Nominations for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards have finally been announced, and there are definitely some surprises in the bunch. The ceremony will take place at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2008. Some highlights among the nominees, in alphabetical order:
Lily Allen: Best Alternative Music Album
Arcade Fire: Best Alternative Music Album
As I Lay Dying: Best Metal Performance
Beastie Boys (2): Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Pop Instrumental Album
Beck: Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Bright Eyes: Best Recording Package
Feist (4): Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Short Form Music Video
The Flaming Lips: Best Surround Sound Album
Flight Of The Conchords: Best Comedy Album
The Fold: Best Recording Package
Foo Fighters (4): Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best Hard Rock Performance, Best Rock Album
Green Day: Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
HIM: Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Justice (3): Best Dance Recording, Best Electronic/Dance Album, Best Short Form Music Video
LCD Soundsystem: Best Electronic/Dance Album
Menomena: Best Recording Package
Mute Math: Best Short Form Music Video
My Chemical Romance: Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Panic! At The Disco: Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Paramore: Best New Artist
Plain White T's (2): Song Of The Year, Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Queens Of The Stone Age: Best Hard Rock Performance
Shadows Fall: Best Metal Performance
The Shins: Best Alternative Music Album
Shiny Toy Guns: Best Electronic/Dance Album
Slayer: Best Metal Performance
Tool: Best Hard Rock Performance
The White Stripes (4): Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals, Best Rock Song, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Wilco: Best Rock Album
Amy Winehouse (6): Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album
For a complete list of nominations, click here.
