Don't Forget About the Grammys

The Grammys are a while away, on Feb. 10 to be exact, but as of right now there are a few outstanding names and they'll probably be the same ones snatching up those golden phonographs.

For one, Rihanna and Kanye West are all over the place. These nominees are in Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and a handful of other places. Rihanna appeared five times; West was eight. He's recognized for his Graduation as a nominee for Album of the Year, as well as "Stronger" for Best Rap Solo Performance, and "The Good Life" with T-Pain for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. If you've been following More Like A Six-Foot Turkey for a while, you'll notice that West also sits at out number one album of 2007.


I was also pleased to see the British trio of the producer and two singers, Mark Ronson, Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse. While Allen wasn't really as popular in the States and didn't manage to have as much marital drama as Winehouse, she still made it into the Grammy lists with her Alright Still nominated for Best Alternative Music Album. Back to Black and "Rehab," nominated for Album of the year and Record of the Year, respectively, are probably going to define Winhouse's career, but the album altogether is great and definitely something that both English and American tastes can get used to.

One a side note, The Arctic Monkeys did a cover of Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good."

The man responsible for both of the explosion of both the Winehouse and Allen careers is producer and DJ Mark Ronson, who many know for his percussion-heavy beats. He is nominated for Producer of the Year.

In the same category for Producer, Timbaland is the guy we know best for his work as an artist and with Nelly Furtado, M.I.A., Fabolous, Ne-Yo and Justin Timberlake. He's mentioned for Record of the Year for "What Goes Around... Comes Around," by Justin Timberlake and for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals with his, Furtado and Timberlake's "Give It To Me."

Justice also managed to make in in there with their "D.A.N.C.E." nominated for Best Dance Recording and † for Best Electronic/Dance Album. Nice.

If you feel like scrolling through all 31 fields of music and 109 categories of nominees, the 50th Annual Grammy list is available.