Grammy Award Nominees announced, here is a list:

The Grammy nominee announcements came in a strange package this year, but despite all the fluff and great performances - we really just want to know who got the Grammy nods.

Let's cut to the chase. Here are the nominees in the major categories for the 2009 Grammy Awards:

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

Album of the Year: "Raising Sand," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss"; "Viva La Vida," Coldplay; "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne; "Year of the Gentleman," Ne-Yo; "In Rainbows," Radiohead.

Song of the Year: "American Boy," William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West (Estelle Featuring Kanye West); "Chasing Pavements," Adele Adkins & Eg White (Adele); "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz; "Love Song," Sara Bareilles; "Viva La Vida," Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin (Coldplay).

New Artist: Adele, Duffy, The Jonas Brothers, Lady Antebellum, Jazmine Sullivan.

Pop Vocal Album: "Detours," Sheryl Crow; "Rockferry," Duffy; "Long Road Out Of Eden," Eagles; "Spirit," Leona Lewis; "Covers," James Taylor.
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Rock Album: "Viva La Vida," Coldplay; "Rock N Roll Jesus," Kid Rock; "Only By The Night," Kings Of Leon; "Death Magnetic," Metallica; "Consolers Of The Lonely," The Raconteurs.

R&B Album: "Love & Life," Eric Benét; "Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA," Boyz II Men; "Lay It Down," Al Green; "Jennifer Hudson," Jennifer Hudson; "The Way I See It," Raphael Saadiq.

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

Country Album: "That Lonesome Song," Jamey Johnson; "Sleepless Nights," Patty Loveless; "Troubadour," George Strait; "Around The Bend," Randy Travis; "Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love," Trisha Yearwood.

Latin Pop Album: "Cara B," Jorge Drexler; "Palabras Del Silencio," Luis Fonsi; "La Vida . . . Es Un Ratico," Juanes; "Cómplices," Luis Miguel; "Tarde O Temprano," Tommy Torres.

Contemporary Jazz Album: "Randy In Brasil," Randy Brecker; "Floating Point," John McLaughlin; "Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley," various artists, Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers.

Lil’ Wayne leads nominations for 2009 Grammy Awards

Nominees for the 2009 Grammy Awards were announced in a different way this year– through a special concert that aired live Wednesday night from Los Angeles.

Lil’ Wayne led the pack of artists and musicians with eight nominations, including album of the year for Tha Carter III.

Other leading artists are Coldplay, who earned seven nominations, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kane West, who each scored six.

The concert event feature performances by Christina Aguilera, the Foo Fighters and John Mayer, among others.

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards are set for Feb. 8, 2009 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center and will be telecast live on CBS.

Congratulations to all the nominees. But sorry to say, not many people really care about the Grammys anymore.