Ubiquitous rapper Lil Wayne topped the Grammy nominations list Wednesday (12/3) with eight nods, while British pop-rockers Coldplay hauled in seven.

Other multiple nominees include Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West with six; Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead and Jazmine Sullivan with five; and Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait and T.I., who each received four noms.

"British invasion" is the theme for Record of the Year as four Brits--Adele, Coldplay, Leona Lewis and M.I.A.--make the list, as does English rocker Robert Plant, who is paired with Alison Krauss. Those contending for the Album of the Year prize are diverse, including Coldplay, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, Plant and Krauss, and Radiohead.

For the first time, nominations for the annual Grammy Awards [ tickets ] were announced on prime-time television as part of "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!--Countdown to Music's Biggest Night." Traditionally, the nominations are presented during an early morning press conference in order to take advantage of morning television. Instead, this year, the one-hour special featured past Grammy winners and nominees reading nominations in several categories, as well as performing songs from the Grammy Hall of Fame. Performers included Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Foo Fighters, B.B. King with John Mayer, Christina Aguilera and Taylor Swift.

The television event was hosted by Swift and rapper LL Cool J, and broadcast from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be held Feb. 8 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live CBS-TV.

Nominees in select categories are below, and the compete list of nominees is on the Grammy Awards website. Nominations were for recordings released during the eligibility year Oct. 1, 2007 through Sept. 30, 2008.

GENERAL FIELD

Record of the Year
"Chasing Pavements" - Adele
"Viva La Vida" - Coldplay
"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
"Paper Planes" - M.I.A.
"Please Read the Letter" - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Album of the Year
"Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" - Coldplay
"Tha Carter III" - Lil Wayne
"Year of the Gentleman" - Ne-Yo
"Raising Sand" - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
"In Rainbows" - Radiohead

Song of the Year
"American Boy" - William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray and Kayne West (Estelle featuring Kayne West)
"Chasing Pavements" - Adele Adkins and Eg White (Adele)
"I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz (Jason Mraz)
"Love Song" - Sara Bareilles (Sara Bareilles)
"Viva La Vida" - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (Coldplay)

Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

POP FIELD

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Chasing Pavements" - Adele
"Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
"Mercy" - Duffy
"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
"I Kissed a Girl" - Katy Perry
"So What" - Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"All Summer Long" - Kid Rock
"Say" - John Mayer
"That Was Me" - Paul McCartney
"I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz
"Closer" - Ne-Yo
"Wichita Lineman" - James Taylor

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals
"Viva La Vida" - Coldplay
"Waiting in the Weeds" - Eagles
"Going On" - Gnarls Barkley
"Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5
"Apologize" - OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
"Lesson Learned" - Alicia Keys and John Mayer
"4 Minutes" - Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
"Rich Woman" - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
"If I Never See Your Face Again" - Rihanna and Maroon 5
"No Air" - Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"Love Appetite" - Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere
"I Dreamed There Was No War" - Eagles
"Fortune Teller" - Fourplay
"Steppin' Out" - Stanley Jordan
"Blast!" - Marcus Miller

Best Pop Instrumental Album
"Sax for Stax" - Gerald Albright
"Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One" - Larry Carlton
"Jingle All the Way" - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
"The Spice of Life" - Earl Klugh
"A Night Before Christmas" - Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album
"Detours" - Sheryl Crow
"Rockferry" - Duffy
"Long Road Out of Eden" - Eagles
"Spirit" - Leona Lewis
"Covers" - James Taylor

DANCE FIELD

Best Dance Recording
"Harder Better Faster Stronger" - Daft Punk
"Ready for the Floor" - Hot Chip
"Just Dance" - Lady Gaga and Colby O'Donis
"Give It 2 Me" - Madonna
"Disturbia" - Rihanna
"Black and Gold" - Sam Sparro

Best Electronic/Dance Album
"New York City" - Brazilian Girls
"Alive 2007" - Daft Punk
"Bring Ya to the Brink" - Cyndi Lauper
"X" - Kylie Minogue
"Last Night" - Moby
"Robyn" - Robyn

ROCK FIELD

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
"Gravity" - John Mayer
"I Saw Her Standing There" - Paul McCartney
"Girls in Their Summer Clothes" - Bruce Springsteen
"Rise" - Eddie Vedder
"No Hidden Path" - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals
"Rock N Roll Train" - AC/DC
"Violet Hill" - Coldplay
"Long Road Out of Eden" - Eagles
"Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon
"House of Cards" - Radiohead

Best Hard Rock Performance
"Inside the Fire" - Disturbed
"Visions" - Judas Priest
"Wax Simulacra" - The Mars Volta
"Saints of Los Angeles" - Motley Crue
"Lords of Salem" - Rob Zombie

Best Metal Performance
"Heroes of Our Time" - DragonForce
"Nostradamus" - Judas Priest
"My Apocalyspe" - Metallica
"Under My Thumb" - Ministry
"Psychosocial" - Slipknot

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Castellorizon" - David Gilmour
"Suicide and Redemption" - Metallica
"34 Ghosts I-Iv" - Nine Inch Nails
"Hope (Live for the Art of Peace)" - Rush
"Peaches en Regalia" - Zappa Plays Zappa

Best Rock Song
"Girls in Their Summer Clothes" - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
"House of Cards" - Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
"I Will Possess Your Heart" - Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr and Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab for Cutie)
"Sex on Fire" - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)
"Violet Hill" - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best Rock Album
"Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" - Coldplay
"Rock N Roll Jesus" - Kid rock
"Only By the Night" - Kings of Leon
"Death Magnetic" - Metallica
"Consolers of the Lonely" - The Raconteurs

ALTERNATIVE FIELD

Best Alternative Music Album
"Modern Guilt" - Beck
"Narrow Stairs" - Death Cab for Cutie
"The Odd Couple" - Gnarls Barkley
"Evil Urges" - My Morning Jacket
"In Rainbows" - Radiohead

R&B FIELD

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Me, Myself and I" - Beyonce
"Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole
"Spotlight" - Jennifer Hudson
"Superwoman" - Alicia Keys
"Need U Bad" - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"You're the Only One" - Eric Benet
"Take You Down" - Chris Brown
"Miss Independent" - Ne-Yo
"Can't Help But Wait" - Trey Songz
"Here I Stand" - Usher

Best R&B Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals
"Ribbon in the Sky" - Boyz II Men
"Words" - Anthony David featuring India.Arie
"Stay with Me (By the Sea)" - Al Green Featuring John Legend
"I'm His Only Woman" - Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
"Never Give You Up" - Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder and CJ Hilton
 
 Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Say Goodbye to Love" - Kenna
"Wanna Be" - Maiysha
"Be OK" - Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
"Many Moons" - Janelle Monae
"Lovin You" - Wayna Featuring Kokayi

Best R&B Song
"Bust Your Windows" - Salaam Remi and Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)
"Customer" - I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver and J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)
"Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer and Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)
"Miss Independent" - M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen and S. Smith (Ne-Yo)
"Spotlight" - Mikel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

Best R&B Album
"Love and Life" - Eric Benet
"Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA" - Boyz II Men
"Lay It Down" - Al Green
"Jennifer Hudson" - Jennifer Hudson
"The Way I See It" - Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B Album
"Growing Pains" - Mary J. Blige
"Back of My Lac'" - J. Holiday
"First Love" - Karina
"Year of the Gentleman" - Ne-Yo
"Fearless" - Jazmine Sullivan

RAP FIELD

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 and T.I. featuring Kayne West and Lil Wayne
"Mr. Carter" - Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z
"Wish You Would" - Ludacris featuring T.I.
"Put On" - Young Jeezy featuring Kayne West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"American Boy" - Estelle featuring Kayne West
"Low" - Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
"Green Light" - John Legend and 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)
"Low" - T. Dillard, M. Humphrey and T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
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"Sexual Eruption" - Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy and D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
"Superstar" - Lupe Fiasco and Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
"Swagga Like Us" - D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris and Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz and P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne)

Best Rap Album
"American Gangster" - Jay-Z
"Tha Carter III" - Lil Wayne
"The Cool" - Lupe Fiasco
"Nas" - Nas
"Paper Trail" - T.I.

COUNTRY FIELD

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"For These Times" - Martina McBride
"What I Cannot Change" - LeAnn Rimes
"Last Name" - Carrie Underwood
"Last Call" - Lee Ann Womack
"This is Me You're Talking To" - Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
 
 "You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins
"In Color" - Jamey Johnson
"Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto
"Letter to Me" - Brad Paisley
"Troubadour" - George Strait

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals
"God Must Be Busy" - Brooks and Dunn
"Love Don't Live Here" - Lady Antebellum
"Every Day" - Rascal Flatts
"Blue Side of the Mountain" - The SteelDrivers
"Stay" - Sugarland

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
"Shiftwork" - Kenny Chesney and George Strait
"Killing the Blues" - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
"House of Cash" - George Strait and Patty Loveless
"Life in a Northern Town" - Sugarland, Jake Owen and Little Big Town
"Let the Wind Chase You" - Trisha Yearwood and Keith Urban

Best Country Song
"Dig Two Graves" - Ashley Gorley and Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
"I Saw God Today" - Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell and Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
"In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
"Stay" - Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
"You're Gonna Miss This" - Ashley Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

Best Country Album
"That Lonesome Song" - Jamey Johnson
"Sleepless Nights" - Patty Loveless
"Troubadour" - George Strait
"Around the Bend" - Randy Travis
"Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love" - Trisha Yearwood

JAZZ FIELD

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
"Randy in Brasil" - Randy Brecker
"Floating Point" - John McLaughlin
"Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley" - Various Artists
"Miles from India" - Various Artists
"Lifecycle" - Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern

Best Jazz Vocal Album
"Imagina: Songs of Brasil" - Karrin Allyson
"Breakfast on the Morning Tram" - Stacey Kent
"If Less is More … Nothing is Everything" - Kate McGarry
"Loverly" - Cassandra Wilson
"Distances" - Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier and Klaus Gesing)

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