Rapper
Kanye
West
and
pop
singer
Adele
are
leading
the
nomination
list
for
the
upcoming
54th
annual
Grammy
Awards,
which
was
unveiled
yesterday
after
the
live
nominees
concert
in
Los
Angeles.
The
rap
mogul
and
the
British
singing
sensation
have
grabbed
a
total
of
seven
and
six
nods
respectively.
Kanye
West
bagged
the
nominations
in
categories
like
Song
of
the
Year,
Best
Rap/Sung
Collaboration,
Best
Rap
Song
and
Best
Rap
Album.
In
the
two
categories,
he
scored
double
nominations
through
his
solo
work
and
collaboration
with
Jay-Z.
Meanwhile,
Adele
received
nominations
in
the
most
coveted
spots
like
Album
of
the
Year,
Record
of
the
Year
and
Song
of
the
Year.
Other
musicians
like
Foo
Fighters,
Bruno
Mars,
rap
mogul
Lil
Wayne,
newbie
Skrillex,
Nicki
Minaj,
Mumford
and
Sons,
Radiohead,
Rihanna
and
Bon
Iver
also
land
multiple
nominations.
However,
the
winners
of
the
54th
annual
Grammy
Awards
will
be
announced
at
the
Staples
Center
in
Los
Angeles
on
Sunday,
February
12,
2012.
The
following
is
the
nomination
list
for
the
upcoming
54th
annual
Grammy
Awards:
Record
of
the
Year:
Rolling
in
the
Deep
-
Adele
Holcene
-
Bon
Iver
Grenade
-
Bruno
Mars
The
Cave
-
Mumford
&
Sons
Firework
-
Katy
Perry
Album
of
the
Year:
21
-
Adele
Wasting
Light
-
Foo
Fighters
Born
This
Way
-
Lady
GaGa
Doo
-
Wops
&
Hooligans
-
Bruno
Mars
Loud
-
Rihanna
Song
of
the
Year:
Rolling
in
the
Deep
-
Adele
Holcene
-
Bon
Iver
Grenade
-
Bruno
Mars
The
Cave
-
Mumford
&
Sons
All
of
the
Lights
-
Kanye
West
ft.
Rihanna
and
Kid
Cudi
Best
New
Artist:
Skillex
Bon
Iver
The
Band
Perry
Nicki
Minaj
J.
Cole
Best
Pop
Solo
Performance:
Someone
Like
You
-
Adele
You
and
I
-
Lady
GaGa
Firework
-
Katy
Perry
Grenade
-
Bruno
Mars
F**kin'
Perfect
-
Pink
Best
Pop
Duo/Group
Performance:
Body
and
Soul
-
Tony
Bennett
ft.
Amy
Winehouse
Dearest
-
The
Black
Keys
Paradise
-
Coldplay
Pumped
Up
Kicks
-
Foster
the
People
Moves
Like
Jagger
-
Maroon
5
ft.
Christina
Aguilera
Best
Pop
Vocal
Album:
21
-
Adele
The
Lady
Killer
-
Cee-Lo
Green
Born
This
Way
-
Lady
GaGa
Doo
-
Wops
&
Hooligans
-
Bruno
Mars
Loud
-
Rihanna
Best
Alternative
Music
Album:
Bon
Iver
-
Bon
Iver
Codes
and
Keys
-
Death
Cab
for
Cutie
Torches
-
Foster
the
People
Circuital
-
My
Morning
Jacket
The
King
of
Limbs
-
Radiohead
Best
R&B
Album:
F.A.M.E.
-
Chris
Brown
Second
Chance
-
El
DeBarge
Love
Letter
-
R.
Kelly
Pieces
of
Me
-
Ledisi
Kelly
-
Kelly
Price
Best
Rap/Sung
Collaboration:
Party
-
Beyonce
Knowles
ft.
Andre
3000
(Andre
Benjamin)
I'm
on
One
-
DJ
Khaled
ft.
Rick
Ross,
Drake
and
Lil
Wayne
I
Need
a
Doctor
-
Dr.
Dre
ft.
Eminem
and
Skylar
Grey
What's
My
Name?
-
Rihanna
ft.
Drake
Motivation
-
Kelly
Rowland
ft.
Lil
Wayne
All
of
the
Lights
-
Kanye
West
ft.
Rihanna,
Kid
Cudi
and
Fergie
(Stacy
Ferguson)
Best
Rap
Song:
All
of
the
Lights
-
Kanye
West
ft.
Rihanna,
Kid
Cudi
and
Fergie
(Stacy
Ferguson)
Black
and
Yellow
-
Wiz
Khalifa
I
Need
a
Doctor
-
Dr.
Dre
ft.
Eminem
and
Skylar
Grey
Look
at
Me
Now
-
Chris
Brown
ft.
Busta
Rhymes
and
Lil
Wayne