The nominations are in. For many artists in the music business, it doesn’t get any bigger than the Grammy Awards. Announced eight o’clock this morning in Madison Square Garden, Eminem, Nelly, Petey Pablo and Foxy Brown along with many other hip-hop artists were all nominated in this year’s expanded categories. The awards will be handed out on February 23rd.
Here are a list’s of the nominees:
Record of the Year:
“A Thousand Miles,” Vanessa Carlton
“Without Me,” Eminem
“Don’t Know Why,” Norah Jones
“Dilemma,” Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
“How You Remind Me,” Nickelback
Album of the Year:
“Home,” Dixie Chicks
“The Eminem Show,” Eminem
“Come Away With Me,” Norah Jones
“Nellyville,” Nelly
“The Rising,” Bruce Springsteen
New Artist
Ashanti
Michelle Branch
Norah Jones
Avril Lavigne
John Mayer
Urban/Alternative Performance
“Little Things,” India.Arie
“Love of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop),” Erykah Badu Featuring Common
“Gettin’ Grown,” Cee-Lo
“Floetic,” Floetry
“Be Here,” Raphael Saadiq featuring D’Angelo
Rap Solo Performance:
“Diary …,” Charli Baltimore
“Scream a.k.a. Itchin’,” Missy Elliott
“Satisfaction,” Eve
“Na Na Be Like,” Foxy Brown
“Mystery of Iniquity,” Lauryn Hill
Rap Solo Performance
“Without Me,” Eminem
“Song Cry,” Jay-Z
“Rollout (My Business),” Ludacris
“Bouncin’ Back (Bumpin’ Me Against The Wall),” Mystikal
“Hot in Herre,” Nelly
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
“The Essence,” AZ featuring Nas
“Still Fly,” Big Tymers
“Pass the Courvoisier Part II,” Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy & Pharrell
“Oh Boy,” Cam’Ron featuring Juelz Santana
“The Whole World,” OutKast featuring Killer Mike
Rap/Sung Collaboration
“What’s Luv?” Fat Joe featuring Ashanti
“Always on Time,” Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
“Po’ Folks,” Nappy Roots featuring Anthony Hamilton
“Dilemma,” Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
“Like I Love You,” Justin Timberlake featuring Clipse
Rap Album
“The Eminem Show,” Eminem
“Word of Mouf,” Ludacris
“Tarantula,” Mystikal
“Nellyville,” Nelly
“Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry,” Petey Pablo
