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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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