The complete list of nominees: Grammy Awards 2012

On Wednesday night (November 30), the 2012 Grammy Nominations Concert took place in Los Angeles. Held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, the LL Cool J hosted ceremony saw Kanye West top the pack with seven chances at Grammy glory while British singer Adele scored six nominations in categories including Song of the Year, Record of the Year and the grand prize of Album of the Year for her heralded disc "21". Other top nominees lining the 78 categories going into the 2012 Grammy awards include Lady Gaga, Foo Fighters, Bon Iver, Mumford & Sons, Bruno Mars and Katy Perry. With the Grammy Awards ceremony set to take place on February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the complete list of nominees is as follows: Album of the Year Adele, 21 The Foo Fighters, Wasting Light Lady Gaga, Born This Way Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops and 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” 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 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 Dance/Electronica Album Zonoscope, Cut/Copy 4×4=12, Deadmau5 Nothing But The Beat, David Guetta Body Talk, Pt. 3, Robyn Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Duets II, Tony Bennett & Various Artists The Gift, Susan Boyle In Concert On Broadway, Harry Connick Jr. Music Is Better Than Words, Seth MacFarlane What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman, Barbra Streisand 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 Rap Album Watch The Throne, Jay-Z & Kanye West Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne Lasers, Lupe Fiasco Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West 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 “God Gave Me You” — Dave Barnes “Just Fishin’” — Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill “Mean” — Taylor Swift “Threaten Me With Heaven” — Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian “You And Tequila” — Matraca Berg & Deana Carter 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 [gallery=793]

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