Taylor Swift, Beyonce lead Grammy Nominations

Hold onto your seat cushion, Kanye West: It's on – again!

Taylor Swift's amazing year continued at full speed as the teen sensation received eight Grammy nominations Wednesday – topped only by Beyoncé's 10.

And with West not far behind, joining the Black Eyed Peas and Maxwell with six nods each from their music-industry peers, the stage is set for another awards show showdown. But can it top West's bizarre microphone grab during Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Awards?

Naming the Grammy nominees was no quiet affair, either.

 Kicking off the big reveal was George Lopez , who was star struck by Smokey Robinson and Ringo Starr staring at him from ringside at Wednesday's The Grammy Nominations Concert Live: Countdown to Music's Biggest Night at LA's Club Nokia. Still, the comic and TV host still found the words to announce the nominations for Song of the Year.

And they would be Lady Gaga's "Poker Face," Maxwell's "Pretty Wings," Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" and Swift's "You Belong With Me."

In the Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category, the nominees are the Black Eyed Peas, for "I Gotta Feeling"; Bon Jovi, for "We Weren't Born to Follow"; The Fray, for "Never Say Never"; Darryl Hall and John Oates, for "Sara Smile"; and MGMT, for "Kids."

Katy Perry announced the Best Rock Album contenders: AC/DC, for Black Ice; Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, for Live from Madison Square Garden; Green Day, for 21st Century Breakdown; Dave Matthews Band, for Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King; and U2, for "No Line on the Horizon"].

Dwight Yoakum named the Best County Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal hopefuls: Brooks and Dunn, for "Cowgirls Don't Cry"; the Zac Brown Band, for "Chicken Fried"; Lady Antebellum, for "I Run to You"; Rascal Flatts, for "Here Comes Goodbye"; and Sugarland, for "It Happens."

A Taylor/Kanye Clash?

Robinson and Starr had the honor of naming those in the running for Record of the Year and Album of the Year. For Record: Beyoncé's "Halo,", Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling," Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody," Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and Swift's "You Belong With Me."

"Don't worry, Taylor," advised Robinson. "Kanye West is not here."

Album of the Year nominees are Beyoncé's I Am Sasha Fierce, the Black Eyed Peas' The End, the Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and Swift's Fearless.

The hour-long nominations concert, broadcast on CBS, also featured a tribute to the late Michael Jackson, performed by Maxwell, as well as the debut of Nick Jonas & the Administration, who were introduced by Nick's brothers, Kevin and Joe.

The concert emcee was LL Cool J, whose opening routine contained the lyrical phrase, "No need to adjust your TV/It's not Hugh Jackman/It's a black man."

Watch the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. ET/

The Oscars of Music Industry, the Grammy Awards Nominations... to be awarded on January 31st.

Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

• Halo
  Beyoncé
  Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
  Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia]
  
  
• I Gotta Feeling
  The Black Eyed Peas
  David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers
  [Interscope]
  
  
• Use Somebody
  Kings Of Leon
  Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
  [RCA Records]
  
  
• Poker Face
  Lady Gaga
  RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
  Track from: The Fame
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
  
  
• You Belong With Me
  Taylor Swift
  Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers
  [Big Machine Records]

Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

• I Am... Sasha Fierce
  Beyoncé
  Shondrae "Mr. Bangledesh" Crawford, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
  [Music World Music / Columbia]
  
  
• The E.N.D.
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frederick Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Padraic "Padlock" Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
  [Interscope Records]
  
  
• The Fame
  Lady Gaga
  Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
  
  
• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
  Dave Matthews Band
  Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
  [RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]
  
  
• Fearless
  Taylor Swift
  Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
  [Big Machine Records]

Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Poker Face
  Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
  Track from: The Fame
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree; Publishers: Stefani Germanotta p/k/a Lady Gaga, Sony/ATV Songs/House of Gaga Publishing/GloJoe Music, Sony/ATV Songs/RedOne Productions.]
  
  
• Pretty Wings
  Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
  Track from: Blacksummers' Night
  [Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]
  
  
• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
  Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]
  
  
• Use Somebody
  Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
  [RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]
  
  
• You Belong With Me
  Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Potting Shed Music, Barbara Orbison World Publishing.]
  
  
  

Category 4

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

• Zac Brown Band
  
  
  
• Keri Hilson
  
  
  
• MGMT
  
  
  
• Silversun Pickups
  
  
  
• The Ting Tings

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Hometown Glory
  Adele
  Track from: 19
  [XL/Columbia]
  
  
• Halo
  Beyoncé
  Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia]
  
  
• Hot N Cold
  Katy Perry
  [Capitol]
  
  
• Sober
  Pink
  Track from: Funhouse
  [LaFace Records]
  
  
• You Belong With Me
  Taylor Swift
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records]
  
  

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• This Time
  John Legend
  Track from: Evolver
  [G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia]
  
  
• Love You
  Maxwell
  Track from: Blacksummers' Night
  [Columbia]
  
  
• Make It Mine
  Jason Mraz
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic]
  
  
• If You Don't Know Me By Now
  Seal
  Track from: Soul
  [143/Warner Bros.]
  
  
• All About The Love Again
  Stevie Wonder
  [Hidden Beach Records]
  
  
  

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• I Gotta Feeling
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Track from: The E.N.D.
  [Interscope Records]
  
  
• We Weren't Born To Follow
  Bon Jovi
  [Island]
  
  
• Never Say Never
  The Fray
  Track from: The Fray
  [Epic]
  
  
• Sara Smile
  Daryl Hall & John Oates
  Track from: Live At The Troubadour
  [Shout! Factory]
  
  
• Kids
  MGMT
  Track from: Oracular Spectacular
  [Columbia]
  
  
  

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Sea Of Heartbreak
  Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
  [Manhattan]
  
  
• Love Sex Magic
  Ciara & Justin Timberlake
  Track from: Fantasy Ride
  [LaFace Records]
  
  
• Lucky
  Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic]
  
  
• Baby, It's Cold Outside
  Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
  Track from: American Classic
  [Blue Note]
  
  
• Breathe
  Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records]

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• The E.N.D.
  The Black Eyed Peas
  [Interscope Records]
  
  
• Breakthrough
  Colbie Caillat
  [Universal Republic Records]
  
  
• All I Ever Wanted
  Kelly Clarkson
  [RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC./ S Records]
  
  
• The Fray
  The Fray
  [Epic]
  
  
• Funhouse
  Pink
  [LaFace Records]
  
  

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• The E.N.D.
  The Black Eyed Peas
  [Interscope Records]
  
  
• Breakthrough
  Colbie Caillat
  [Universal Republic Records]
  
  
• All I Ever Wanted
  Kelly Clarkson
  [RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC./ S Records]
  
  
• The Fray
  The Fray
  [Epic]
  
  
• Funhouse
  Pink
  [LaFace Records]
  
  

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Can't Find My Way Home
  Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
  Track from: Live From Madison Square Garden
  [Reprise]
  
  
• Life In Technicolor II
  Coldplay
  Track from: Prospekt's March EP
  [Capitol]
  
  
• 21 Guns
  Green Day
  Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
  [Reprise]
  
  
• Use Somebody
  Kings Of Leon
  [RCA Records]
  
  
• I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
  U2
  Track from: No Line On The Horizon
  [Interscope]

Category 26

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• At Last
  Beyoncé
  Track from: Cadillac Records Music From The Motion Picture
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
  
  
• Soul Music
  Anthony Hamilton
  Track from: Soul Men Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  [Stax/Concord]
  
  
• Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  Boney James & Quinn
  Track from: Send One Your Love
  [Concord Records]
  
  
• Sow Love
  Ann Nesby
  Track from: The Lula Lee Project
  [It's Time Child Records/Tyscot]
  
  
• Woman Gotta Have It
  Calvin Richardson
  Track from: Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack
  [Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]