Kanye West Nominated For 7 Grammy Awards

01-Dec-2011

Tags: Kanye West , Grammy Awards

Last year Eminem was at the top list of Grammy nominations, this year Kanye West leads the pack with 7 nominations. After releasing both his 5th solo album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and his Watch the Throne collaboration with Jay-Z, the Chicago rapper/producer was already a favorite to win big in 2012.

Although his name was only called for one category during Wednesday's (November 30) "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!," Kanye West walked away with a leading seven nods, following the hip-hop trend set by last year's leading nominee, Eminem. He's nominated for his Watch the Throne joint album with Jay-Z and also picked up a few nominations - including Song of the Year - for his powerhouse collaborative track "All of the Lights," which features Rihanna, Fergie and Kid Cudi. He's even nominated against himself, with Watch the Throne and his own My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy nabbing Rap Album of the Year nods.

West was followed by this year's critical darling, Adele, who is tied with the Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars for six nods each. Lil Wayne and dance-music breakout Skrillex each garnered five nods. J. Cole and Nicki Minaj were both nominated for Best New Artist, while Kanye West's "All of the Lights" was up for Song of the Year.

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