Drum Roll Please...

Last night the grammy nominations were announced and I'm sure we are all anxiously awaiting for the show to air!

The females who are taking the floor that night are Rihanna with a total of seven nominations, Adele with six nominations, and Nicki Minaj trailing behind with four nominations. As for the men, we have Young Money screaming loudly as Lil Wayne leads with five nominations and Drake trails behind with four!

What surprised me is King Bey (Beyonce) was only nominated for two awards (Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Party” and Best Long Form Music Video for I Am…World Tour.) But in other news the man J. Cole was also nominated for a Grammy this year and he expressed excitement via his Twitter account as he tweets "I come from Fayetteville, NC. Shit is unreal. Thank you for the love. See you at the Grammy's." Congratulations J. Cole!

Okay, okay without further ado Vogue | Diaspora presents...
And the nominees are...


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
- Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
- Bon Iver – “Holocene”
- Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
- Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
- Katy Perry – “Firework”

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

Song of the Year
- Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie – “All of the Lights”
- Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
- Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
- Bon Iver – “Holocene”
- Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”

Best Pop Solo Performance
- Adele – “Someone Like You”
- Lady Gaga – “Yoü and I”
- Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
- Katy Perry – “Firework”
- Pink – “F***in’ Perfect”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – “Body and Soul”
- The Black Keys – “Dearest”
- Coldplay – “Paradise”
- Foster The People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
- Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger”

Best Dance Recording
- deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech – “Raise Your Weapon”
- Duck Sauce – “Barbra Streisand”
- David Guetta and Avicii – “Sunshine”
- Robyn – “Call Your Girlfriend”
- Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”
- Swedish House Mafia – “Save The World”

Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Eric Benet – “Sometimes I Cry”
- Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona – “Fool for You”
- R. Kelly – “Radio Message”
- Raphael Saadiq – “Good Man”
- Betty Wright and the Roots – “Surrender”

Best R&B Album
- Chris Brown – F.A.M.E.
- El DeBarge – Second Chance
- R. Kelly – Love Letter
- Ledisi – Pieces of Me
- Kelly Price – Kelly

Best Rap Album
- Jay-Z and 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 Rap/Sung Collaboration
- Beyoncé and Andre 3000 – “Party”
- DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – “I’m On One”
- Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey – “I Need a Doctor”
- Rihanna and Drake – “What’s My Name?”
- Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne – “Motivation”
- Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie – “All Of The Lights”

Best Rap Performance
- Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
- Jay-Z and Kanye West – “Otis”
- Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”
- Nicki Minaj and Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
- Wiz Khalifa – “Black And Yellow”



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