NEW YORK – Nominations for the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards have been announced by The Recording Academy and it reflects one of the most diverse years ever with the Album Of The Year category alone representing the rap, R&B, folk and rock genres.
Lil Wayne topped the nominations with eight, Coldplay garnered seven, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West each earned six nods.
In the Reggae Category the Best Reggae albums nominees are:
Jah Is Real – Burning Spear
Let’s Get Physical – Elephant Man
Vibes – Heavy D
Repentance – Lee “Scratch” Perry
Intoxication – Shaggy
Amazing – Sly & Robbie
The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on “GRAMMY Sunday,” Feb. 8, 2009, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
