GRAMMY NOMINATIONS REVEALED

Nominations for next year's 51st annual Grammy Awards, to be held in Los Angeles, have been announced in the United States, with awards in an extraordinary 110 categories up for grabs. Now, you know we're not going to list them all here, but we will give you the four main ones. The full list of nominees is available on the OFFICIAL GRAMMY WEBSITE.


RECORD (SINGLE) OF THE YEAR
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Please Read The Letter

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Radiohead - In Rainbows

SONG OF THE YEAR
Estelle ftg. Kanye West - American Boy
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Sarah Bareilles - Love Song
Coldplay - Viva La Vida

BEST NEW ARTIST
Jonas Brothers
Adele
Duffy
Jazmine Sullivan
Lady Antebellum

Sam Sparro gets a nod for 'Best Dance Recording' for his mega-hit 'Black And Gold', up against the woman he criticised earlier in the year, Madonna ('Give It 2 Me').
Kylie also gets a look-in with her album 'X' up for 'Best Electronic/Dance Album', up against Robyn's and Cyndi Lauper's latest efforts.

The awards ceremony will take place at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on Sunday February 08, 2009.