All Of The Lights Were On Kanye West After The 54th Grammy Nominations Were Released, Concert Style!

December 1st, 2011

Check it: the noms, the shockers, the pics, and the shut-outs you need to know for the 54th Grammy Awards Ceremony next year on February 12th. Kanye West led the way in nominations scoring SEVEN nods, with major recognitions going to his track All Of The Lights. But the big shocker of the night was Kanye’s My Dark and Twisted Fantasy wasn’t nominated for best album, nor was Lights nominated for record of the year.

But those weren’t problems for Adele or Bruno Mars. With SIX nominations each, they’re both going up against each other for best album, record of the year (which goes to the singer) and song of the year (which goes to the song writer). Also competing with SIX nominations are the Foo Fighters, also up for best album of the year.

Other shocking news from the television nomination concert was Lady Gaga. She’s only up for three awards in February. But at least they didn’t forget to include Born This Way for best album. Beyonce, on the other hand, is only up for one nomination for best collaboration on Party featuring Andre 3000.

This year the powers that be behind the Grammys have trimmed down the categories from 109 to 78, getting rid of gender specific titles and let men and women compete against each other in the pop, R&B and country categories. The timelines for eligibility was between September 1, 2010 to September 30th, 2011.

Check out pics from the nominations ceremony, and all the major categories below:

Album Of The Year:
“21″ — Adele
“Wasting Light” — Foo Fighters
“Born This Way” — Lady Gaga
“Doo-Wops & Hooligans” — Bruno Mars
“Loud” — Rihanna

Record Of The Year:
“Rolling In The Deep” — Adele
“Holocene” — Bon Iver
“Grenade” — Bruno Mars
“The Cave” — Mumford & Sons
“Firework” — Katy Perry

Song Of The Year:
“All Of The Lights” — Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters
(Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
“The Cave” — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
“Grenade” — Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt,
songwriters (Bruno Mars)
“Holocene” — Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
“Rolling In The Deep” — Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

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

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

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

Best Dance Recording:
“Raise Your Weapon” — Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
“Barbra Streisand” — Duck Sauce
“Sunshine” — David Guetta & Avicii
“Call Your Girlfriend” — Robyn
“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” — Skrillex
“Save The World” — Swedish House Mafia

Best Rock Performance:
“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” — Coldplay
“Down By The Water” — The Decemberists
“Walk” — Foo Fighters
“The Cave” — Mumford & Sons
“Lotus Flower” — Radiohead

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
“On The Backs Of Angels” – Dream Theater
“White Limo” – Foo Fighters
“Curl Of The Burl” – Mastodon
“Public Enemy No. 1″ – Megadeth
“Blood In My Eyes” – Sum 41

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

Best Alternative Music Album:
“Bon Iver” – Bon Iver
“Codes And Keys” – Death Cab For Cutie
“Torches” – Foster The People
“Circuital” – My Morning Jacket
“The King Of Limbs” – Radiohead

Best Traditional R&B Performance:
“Sometimes I Cry” – Eric Benét
“Fool For You” – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
“Radio Message” – R. Kelly
“Good Man” – Raphael Saadiq
“Surrender” – Betty Wright & The Roots

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

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

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

Best Country Solo Performance:
“Dirt Road Anthem” – Jason Aldean
“I’m Gonna Love You Through It” – Martina McBride
“Honey Bee” – Blake Shelton
“Mean” – Taylor Swift
“Mama’s Song” – Carrie Underwood

Best Country Song:
“Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” – Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
“God Gave Me You” – Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
“Just Fishin’” – Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
“Mean” – Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
“Threaten Me With Heaven” – Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
“You And Tequila” – Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)

Best Americana Album:
“Emotional Jukebox” – Linda Chorney
“Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down” – Ry Cooder
“Hard Bargain” – Emmylou Harris
“Ramble At The Ryman” – Levon Helm
“Blessed” – Lucinda Williams

Best Blues Album:
“Low Country Blues” – Gregg Allman
“Roadside Attractions” – Marcia Ball
“Man In Motion” – Warren Haynes
“The Reflection” – Keb’ Mo’
“Revelator” – Tedeschi Trucks Band

Best Folk Album:
“Barton Hollow” – The Civil Wars
“I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive” – Steve Earle
“Helplessness Blues” – Fleet Foxes
“Ukulele Songs” – Eddie Vedder
“The Harrow & The Harvest” – Gillian Welch

Best Bluegrass Album:
“Paper Airplane” — Alison Krauss & Union Station
“Reason & Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter and Jim Lauderdale” — Jim Lauderdale
“Rare Bird Alert” — Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers
“Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe” — The Del McCoury Band
“A Mother’s Prayer” — Ralph Stanley
“Sleep With One Eye Open” — Chris Thile & Michael Daves

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