AND THE NOMINEES ARE…

Posted Thursday, December 6th, 2007 at 10:27 am | 21 Comments »
Filed under: Fergie, George-Lopez, Grammys, Taylor-Swift

The nominations for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards just wrapped up and there were definitely no surprises.

Kanye West tops the list with eight noms, Amy Winehouse got six, the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain each earned five.

Akon, Chris Daughtry, Feist, Tim McGraw, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, and Bruce Springsteen all received four each.

Country newcomer Taylor Swift, who got a nod for Best New Artist, proclaimed: “I’m so glad they invited me to do this. I’m star struck!!”

Here are some highlights:

Best Male Pop Vocal Perfomance:
Michael Bouble - Everything
John Mayer - Belief
Paul McCartney - Dance Tonight
Seal - Amazing
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around Comes Around

Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Christina Aguilera - Candy Man
Feist - One Two Three Four
Fergie - Big Girls Don’t Cry
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
Amy Winehouse - Rehab

Song of the Year:
Before he Cheats, Carrie Underwood
Hey there Delilah, Plain White Ts
Like a Star, Corinne Baily Rae
Rehab, Amy Winehouse
Umbrella, Rihanna

Album of the Year:
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace — Foo Fighters
These Days — Vince Gill
River: The Joni Letters — Herbie Hancock
Graduation — Kanye West
Back To Black — Amy Winehouse

CLICK HERE to check out the full list of the 2007 nominees.

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be handed out February 10, 2008 in a star-studded ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Our thoughts on the nominees? Anyone get overlooked?