Kanye, Amy lead Grammy race
2007-12-06 20:03
Los Angeles - Kanye West, Amy Winehouse and the Foo Fighters were among the leading Grammy contenders announced on Thursday.
West received a leading eight nominations. Winehouse received six, including for best new artist, record and song of the year for her hit Rehab, and album of the year for Back to Black.
Record of year candidates included Beyonce's Irreplaceable, the Foo Fighters' The Pretender, Rihanna's Umbrella, What Goes Around Comes Around by Justin Timberlake and Winehouse's Rehab.
The album of the year category also featured the Foo Fighters, for Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, as well as Winehouse's album. Vince Gill's four-disc set These Days was also cited, along with Herbie Hancock's tribute to Joni Mitchell, River: The Joni Letters, and West's Graduation.
Besides Winehouse, other best new artist nominees were Feist, Paramour, Taylor Swift and Ledesi.
AP
- AP