Dark_Lord (Administrator!): In a list that reflected youth and a drop-off of veteran super groups like U2, glam singer Lady Gaga and rapper Jay-Z each earned five Grammy nods apiece. Swift, 19, whose Fearless album is the biggest seller in the United States in 2009, will compete with Beyonce for album of the year along with the Black Eyed Peas, Dave Matthews Band and Lady Gaga, who has gone from obscurity to worldwide fame this year with her debut album The Fame. *
05-12-09 - 06:33:30

Dark_Lord (Administrator!): Both Swift, a big winner at the Country Music Association and American Music Awards last month, and Beyonce were also nominated for two other key Grammys – record of the year and song of the year. "Taylor is a phenomenon in entertainment," Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy told reporters. "She has really struck a chord with people. I am not surprised" at the number of nominations. *
05-12-09 - 06:33:43

Dark_Lord (Administrator!): Swift has never won a Grammy, while Beyonce is a 10-time winner in her solo career and her earlier turn in the trio Destiny's Child. Her latest solo album I Am...Sasha Fierce produced the hit singles Halo and Single Ladies. The six nominations for multi-ethnic Los Angeles band Black Eyed Peas followed their chart-topping album THE E.N.D, whose singles Boom Boom Pow and then I Gotta Feeling enjoyed a record-breaking 26-week run in the US charts. *
05-12-09 - 06:33:54

Dark_Lord (Administrator!): Dylan still does it
Veteran Bob Dylan, 68, was nominated for best Americana album for Together Through Life and best solo rock performance for his Beyond Here Lies Nothin album which debuted at No.1 in the US album charts in May. *
05-12-09 - 06:34:19