411 Mania — This week, the 411Music Staffers look back at a year of good albums and filter through what floated for the top for them. They discuss everything from Eminem's Relapse to Jay-Z's Blueprint 3, Alice In Chains' Black Gives Way to Blue to Dave Matthews ... more info

Rolling Stone — The nominees for the 2010 Album of the Year Grammy were announced earlier this week and, as our readers have made loud and clear, the 2010 batch of AOTY nominations were maybe a little light on the rock and/or roll music. Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, La... more info

MTV.com News — Beyonce leads the pack with 10 nominations.By Gil Kaufman Beyoncé Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images It could be Beyoncé's year at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in January, thanks to a field-leading 10 nominations for the singer's I Am... more info

MTV.com News — Nominations for Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé, Kings of Leon also signal a possible awards-show youthquake.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images For the past few years, the people behind the Grammys have been switching... more info

Live Daily — LOS ANGELES--Beyonce [ tickets ], Taylor Swift [ tickets ], Maxwell [ tickets ], Black Eyed Peas [ tickets ], Kings of Leon [ tickets ] and Lady Gaga [ tickets ] were the names most commonly read at Wednesday night's (12/2) Grammy nominations concert... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The top categories were focused on a few artists and albums. The biggest surprise: Dave Matthews Band's album of the year nod. more info

Pop Bytes — beyoncé leads grammy nominations with ten, taylor swift earns eight; black eyed peas, maxwell and kanye west each garner six; and david guetta, jay-z and lady gaga each earn five! i am thrilled for beyoncé and lady gaga but i'm super upset t... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The top categories were focused on a few artists and albums. The biggest surprise: Dave Matthews Band's album of the year nod. Beyoncé's "Halo" just got a lot brighter: The singer collected a field-leading 10 Grammy Award nominations including alb... more info

Dlisted — The Grammy nominations were announced tonight, and Kim Zolciak's name was more than just tardy for the party. It was straight-up ABSENT from the party. The song of this generation was completely snubbed by those bitches. Tardy for the Party shou... more info

MTV.com News — Jay-Z, Eminem and the Kings of Leon also score nods during a star-studded telecast/concert hosted by LL Cool J.By James Montgomery Beyoncé Photo: Paul Warner/ WireImage The nominees for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesd... more info