The nominees for the 2010 Grammy Awards were just released. The cut-off for eligibility is August 31st so albums that came out after that, like Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 will have to wait until next year to be considered.
Following is a short list of potential award winners from several categories. The full list can be seen at www.Grammy.com.
I remember when the last thing a rapper wanted was a Grammy. Now we’ve got rappers like Drake being nominated before they even release full projects. Times, they are a changin’
Record Of The Year
* Halo, Beyoncé
* I Gotta Feeling ,The Black Eyed Peas
* Use Somebody, Kings Of Leon
* Poker Face, Lady Gaga
* You Belong With Me, Taylor Swift
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
* Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),Beyoncé
* It Kills Me, Melanie Fiona
* That Was Then, Lalah Hathaway
* Goin’ Thru Changes, Ledisi
* Lions, Tigers & Bears, Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
* The Point Of It All, Anthony Hamilton
* Pretty Wings, Maxwell
* Sobeautiful, Musiq Soulchild
* Under, Pleasure P
* There Goes My Baby, Charlie Wilson
Hip-Hop Categories (jacked from Nahright who copy and paste better than we do)
Best Rap Album
Common – Universal Mind Control
Eminem – Relapse
Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Q-Tip – The Renaissance
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 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 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”
Full list @ Grammy.com
