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Grammy Awards Nominees Announced

The 53rd Grammy Awards revealed its nominations for the 2011 awards to be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 13, 2011.

Rapper Eminem leads the nominations with 10 possible awards including 'Song Of The Year' and 'Record Of The Year' for 'Love The Way You Lie', as well as 'Best Rap Album' and overall 'Best Album' for Recovery.

Bruno Mars comes in at second with seven awards and Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and Antebellum all landed third place with six.

Newcomer rapper B.o.B has been reawarded with five nominations alongside Jeff Beck, David Frost, Philip Lawrence and John Legend.

Check out the full list below.

Album Of The Year
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Eminem - Recovery
Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Record Of The Year
B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars - 'Nothin' On You'
Eminem feat. Rihanna - 'Love The Way You Lie'
Cee Lo Green - 'F**k You!'
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - 'Empire State Of Mind'
Lady Antebellum - 'Need You Now'

Song Of The Year
Eminem feat. Rihanna - 'Love The Way You Lie'
Cee Lo Green - 'F**k You!'
Lady Antebellum - 'Need You Now'
Miranda Lambert - 'The House That Built Me'
Ray LaMontagne - 'Beg Steal Or Borrow'

Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence and the Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Glee cast - 'Don't Stop Believin'
Maroon 5 - 'Misery'
Paramore - 'The Only Exception'
Sade - 'Babyfather'
Train - 'Hey, Soul Sister (Live)'

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
B.o.B, Eminem and Hayley Williams - 'Airplanes II'
Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No.1, Jeff Beck and Oumou Sangare - 'Imagine'
Elton John and Leon Russell - 'If It Wasn't For Bad'
Lady GaGa and Beyoncé - 'Telephone'
Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg - 'California Gurls'

Best Dance Recording
Goldfrapp - 'Rocket'
La Roux - 'In For The Kill'
Lady Gaga - 'Dance in the Dark'
Rihanna - 'Only Girl (In the World)'
Robyn - 'Dancing on My Own'

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Arcade Fire - 'Ready To Start'
Jeff Beck and Joss Stone - 'I Put a Spell on You
The Black Keys - 'Tighten Up'
Kings of Leon - 'Radioactive'
Muse - 'Resistance'

Best Hard Rock Performance
Alice in Chains - 'A Looking in View
Ozzy Osbourne - 'Let Me Hear You Scream
Soundgarden - 'Black Rain
Stone Temple Pilots - 'Between the Lines
Them Crooked Vultures - 'New Fang

Best Rock Song
Neil Young - 'Angry World'
Mumford & Sons - 'Little Lion Man'
The Black Keys - 'Tighten Up'
Kings of Leon - 'Radioactive'
Muse - 'Resistance'

Best Alternative Music Album
Arcade Fire - 'The Suburbs'
Band of Horses - 'Infinite Arms'
The Black Keys - 'Brothers'
Broken Bells - 'Broken Bells'
Vampire Weekend - 'Contra'

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Chris Brown and Tank - 'Take My Time'
Chuck Brown, Jill Scott and Marcus Miller - 'Love'
Ronald Isley and Aretha Franklin - 'You've Got a Friend'
John Legend and the Roots - 'Shine'
Sade - 'Soldier of Love'

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) - 'Nothin' on You'
Chris Brown, Tyga and Kevin McCall - 'Deuces'
Eminem and Rihanna - 'Love the Way You Lie'
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - 'Empire State of Mind'
John Legend, the Roots, Melanie Fiona and Common - 'Wake Up! Everybody

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Chris Brown - Graffiti
R. Kelly - Untitled
Ryan Leslie - Transition
Janelle Monaé - The ArchAndroid
Usher - Raymond V Raymond

Best Rap Song
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - 'Empire State Of Mind'
Eminem feat. Rihanna - 'Love The Way You Lie'
Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz - 'On To The Next One'
Eminem - 'Not Afraid'
B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars - 'Nothin' On You'

Best Rap Album
B.o.B - The Adventures Of Bobby Rae
Drake - Thank Me Later
Eminem - Recovery
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
The Roots - How I Got Over

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson - 'Bad Angel'
Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury and the Punch Brothers - 'Pride (In the Name of Love)'
Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson - 'As She's Walking Away'
Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins - 'Hillbilly Bone'
Marty Stuart and Connie Smith - 'I Run to You'

Best Country Song
George Strait - 'The Breath You Take'
Zac Brown Band - 'Free'
Lady Antebellum - 'Need You Now'
Miranda Lambert - 'The House That Built Me'
The Band Perry - 'If I Die Young'
Gretchen Wilson - 'I'd Love To Be Your Last'

Best Country Album
Dierks Bentley - 'Up on the Ridge'
Zac Brown Band - 'You Get What You Give'
Jamey Johnson - 'The Guitar Song'
Lady Antebellum - 'Need You Now'
Miranda Lambert - 'Revolution'

Best Americana Album
Rosanne Cash - 'The List'
Los Lobos - 'Tin Can Trust'
Willie Nelson - 'Country Music'
Robert Plant - 'Band of Joy'
Mavis Staples - 'You Are Not Alone'

Best Traditional Blues Album
James Cotton - 'Giant'
Cyndi Lauper - 'Memphis Blues'
Charlie Musselwhite - 'The Well'
Pinetop Perkins and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - 'Joined at the Hip'
Jimmie Vaughan - 'Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites'

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Rob Cavallo
Danger Mouse
Dr. Luke
RedOne
The Smeezingtons