It's that special time of the year when the Grammy nominations are announced, there's a smattering of excitement and then they're rapidly forgotten after Christmas. A bit like Noddy Holder.

 

We're especially impressed by quite how niche some of the categories are. 'Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals' and 'Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals' makes us think perhaps next year there might (hope upon hope) be a 'Most Recogniseable Hum At The Sainsbury's Checkout From A Celebrity Gossip Website Journalist'.

 

Probably still wouldn't get it, but it's always nice to be asked, isn't it?

Album of the Year:

The Suburbs - Arcade Fire

Recovery - Eminem

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga

Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

 

Song of the Year:

“Beg, Steal or Borrow” - Ray LaMontagne

“Forget You” - Cee Lo

“The House That Built Me” - Miranda Lambert

“Love the Way You Lie” - Eminem feat. Rihanna

“Need You Know” - Lady Antebellum

 

Record of the Year:

“Love the Way You Lie” - Eminem feat. Rihanna

“Nothin’ On You” - Bruno Mars

“Forget You” - Cee Lo “Empire State of Mind” - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys

“Need You Now” - Lady Antebellum

 

Best New Artist:

Justin Bieber

Drake

Florence + The Machine

Mumford & Sons

Esperanza Spalding

 

Best Country Album:

Up On The Ridge - Dierks Bentley

You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band

The Guitar Song - Jamey Johnson

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

Revolution - Miranda Lambert

 

Best Rap Album:

The Adventures Of Bobby Ray - B.o.B

Thank Me Later - Drake

Recovery - Eminem

The Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z

How I Got Over - The Roots

 

Best Contemporary R&B Album:

Graffiti - Chris Brown

Untitled - R. Kelly

Transition - Ryan Leslie

The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monáe

Raymond V Raymond - Usher

 

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

“Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)” - Glee Cast

“Misery” - Maroon 5

“The Only Exception” - Paramore

“Babyfather” - Sade

“Hey, Soul Sister (Live)” - Train

 

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:

“Airplanes II” - B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams

“Imagine” - Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare

“If It Wasn’t For Bad” - Elton John & Leon Russell

“Telephone” - Lady Gaga & Beyoncé

“California Gurls” - Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

 

Best Dance Recording:

“Rocket” - Goldfrapp

“In For The Kill” - La Roux

“Dance In The Dark” - Lady Gaga

“Only Girl (In The World)” - Rihanna

“Dancing On My Own” - Robyn

 

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

“Ready To Start” - Arcade Fire

“I Put A Spell On You” - Jeff Beck & Joss Stone

“Tighten Up” - The Black Keys

“Radioactive” - Kings Of Leon

“Resistance” - Muse

 

Mumford and Sons? Cripes.