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Kanye West, Amy Winehouse Lead Grammy Nominations

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards nominations were announced Thursday.

Kanye West leads the field with eight nominations, followed by Amy Winehouse with six and Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain, each of whom got five nominations.

The 2008 Grammy Awards will be held on February 10 in Los Angeles.

For the full list of Grammy nominations, look below:

Album of the Year
Foo Fighters, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Vince Gill, These Days
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters
Kanye West, Graduation
Amy Winehouse, Back to Black

Record of the Year
Beyoncé, “Irreplaceable”
Foo Fighters, “The Pretender”
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, “Umbrella”
Justin Timberlake, “What Goes Around … / … Comes Around”
Amy Winehouse, “Rehab"

Song of the Year
Carrie Underwood, “Before He Cheats”
Plain White T’s, “Hey There Delilah”
Corinne Bailey Rae, “Like a Star”
Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, “Umbrella”

Best New Artist
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Beck, “Timebomb”
Paul McCartney, “Only Mama Knows”
John Mellencamp, “Our Country”
Bruce Springsteen, “Radio Nowhere”
Lucinda Williams, “Come On”

Best Rock Album
Daughtry, Daughtry
John Fogerty, Revival
Foo Fighters, Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace
Bruce Springsteen, Magic
Wilco, Sky Blue Sky

Best Rock Song
Lucinda Williams, “Come On”
The White Stripes, “Icky Thump”
Daughtry, “It’s Not Over”
Foo Fighters, “The Pretender”
Bruce Springsteen, “Radio Nowhere”

Best Alternative Album
Lily Allen, Alright Still
Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
Björk, Volta
The Shins, Wincing the Night Away
The White Stripes, Icky Thump

Best Rap Album
Common, Finding Forever
Jay-Z, Kingdom Come
Nas, Hip Hop Is Dead
T.I., T.I. Vs. Tip
Kanye West, Graduation

Best Rap Song
50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake, “Ayo Technology”
T.I., “Big Things Poppin’”
Kanye West, “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”
Soulja Boy Tell’Em, “Crank That”
Kanye West feat. T-Pain, “Good Life”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Akon feat. Snoop, “I Want to Love You”
Chris Brown feat. T-Pain, “Kiss Kiss”
Keyshia Cole feat,. Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott, “Let It Go”
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, “Umbrella”
Kanye West feat. T-Pain, “Good Life”

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Christina Aguilera, “Candyman”
Feist, “1234″
Fergie, “Big Girls Don’t Cry”
Nelly Furtado, “Say it Right”
Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Mary J. Blige, “Just Fine”
Fantasia, “When I See U”
Alicia Keys, “No One”
Jill Scott, “Hate on Me”
Chrisette Michele, “If I Have My Way”

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Michael Buble, “Everything”
John Mayer, “Belief”
Paul McCartney, “Dance Tonight”
Seal, “Amazing”
Justin Timberlake, “What Goes Around … / … Comes Around”

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Beastie Boys, “Off the Grid”
Ben Harper and Innocent Criminals, “Paris Sunrise Number Seven”
Dave Koz, “Over the Rainbow”
Joni Mitchell, “One Week Last Summer”
Spiro Gyra, “Simple Pleasures”

Best Dance Recording
The Chemical Brothers, “Do It Again”
Justice, “D.A.N.C.E.”
Mika, “Love Today”
Rihanna, “Don’t Stop The Music”
Justin Timberlake, “Love Stoned/I Think She Knows

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