The 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards nominations were recently announced and I have just one question, Huh? Well that’s really not a question, it’s more of an exasperated attempt at humor, but nonetheless, some of the nominations are beyond headscratching. The Foo Fighters for Album of the year over the likes of Timbaland, Beyonce, Daughtry, Lily Allen. And how could Daughtry not even get a best new artist nod? Sounds a little fishy to me, but hey, the Grammy’s have lost their luster to me anyway.
Congrats to a few of my favorite artists receiving nominations this year. Raheem DeVaughn for Best R&B Male Vocal performance for “Woman“, Chrissette Michelle, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, and Fantasia for Best R&B Female Vocal performance, Ledesi for Best New Artist and Best R&B Album, Jill Scott and Chaka Khan for Best R&B Album; and Alice Smith, Dwele, and Vikter Duplaix for Best Urban/Alternative Performance. And the best surprise, Corinne Bailey Rae for Song of the Year for “Like A Star.”
Here are the major category nominations:
Album Of The Year:
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (Foo Fighters) Huh?
These Days (Vince Gill) What?
River: The Joni Letters (Herbie Hancock) Love Herbie, but Huh? What?
Graduation (Kanye West)
Back To Black (Amy Winehouse)
Record Of The Year:
“Irreplaceable” (Beyoncé)
“The Pretender” (Foo Fighters)
“Umbrella” (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
“What Goes Around…Comes Around” (Justin Timberlake)
“Rehab” (Amy Winehouse)
Song Of The Year:
“Before He Cheats,” John Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood, artist)
“Hey There Delilah,” Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T’s, artist)
“Like A Star,” Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae, artist)
“Rehab,” Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse, artist)
“Umbrella,” Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius “Dream” Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z, artist)
Best New Artist:
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse
The 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Feb. 10, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
See full list of nominees in every category Here.
