Dec 6, 2007 10:00 am US/Pacific
Kanye West Leads Grammy Nominations
Amy Winehouse Grabs 8 Nominations
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
Kanye West received a leading eight Grammy nominations
Thursday, and the troubled singer Amy Winehouse received six.
Other top nominees included the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z,
Rihannna, Paul McCartney, T-Pain and Timbaland.
Both West and Winehouse were nominated for album of the
year for their CDs, "Graduation" and "Back to Back" respectively. Winehouse was also cited for best new artist,
plus record and song of the year for her hit defiant hit "Rehab."
Other record of year candidates included Beyonce's "Irreplaceable,"
the Foo Fighter's "The Pretender," Rihanna's "Umbrella" and "What Goes Around
Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake.
The album of the year category also featured the Foo
Fighters, for "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace," as well as Winehouse's album.
Vince Gill's four-disc set "These Days" was also cited, along with Herbie
Hancock's tribute to Joni Mitchell, "River: The Joni Letters," and West's "Graduation."
Besides Winehouse's "Rehab," other song of the year
candidates included Corrine Bailey Rae's sweet-sounding "Like A Star," Carrie
Underwood's revenge anthem "Before He Cheats," The Plain White T's "Hey There
Delilah" and "Umbrella."
Winehouse was competing against Feist, Paramour, Taylor
Swift and Ledesi in the best new artist category.
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