第51届格莱美音乐奖提名揭晓(组图)

提名音乐会主持人Taylor Swift和LL Cool J

　　说唱歌手李尔·韦恩(Lil Wayne)在第51届格莱美音乐奖获得八项提名领跑，包括年度专辑和最佳说唱专辑的《Tha Carter III》、最佳说唱歌曲《Lollipop》、以及和T-Pain合作的最佳说唱合作歌曲《Got Money》。其他艺人如酷玩乐队则获得七项提名，而Jay-Z, Ne-Yo和Kane West各获得六项提名。

　　今年是美国录音学会首次采用

电视直播一场特别音乐会的方式来宣布格莱美奖提名，本次音乐会由Taylor Swift和LL Cool J在位于洛杉矶的诺基亚剧院主持，表演嘉宾包括Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, John Mayer，B.B. King和the Foo Fighters，他们都在现场演绎了自己的经典歌曲。第51届格莱美音乐奖颁奖盛典将于2009年2月8日(北京时间2月9日)在洛杉矶的斯台普斯中心举行，届时美国CBS电视台会现场直播。

　　Rapper Lil Wayne leads the nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with eight, including album of the year and best rap album for "Tha Carter III," best rap song for "Lollipop" and best rap/sung collaboration for "Got Money" featuring T-Pain.Other leading artists are Coldplay, who earned seven nominations, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kane West, who each scored six.

　　For the first time this year, the Recording Academy unveiled nominations in the top categories via a primetime concert special on CBS. Co-hosted by Taylor Swift and LL Cool J from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, it featured performances by Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, John Mayer and B.B. King and the Foo Fighters, all singing their favorite songs.The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be held Feb. 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and again broadcast on CBS.