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Grammy Noms are here!

Lil Wayne leads the list of 2009 Grammy nominations with 8 nods. Other top nominees include Cold Play, Ne-Yo, Jazmine Sullivan, Jay-Z, Leona Lewis, and Metallica.

The full list of nominees, spotted over at mtv.com is as follows:

Album of the Year
Coldplay, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Ne-Yo, Year of the Gentleman
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand
Radiohead, In Rainbows


Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan


Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Big Boi (featuring Raekwon and Andrew 3000), "Royal Flush"
Jay-Z and T.I. (featuring Lil Wayne and Kanye West), "Swagger Like Us"
Lil Wayne (featuring Jay-Z), "Mr. Carter"
Ludacris (featuring T.I.), "Wish You Would"
Young Jeezy (featuring Kanye West), "Put On"


Record of the Year
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
M.I.A., "Paper Planes"
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Please Read the Letter"


Song of the Year
Estelle (featuring Kanye West), "American Boy"
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours"
Sara Bareilles, "Love Song"
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"


Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"
The Eagles, "Waiting in the Weeds"
Gnarls Barkley, "Going On"
Maroon 5, "Won't Go Home Without You"
OneRepublic, "Apologize"


Best Rock Album
Coldplay, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings of Leon, Only by the Night
Metallica, Death Magnetic
The Raconteurs, Consolers of the Lonely

Best Rap Album
Jay-Z, American Gangster
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
Nas, Nas
T.I. Paper Trail


Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse
Nigel Godrich
Johnny Karkazis
Rick Rubin
Will.I.Am

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Sara Bareilles, "Love Song"
Duffy, "Mercy"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl"
Pink, "So What"


Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Kid Rock, "All Summer Long"
John Mayer, "Say"
Paul McCartney, "That Was Me"
Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours"
Ne-Yo, "Closer"
James Taylor, "Wichita Lineman"


Best Dance Recording
Daft Punk, "Harder Better Faster Stronger"
Hot Chip, "Ready for The Floor"
Lady Gaga and Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance"
Madonna, "Give It 2 Me"
Rihanna, "Disturbia"
Sam Sparro,"Black & Gold"

Best Electronic/Dance Album
Brazilian Girls, New York City,
Daft Punk, Alive 2007,
Cyndi Lauper, Bring Ya to The Brink
Kylie Minogue, X
Moby, Last Night
Robyn, Robyn


Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
AC/DC, "Rock N Roll Train"
Coldplay, "Violet Hill"
The Eagles, "Long Road Out of Eden"
Kings of Leon, "Sex on Fire"
Radiohead, "House of Cards"


Best Hard Rock Performance
Disturbed, "Inside the Fire"
Judas Priest, "Visions"
The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra"
Mötley Crüe, "Saints of Los Angeles"
Rob Zombie, "Lords of Salem"


Best Metal Performance
DragonForce, "Heroes of Our Time"
Judas Priest, "Nostradamus"
Metallica, "My Apocalypse"
Ministry, "Under My Thumb"
Slipknot, "Psychosocial"


Best Alternative Music Album
Beck, Modern Guilt
Death Cab for Cutie, Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
Radiohead, In Rainbows


Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé, "Me, Myself and I"
Keyshia Cole, "Heaven Sent"
Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight"
Alicia Keys, "Superwoman"
Jazmine Sullivan, "Need U Bad"


Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Eric Benét, "You're the Only One"
Chris Brown, "Take You Down"
Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent"
Trey Songz, "Can't Help But Wait"
Usher, "Here I Stand"

Best Rap Solo Performance
Jay-Z, "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is ... )"
Lil Wayne, "A Milli"
Lupe Fiasco, "Paris, Tokyo"
Nas, "N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave and the Master)"
Snoop Dogg, "Sexual Eruption"


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Estelle (featuring Kanye West), "American Boy"
Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain), "Low"
John Legend & Andre 3000, "Green Light"
Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain, "Got Money"
Lupe Fiasco (featuring Matthew Santos), "Superstar"


Best Rap Song
Lil Wayne, "Lollipop"
Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain), "Low"
Snoop Dogg, "Sexual Eruption"
Lupe Fiasco (featuring Matthew Santos), "Superstar"
Jay-Z & T.I. (featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne), "Swagger Like Us"

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Beyonce-Ave Maria

Here's Beyonce performing on NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center"

This one is totally growing on me

Atlanta Peach No Longer

Darn...one of Atlanta' chicest magazine's, launched in 2006, has been shut down citing the economy as the main factor...Gosh...such an epidemic in the publishing industry.

R.I.P. Atlanta Peach Magazine

Click here to read the full story

Brandy - Long Distance

Def love this song...And I'm gettin her album, Human, out in stores this month! You should too!
I heart Brandy! Ok I'm having a crazed fan moment!

Keyshia Cole Album Cover

Now I just had to come out of hiding for this one....I really like the graphics and everything on this cover, but umm what the hell is she looking at? I still love Keyshia and she's doin it with the new look but ummm she def looks like she's about to step foot on to the set of some rappers video.

Or next thing you know she'll be singing "BUM BUM BE DUM, BUM BUM BE DUM DUM"!!

What do you think???

In hope you saw this...

In case you missed Wednesday night's 30-minute commercial from Barack Obama...Here it is!

In Case You Missed It- Live Your Life T.I. ft. Rihanna

Here's the much anticipated video for T.I.'s Live Your Life. Not quite sure what I think yet but I did expect a little more. Nevertheless the Kang is still doing his thing and Rihanna looked great especially in the white jacket. View for yourself!