Grammy Predictions: Why Lil Wayne Will Lose To Robert Plant, And Coldplay Will Win Big
The Recording Academy likes legends and safe bets, which is bad news for Weezy, M.I.A. and Radiohead.By James Montgomery and Gil Kaufman
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The only thing more fun than watching Mariah Carey wail "Please Come Home for Christmas" during last night's Grammy Nomination Special/ Concert/ Self-Congratulatory Hoedown was realizing that, just like Kanye West at last year's awards, this year's top vote getter, Lil Wayne, is probably going to be trum...
Perez Hilton — The Grammy Nominations were announced Wednesday night and the evening's two big surprises were….
Lil Wayne leading the field with noms and Katy Perry getting robbed!
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MTV.com News — 2008's top-selling acts also garner the most nominations.By Chris Harris
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L.A. Times - Entertainment — New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne, defying the trend of an industry in retreat by selling 1 million copies of his third album, Tha Carter III, in
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VH1 News — Lil Wayne and Coldplay, who had two of the biggest-selling albums in 2008, also garnered the most Grammy nominations during tonight's prime-time show, "The Grammy Nominat... more info
Mercury News, California — Lil Wayne — the most prolific, ubiquitous and successful performer on today's music scene — was the most rewarded by the Recording Academy on Wednesday, receiving eig... more info
ContactMusic — British artists are leading the way at the upcoming Grammy Awards - acts including COLDPLAY, RADIOHEAD, LEONA LEWIS, ADELE and DUFFY have all received nominations for nex... more info
Detroit Free Press — Lil Wayne — the most prolific, ubiquitous and successful performer on today's music scene — was the most rewarded by the Recording Academy on Wednesday, receivin... more info
ContactMusic — Lil Wayne and Coldplay are frontrunners for glory at the 2009 Grammys, with eight and seven nominations respectively.The diminutive rapper is named in eight ... more info
BBC NewsLil Wayne's Noms Lead Grammys' Bygone DazeWashington Post - 40 minutes agoBy J. Freedom du Lac Would that the foundering music business could have gone back to th... more info
Buffalo News, New York — LOS ANGELES -- Lil Wayne won the most nominations for Grammy awards with eight, including album of the year and best rap song for Universal Music Group. more info
ContactMusic — COLDPLAY frontman CHRIS MARTIN has laughed off rumours the band is on the verge of splitting, insisting the group will never break up.
Last month (Nov08), Martin hinted ... more info
Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news -
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has laughed off rumours the band is on the verge of splitting, insisting the group will never break up. more info
AllHipHop — Lil Wayne has ended a spectacular 2008 with eight Grammy nominations, topping the list of all artists.
Rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West scored six nominations each, while... more info
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PopSugar UK — The ladies of Girls Aloud were out last night for a festive dinner with their friends and men last night in London. Cheryl and Ashley Cole were all smiles as they left th... more info
AllHipHop — Lil Wayne has ended a spectacular 2008 with eight Grammy nominations, topping the list of all artists.
Rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West scored six nominations each, while... more info
CNN Showbiz — Louisiana rapper Lil Wayne garnered the most Grammy nominations, receiving eight, and British alternative rock band Coldplay grabbed seven as the Recording Academy announ... more info
The Newsroom — Lil Wayne is nominated for 8 Grammys; Christina Aguilera performs at the Grammy Nominations; New York City lights up Christmas Tree. (Dec. 4) more info
MTV.com News — The Recording Academy likes legends and safe bets, which is bad news for Weezy, M.I.A. and Radiohead.By James Montgomery and Gil Kaufman
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Paste Magazine — Last time around,
Guilt by Association
brought us such diverse nuggets as Will Oldham covering Mariah Carey, Devendra Banhart doing Oasis and indie rock updates of De... more info
VH1 News — We predict that Grammy Awards will go to Coldplay, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, but based on past Grammy disappointments, Lil Wayne will probably lose most of the eigh... more info
Undercover, Australia — Lil Wayne has been nominated for 8 Grammy Awards in 2009. Coldplay is up for 7, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West have 6 nods. Here is the list of the major Grammy nominees for... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Lil Wayne, whose new album was the biggest seller of the year, led the field of Grammy contenders, while rock bands Coldplay and Radiohead ... more info
Star Online, Malaysia — This time around, the Grammy nominations were announced with a glamorous twist on The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! more info
JamBase — Grammys Get Real with Nominations
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After years of throwing hyper-saturated mainstream poop at the masses, it appears the Grammys have come around to some re... more info
Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Rapper Lil Wayne, whose new album was the biggest seller of the year, led the field of Grammy contenders, while rock bands Coldplay and Radiohead led a British ... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Lil Wayne, whose new album was the biggest seller of the year, led the field of Grammy contenders, while rock bands Coldplay and Radiohead ... more info
ContactMusic — Fashion-forward rapper KANYE WEST is reportedly considering a career change after speaking of his desire to intern for a major fashion house.
The hip-hop star will launc... more info
ContactMusic — R+B Singer JAZMINE SULLIVAN is delighted to have received a clutch of Grammy Award nominations - because she will get to meet her idols COLDPLAY at the ceremony.
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Reuters - Rapper Lil Wayne, whose new album was the biggest seller of the year, led the field of Grammy contenders, while rock bands Coldplay and Radiohead led a British ... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne, defying the trend of an industry in retreat by selling 1 million copies of his third album, "Tha Carter III," in
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