Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards
Record of the Year: “Nothin’ on You,” B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars; “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem featuring Rihanna; “(Expletive) You,” Cee Lo Green; “Empire State of Mind,” Jay-Z and Alicia Keys; “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum.
Album of the Year: “The Suburbs,” Arcade Fire; “Recovery,” Eminem; “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum; “The Fame Monster,” Lady GaGa; “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry.
Song of the Year: “Beg Steal or Borrow,” Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (performed by Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs); “(Expletive) You,” Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence and Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green); “The House That Built Me,” Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert); “Love the Way You Lie,” Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman and Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem featuring Rihanna); “Need You Now,” Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum).
New Artist: Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine, Mumford & Sons, Esperanza Spalding.
Pop Vocal Album: “My World 2.0,” Justin Bieber; “I Dreamed a Dream,” Susan Boyle; “The Fame Monster,” Lady GaGa; “Battle Studies, John Mayer; “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry.
Rock Album: “Emotion and Commotion,” Jeff Beck; “The Resistance,” Muse; “Backspacer,” Pearl Jam; “Mojo,” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; “Le Noise,” Neil Young.
RandB Album: “The Love and War Masterpeace,” Raheem DeVaughn; “Back To Me,” Fantasia; “Another Round,” Jaheim; “Wake Up!” John Legend and The Roots; “Still Standing,” Monica.
Rap Album: “The Adventures of Bobby Ray,” B.o.B; “Thank Me Later,” Drake; “Recovery,” Eminem; “The Blueprint 3,” Jay-Z; “How I Got Over,” The Roots.
Country Album: “Up On The Ridge,” Dierks Bentley; “You Get What You Give,” Zac Brown Band; “The Guitar Song,” Jamey Johnson; “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum; “Revolution,” Miranda Lambert.
Latin Pop Album: “Poquita Ropa,” Ricardo Arjona; “Alex Cuba,” Alex Cuba; “Boleto De Entrada,” Kany Garcia; “Paraiso Express,” Alejandro Sanz; “Otra Cosa,” Julieta Venegas.
Contemporary Jazz Album: “The Stanley Clarke Band,” The Stanley Clarke Band; “Never Can Say Goodbye,” Joey DeFrancesco; “Now Is The Time,” Jeff Lorber Fusion; “To The One,” John McLaughlin; “Backatown,” Trombone Shorty.
Classical Album: “Bruckner: Symphonies No. 3 and 4,” Mariss Jansons, conductor (performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra); “Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina,” Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra); “Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse,” Gil Rose, conductor (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals); “Sacrificium,” Giovanni Antonini, conductor (Il Giardino Armonico); “Verdi: Requiem,” Riccardo Muti, conductor (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli and Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus).
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Full nominee list available at https://www.grammy.com
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