The Nominations for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards took place last night. LL Cool J opened proceedings with a freestyle medley. Maxwell performed a tribute to Michael Jackson and the Black Eyed Peas rocked the stage.
There is no Rap artists up for top gongs like “Song Of The Year”, “Album Of The Year” or “Record Of The Year”.
Respect and congratulaions to newcomers Kid Cudi and Drake who are both nominated.
Jay-Z recieves 5 nominations, Beyonce has 10 and Kanye has 6.
Below is the nominations for the 2010 Grammy Awards.
Best Rap Solo Performance
- Best I Ever Had
Drake - Beautiful
Eminem - D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Jay-Z - Day ‘N’ Nite
Kid Cudi - Casa Bey
Mos Def
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
- Too Many Rappers
Beastie Boys & Nas - Crack A Bottle
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Money Goes, Honey Stay
Fabolous & Jay-Z - Make Her Say
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common - Amazing
Kanye West & Young Jeezy
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- Ego
Beyoncé & Kanye West - Knock You Down
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Run This Town
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - I’m On A Boat
The Lonely Island & T-Pain - Dead And Gone
T.I. & Justin Timberlake
Best Rap Song
- Best I Ever Had
Drake - Day ‘N’ Nite
Kid Cudi - Dead And Gone
T.I. & Justin Timberlake - D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Jay-Z - Run This Town
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Best Rap Album
- Universal Mind Control
Common - Relapse
Eminem - R.O.O.T.S.
Flo Rida - The Ecstatic
Mos Def - The Renaissance
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