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Nominees for the 2009 Frammys were announced yesterday. Lil Wayne led the pack with eight nominations, followed by Coldplay with seven and Jay Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West taking six. And Coldplay, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and Radiohead are all up for the coveted Album of the Year.
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Record of the Year:
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"Chasing Pavements," Adele
"Viva La Vida," Coldplay
"Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
"Paper Planes," M.I.A
"Please Read The Letter," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
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Album of the Year:
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"Raising Sand," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss"
"Viva La Vida," Coldplay
"Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne
"Year of the Gentleman," Ne-Yo
"In Rainbows," Radiohead
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Song of the Year:
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"American Boy," (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
"Chasing Pavements," (Adele)
"I'm Yours," (Jason Mraz)
"Love Song," (Coldplay)
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New Artist:
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Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
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R&B Album:
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"Love & Life," Eric Benét
"Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA," Boyz II Men
"Lay It Down," Al Green
"Jennifer Hudson," Jennifer Hudson
"The Way I See It," Raphael Saadiq
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Rap Album:
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"American Gangster," Jay-Z
"Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne
"The Cool," Lupe Fiasco
"Nas," Nas
"Paper Trail," T.I.
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Everything is pretty much as I expected. I was surprised to see Jennifer Hudson not nominated for best New Artist, but I hope my girl Jazmine takes that award home. Poor Michelle Williams ans Kelly Rowland recieved zero nods. I hear Erykah Badu also received a nomination in a random category.
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The Grammys will air live on CBS from the Staples Center on Feb. 8, 2009