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Lil’ Wayne and Beyonce lead with 5 nominations. Keri Hilson and T-Pain, each with four nominations, Rihanna, Jamie Foxx, Kanye West and Jazmine Sullivan all got 3 nominations

THE NOMINEES

Video of the Year

Beyoncé – “If I Were a Boy”

Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”

Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain – “Blame It”

T.I. feat. Rihanna – “Live Your Life”

Kanye West – “Heartless”

Best Male R&B Artist

The-Dream

Jamie Foxx

Ryan Leslie

Ne-Yo

T-Pain

Best Female R&B Artist

Beyoncé

Keyshia Cole

Keri Hilson

Jennifer Hudson

Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

Lil Wayne

Rick Ross

T.I.

Kanye West

Young Jeezy

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Lil Mama

M.I.A.

Trina

Best Group

Day26

GS Boyz

N.E.R.D.

The Roots

Three 6 Mafia

Best New Artist

Keri Hilson

Kid Cudi

Ryan Leslie

M.I.A.

Jazmine Sullivan

Viewer’s Choice

Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”

Keri Hilson feat. Lil Wayne – “Turnin’ Me On”

Lil Wayne – “A Milli”

Soulja Boy Tell’em feat. Sammie – “Kiss Me Thru the Phone”

T.I. feat. Rihanna – “Live Your Life”

T-Pain feat. Lil Wayne – “Can’t Believe It”

Kanye West – “Love Lockdown”

Best Collaboration

Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain – “Blame It”

Keri Hilson feat. Lil Wayne – “Turnin’ Me On”

Jim Jones feat. Ron Browz and Juelz Santana – “Pop Champagne”

T.I. feat. Rihanna – “Live Your Life”

Yung L.A. feat. Young Dro and T.I. – “Ain’t I”

Video Director of the Year

Benny Boom

Rik Cordero

Gil Green

Chris Robinson

Hype Williams

BET J Award

Musiq Soulchild

Raphael Saadiq

Seal

Solange

Jazmine Sullivan

Best Gospel Artist

Regina Belle

Shirley Caesar

Mary Mary

Smokie Norfu

Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg is about to add a new profession to his resume – serious musician. His debut album ‘Incredibad’ is from his Lonely Island project, the 3-man musical groups consisting of Andy, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer. The album is set to drop on February 10th and will have star cameos from celebrities like Justin Timberlake, T-Pain, Norah Jones and Jack Black. It will include some songs featured on SNL, such as ‘Dick in a Box’. Andy said “We definitely wanted it to be a classic comedy album, but also one you put on more than once. We’ve gone out of our way to make it musically pleasing. We started on a few songs that were not funny enough, for us, but they sounded pretty cool. And the bottom line for the project was, ‘Is it going to be funny first and music second?’ I think it’s 95 percent music, and we hope people would throw it on and bump it.When we did ‘Dick in a Box’ — and that’s what most people know us for — it’s an uphill battle from there.”

What do Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake, and Feist have in common? Besides having an incredibly successful 2007, each artist has been nominated for a Grammy and has secured a spot on the 2008 Grammy Nominees CD. The 15th edition of the best-selling compilation includes 21 tracks nominated across the spectrum of categories this year. Over 15 million Grammy® Nominees CDs have been sold worldwide!

2008 GRAMMY® Nominees CD Final Tracklisting

1. Justin Timberlake
What Goes Around… Comes Around (Interlude)
Record of the Year

2. Amy Winehouse
Rehab
Record Of The Year
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Album Of The Year
Song Of The Year

3. Beyoncé
Irreplaceable
Record Of The Year

4. Foo Fighters
The Pretender
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year

5. Maroon 5
Makes Me Wonder
Best Pop Vocal Album

6. Feist
I234
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

7. Bon Jovi
(You Want To) Make A Memory
Best Pop Vocal Album

8. Paul McCartney
Dance Tonight
Best Pop Vocal Album

9. Christina Aguilera
Candyman
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

10. Nelly Furtado
Say It Right
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

11. Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
Good Life
Album Of The Year

12. Herbie Hancock
River Featuring Corinne Bailey Rae
Album Of The Year

13. Vince Gill (Guest Vocalist: Sheryl Crow)
What You Give Away
Album Of The Year

14. Carrie Underwood
Before He Cheats
Song Of The Year

15. Plain White T’s
Hey There Delilah
Song Of The Year

16. Corinne Bailey Rae
Like A Star
Song Of The Year

17. Green Day
Working Class Hero
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

18. Daughtry
It’s Not Over
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

19. Nickelback
If Everyone Cared
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

20. The White Stripes
Icky Thump
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

21. U2
Instant Karma
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Here is Lil’ Mama new song titled “Shawty Get Loose” featuring T-Pain. Lil’ Mama will be releasing her debut album entitled “Voice of the Young People” in 2008.