’09 Grammy Noms…

Posted on December 3rd, 2008 by missfrolab.
Categories: Frolaborators.

I wish I could have recorded all of Nito’s annoyed exhales as I just read off this years nominations! Hilarious! Sometimes reading the list is like playing the “one of these things does not belong” game! Check out some of our favorite categories & a few “fro-choice” nominees…

Record Of The Year

• Chasing Pavements – Adele
• Viva La Vida – Coldplay
  
• Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
  
• Paper Planes – M.I.A
  
• Please Read The Letter – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album Of The Year

• Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends – Coldplay
• Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
• Year Of The Gentleman – Ne-Yo
• Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• In Rainbows – Radiohead

Song Of The Year

• American Boy (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
  William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters!
• Chasing Pavements (Adele)
• I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
• Love Song (Sara Bareilles)
• Viva La Vida (Coldplay

Best New Artist

• Adele
• Duffy
• Jonas Brothers
• Lady Antebellum
• Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• Me, Myself And I – Beyoncé
  
• Heaven Sent – Keyshia Cole
  
• Spotlight – Jennifer Hudson
  
• Superwoman – Alicia Keys
  
• Need U Bad – Jazmine Sullivan
  

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• You’re The Only One – Eric Benét
  
• Take You Down – Chris Brown
  
• Miss Independent – Ne-Yo
  
• Can’t Help But Wait – Trey Songz
  
• Here I Stand – Usher
  

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Ribbon In The Sky – Boyz II Men
  
• Words – Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
  
• Stay With Me (By The Sea) – Al Green Featuring John Legend
  
• I’m His Only Woman – Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
  
• Never Give You Up – Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
  

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• A Change Is Gonna Come – Wayne Brady
  
• You’ve Got The Love I Need – Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton
  
• Baby I Know – (Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
  
• Love That Girl – Raphael Saadiq
  
• In Love With Another Man – Jazmine Sullivan
  

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• Say Goodbye To Love – Kenna
  
• Wanna Be – Maiysha
  
• Be OK – Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
• Many Moons- Janelle Monae
• Lovin You (Music) – Wayna Featuring Kokayi
  

Best R&B Song

• Bust Your Windows (Jazmine Sullivan)
  
• Customer (Raheem DeVaughn)
  
• Heaven Sent (Keyshia Cole)
  
• Miss Independent (Ne-Yo)
  
• Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson

Best R&B Album

• 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

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Growing Pains – Mary J. Blige
  
• Back Of My Lac’ – J. Holiday
  
• First Love – Karina
  
• Year Of The Gentleman – Ne-Yo
  
• Fearless – Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Solo Performance

• Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)… – Jay-Z
  
• A Milli – Lil Wayne
  
• Paris, Tokyo – Lupe Fiasco
  
• N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master) – Nas
  
• Sexual Eruption – Snoop Dogg

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• American Boy – Estelle Featuring Kanye West
  
• Low – Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
  
• Green Light – John Legend & Andre 3000
  
• Got Money – Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
  
• Superstar – Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
  

Best Rap Song

• Lollipop (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
  
• Low (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
  
• Sexual Eruption (Snoop Dogg)
  
• Superstar (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
  
• Swagga Like Us (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
  

Best Rap Album

• American Gangster – Jay-Z
  
• Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
  
• The Cool – Lupe Fiasco
  
• Nas – Nas
  
• Paper Trail – T.I.

Best Spoken Word Album

• Life Beyond Measure – Sidney Poitier

Best Comedy Album

• Flight Of The Conchords
  

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• Danger Mouse
  
• Rick Rubin
  
• will.i.am
  

Best Short Form Music Video

• Honey – Erykah Badu
  
• Who’s Gonna Save My Soul – Gnarls Barkley
  
• Another Way To Die – Alicia Keys & Jack White
  
• House Of Cards – Radiohead

Best Long Form Music Video

• Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles – John Mayer
  

Best Alternative Music Album

• The Odd Couple – Gnarls Barkley
  
• In Rainbows – Radiohead

…check the complete list of categories & nominees here.

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