Mary J. Blige Tops Grammy Nominees List

These will be handed out on 2/11

MARY J. BLIGE picked up eight nominations when the nominees for the 49th annual GRAMMY AWARDS were announced this morning (12/7) in HOLLYWOOD, CA.

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS earned six noms, while THE DIXIE CHICKS, JOHN MAYER, PRINCE, WILL.I.AM, composer JOHN WILLIAMS and producer RICK RUBIN received five apiece. BEYONCÉ, BRYAN-MICHAEL COX, GNARLS BARKLEY, ISRAEL HOUGHTON, T.I and JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE earned four each.

The 49th annual GRAMMY AWARDS will take place at the STAPLES CENTER in LOS ANGELES on FEBRUARY 11 and be broadcast on CBS from 8-11:30p (ET/PT).

And the nominees are: 

RECORD OF THE YEAR

MARY J. BLIGE Be Without You
JAMES BLUNT You're Beautiful
THE DIXIE CHICKS Not Ready To Make Nice
GNARLS BARKLEY Crazy
CORINNE BAILEY RAY Put Your Records On 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

THE DIXIE CHICKS Taking The Long Way
GNARLS BARKLEY St. Elsewhere
JOHN MAYER Continuum
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Stadium Arcadium
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FutureSex/LoveSounds

SONG OF THE YEAR

MARY J. BLIGE Be Without You
CARRIE UNDERWOOD Jesus, Take The Wheel
THE DIXIE CHICKS Not Ready To Make Nice
CORINNE BAILEY RAY Put Your Records On
JAMES BLUNT You're Beautiful 

BEST NEW ARTIST

JAMES BLUNT
CHRIS BROWN
IMOGEN HEAP
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Check out all the nominees here.

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