U2 [ tickets ], which took home three Grammy Awards in 2001 for its song "Beautiful Day," is nominated in eight Grammy categories in 2002. The contenders for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards were revealed at a Friday (1/4) press conference in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Among U2's nominations were Record of the Year (for "Walk On"), Album of the Year (for "All That You Can't Leave Behind") and Song of the Year (for "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of").

Given the popularity of "Beautiful Day" among Grammy voters a year ago, the dominance of the Irish rock band didn't come as a surprise. The album from which the single was culled, "All That You Can't Leave Behind" (Interscope) was not released during the 2001 qualifying period.

R&B singer-songwriter India.Arie [ tickets ], picked up seven nominations, including one in all four of the top categories: Album of the Year and Best New Artist, as well as Record of the Year and Song of the Year for the song "Video."

Fellow Grammy newcomer Alicia Keys [ tickets ], another R&B singer-songwriter, garnered six nominations, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Fallin'."

Conductor Pierre Boulez, who received two separate nominations in the Best Classical Album category, was nominated for six Grammys, and Alison Krauss, Brian McKnight and OutKast were nominated in five categories apiece.

T Bone Burnett, Nelly Furtado, Train, Steven Tyler (three nominations with Aerosmith and an additional individual nomination for songwriting) and Lucinda Williams are each up for four Grammys.

One new category--Best Rap/Sung Collaboration--was added to the Grammys this year, bringing the total number of categories to 101.

Recordings released from Oct. 1, 2000 through Sept. 30, 2001 were eligible for Grammy nominations. Ballots will be mailed to the 13,000 voting members of the Recording Academy on Jan. 11. The 44th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on Feb. 27 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

A list of the Grammy nominees in select categories follows. A complete list is available at the official Grammy Awards website.

Record of the Year
"Video," India.Arie
"Fallin'," Alicia Keys
"Ms. Jackson," OutKast
"Drops of Jupiter," Train
"Walk On," U2

Album of the Year
"Acoustic Soul," India.Arie
"Love and Theft," Bob Dylan
"Stankonia," OutKast
"All That You Can't Leave Behind," U2
"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack, various artists

Song of the Year
"Drops of Jupiter," Train
(Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford & Scott Underwood, songwriters)
"Fallin'," Alicia Keys
"I'm Like a Bird," Nelly Furtado
"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of," U2
"Video," India.Arie
(India.Arie, Carlos "Six July Broady & Shannon Sanders, songwriters)

Best New Artist
India.Arie
Nelly Furtado
David Gray
Alicia Keys
Linkin Park

POP

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"I'm Like a Bird," Nelly Furtado
"There You'll Be," Faith Hill
"Someone to Call My Lover," Janet Jackson
"By Your Side," Sade
"Essence," Lucinda Williams

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Fill Me In," Craig David
"You Rock My World," Michael Jackson
"I Want Love," Elton John
"Still," Brian McKnight
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," James Taylor

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Shape of My Heart," Backstreet Boys
"Superman (It's Not Easy)," Five for Fighting
"Gone," 'NSync
"Imitation of Life," R.E.M.
"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of," U2

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Lady Marmalade," Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink
"New York State of Mind," Tony Bennett & Billy Joel
"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely," Ricky Martin w/ Christina Aguilera
"My Kind of Girl," Brian McKnight & Justin Timberlake
"It Wasn't Me," Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent

Best Pop Vocal Album
"Whoa, Nelly!," Nelly Furtado
"All for You," Janet Jackson
"Songs from the West Coast," Elton John
"Celebrity," 'NSync
"Lovers Rock," Sade

ROCK

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
"Strange Little Girl," Tori Amos
"I Want to Be in Love," Melissa Etheridge
"This Is Love," PJ Harvey
"Planets of the Universe," Stevie Nicks
"Get Right with God," Lucinda Williams

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
"New York, New York," Ryan Adams
"Superman Inside," Eric Clapton
"Honest with Me," Bob Dylan
"Dig In," Lenny Kravitz
"Peaceful World," John Mellencamp

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Jaded," Aerosmith
"Yellow," Coldplay
"The Space Between," Dave Matthews Band
"Drops of Jupiter," Train
"Elevation," U2

Best Hard Rock Performance
"Smooth Criminal," Alien Ant Farm
"Crawling," Linkin Park
"Alive," P.O.D.
"Renegades of Funk," Rage Against the Machine
"Your Disease," Saliva

Best Metal Performance
"The Wizard," Black Sabbath
"Disciple," Slayer
"Left Behind," Slipknot
"Chop Suey!" System of a Down
"Schism," Tool

Best Rock Song
"Drops of Jupiter," Train
(Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford & Scott Underwood, songwriters)
"Elevation," U2
"Walk On," U2
"Jaded," Aerosmith
(Marti Fredericksen & Steven Tyler, songwriters)
"Yellow," Coldplay
(Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters)

Best Rock Album
"Gold," Ryan Adams
"Just Push Play," Aerosmith
"Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea," PJ Harvey
"Hybrid Theory," Linkin Park
"All That You Can't Leave Behind," U2

Best Alternative Music Album
"Strange Little Girl," Tori Amos
"Vespertine," Bjork
"Parachutes," Coldplay
"Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars," Fatboy Slim
"Amnesiac," Radiohead

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Rock the Boat," Aaliyah
"Video," India.Arie
"Family Affair," Mary J. Blige
"Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)," Blu Cantrell
"Fallin'," Alicia Keys
"A Long Walk," Jill Scott

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"Missing You," Case
"Lifetime," Maxwell
"Love of My Life," Brian McKnight
"Love," Musiq Soulchild
"U Remind Me," Usher

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"What Would You Do," City High
"Survivor," Destiny's Child
"Can't Believe," Faith Evans, featuring Carl Thomas
"Contagious," The Isley Brothers
"Peaches & Cream," 112

Best R&B Song
"Didn't Cha Know," Erykah Badu
"Fallin'," Alicia Keys
"Get Ur Freak On," Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
(Missy Elliott & T. Mosley, songwriters)
"Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)," Blu Cantrell
(Dallas Austin, songwriter)
"Love of My Life," Brian McKnight
"Video," India.Arie
(India.Arie, Carlos "Six July Broady & Shannon Sanders, songwriters)

Best R&B Album
"Aaliyah," Aaliyah
"Acoustic Soul," India.Arie
"No More Drama," Mary J. Blige
"Survivor," Destiny's Child
"Songs in A Minor," Alicia Keys

RAP

Best Rap Solo Performance
"Because I Got High," Afroman
"Who We Be," DMX
"Get Ur Freak On," Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)," Jay-Z
"Nelly," Ride Wit Me

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
"Clint Eastwood," Gorillaz
"Put It on Me," Ja Rule featuring Vita
"Change the Game," Jay-Z featuring Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek
"Ms. Jackson," OutKast
"Bad Boy for Life," P. Diddy, Black Rob & Mark Curry

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Let Me Blow Ya Mind," Eve featuring Gwen Stefani
"Livin' It Up," Ja Rule featuring Case
"Where the Party At," Jagged Edge featuring Nelly
"Area Codes," Jagged Edge featuring Nate Dogg
"W," Mystic & Planet Asia

Best Rap Album
"Scorpion," Eve
"Pain is Love," Ja Rule
"The Blueprint," Jay-Z
"Back for the First Time," Ludacris
"Stankonia," OutKast

COUNTRY

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"Long Gone Lonesome Blues," Sheryl Crow
"There Is No Arizona," Jamie O'Neal
"Shine," Dolly Parton
"Cold, Cold Heart," Lucinda Williams
"I Would've Loved You Anyway," Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"Lovesick Blues," Ryan Adams
"I Dreamed About Mama Last Night," Johnny Cash
"San Antonio Girl," Lyle Lovett
"Marie," Willie Nelson
"O Death," Ralph Stanley

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens," Asleep at the Wheel
"Ain't Noting 'Bout You," Brooks & Dunn
"One More Day," Diamond Rio
"The Lucky One," Alison Krauss + Union Station
"I'm Already There," Lonestar

Best Country Song
"I'm Already There," Lonestar
(Gary Baker, Richie McDonald & Frank Myers, songwriters)
"The Lucky One," Alison Krauss + Union Station
(Robert Lee Castleman, songwriter)
"One More Day," Diamond Rio
(Steven Dale Jones & Bobby Tomberlin, songwriters)
"There Is No Arizona," Jamie O'Neal
(Lisa Drew, Jamie O'Neal & Shaye Smith, songwriters)
"When I Think About Angels," Jamie O'Neal
(Roxie Dean, Jamie O'Neal & Sonny Tillis, songwriters)

Best Country Album
"One More Day," Diamond Rio
"Set This Circus Down," Tim McGraw
"Rainbow Connection," Willie Nelson
"Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute," various artists
"Inside Out," Trisha Yearwood