The 52nd Grammy Nominees...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009

Earlier this week the 52nd Grammy Nominees were announced at the 'The Grammy Nominations Concert Live at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

The evening hosted by rapper and actor LL Cool J included performances from LL Cool J, Black Eyed Peas, DJ David Guetta and to help presenting the nominations were Linkin Park, Ringo Starr George Lopez, Katy Perry, and Smokey Robinson.





Some of the nominees are...

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
'Can't Find My Way Home,' Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
'Life In Technicolor II,' Coldplay'
'21 Guns,' Green Day
'Use Somebody,' Kings of Leon
'I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight,' U2

Best Hard Rock Performance
'War Machine,' AC/DC'
'Check My Brain,' Alice in Chains
'What I've Done,' Linkin Park'
'The Unforgiven III,' Metallica
'Burn It to the Ground,' Nickelback

Best Metal Performance
'Dissident Aggressor,' Judas Priest
'Set to Fail,' Lamb of God
'Head Crusher,' Megadeth
'Señor Peligro,' Ministry
'Hate Worldwide,' Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
'A Day in the Life,' Jeff Beck
'Warped Sister,' Booker T. Jones
'Playing With Fire,' Brad Paisley
'Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin',' Brian Setzer Orchestra
'Now We Run,' Steve Vai

Best Rock Song
'The Fixer,' Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
'I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight,' Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)
'21 Guns,' Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
'Use Somebody,' Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
'Working on a Dream,' Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Rock Album
'Black Ice,' AC/DC
'Live From Madison Square Garden,' Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
'21st Century Breakdown,' Green Day
[Reprise]
'Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King,' Dave Matthews Band
'No Line on the Horizon,' U2


For more check the Grammy's Official Website where you can also check out the action from the night.
The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on January 31st 2010.

Learn how to play like some of the nominees:
Learn to Play Metallica
Learn to Play Green Day
Learn to Play Steve Vai The Solos
Learn to Play AC/DC Vol 3
Learn to Play Alice in Chains 
Learn to Play Judas Priest
Learn to Play Slayer
Learn to Play Megadeth
Learn to Play Eric Clapton
Learn to Play Jeff Beck
Learn to Play Brian Setzer