Mariah Leads Grammy Nominees With 8 Nods

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Nominations for the 48th Annual GRAMMY® Awards were announced today by The Recording Academy® reflecting a year in which multiple genres were represented in top categories, collaborations were numerous and diverse, and newer up-and-comers were nominated alongside more established, legendary artists. The nominations were announced at Gotham Hall in New York City and the event was attended by national and international media, as well as key music industry executives. Artists reading nominations this morning included Natasha Bedingfield, Big & Rich, Mariah Carey, Chad Kroeger (Nickelback), John Legend, Patti LaBelle, Carly Simon, Sway, and CeCe Winans. The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Topping the nominations, Mariah Carey, John Legend and Kanye West each earned eight.

Below are Mariah's eight nominations:

GENERAL FIELD
Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
Gold Digger - Kanye West

Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
The Emancipation Of Mimi - Mariah Carey
Chaos And Creation In The Backyard - Paul McCartney
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. - Gwen Stefani
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
Late Registration - Kanye West

Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen
Ordinary People - John Legend
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2

FIELD 1 - POP
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
It's Like That - Mariah Carey
Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
Good Is Good - Sheryl Crow
Will Not Be Broken - Bonnie Raitt
Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

FIELD 6 - R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
1 Thing - Amerie</B>
Wishing On A Star - Beyoncé
Free Yourself - Fantasia
Unbreakable - Alicia Keys

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Mine Again - Mariah Carey
Summertime - Fantasia
A House Is Not A Home - Aretha Franklin
If I Was Your Woman - Alicia Keys
Stay With You - John Legend

Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
Cater 2 U - Destiny's Child
Free Yourself - Fantasia
Ordinary People - John Legend
Unbreakable - Alicia Keys

Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The Emancipation Of Mimi - Mariah Carey
Touch - Amerie
Destiny Fulfilled - Destiny's Child
Turning Point - Mario
O - Omarion

Full Nominations List Here (http://www.grammy.com/awards/grammy/48Awards.aspx)

Congratulations Mariah!


Source: Grammy.com (http://grammy.com/press/press_releases/2005/1208a.aspx)