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Kanye West, Amy Winehouse Top 50th Grammy Nominees

The complete list of nominees in 108 categories for recordings released during the eligibility year October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 announced Thursday for the 50th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented on Feb. 10, 2008 in Staples, Los Angeles. Kanye West leads the pack by receiving eight nods. The British singer Amy Winehouse received six nominations after months of personal problems that took the focus off her gritty, soulful music. Other top nominees included the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Paul McCartney, T-Pain and Timbaland. Here's the list of nominees for major categories of the 2008 Grammy Awards:


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

Album Of The Year
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
These Days, Vince Gill
River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock
Graduation, Kanye West
Back To Black, Amy Winehouse

Song Of The Year
Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood
Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s
Like A Star by Corinne Bailey Rae
Rehab by Amy Winehouse
Umbrella by Rihanna

Best New Artist
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Candyman, Christina Aguilera
1234, Feist
Big Girls Don’t Cry, Fergie
Say It Right, Nelly Furtado
Rehab, Amy Winehouse

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Everything, Michael Bublé
Belief, John Mayer
Dance Tonight, Paul McCartney
Amazing, Seal
What Goes Around…Comes Around, Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(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

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Steppin’ Out, Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
Beautiful Liar, Beyoncé & 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

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
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

Best Pop Instrumental Album
The Mix-Up, Beastie Boys
Italia, Chris Botti
At The Movies, Dave Koz
Good To Go-Go, Spyro Gyra
Roundtrip, Kirk Whalum

Best Pop Vocal Album
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

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
It’s Not Over, Daughtry
Working Class Hero, Green Day
If Everyone Cared, Nickelback
Instant Karma, U2
Icky Thump, The White Stripes

Best Rock Album
Daughtry, Daughtry
Revival, John Fogerty
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
Magic, Bruce Springsteen
Sky Blue Sky, Wilco

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
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

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Woman, Raheem DeVaughn
B.U.D.D.Y., Musiq Soulchild
Because Of You, Ne-Yo
Future Baby Mama, Prince
Please Don’t Go, Tank

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
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

Best R&B Album
Funk This, Chaka Khan
Lost & Found, Ledisi
Luvanmusiq, Musiq Soulchild
The Real Thing, Jill Scott
Sex, Love & Pain, Tank

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Konvicted, Akon
Just Like You, Keyshia Cole
Fantasia, Fantasia
East Side Story, Emily King
Because Of You, Ne-Yo

Best Rap Solo Performance
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

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
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

Best Rap/Song Collaboration
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

Best Rap Song
Ayo Technology by 50 Cent
Big Things Poppin’ (Do It) by T.I.
Can’t Tell Me Nothing by Kanye West
Crank That (Soulja Boy) by Soulja Boy
Good Life by Kanye West featuring T-Pain

Best Rap Album
Finding Forever, Common
Kingdom Come, Jay-Z
Hip Hop Is Dead, Nas
T.I. vs T.I.P., T.I.
Graduation, Kanye West

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Simple Love, Alison Krauss
Famous In A Small Town, Miranda Lambert
Nothin’ Better To Do, LeAnn Rimes
Before He Cheats, Carrie Underwood
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love, Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Long Trip Alone, Dierks Bentley
A Woman’s Love, Alan Jackson
If You’re Reading This, Tim McGraw
Give It Away, George Strait
Stupid Boy, Keith Urban

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Proud Of The House We Built, Brooks & Dunn
How Long, Eagles
Moments, Emerson Drive
Lucky Man, Montgomery Gentry
Sweet Memories, The Time Jumpers

Best Country Song
Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood
Give It Away by George Strait
I Need You by Tim McGraw
If You’re Reading This by Tim McGraw
Long Trip Alone by Dierks Bentley

Best Country Album
Long Trip Alone, Dierks Bentley
These Days, Vince Gill
Let It Go, Tim McGraw
5th Gear, Brad Paisley
It Just Comes Natural, George Strait

Best Gospel Performance
East To West, Casting Crowns
Blessed & Highly Favored, The Clark Sisters
Never Gonna Break My Faith, Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
With Long Life, Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
He Set My Life To Music, CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Song
Blessed & Highly Favored
East To West
Encourage Yourself
Made To Love
Praise On The Inside

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Falling Slowly (From Once)
Guaranteed (From Into The Wild)
Love You I Do (From Dreamgirls)
The Song Of The Heart (From Happy Feet)
You Know My Name (From Casino Royale)

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Babel
Blood Diamond
The Departed
Happy Feet
Pan’s Labyrinth
Ratatouille

To view the rest of the nominees, visit Grammy’s Official website.

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