Linkin Park's Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda, Akon, Fergie, the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins, Taylor Swift and comedian George Lopez announced the grammy nominees this morning at the Henry Fonda Music Box. Warner Bros. Records' band The White Stripes lead the pack with 4 noms--Michael Buble and Kenny Wayne Shepherd each scored 2, and the amazing Instant Karma soundtrack received 2 including Green Day's Lennon cover of "Working Class Hero." See below for all of WBR's nominations.
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on February 10,2008 at 8PM EST/PST on CBS.
Category 6
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Michael Buble - Everything - Reprise
Seal - Amazing - WB
Category 14
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Michael Buble - Call Me Irresponsible - Reprise
Category 16
Best Performance By A Duo Or Group w/Vocals
Green Day - Working Class Hero - from Instant Karma - Reprise/WB
U2 - Instant Karma - from Instant Karma - Reprise/WB
The White Stripes - Icky Thump - Third Man / WB
Category 20
Best Rock Song
White Stripes - Icky Thump - Third Man / WB
Category 21
Best Rock Album
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky - Nonesuch
Category 22
Best Alternative Music Album
White Stripes - Icky Thump - Third Man / WB
Category 48
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance
Joshua Redman - Back East - Nonesuch
Category 66
Best Traditional Blues Album
Kenny Wayne Shepherd feat. Various artists: 10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads - Reprise
Category 67
Best Contemporary Blues Album
JJ Cale and Eric Clapton - the Road to Escondido - Reprise
Category 69
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Ry Cooder - My Name is Buddy - Nonesuch
Category 80
Best Comedy Album
Lisa Lampanelli - Dirtuy Girl - WB
Category 81
Best Musical Show Album
Company - Nonesuch
Category 89
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade - (matt taylor, ellen wakayama and gerard way)
White Stripes - Icky Thump - limited edition usb flash drive - Third Man / WB
HIM - Venus Doom - Sire
Category 93
Producer of the year
Howard Benson
Melee is included in his body of work
Mike Elizopndo
Rilo Kiley is included in his body of work
Category 95
Best Surround Sound Album
The Flaming Lips - At War with the Mystics-WB
Category 97
Producer of the year, classical
Judith Sherman
Kronos Quartet in her body of work - Nonesuch
Category 98
Best Classical Album
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs - Nonesuch
Category 106
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs - Nonesuch
Category 107
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs - Nonesuch
Category 109
Best Short Form Music Video
Mute Math - Typical - WB
Category 110
Best Long Form Music Video
Madonna - the confessions tour - WB
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - 10 Days Out - Blues From The Backroads - Reprise
