Taylor Swift, Beyoncé Lead Grammy Nominations

The nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards are in, and Beyonce is leading the pack. The “Sasha Fierce” hitmaker earned a total of 10 Grammy nominations during “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night” event hosted by LL Cool J on Wednesday night.


Beyonce is up for Album of the Year for her 2008 LP I Am … Sasha Fierce, Song of the Year for her mega-hit “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” and “Record of the Year for her ballad “Halo.” Nipping at her heels is country sweetie Taylor Swift, who was close behind with eight nominations, including Album, Song, and Record of the Year.

The Black Eyed Peas tied with Maxwell and Kanye West for a total of six nominations each.

Winner will be announced in the 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2010.

SONG OF THE YEAR
Beyonce – “Single Ladies”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me.”

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Beyonce – “I Am … Sasha Fierce”
Black Eyed Peas’ “The E.N.D.”
Lady Gaga – “The Fame”
Taylor Swift – “Fearless”
Dave Matthews Band – “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.”

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Beyonce – “Halo”
Black Eyes Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Brooks & Dunn – “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried”
Lady Antebellum – “I Run To You”
Rascal Flatts “Here Comes Goodbye”
Sugarland – “It Happens”

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 ROCK ALBUM

AC/DC – “Black Ice”
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – “Life from Madison Square Garden”
Green Day – “21st Century Breakdown”
Dave Matthews Band – “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King”
U2 – “No Line on the Horizon.”

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 and John Oates’ “Sara Smile”
MGMT – “Kids”

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