Current Grammy nominees Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, and Nicki Minaj are the first performers announced for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards telecast. The ceremony will be held Sunday, Feb. 12 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live on CBS.
Aldean and Swift are up for three awards each. Aldean has nominations for Best Country Solo Performance for “Dirt Road Anthem,” Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Don’t You Wanna Stay” (with Kelly Clarkson), and Best Country Album for My Kinda Party. Clarkson is a two-time Grammy winner.
Four-time winner Swift has nods for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for “Mean,” and Best Country Album for Speak Now.
In related news, the 2012 Grammy Nominees album includes music from several country stars in the running for awards. The album will be available Jan. 24 from Universal Republic Records and The Recording Academy’s Grammy Recordings. (Full track list below).
Nominees for many of the most widely recognized Grammy categories are on the collection including nominees for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Country Album, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
One music fan who purchases the album will win a trip to the 2013 Grammy Awards. Each 2012 Grammy Nominees album includes a special game piece featuring a unique entry code which must be entered at www.grammy.com/grammyticketgame.
Now in its 18th edition, the best selling album rotates labels from year to year. A portion of the proceeds benefit the MusiCares® Foundation and the GRAMMY Foundation®.
2012 Grammy Nominees Album Tracklist:
1. Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
2. Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
3. Katy Perry, “Firework”
Record Of The Year
4. Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera, “Moves Like Jagger”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
5. Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”
Best New Artist
6. Rihanna ft. Drake, “What’s My Name?”
Album Of The Year
7. J. Cole, “Work Out”
Best New Artist
8. Lady Gaga,”You And I”
Album Of The Year
9. Foster The People, “Pumped Up Kicks”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
10. Skrillex, “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”
Best New Artist
11. Coldplay, “Paradise”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
12. Foo Fighters, “Walk”
Album Of The Year
13. The Band Perry, “If I Die Young”
Best New Artist
14. Mumford & Sons, “The Cave”
Record Of The Year
15. Bon Iver, “Holocene”
Record Of The Year
Best New Artist
16. Lady Antebellum, “Just A Kiss”
Best Country Album
17. Taylor Swift, “Mean”
Best Country Album
18. Blake Shelton, “Honey Bee”
Best Country Album
19. Eric Church, “Drink In My Hand”
Best Country Album
20. The Black Keys, “Dearest”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
21. Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson, “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
Best Country Album
22. Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse, “Body And Soul”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
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