Yesterday the nominations for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced, and there are plenty of Atlanta and Georgia performers in the running, especially in the rap and country categories. (Sidenote: Justin Timberlake loves an Atlanta collaboration):
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Ciara and Justin Timberlake, “Love Sex Magic”
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
“Amazing,” Kanye West and Young Jeezy
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Knock You Down,” Keri Hilson, Kanye West, and Ne-Yo
“Dead and Gone,” T.I. and Justin Timberlake
Best Rap Song
“Dead and Gone,” T.I. and Justin Timberlake
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Zac Brown Band, “Chicken Fried”
Lady Antebellum, “I Run to You”
Sugarland, “It Happens”
Best Country Song
“I Run to You,” Lady Antebellum
Best Country Album
The Foundation, Zac Brown Band
Best Gospel Performance
“Born Again,” Third Day
Best Gospel Song
“Born Again, Third Day
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Live Revelations, Third Day
Best Spoken Word Album
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land, Jimmy Carter
Producer of the Year (non-Classical)
Brendan O’Brien
Best Surround Sound Album
Transmigration, Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choruses
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
In God’s Time, Barry Scott & Second Wind
Congrats to all–watch who wins on CBS, January 31, and see the complete list of nominations here.
