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Lil Wayne Nets 8 Grammy Nominations
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by Terri Potratz | December 4, 2008 at 08:57 am
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Rapper Lil Wayne has dominated the Grammy nominee list with 8 nominations, up for best album of the year and best rap album of the year. His album Tha Carter III sold 1 million copies in the US within one week of release, which tops all other artist sales within that time frame this year.
Lil Wayne and Coldplay were both nominated for the prestigious album of the year award for the 51st annual Grammy Awards. Nominations were announced during a star-studded, prime-time concert special Wednesday night.
Rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West and R&B crooner Ne-Yo received six nominations each. Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead and newcomer Jazmine Sullivan received five each.
Nominees in six categories were announced during the show that aired on CBS. Mayer, Mariah Carey, the Foo Fighters and Taylor Swift performed for the event.
Coldplay closely followed Lil Wayne with a total of 7 nominations, also up for best album of the year for their Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, while Kanye West, Jay-Z and Ne-Yo each received 6 nominations.
The 51st annual Grammy awards will air on February 9 on CBS.
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at 10:46 on December 4th, 2008
The song "Paper Planes" sung by controversial Sri Lankan born rapper Mathangi Arulpragasam popularly known as M.I.A has been nominated for a Grammy Award for the record of the year. The other nominees are Adele's Chasing Pavements, Coldplay's Viva la Vida, Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love, Plant and Krauss' Please Read the Letter.
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