The 2012 Grammy nominations are in and full of surprises! Kanye West leads with seven nominations, including My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and Watch the Throne with Jay-Z. Adele who had one of the biggest selling albums in 2011 follows with six and Bruno Mars tied for three big awards, album, song, and record of the year. The best new artist category include rapper Nicki Minaj, hip hop artist J-Cole, The Band Perry, house, and electropop performer Skrillex and American folk band Bon Iver.
See below for Nominees:
Record of the Year Nominees:
‘The Cave’ by Mumford & Sons
‘Firework’ by Katy Perry
‘Rolling In The Deep’ by Adele
‘Holocene’ by Bon Iver
‘Grenade’ by Bruno Mars
Song of the Year Nominees:
‘All The Lights’ by Kanye West, Rihanna, Fergie and Kid Cudi
‘The Cave’ by Mumford & Sons
‘Grenade’ by Bruno Mars
‘Holocene’ by Bon Iver
‘Rolling In The Deep’ by Adele>
Best New Artist:
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
Album of the Year:
’21′ by Adele
‘Wasting The Light’ by Foo Fighters
‘Born This Way’ by Lady Gaga
‘Doowops and Hooligans’ by Bruno Mars
‘Loud’ by Rihanna
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