2011 Grammy Nominees

[Stred]

The 53rd Grammy Awards will be held on Feburary 13, 2011.

The eligibility period was Sept. 1, 2009 – Sept. 30, 2010.

Album Of The Year
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Record Of The Year
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green
B.o.B & Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

Best Rap Album
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
Thank Me Later – Drake
Recovery – Eminem
How I Got Over – The Roots
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B

Best Rap Song
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
On To The Next One — Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid – Eminem
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B & Bruno Mars

Best Rap Solo Performance
Over – Drake
Not Afraid – Eminem
How Low – Ludacris
I’m Back – T.I.
Power – Kanye West

Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence + The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding

Song Of The Year
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Beg, Steal Or Borrow – Ray Lamontagne
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Fancy – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
On To The Next One – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
My Chick Bad – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
Shutterbugg – Big Boi & Cutty
Lose My Mind – Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
Deuces – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin Mccall
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Wake Up Everybody – John Legend & The Roots feat. Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Little One – Bilal
Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green
Tightrope – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
Still – Eric Roberson
Orion – Carolyn Malachi

I haven't even heard of this Lady Antebellum bitch...

 

[Ms L]

I can't believe any of that crap is considered "award worthy"

 

[masta247]

^ Same. I would vote for Lady Gaga in one category though because I enjoyed her album (no homo).
But I wouldn't have any idea about others. Awards like this are always full of shit though.

 

[Ms L]

You don't even have to try anymore these days. There are so many DESERVING, HARD WORKING artists who don't use auto-tunes and over the top edits to make their voice likable and THOSE artists don't get any radio air play and never get the credit they deserve for working their asses off.

 

[masta247]

True.

 

[EDouble]

Record of the year
Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green


LMAO Grammys

 

[Stred]

^ Same. I would vote for Lady Gaga in one category though because I enjoyed her album (no homo).
But I wouldn't have any idea about others. Awards like this are always full of shit though.

Just because you say "no homo" doesn't mean its not gay

 

[S O F I]

You don't even have to try anymore these days. There are so many DESERVING, HARD WORKING artists who don't use auto-tunes and over the top edits to make their voice likable and THOSE artists don't get any radio air play and never get the credit they deserve for working their asses off.

Like who? I'm not disagreeing, I'm just curious. I wonder if the artists you'll name had chart-topping hits in the past year.

 

[Da_Funk]

^word.

Eminem should win every category he's in, the only competition he has imo is from Empire State of Mind. How the fuck is nothin on you by b.o.b. on there? That song is so terrible, Airplanes, either version, is miles ahead of it, so is don't let me fall.

 

[Ms L]

^^ That's part of my point SOFI, It's those artists that really deserve it, that aren't even anywhere on the charts. No need to name names. There's been a lot of great mulit-platinum selling artists out there you never hear on the radio but yet you hear all this other auto-tuned crap on the radio instead. *puke*

 

[Sebastian]

^^ That's part of my point SOFI, It's those artists that really deserve it, that aren't even anywhere on the charts. No need to name names. There's been a lot of great mulit-platinum selling artists out there you never hear on the radio but yet you hear all this other auto-tuned crap on the radio instead. *puke*

What? Of course there is a need to name them. Otherwise there is no way to figure out if your taste is awful or not

 

[Casey]

Janelle Monae deserves a motherfucking Grammy and therefore I'm happy she's nominated. For anyone wondering "who the fuck is Janelle Monae and why the fuck does she deserve a motherfucking Grammy", I point you to the below, out-fucking-standing performance.

 

[hizzle?]

How I Got Over – The Roots
^^^ Only thing that was worth listening this year on that list, rap wise.

Drake isn't bad though.

 

[hizzle?]

Janelle Monae deserves a motherfucking Grammy and therefore I'm happy she's nominated. For anyone wondering "who the fuck is Janelle Monae and why the fuck does she deserve a motherfucking Grammy", I point you to the below, out-fucking-standing performance.

That's actually an awesome funk song... She's great.

 

[S O F I]

^^ That's part of my point SOFI, It's those artists that really deserve it, that aren't even anywhere on the charts. No need to name names. There's been a lot of great mulit-platinum selling artists out there you never hear on the radio but yet you hear all this other auto-tuned crap on the radio instead. *puke*

haha! No need to name names. Without names, your post is irrelevant! "Hey other people deserve this more than this person but I just don't know who they are?"

I'm sure there are artists out there with an incredible work ethic. But we all know that a hard work ethic only gets you so far. Again, I'm not saying no one deserves a Grammy more than the artists mentioned. I don't know. I'm just curious who because I don't really follow mainstream music lately so I don't know who's put out better material in the last year. So yes, there is a need to name names.

Go.

 

[FroDawgg]

I'm suprised that "Distant Relatives" is not up for ANYTHING. Definitely should be up there over Drake. Dope album.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

^Drake was commercially more sucessful. That's what it is more based upon.

 

[EDouble]

if Grammys just for sales why they got awards for best artwork & liner notes and shit

 

[masta247]

No music fan should consider any of these awards serious.
It's basically about top *something* amongst top10 selling/chart position tracks/albums of xxxx year.
Definitely Distant Relatives was the best commercial hip-hop album but looks like even that wasn't commercial enough. And that means that we have to forget about rappers that we listen to to be nominated for grammys, even those that are well known and recognized.

I don't think that there are any serious hip-hop awards that award real talents or good music.

 

[EDouble]

theres just a hip hop grammys? why r they seperate