
Anthony Hamilton – The Point of It All
India.Arie – Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
Ledisi – Turn Me Loose
Maxwell – BLACKsummers'night
Charlie Wilson – Uncle Charlie

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Beyoncé – I Am ... Sasha Fierce
Jamie Foxx – Intuition
Pleasure P – The Introduction of Marcus Cooper
Trey Songz – Ready
T-Pain – Thr33 Ringz

Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group
Beastie Boys & Nas – "Too Many Rappers"
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – "Crack a Bottle"
Fabolous & Jay-Z – "Money Goes, Honey Stay"
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – "Make Her Say"
Kanye West & Young Jeezy – "Amazing"

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyoncé & Kanye West – "Ego"
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – "Knock You Down"
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – "Run This Town"
The Lonely Island & T-Pain – "I'm On a Boat"
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – "Dead and Gone"

Best Rap Song
Drake – "Best I Ever Had"
Kid Cudi – "Day ‘N' Nite"
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – "Dead and Gone"
Jay-Z – "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)"
Jay-Z, Rihanna, & Kanye West – "Run This Town"

Best Rap Album
Common – Universal Mind Control
Eminem – Relapse
Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Q-Tip – The Renaissance

For a full list of the nominees and categories, visit Grammy.com.

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  • Eduardo

    Awesome! She such a great singer and delivers such powerful messages to the youth! If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it! If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it! If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it! If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it! If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it!

  • Slab

    Man she aiight, she aint a "god diva" though...

    @Eduardo:
    LMAO at dis nigga reciting Beyonce lyrics. Please dont get tha "HOMO" stamp slapped across your forehead son

  • dretruth

    Pretty picture of her and besides she has no competition.

  • http://dvsinc.blogspot.com/ VENGEANCE IS MINE!!!!!!!!!!

    YO, EDUARDO!!!!!

    VOS SOS MARICA????? O QUE?????? LMOL

    BEYONCE IS OVER RATED AND ON THA REAL SHE STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A MAN WITH THAT BULL D!KE DRAGGED STEEEEZ!!!!!!!

  • Eduardo

    sarcasm people, sarcasm lol

  • http://bstatus.com AnnaMae

    Is it just me or does she look like a man in this pic? Dark, thick eyebrows and pale lip color don't work.

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