The nominations for the 2012 Grammy Awards were announced earlier this evening, with Kanye West leading the pack with seven nods.
Songstress Adele nabbed the most prestigious nominations, garnering six for her album 21 and its subsequent singles. Her four-times platinum sophomore album will go up against Rihanna’s Loud in the Album of the Year category, while her smash “Rolling in the Deep” will compete against Kanye’s “All of the Lights,” Mumford & Sons’ “The Cave,” Bon Iver’s “Holocene” and Bruno Mars’ “Grenade.”
Nicki Minaj earned two nods: one for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Drake for “Moment 4 Life” and Best New Artist, where she’s up against The Band Perry, J. Cole, Skrillex and Bon Iver.
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Check the select nominations below, and head over to Grammy.com for the full list.
Record Of The Year
Rolling In The Deep
Adele
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Holocene
Bon Iver
Grenade
Bruno Mars
The Cave
Mumford & Sons
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Firework
Katy Perry
Album Of The Year
21
Adele
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Wasting Light
Foo Fighters
Born This Way
Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Bruno Mars
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Loud
Rihanna
Song Of The Year
All Of The Lights
Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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The Cave
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Track from: Sigh No More
Grenade
Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Holocene
Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
Track from: Bon Iver
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Rolling in the Deep
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: 21
Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
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Best Rap Performance
Look At Me Now
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
Track from: F.A.M.E.
Otis
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Track from: Watch The Throne
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The Show Goes On
Lupe Fiasco
Track from: Lasers
Moment 4 Life
Nicki Minaj & Drake
Black And Yellow
Wiz Khalifa
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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Party
Beyoncé & André 3000
I’m On One
DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
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I Need A Doctor
Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
What’s My Name?
Rihanna & Drake
Motivation
Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
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All Of The Lights
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
Best Rap Song
All Of The Lights
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Black And Yellow
I Need A Doctor
Look At Me Now
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Otis
The Show Goes On
Best Rap Album
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Watch The Throne
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Tha Carter IV
Lil Wayne
Lasers
Lupe Fiasco
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Pink Friday
Nicki Minaj
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Best R&B Performance
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Far Away
Marsha Ambrosius
Pieces Of Me
Ledisi
Not My Daddy
Kelly Price & Stokley
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Is This Love
Corinne Bailey Rae
You Are
Charlie Wilson
Best Traditional R&B Performance
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Sometimes I Cry
Eric Benét
Fool For You
Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
Radio Message
R. Kelly
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Good Man
Raphael Saadiq
Surrender
Betty Wright & The Roots
Best R&B Song
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Far Away
Fool For You
Not My Daddy
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Pieces Of Me
You Are
Best R&B Album
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F.A.M.E.
Chris Brown
Second Chance
El DeBarge
Love Letter
R. Kelly
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Pieces Of Me
Ledisi
Kelly
Kelly Price
