Get Ready For The Grammys

Sunday is Grammy time!  I can't wait to see what everyone wears, and I am stoked for some killer performances!

Eminem is the front-runner going into Sunday's Grammy Awards with a leading 10 nominations. Bruno Mars earned seven nods, while the most anticipated red carpet arrival, Lady Gaga, is up for six awards -- as is Jay-Z and Lady Antebellum.

Presenters at the 53rd annual show include: Miley Cyrus, Paramore, Neil Patrick Harris, John Legend, Seth Rogen, Kris Kristofferson, Selena Gomez, Norah Jones, Nicki Minaj, LL Cool J, Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban, Eva Longoria, Clay Matthews.

* The Grammy's will air live from L.A.'s Staples Center on Sunday, February 13th, at 8 p.m. on CBS.

NOMINATIONS BY THE NUMBERS

* Rap star Eminem has scored 10 nominations.

* Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars earned 7 nominations.

* Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and Lady Antebellum earned 6.

* John Legend and B.o.B scored 5.

* Drake, Rihanna, Cee Lo Green and Katy Perry were nominated for 4 each.

* Justin Bieber, Florence and the Machine, Mumford & Sons, Drake and Esperanza Spalding are all competing for Best New Artist.

PERFORMERS

Bob Dylan will join Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers for a three-song suite of folk rock numbers. It will be a special salute to acoustic music.

Dr. Dre will make an appearance during Eminem's performance, which will also include Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine. *Dr. Dre will be performing on the Grammy stage for the first time ever.

Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride,Florence and the Machine's Florence Welch and Yolanda Adams will perform a tribute to Aretha Franklin.

Mick Jagger and Raphael Saadiq will salute the late Solomon Burke. *This will be the first time Mick Jagger will perform live at the Grammys.

The rest of the lineup includes: Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Muse, Lady Antebellum, Katy Perry, Cee Lo Green, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rihanna, Drake, Barbra Streisand, Esperanza Spalding, Miranda Lambert, Justin Bieber, Usher, Bruno Mars, B.o.B., and Janelle Monáe.

OFFICAL LIST OF NOMINATIONS

The nominees were announced at the third annual Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! event, which aired on CBS from Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Nominees Katy Perry, B.o.B., Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber and Train all perfomed during the telecast.

Album Of The Year

The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Recovery -- Eminem
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster -- Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry

Record Of The Year

"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"F*** You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist

Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding

Song Of The Year

"Beg Steal Or Borrow" -- Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
"F*** You" -- Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
"The House That Built Me" --Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
"Need You Now" -- Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

POP

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

"King Of Anything" -- Sara Bareilles
"Halo (Live)" -- Beyonce
"Chasing Pirates" -- Norah Jones
"Bad Romance" -- Lady Gaga
"Teenage Dream" -- Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

"Haven't Met You Yet" -- Michael Buble
"This Is It" -- Michael Jackson
"Whataya Want From Me" -- Adam Lambert
"Just The Way You Are" -- Bruno Mars
"Half Of My Heart -- John Mayer

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

"Flow" -- Laurie Anderson
"Nessun Dorma" -- Jeff Beck
"No Mystery" -- Stanley Clarke
"Orchestral Intro" -- Gorillaz
"Sleepwalk" -- The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Instrumental Album

"Pushing The Envelope" -- Gerald Albright
"Take Your Pick" -- Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
"Heart And Soul" -- Kenny G
"Singularity" -- Robby Krieger
"Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway" -- Kirk Whalum

Best Pop Vocal Album

"My World 2.0" -- Justin Bieber
"I Dreamed A Dream" -- Susan Boyle
"The Fame Monster" -- Lady Gaga
"Battle Studies" -- John Mayer
"Teenage Dream" -- Katy Perry

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)" -- "Glee" Cast
"Misery" -- Maroon 5
"The Only Exception" -- Paramore
"Babyfather" -- Sade
"Hey, Soul Sister (Live)" -- Train

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

"Airplanes II" -- B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
"Imagine" -- Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
"If It Wasn't For Bad" -- Elton John & Leon Russell
"Telephone" -- Lady Gaga & Beyonce
"California Gurls" -- Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

TRADITIONAL POP

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

"Crazy Love" -- Michael Buble
"The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time" -- Barry Manilow
"Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville" -- Johnny Mathis
"Fly Me To The Moon...The Great American Songbook: Volume V" -- Rod Stewart
"Love Is The Answer" -- Barbra Streisand

DANCE

Best Dance Recording

"Rocket" -- Goldfrapp
"In For The Kill" -- La Roux
"Dance In The Dark" -- Lady Gaga
"Only Girl (In The World)" -- Rihanna
"Dancing On My Own" -- Robyn

Best Electronic/Dance Album

"These Hopeful Machines" -- BT
"Further" -- The Chemical Brothers
"Head First" -- Goldfrapp
"Black Light" -- Groove Armada
"La Roux" -- La Roux

ROCK

Best Rock Song

"Angry World" -- Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
"Little Lion Man" -- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Radioactive" -- Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"Resistance" -- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
"Tighten Up" -- Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album

Emotion & Commotion -- Jeff Beck
"The Resistance" -- Muse
"Backspacer" -- Pearl Jam
"Mojo" -- Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
"Le Noise" -- Neil Young

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

"Run Back To Your Side" -- Eric Clapton
"Crossroads" -- John Mayer
"Helter Skelter" -- Paul McCartney
"Silver Rider" -- Robert Plant
"Angry World" -- Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Ready To Start" -- Arcade Fire
"I Put A Spell On You" -- Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
"Tighten Up" -- The Black Keys
"Radioactive" -- Kings Of Leon
"Resistance" -- Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance

"A Looking In View" -- Alice In Chains
"Let Me Hear You Scream" -- Ozzy Osbourne
"Black Rain" -- Soundgarden
"Between The Lines" -- Stone Temple Pilots
"New Fang" -- Them Crooked Vultures

Best Rock Song

"Angry World" -- Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
"Little Lion Man" -- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Radioactive" -- Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"Resistance" -- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
"Tighten Up" -- Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriter (The Black Keys)

Best Metal Performance

"El Dorado" -- Iron Maiden
"Let The Guilt Go" -- Korn
"In Your Words" -- Lamb Of God
"Sudden Death" -- Megadeth
"World Painted Blood" -- Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

"Hammerhead" -- Jeff Beck
"Black Mud" -- The Black Keys
"Do The Murray" -- Los Lobos
"Kundalini Bonfire" -- Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
"The Deathless Horsie" -- Dweezil Zappa

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album

The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms -- Band Of Horses
Brothers -- The Black Keys
Broken Bells -- Broken Bells
Contra -- Vampire Weekend

R&B

Best R&B Song

"Bittersweet" -- Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
"Finding My Way Back" -- Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
"Second Chance" -- E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
"Shine" -- John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
"Why Would You Stay" -- K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album

The Love & War Masterpeace -- Raheem DeVaughn
Back To Me -- Fantasia
Another Round -- Jaheim
Wake Up! -- John Legend & The Roots
Still Standing -- Monica

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

"Gone Already" -- Faith Evans
"Bittersweet" -- Fantasia
"Everything To Me" -- Monica
"Tired" -- Kelly Price
"Holding You Down (Going In Circles)" -- Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

"Second Chance" -- El DeBarge
"Finding My Way Back" -- Jaheim
"Why Would You Stay" -- Kem
"We're Still Friends" -- (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
"There Goes My Baby" -- Usher

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

"When A Woman Loves" -- R. Kelly
"Hang On In There" -- John Legend & The Roots
"You're So Amazing" -- Calvin Richardson
"In Between" -- Ryan Shaw
"Go [Live]" -- Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

"Little One" -- Bilal
"F*** You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Orion" -- Carolyn Malachi
"Tightrope" -- Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
"Still" -- Eric Roberson

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

"Take My Time" -- Chris Brown & Tank
"Love" -- Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
"You've Got A Friend" -- Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
"Shine" -- John Legend & The Roots
"Soldier Of Love" -- Sade

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Graffiti -- Chris Brown
Untitled -- R. Kelly
Transition -- Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid -- Janelle Monáe
Raymond V Raymond -- Usher

RAP

Best Rap Solo Performance

"Over" -- Drake
"Not Afraid" -- Eminem
"How Low" -- Ludacris
"I'm Back" -- T.I.
"Power" -- Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

"Shutterbugg" -- Big Boi & Cutty
"Fancy" -- Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
"On To The Next One" -- Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
"My Chick Bad" -- Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
"Lose My Mind" -- Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Deuces" -- Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem & Rihanna
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Wake Up! Everybody" -- John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

"Empire State Of Mind" -- Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
"Not Afraid" -- M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
"Nothin' On You" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars)
"On To The Next One" -- Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album

The Adventures Of Bobby Ray -- B.o.B
Thank Me Later -- Drake
Recovery -- Eminem
The Blueprint 3 -- Jay-Z
How I Got Over -- The Roots

COUNTRY

Best Country Song

"The Breath You Take" -- Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
"Free" -- Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
"The House That Built Me" -- Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"I'd Love To Be Your Last" -- Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"If I Die Young" -- Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
"Need You Now" -- Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

Best Country Album

Up On The Ridge -- Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give -- Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song -- Jamey Johnson
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
Revolution -- Miranda Lambert

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

"Satisfied" -- Jewel
"The House That Built Me" -- Miranda Lambert
"Swingin'" -- LeAnn Rimes
"Temporary Home" -- Carrie Underwood
"I'd Love To Be Your Last" -- Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

"Macon" -- Jamey Johnson
"Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)" -- Toby Keith
"Turning Home" -- David Nail
"'Til Summer Comes Around" -- Keith Urban
"Gettin' You Home" -- Chris Young

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Free" -- Zac Brown Band
"Elizabeth" -- Dailey & Vincent
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
"Little White Church" -- Little Big Town
"Where Rainbows Never Die" -- The SteelDrivers

Best Country Instrumental Performance

"Tattoo Of A Smudge" -- Cherryholmes
"Magic #9" -- The Infamous Stringdusters
"New Chance Blues" -- Punch Brothers
"Willow Creek" -- Darrell Scott
"Hummingbyrd" -- Marty Stuart

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

"Bad Angel" -- Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
"Pride (In The Name Of Love)" -- Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
"As She's Walking Away" -- Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
"Hillbilly Bone" -- Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
"I Run To You" -- Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

JAZZ

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

The Stanley Clarke Band -- The Stanley Clarke Band
Never Can Say Goodbye -- Joey DeFrancesco
Now Is The Time -- Jeff Lorber Fusion
To The One -- John McLaughlin
Backatown -- Trombone Shorty

GOSPEL

Best Gospel Performance

"He Wants It All" -- Forever Jones
"You Hold My World" -- Israel Houghton
"Nobody Greater" -- VaShawn Mitchell
"He's Been Just That Good" -- Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway
"Grace" -- BeBe & CeCe Winans

AMERICAN ROOTS

Best Americana Album

The List -- Rosanne Cash
Tin Can Trust -- Los Lobos
Country Music -- Willie Nelson
Band Of Joy -- Robert Plant
You Are Not Alone -- Mavis Staples

Best Traditional Blues Album

Giant -- James Cotton
Memphis Blues -- Cyndi Lauper
The Well -- Charlie Musselwhite
Joined At The Hip -- Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites -- Jimmie Vaughan

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Nothing's Impossible -- Solomon Burke
Tribal -- Dr. John And The Lower 911
Living Proof -- Buddy Guy
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook -- Bettye LaVette
Live! In Chicago -- Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee, And Buddy Flett

via Pulse of Radio.