LL Cool J hosted this year's Grammy Nominations Concert Live, a televised event celebrating this year's biggest names in music. Beyonce Knowles

The Recording Academy's hour-long special, which aired on CBS last night, featured performances from some of the 52nd Annual Grammy Award show nominees, including a noteworthy tribute to Michael Jackson by Maxwell – and previewed what's to come for next year's big event.

Seven-time Grammy Award-winner Beyoncé Knowles leads the pack with ten nominations, including Album of the Year for her platinum-plus third solo album 'I Am... Sasha Fierce,' Record of the Year for 'Halo' and Song of the Year for her dance anthem 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).'




Taylor Swift's sophomore release 'Fearless' earned her eight nominations, while Kanye West, Maxwell and Black Eyed Peas rounded out the field with six nominations. Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and DJ/producer David Guetta – the man behind the Black Eyed Peas megahit 'I Got A Feeling' scored five nods.

Other notable nominations include the 'Saturday Night Live' parody/song 'I'm On a Boat' by The Lonely Island & T-Pain in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category.

Keri Hilson is the sole R&B singer to score a Best New Artist of the Year nomination.

R&B powerhouse Ledisi, who released her third major label studio album -- 'Turn Me Loose' -- in August, scored two nominations: Best R&B Album and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Also notably, 'Degrassi' actor-turned-rap sensation Drake -- who has yet to release a formal debut -- racked up two nominations for his hit song 'Best I Ever Had.'
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on Jan. 31 at 8:00 PM EST from Los Angeles' Staples Center.

The following is a sampling of nominations for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards:

Album Of The Year:

'I Am...Sasha Fierce' (Beyoncé)
'The E.N.D.' (the Black Eyed Peas)
'The Fame' (Lady Gaga)
'Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King' (Dave Matthews Band)
'Fearless' (Taylor Swift)

Record Of The Year:
'Halo' (Beyoncé)
'I Gotta Feeling' (the Black Eyed Peas)
'Use Somebody' (Kings Of Leon)
'Poker Face' (Lady Gaga)
'You Belong With Me' (Taylor Swift)

Song Of The Year:
'Poker Face,' Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
'Pretty Wings,' Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),' Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
'Use Somebody, ' Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
'You Belong With Me,' Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Best New Artist:
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
The Ting Tings
Silversun Pickups

Best R&B Performance by A Duo or Group with Vocals:
'Blame It' (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
'Chocolate High' (India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild)
'Ifuleave' (Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige)
'Higher Ground' (Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters)
'Love Has Finally Come At Last' (Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby)

Best Rap Album:
'Universal Mind Control' (Common)
'Relapse' (Eninem)
R.O.O.T.S. (Flo Rida)
'Ecstatic' (Mos Def)
'The Renaissance' (Q-Tip)

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:
'Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)' (Beyonce)
'It Kills Me' (Melanie Fiona)
'That Was Then' (Lalah Hathaway)
'Goin' Thru Changes' (Ledisi)
'Lions, Tigers & Bears' (Jazmine Sullivan)

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
'The Point Of It All' (Anthony Hamilton)
'Pretty Wings' (Maxwell)
'Sobeautiful' (Musiq Soulchild)
'Under' (Pleasure P)
'There Goes My Baby' (Charlie Wilson)

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
'At Last' (Beyonce)
'Soul Music' (Anthony Hamilton)
'Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight' (Boney James & Quinn)
'Sow Love' (Ann Nesby)
'Woman Gotta Have It' (Calvin Richardson)

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
'Daykeeper' (The Foreign Exchange)
'All Matter' (Robert Glasper & Bilal)
'Pearls' (India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore)
'A Tale of Two' (Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson)
'Blend' (Tonex)


Best R&B Song
'Blame It' (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
'Lions, Tigers & Bears' (Jazmine Sullivan)
'Pretty Wings' (Maxwell)
'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' Beyonce
'Under' (Pleasure P)

Best R&B Album
'The Point of It All' (Anthony Hamilton)
'Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics' (India.Arie)
'Turn Me Loose' (Ledisi)
'Blacksummers' Night' (Maxwell)
'Uncle Charlie' (Charlie Wilson)

Contemporary R&B Album
'I Am...Sasha Fierce' (Beyonce)
'Intuition' (Jamie Foxx)
'Ready' (Trey Songz)
'Thr33 Ringz' (T-Pain)

Rap Solo Performance
'Best I Ever Had' (Drake)
'Beautiful' (Eminem)
'D.O.A.' (Jay-Z)
'Day 'N' Nite' (Kid Cudi)
'Casa Bey' (Mos Def)

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
'Too Many Rappers' (Beastie Boys & Nas)
'Crack A Bottle' (Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent)
'Money Goes, Honey Stay' (Fabolous & Jay-Z)
'Make Her Say' (Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common)
'Amazing' (Kanye West & Young Jeezy)

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
'Ego' (Beyonce & Kanye West)
'Knock You Down' (Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo)
'Run This Town' (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
'I'm On A Boat' (The Lonely Island & T-Pain)
'Dead & Gone' (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)

Best Rap Song
'Best I Ever Had' (Drake)
'Day 'N' Nite' (Kid Cudi)
'Dead And Gone' (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
'D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)' (Jay-Z)
'Run This Town' (Jay-Z, Kanye West & Rihanna)

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