Winehouse and West look to own the 50th Grammy Awards

Dec 7, 2007, 12:30 GMT

Amy Winehouse and Kanye West led the way at yesterday's (06.12.07) nominations for the 50th Grammy Awards.

The two stars - who have both battled personal problems recently - look set to dominate the prestigious music ceremony at Los Angeles' Staples Centre on February 10 after Winehouse received six nods and West a massive eight.

West, whose mother Donda died in November, has been recognised in categories including Album of the Year and Rap Album for his third studio LP 'Graduation'.

Winehouse - who recently cancelled all her performances for 2007 after struggling to cope without husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is on remand in London's Pentonville jail for allegedly perverting the course of justice - is also in line for Album of the Year for 'Back to Black', while her hit 'Rehab' is up for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

The 24-year-old singer, who has a well documented problem with drugs and alcohol, has also been nominated in the Best New Artist section.

Just behind Winehouse with five nominations are the Foo Fighters, Ne-Yo, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain, while artists including Rihanna, Akon and Bruce Springsteen will each battle in four categories.

Foo Fighters' lead singer Dave Grohl revealed he is a big fan of Amy Winehouse, saying: "I think Amy's amazing. I love her records so much.

"I hope she shows up at the ceremony, I hope she plays, and I hope she does what she does best."

The awards will be broadcast live on US TV channel CBS.

Album of the Year

'Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace' - Foo Fighters

'These Days' - Vince Gill

'River: The Joni Letters' - Herbie Hancock

'Graduation' - Kanye West

'Back to Black' - Amy Winehouse

Record of the Year

'Irreplaceable'- Beyoncé

'The Pretender'- Foo Fighters

'Umbrella'- Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z)

'What Goes Around . . . Comes Around' - Justin Timberlake

'Rehab' - Amy Winehouse

Song of the Year

'Before He Cheats' - John Kear and Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

'Hey There Delilah'- Tom Higgenson, songwriters (Plain White T's)

'Like A Star'- Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)

'Rehab'- Amy Winehouse

'Umbrella' - Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius 'Dream' Nash and Christopher Stewart songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)

Best New Artist

Feist

Ledisi

Paramore

Taylor Swift

Amy Winehouse

Pop Vocal Album

'Lost Highway' - Bon Jovi

'The Reminder' - Feist

'It Won't Be Soon Before Long' - Maroon 5

'Memory Almost Full' - Paul McCartney

'Back To Black' - Amy Winehouse

Rap Album

'Finding Forever' - Common

'Kingdom Come' - Jay-Z

'Hip Hop Is Dead' - Nas

'T.I. vs T.I.P.' - T.I.

'Graduation' - Kanye West

Rock Album

'Daughtry' - Daughtry

'Revival' - John Fogerty

'Echoes - Silence - Patience and Grace' - Foo Fighters

'Magic' - Bruce Springsteen

'Sky Blue Sky' - Wilco

Country Album

'Long Trip Alone' - Dierks Bentley

'These Days' - Vince Gill

'Let It Go' - Tim McGraw

'5th Gear' - Brad Paisley

'It Just Comes Natural' - George Strait

Contemporary R'n'B Album

'Konvicted' - Akon

'Just Like You' - Keyshia Cole

'Fantasia' - Fantasia

'East Side Story' - Emily King

'Because Of You' - Ne-Yo

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