Lil Wayne Lands '8' 2009 Grammy Award Nominations

Lil Wayne, has been showered with a leading eight Grammy nominations — including album of the year.

Following close behind was Coldplay, with seven. Their "Viva La Vida" was also nominated for album of the year.

Others in that top category included Radiohead, Ne-Yo and Robert Plant with Alison Krauss.

In the other coveted category for record of the year, the nominees were British singer Adele for "Chasing Pavement"; M.I.A for "Paper Planes"; Coldplay for their CD's title track; Leona Lewis for "Bleeding Love" and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for "Please Read the Letter."

Other multiple nominees included Kanye West, Jay-Z and Ne-Yo, who each had six.

For a full list of R&B and General Field (Best New Artist, Record of the Year) Click Here.


See Hip Hop (Rap) Nominees Below:


Best Rap Solo Performance

Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...
Jay-Z

A Milli
Lil Wayne 

Paris, Tokyo
Lupe Fiasco

N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Nas

Sexual Eruption
Snoop Dogg



Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Royal Flush
Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000

Swagga Like Us
Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

Mr. Carter
Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z

Wish You Would
Ludacris Featuring T.I.

Put On
Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West



Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

American Boy
Estelle Featuring Kanye West

Low
Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain

Green Light
John Legend & Andre 3000

Got Money
Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain 

Superstar
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos    


Best Rap Song

Lollipop
D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)Track from: Tha Carter III

Low
T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
Track from: Mail On Sunday

Sexual Eruption
Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
Track from: Ego Trippin

Superstar
Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)Track from: The Cool 

Swagga Like Us
D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)



Best Rap Album

American Gangster
Jay-Z

Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne

The Cool
Lupe Fiasco

Nas
Nas

Paper Trail
T.I

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