The nominees for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards were announced yesterday and Kanye West has a total of 8 nominations including Song Of The Year for ‘All Of The Lights’.  Although he was snubbed from the Album Of The Year category for MBDTF, he still stays winning with the most nominees.  Bon Iver got nominated for Best New Artist and got nominees for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for ‘Holocene’.  This is big for the Indie band and they also got nominated for Best Alt. Album Of The Year for Bon Iver (one of my favorite albums of the year).

Now, before we go any further, let’s first remember this is Grammys and the rules make little sense: 1.) The cut off date for an eligible song/record/album was September 30th, 2011, so Drake’s Take Care won’t receive consideration until next year. However, Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which was released in November 2010, was eligible. 2.) To be eligible for Best New Artist, an artist must have released, as a featured performing artist, at least one album but not more than three (which explains why Bon Iver is nominated on album number two.) 3.) The difference between Record and Song of the Year: Record of the Year is given to the artist who performs the song and the people who produce the track, while Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter who wrote said song. – CoS

One of the nominees that I am most excited is Skrillex.  He is up for 5 nods including Best New Artist.  This is huge for EDM and just proves how Skrillex is one of the best new DJ’s out there.  If you want to check out the rest of the nominations for the categories I thought you may be interested in, hit the jump.  You can also go to Grammy to check the full list.

“Winners will be revealed February 12th at 8pm ET on CBS.”

Album of the Year:
Adele – 21
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Rihanna – Loud

Record of the Year:
Bon Iver – “Holocene”
Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Katy Perry – “Firework”

Song of the Year:
Kanye West – “All of the Lights”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Bon Iver – “Holocene”
Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”

Best New Artist:
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
The Band Perry

Best Rock Song:
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
The Decemberists – “Down By The Water”
Coldplay – “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall”
Radiohead – “Lotus Flower”
Foo Fighters – “Walk”

Best Rock Album:
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
Jeff Beck – Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown
Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You
Wilco – The Whole Love 

Best Alternative Album:
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Death Cab For Cutie – Codes and Keys
Foster the People – Torches
My Morning Jacket – Circuital
Radiohead – The King of Limbs 

Best Rap Song:
Kanye West – “All of the Lights”
Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow”
Dr. Dre feat. Eminem – “I Need A Doctor”
Chris Brown feat. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne – “Look At Me Now”
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Otis”
Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”

Best Rap Album:
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 

Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Cut Copy – Zonoscope
Deadmau5 – 4×4=12
David Guetta – Nothing But The Beat
Robyn – Body Talk, Pt. 3
Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

Spotted:  ConsequenceOfSound