Amy Winehouse, cantareata britanica de muzica soul a primit sase nominalizari la premiile Grammy din acest an, potrivit nytimes.com. Anuntarea nominalizarilor la cea de-a 50-a editie a premiilor Grammy a avut loc joi. Printre nominalizarile obtinute de Winehouse se numara cea pentru cel mai bun album al anului cu "Back to Black" si cea pentru cea mai buna piesa a anului pentru "Rehab", o melodie in care artista isi exprima refuzul de a se interna intr-o clinica de dezintoxicare. Ceremonia de decernare a premiilor Grammy din acest an va avea loc pe data de 10 februarie la Staples Center in Los Angeles si va fi difuzata pe CBS.

Cele mai multe nominalizari la Grammy le-a primit starul muzicii rap, Kanye West, care a fost propus la opt categorii. Nominalizarile lui Kaney West le includ pe cele pentru cel mai bun album al anului ("Graduation"), cel mai bun album rap si cea mai buna piesa rap.

La categoria cel mai bun album al anului au fost cateva nominalizari surprinzatoare, precum canjtaretul de muzica country Vince Gill cu “These Day" si compozitorul de muzica jaz Herbie Hancock cu “River: the Joni Letters.”

Nominalizarile la categoria cea mai buna piesa a anului includ “Before He Cheats”a lui Carrie Underwood, "Rehab" a lui Winehouse, "Umbrella" a Rihannei, “Like a Star” a Corinnei Bailey Rae si “Hey There Delilah" a trupei Plain White T`s.

Lista nominalizarilor:

  • Cea mai buna inregistrare a anului:

"Irreplaceable" - Beyonce

"The Pretender" - Foo Fighters

"Umbrella" - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z

"What Goes Around…Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake

"Rehab" - Amy Winehouse

  • Cel mai bun album al anului:

"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" - Foo Fighters

"These Days" - Vince Gill

"River: The Joni Letters" - Herbie Hancock

"Graduation" - Kanye West

"Back To Black" - Amy Winehouse

  • Cea mai buna piesa a anului:

"Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood

"Hey There Delilah" - Plain White T`s

"Like A Star" - Corinne Bailey Rae

"Rehab" - Amy Winehouse

"Umbrella" - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z

  • Cel mai bun debutant:

Feist

Ledisi

Paramore

Taylor Swift

Amy Winehouse

  • Cea mai buna melodie pop a unei cantarete:

"Candyman" - Christina Aguilera

"1234" - Feist

"Big Girls Don`t Cry" - Fergie

"Say It Right" - Nelly Furtado

"Rehab" - Amy Winehouse

  • Cea mai buna melodie pop a unui cantaret:

"Everything" - Michael Buble

"Belief" - John Mayer

"Dance Tonight" - Paul McCartney

"Amazing" - Seal

"What Goes Around...Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake

  • Cea mai buna melodie pop a unui duo sau a unei trupe:

"(You Want To) Make A Memory" - Bon Jovi

"Home" - Daughtry

"Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5

"Hey There Delilah" - Plain White T`s

"Window In The Skies" - U2

  • Cea mai buna colaborare pop:

"Steppin` Out" - Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera

"Beautiful Liar" - Beyonce & Shakira

"Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

"The Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani & Akon

"Give It To Me" - Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

  • Cea mai buna interpretare pop instrumentala:

"Off The Grid" - Beastie Boys

"Paris Sunrise #7" - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

"Over The Rainbow" - Dave Koz

"One Week Last Summer" - Joni Mitchell

"Simple Pleasures" - Spyro Gyra

  • Cel mai bun album pop instrumental:

"The Mix-Up" - Beastie Boys

"Italia" - Chris Botti

"At The Movies" - Dave Koz

"Good To Go-Go" - Spyro Gyra

"Roundtrip" - Kirk Whalum

  • Cel mai bun album pop:

"Lost Highway" - Bon Jovi

"The Reminder" - Feist

"It Won`t Be Soon Before Long" - Maroon 5

"Memory Almost Full" - Paul McCartney

"Back To Black" - Amy Winehouse

  • Cea mai buna inregistrare dance:

"Do It Again" - The Chemical Brothers

"D.A.N.C.E." - Justice

"Love Today" - Mika

"Don`t Stop The Music" - Rihanna

"LoveStoned/I Think She Knows" - Justin Timberlake

  • Cel mai bun album dance/electronic:

"We Are The Night" - The Chemical Brothers

"†" - Justice

"Sound Of Silver" - LCD Soundsystem

"We Are Pilots" - Shiny Toy Guns

"Elements Of Life" - Tiesto

  • Cel mai bun album pop traditional:

"Call Me Irresponsible" - Michael Buble

"Cool Yule" - Bette Midler

"Trav'lin` Light" - Queen Latifah

"Live In Concert 2006" - Barbra Streisand

"James Taylor At Christmas" - James Taylor

  • Cea mai buna melodie rock a unui cantaret:

"Timebomb" - Beck

"Only Mama Knows" - Paul McCartney

"Our Country" - John Mellencamp

"Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen

"Come On" - Lucinda Williams

  • Cea mai buna melodie rock a unui duo sau a unei trupe :

"It`s Not Over" - Daughtry

"Working Class Hero" - Green Day

"If Everyone Cared" - Nickelback

"Instant Karma" - U2

"Icky Thump" - The White Stripes

  • Cea mai buna interpretare hard-rock:

"Sweet Sacrifice" - Evanescence

"The Pretender" - Foo Fighters

"I Don`t Wanna Stop" - Ozzy Osbourne

"Sick, Sick, Sick" - Queens Of The Stone Age

"The Pot" - Tool

  • Cea mai buna interpretare metal:

"Nothing Left" - As I Lay Dying

"Never Ending Hill" - King Diamond

"Aesthetics Of Hate" - Machine Head

"Redemption" - Shadows Fall

"Final Six" - Slayer

  • Cea mai buna interpretare rock instrumentala:

"The Ecstasy Of Gold" - Metallica

"Malignant Narcissism" - Rush

"Always With Me, Always With You" - Joe Satriani

"Once Upon A Time In The West" - Bruce Springsteen

"The Attitude Song" - Steve Vai

  • Cea mai buna melodie rock:

"Come On" - Lucinda Williams

"Icky Thump" - The White Stripes

"It`s Not Over" - Daughtry

"The Pretender" - Foo Fighters

"Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen

  • Cel mai bun album rock:

"Daughtry"- Daughtry

"Revival" - John Fogerty

"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" - Foo Fighters

"Magic" -Bruce Springsteen

"Sky Blue Sky" - Wilco

  • Cel mai bun album de muzica alternativa:

"Alright, Still..." - Lily Allen

"Neon Bible" - Arcade Fire

"Volta" - Bjork

"Wincing The Night Away" - The Shins

"Icky Thump" - The White Stripes

  • Cea mai buna melodie R&B a unei cantarete:

"Just Fine" - Mary J. Blige

"When I See You" - Fantasia

"No One" - Alicia Keys

"If I Have My Way" - Chrisette Michele

"Hate On Me" - Jill Scott

  • Cea mai buna melodie R&B a unui cantaret:

"Woman" - Raheem DeVaughn

"B.U.D.D.Y." - Musiq Soulchild

"Because Of You" - Ne-Yo

"Future Baby Mama" - Prince

"Please Don`t Go" - Tank

  • Cea mai buna melodie R&B a unui duo sau formatie:

"Same Girl" - R. Kelly Featuring Usher

"Disrespectful" - Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige

"Hate That I Love You" - Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo

"Baby" - Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright

"Bartender" - T-Pain Featuring Akon

  • Cea mai buna interpretare R&B:

"Walk A Mile In My Shoes" - Otis Clay

"All Night Long" - Randy Crawford & Joe Sample

"In My Songs" - Gerald Levert

"I Apologize" - Ann Nesby

"I Am Your Man" - Ryan Shaw

  • Cea mai buna melodie R&B:

"Beautiful Flower" - India.Arie

"Hate That I Love You" - Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo

"No One"- Alicia Keys

"Teachme" - Musiq Soulchild

"When I See U" - Fantasia

  • Cel mai bun album R&B:

"Funk This" - Chaka Khan

"Lost & Found" - Ledisi

"Luvanmusiq" - Musiq Soulchild

"The Real Thing" - Jill Scott

"Sex, Love & Pain" - Tank

  • Cea mai buna melodie rap solo:

"The People" - Common

"I Get Money" - 50 Cent

"Show Me What You Got" - Jay-Z

"Big Things Poppin` (Do It)" - T.I.

"Stronger" - Kanye West

  • Cea mai buna melodie rap a unui duo sau a unei trupe:

"Southside" - Common Featuring Kanye West

"Make It Rain" - Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne

"Party Like A Rockstar" - Shop Boyz

"Int`l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" - UGK Featuring OutKast

"Better Than I've Ever Been" - Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One

  • Cea mai buna colaborare rap:

"I Wanna Love You" - Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg

"Kiss, Kiss" - Chris Brown & T-Pain

"Let It Go" - Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim

"Umbrella" - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z

"Good Life" - Kanye West Featuring T-Pain

  • Cea mai buna melodie rap:

"Ayo Technology" - 50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

"Big Things Poppin` (Do It)" - T.I.

"Can`t Tell Me Nothing" - Kanye West

"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" - Soulja Boy Tell`Em

"Good Life" - Kanye West Featuring T-Pain

  • Cel mai bun album rap:

"Finding Forever" - Common

"Kingdom Come" - Jay-Z

"Hip Hop Is Dead" - Nas

"T.I. vs T.I.P." - T.I.

"Graduation" - Kanye West