Największą konkurencję dla artystki stanowią koleżanki po fachu Taylor Swift z ośmioma nominacjami oraz Lady GaGa, która ma szansę wygrać w pięciu kategoriach. Wśród rockowych wykonawców prym wiodą Green Day, U2 i Kings of Leon.
Ceremonia wręczenia wyróżnień odbędzie się 31 stycznia w Staples Center w Los Angeles.
Oto lista najważniejszych nominacji:
Nagranie roku: Beyoncé - "Halo" The Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling" Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody" Lady GaGa - "Poker Face" Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
Album roku: Beyoncé - "I Am...Sasha Fierce" The Black Eyed Peas - "The E.N.D." Lady GaGa - "The Fame" Dave Matthews Band - "Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King" Taylor Swift - "Fearless"
Piosenka roku: Lady GaGa & RedOne - "Poker Face" Hod David & Musze - "Pretty Wings" Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon) - "Use Somebody" Liz Rose & Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
Najlepszy nowy artysta: Zac Brown Band Keri Hilson MGMT Silversun Pickups The Ting Tings
Pop:
Najlepsze kobiece Wykonanie: Adele - "Hometown Glory" Beyoncé - "Halo" Katy Perry - "Hot N Cold" "Sober" Pink Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
Najlepsze męskie wykonanie: John Legend - "This Time" Maxwell - "Love You" Jason Mraz - "Make It Mine" Seal - "If You Don't Know Me by Now" Stevie Wonder - "All About the Love Again"
Najlepsze zespołowe wykonanie: The Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling" Bon Jovi - "We Weren't Born to Follow" The Fray - "Never Say Never" Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Sara Smile" MGMT - "Kids"
Najlepszy duet: Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen - "Sea of Heartbreak" Ciara & Justin Timberlake - "Love Sex Magic" Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - "Lucky" Willie Nelson & Norah Jones - "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat - "Breathe"
Najlepszy album wokalny: The Black Eyed Peas - "The E.N.D." Colbie Caillat - "Breakthrough" Kelly Clarkson - "All I Ever Wanted" The Fray - "The Fray" Pink - "Funhouse"
Dance: Najlepsze nagranie: The Black Eyed Peas - "Boom Boom Pow" David Guetta & Kelly Rowland - "When Love Takes Over" Lady GaGa - "Poker Face" Madonna - "Celebration" Britney Spears - "Womanizer"
Najlepszy album elektroniczny/dance: The Crystal Method - "Divided By Night" David Guetta - "One Love" Lady GaGa - "The Fame" LMFAO - "Party Rock" Pet Shop Boys - "Yes"
Rock:
Najlepsze solowe wykonanie: Bob Dylan - "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" John Fogerty - "Change In the Weather" Prince - "Dreamer" Bruce Springsteen - "Working On a Dream" Neil Young - "Fork in the Road"
Najlepsze zespołowe wykonanie : Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood - "Can't Find My Way Home" Coldplay - "Life In Technicolor II" Green Day - "21 Guns" Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody" U2 - "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
Najlepsza piosenka: Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) - "The Fixer" Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. (U2) - "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tre Cool (Green Day) "21 Guns" Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon) - "Use Somebody" Bruce Springsteen - "Working On A Dream"
Najlepszy album: AC/DC - "Black Ice" Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood - "Live From Madison Square Garden" Green Day - "21st Century Breakdown" Dave Matthews Band - "Big Whiskey And the Groogrux King" U2 - "No Line On The Horizon"
Najlepsze wykonanie zespołowe hard rock: AC/DC - "War Machine" Alice In Chains - "Check My Brain" Linkin Park - "When I've Done" Metallica - "The Unforgiven III" Nickelback - "Burn It To The Ground"
Najlepsze wykonanie zespołowe metal: Judas Priest - "Dissident Aggressor" Lamb of God - "Set To Fail" Megadeth - "Head Crusher" Ministry - "Senor Peligro" Slayer - "Hate Worldwide"
Najlepszy album alternatywa: David Byrne & Brian Eno - "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" Death Cab For Cutie - "The Open Door" Depeche Mode - "Sounds of the Universe" Phoenix - "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "It's Blitz!"
R&B:
Najlepsze żeńskie wykonanie: Beyoncé - "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" Melanie Fiona - "It Kills Me" Lalah Hathaway - "That Was Then" Ledisi - "Goin' Thru Changes" Jazmine Sullivan - "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
Najlepsze męskie wykonanie: Anthony Hamilton - "The Point Of It All" Maxwell - "Pretty Wings" Musiq Soulchild - "Sobeautiful" Pleasure P - "Under" Charlie Wilson - "There Goes My Baby"
Najlepsze zespołowe wykonanie: Jamie Foxx & T-Pain - "Blame It" India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild - "Chocolate High" Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige - "Ifuleave" Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters - "Higher Ground" Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby - "Love Has Finally Come At Last"
Najlepsza piosenka: James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melachon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain) - "Blame It" Salaam Remi & Jazzmine Sullivan (Jazmine Sullivan) - "Lions, Tigers & Bears" Hod David & Musze (Maxwell) - "Pretty Wings" Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (Beyoncé) - "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens (Pleasure P) - "Under"
Najlepszy album: Anthony Hamilton - "The Point Of It All" India.Arie - "Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics" Ledisi - "Turn Me Loose" Maxwell - "Blacksummers' Night" Charlie Wilson - "Uncle Charlie"
Najlepsze wykonanie urban/alternative: The Foreign Exchange - "Daykeeper" Robert Glasper & Bilal - "All Matter" India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore - "Pearls" Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson - "A Tale of Two" Tonex - "Blend"
Rap:
Najlepszy solowe wykonanie: Drake - "Best I Ever Had" Eminem - "Beautiful" Jay-Z - "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)" Kid Cudi - "Day 'N' Nite" Mos Def - "Casa Bey"
Najlepsze zespołowe wykonanie: Beastie Boys & Nas - "Too Many Rappers" Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - "Crack a Bottle" Fabolous & Jay-Z - "Money Goes, Honey Stay" Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common - "Make Her Say" Kanye West & Young Jeezy - "Amazing"
Najlepsza piosenka: Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels (Drake) - "Best I Ever Had" S. Mescudi, O. Omishore (Kid Cudi) - "Day 'N' Nite" C. Harris, R. Tadross, J. Timberlake (T.I. & Justin Timberlake) - "Dead And Gone" Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson (Jay-Z) - "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West) - "Run This Town"
Najlepszy album: Common - "Universal Mind Control" Eminem - "Relapse" Flo Rida - "R.O.O.T.S." Mos Def - "The Ecstatic" Q-Tip - "The Renaissance".
