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It’s the time of the year again. It’s bigger than Christmas, at least in the music world. Yea! The Grammy Nominations are OUT! Just moments ago!

Lady GaGa got 5 nominations. Including 3 nominations in the BIG 4 categories – Song Of The Year, Record of The Year and Album of the Year.

Beyonce lead the nomination pack with 10 freaking awards. Beyonce and Lady GaGa will bump heads in those Big 3 categories. Other than that, Bee got nods for Best Female Pop, Best Female R&B Vocal and MORE!

Taylor Swift is not far behind with 8 nominations! Not surprising since she was th best selling female artist in 2009 at least in the US. You add that with pity votes and you’ll get far! haha :p

Black Eyed Peas garnered 6 nods – Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Record Of The Year for I Gotta Feelin. BEP also got a nod for Best Dance Recording for Boom Boom Pow together with David Guetta (and Kelly Rowland), Britney Spears, Madonna and Lady GaGa.

Other than the Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West also got six nominations each.

With Lady GaGay, Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas and Taylor Swift with the Record of The Year nod, Kings of Leon rounds up the list with their track Use Somebody. The Leons got a total of 4 awards.

Let the Grammy predictions begin!

Record of the Year:
“Halo,” Beyonce
“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Use Somebody,” Kings Of Leon
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift.

Album of the Year:
“I Am Sasha Fierce,” Beyonce
“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas
“The Fame,” Lady Gaga
“Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King,” Dave Matthews Band
“Fearless,” Taylor Swift.

Song of the Year:
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga and RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Pretty Wings,” Hod David and Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonce)
“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift).

New Artist:
Zac Brown Band,
Keri Hilson,
MGMT,
Silversun Pickups,
The Ting Tings.

Pop Vocal Album:
“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Breakthrough,” Colbie Caillat
“All I Ever Wanted,” Kelly Clarkson
“The Fray,” The Fray
“Funhouse,” P!nk.

Rock Album:
“Black Ice,” AC/DC
“Live From Madison Square Garden,” Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood
“21st Century Breakdown,” Green Day
“Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King,” Dave Matthews Band
“No Line On The Horizon,” U2.

R&B Album:
“The Point Of It All,” Anthony Hamilton
“Testimony: Vol. 2, Love and Politics,” India.Arie
“Turn Me Loose,” Ledisi
“Blacksummers’ Night,” Maxwell
“Uncle Charlie,” Charlie Wilson.

Rap Album:
“Universal Mind Control,” Common
“Relapse,” Eminem
“R.O.O.T.S.,” Flo Rida
“The Ecstatic,” Mos Def
“The Renaissance,” Q-Tip

Full list here >>