2011 Grammy Nominees!!!

     The Grammy's are coming up and I wanted to share a few nominees with you guys.  Here are some of my favorite categories that I look forward to finding out who will win.

BEST GOSPEL SONG:
"Beautiful Things"   Gungor
"Better Than A Hallelujah"   Amy Grant
"It's What I Do"   Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway
"Our God"    Chris Tomlin
"Return To Sender"   Ricky Skaggs

BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM:
"The Experience"   Vanessa Bell Armstrong
"A City Called Heaven"   Shirley Caesar
"Downtown Church"   Patty Griffin
"Here I Am"   Marvin Sapp
"All In One"   Karen Clark Sheard

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B GOSPEL ALBUM:
"Get Ready"   Forever Jones
"Love Unstoppable"   Fred Hammond
"Triumphant"   VaShawn Mitchell
"Aaron Sledge"   Aaron Sledge
"Still"   BeBe & CeCe Winans

RECORD OF THE YEAR:
"Nothin' On You"  B.oB. feat. Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie"  Eminem feat. Rihanna
"F**k You"  Cee Lo Green
"Empire State of Mind"  Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now"  Lady Antebellum

*Eminem, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry are up for ALBUM OF THE YEAR.  Also, Justin Bieber and Drake are up for BEST NEW ARTIST.  Check this out, Michael Jackson is nominated for BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE for his performance in THIS IS IT*

 BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM:
Justin Bieber
Susan Boyle
Lady Gaga
John Mayer
Katy Perry

BEST ROCK ALBUM:
Pearl Jam
Jeff Beck
Muse
Neil Young
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
Faith Evans
Fantasia
Monica
Kelly Price
Jazmine Sullivan

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
El DeBarge
Jaheim
Kem
Musiq Soulchild
Usher

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
R. Kelly
John Legend & The Roots
Calvin Richardson
Ryan Shaw
Betty Wright 

BEST R&B SONG:
"Bittersweet"    Fantasia
"Finding My Way Back"    Jaheim
"Second Chance"    El DeBarge
"Shine"    John Legend & The Roots
"Why Would You Stay"    Kem

BEST R&B ALBUM:
"The Love & War Masterpiece"   Raheem DeVaughn
"Back To Me"   Fantasia
"Another Round"   Jaheim
"Wake Up!"    John Legend & The Roots
"Still Standing"    Monica

BEST 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

These are just a few of my favorite categories.  For a complete list go to http://www.grammy.com/nominees

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