Thursday December 6, 2007 the nominations for the 2008 Grammy Awards were announced. The awards will be presented February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The nominees are voted on and winners selected by members of the Recording Academy.
The Grammy Awards give out over 100 different trophies. I have listed only the nominations in the General, Pop, and Rock categories. The nominees are:
General
Record of the Year
- Beyonce - "Irreplaceable"
- Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"
- Rihanna featuring Jay-Z - "Umbrella"
- Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around...Comes Around"
- Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Album of the Year
- Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
- Vince Gill - These Days
- Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters
- Kanye West - Graduation
- Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Song of the Year
- Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
- Corinne Bailey Rae - "Like a Star"
- Rihanna featuring Jay-Z - "Umbrella"
- Carrie Underwood - "Before He Cheats"
- Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Best New Artist
- Feist
- Ledisi
- Paramore
- Taylor Swift
- Amy Winehouse
Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal
- Chrisina Aguilera - "Candyman"
- Feist - "1,2,3,4"
- Fergie - "Big Girls Don't Cry"
- Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right"
- Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Best Male Pop Vocal
- Michael Buble - "Everything"
- John Mayer - "Belief"
- Paul McCartney - "Dance Tonight"
- Seal - "Amazing"
- Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around...Comes Around"
Best Pop Duo or Group With Vocal
- Bon Jovi - "(You Want to) Make A Memory"
- Daughtry - "Home"
- Maroon 5 - "Makes Me Wonder"
- Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
- U2 - "Window in the Skies"
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
- Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera - "Steppin' Out"
- Beyonce & Shakira - "Beautiful Liar"
- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)"
- Gwen Stefani & Akon - "The Sweet Escape"
- Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake - "Give It To Me"
Best Pop Instrumental
- Beastie Boys - "Off the Grid"
- Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals - "Paris Sunrise #7"
- Dave Koz - "Over the Rainbow"
- Joni Mitchell - "One Week Last Summer"
- Spyro Gyra - "Simple Pleasures"
Best Pop Instrumental Album
- Beastie Boys - The Mix-Up
- Chris Botti - Italia
- Dave Koz - At the Movies
- Spyro Gyra - Good to Go-Go
- Kirk Whalum - Round Trip
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
- Feist - The Reminder
- Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
- Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
- Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
