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Coldplay, Lil Wayne Lead Grammys
Thursday December 4, 2008

Nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday on primetime television as part of a special concert featuring performances by Christina Aguilera, John Mayer and Mariah Carey, who opened the show with the holiday hit "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)."

The awards show will air Feb. 8. on CBS live from Los Angeles' Staples Center.

The top categories:

Album of the Year
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo
Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows, Radiohead

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

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

Best New Artist
• Adele
• Duffy
• 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

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

Rock Album
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
Only By the Night, Kings of Leon
Death Magnetic, Metallica
Consolers of the Lonely, The Raconteurs

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

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