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Grammys nab Mariah Carey, Kanye West, John Legend
Mariah Carey , Kanye West and John Legend , each vying for a field-leading eight Grammy Awards this year, are the first announced performers for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards telecast, which will air live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8.
Two-time Grammy winner Carey is nominated for Album of the Year ("The Emancipation of Mimi"), Record of the Year ("We Belong Together"), Song of the Year ("We Belong Together," with J. Austin, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("It's Like That"), Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Mine Again"), Best R&B Song (with J. Austin, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal for "We Belong Together"), Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("We Belong Together") and Best Contemporary R&B Album ("The Emancipation of Mimi").
West, who currently has three Grammys in his trophy case, is nominated this year for Album of the Year (for his album "Late Registration" and as a producer on Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi"), Record of the Year ("Gold Digger"), Best R&B Song (with Alicia Keys, Garry Glenn and Harold Lily for Keys' "Unbreakable"), Best Rap Solo Performance ("Gold Digger"), Best Rap Album ("Late Registration"), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("They Say," with Common and John Legend), and Best Rap Song ("Diamonds from Sierra Leone," with J. Barry, D. Black and D. Harris).
Legend is nominated for Best New Artist, Song of the Year ("Ordinary People," with William Adams), Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Stay With You"), Best R&B Song ("Ordinary People," with William Adams), Best R&B Album ("Get Lifted"), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("They Say," with Kanye West and Common), Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ("So High," featuring Lauryn Hill), and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Ordinary People").
