British group Coldplay was nominated in the three top Grammy categories of record, album and song of the year — all for its hit album “Viva La Vida” Dec. 3, 2008. The Grammy awards will be held Feb. 8, 2009. For the first time, nominations in key categories were announced during a one-hour concert television special instead of a news conference.
Here are the nominees...
Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
* Chasing Pavements
Adele
Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers
Track from: 19
[XL Recordings/Columbia]
* Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers
Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Capitol Records]
* Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan “Alias” Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan “Alias” Tedder, engineers/mixers
[J Records/SYCO Music]
* Paper Planes
M.I.A
Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer
Track from: Kala
[Interscope]
* Please Read The Letter
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
Track from: Raising Sand
[Rounder]
Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
* Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay
Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O’Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
[Capitol Records]
* Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne
Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun “Maestro” Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews “Drew” Correa, Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford, Darius “Deezle” Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius “Deezle” Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Universal Motown/Cash Money]
* Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo
Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari “Sho” Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin “KD” Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
[Def Jam/Compound]
* Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
[Rounder]
* In Rainbows
Radiohead
Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
[TBD Records]
Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
* American Boy
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
Track from: Shine
[Atlantic/Homeschool; Publishers: Will.I.Am Music/Cherry River Music/Chrysalis Publishing/John Legend Publishing/Cherry River Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music/Larry Leron Music/Speir Music/Broke, Spoke and Gone Publishing]
* Chasing Pavements
Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: 19
[XL Recordings/Columbia; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram Int.]
* I’m Yours
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic; Publisher: Goo Eyed Music]
* Love Song
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
Track from: Little Voice
[Epic; Publisher: Tiny Bear Music]
* Viva La Vida
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Capitol Records; Publishers: Universal Music-MGB Songs]
Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
* Adele
* Duffy
* Jonas Brothers
* Lady Antebellum
* Jazmine Sullivan
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
* Chasing Pavements
Adele
Track from: 19
[Columbia/XL]
* Love Song
Sara Bareilles
Track from: Little Voice
[Epic]
* Mercy
Duffy
Track from: Rockferry
[Mercury]
* Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
[J Records/SYCO Music]
* I Kissed A Girl
Katy Perry
Track from: One Of The Boys
[Capitol Records]
* So What
Pink
[LaFace]
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
* All Summer Long
Kid Rock
Track from: Rock N Roll Jesus
[Atlantic]
* Say
John Mayer
Track from: Continuum
[Columbia]
* That Was Me
Paul McCartney
Track from: Amoeba’s Secret
[Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
* I’m Yours
Jason Mraz
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic]
* Closer
Ne-Yo
Track from: Year Of The Gentleman
[Def Jam/Compound Entertainment]
* Wichita Lineman
James Taylor
Track from: Covers
[Hear Music]
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
* Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Capitol Records]
* Waiting In The Weeds
Eagles
Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden
[Eagles Recording Company II]
* Going On
Gnarls Barkley
Track from: The Odd Couple
[Downtown/Atlantic]
* Won’t Go Home Without You
Maroon 5
Track from: It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
[Octone/A&M]
* Apologize
OneRepublic
Track from: Dreaming Out Loud
[Mosley Music/Interscope Records]
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
* Lesson Learned
Alicia Keys & John Mayer
Track from: As I Am
[J Records]
* 4 Minutes
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Track from: Hard Candy
[Warner Bros.]
* Rich Woman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Track from: Raising Sand
[Rounder]
* If I Never See Your Face Again
Rihanna & Maroon 5
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
[Def Jam]
* No Air
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Track from: Jordin Sparks
[Jive]
For More on the list of nominees, check out Grammy.com
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