The Grammy Nominations for this year have been announced andas part of the service here at the TWTE, we can bring you the details of those very Grammy Nominations.

The highlights are Amy Winehouse getting 6 nominations (and being nominated for all of the important ones as well) and Kayne West getting 8 nominations:

Kanye West received eight nominations for the 50th annual Grammy Awards on Thursday, leading a varied and surprise-filled pack.

Female
singers were the talk of 2007, and Amy Winehouse received six
nominations, four of which are in the top general categories. Winehouse
is the only performer represented in album, record, song and best new
artist.

Winehouse�s �Back to Black� will compete with the Foo
Fighters �Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace�, Vince Gills� �These
Days,� Herbie Hancock�s �River: The Joni Letters,� and West�s
�Graduation� for album of the year.

The Foo Fighters are also
up for record of the year; Rihanna�s �Umbrella� is up for record and
song, and a year after Corinne Bailey Rae walked away empty handed
after receiving three noms last year, she receives a song nomination
from the album that was eligible last year.

For the full list of the main Grammy Nominations, we turned to the industry information source:

RECORD OF THE YEARIrreplaceable
– Beyonc�; Beyonc� Knowles, S. Smith & Stargate, producers; Jim
Caruana, Jason Goldstein & Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers; Track
from: "B’Day"; [Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Music World Productions]
The Pretender – Foo Fighters; Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers [Roswell/RCA Records]
Umbrella
– Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z; Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart,
producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Track
from: "Good Girl Gone Bad" [Def Jam]
What Goes Around…Comes Around
– Justin Timberlake; Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin
Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland,
engineers/mixers; [Jive/Zomba]
Rehab – Amy Winehouse; Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer; Track from: "Back To Black" [Universal Republic Records]

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace"
– Foo Fighters; Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey,
engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer [Roswell/RCA
Records]
"These Days" – Vince Gill; John Anderson, Guy
Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band,
featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank,
producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam
Ayan, mastering engineer [MCA Nashville]
"River: The Joni Letters"
– Herbie Hancock; Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne
Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie
Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer;
Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer [Verve]
"Graduation" –
Kanye West; Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists;
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday"Miller, Nottz,
Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West,
producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer,
Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul
Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering
engineer [Roc-A-Fella Records]
"Back To Black" – Amy
Winehouse; Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary
Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering
engineer [Universal Republic Records]

SONG OF THE YEAR
"Before He Cheats"
– Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood); Track
from: "Some Hearts" [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That
Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys]
"Hey There Delilah"
– Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T’s); Track from: "Every
Second Counts" [Hollywood Records/Fearless Records; Publisher: So Happy
Publishing]
"Like A Star" – Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter
(Corinne Bailey Rae); Track from: "Corinne Bailey Rae" [Capitol
Records; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing]
"Rehab" – Amy
Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse); Track from: "Back To Black"
[Universal Republic Records; Publisher: EMI Music Publishing]
"Umbrella"
– Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream"Nash & Christopher
Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z); Track from: "Good Girl
Gone Bad"[Def Jam]

NEW ARTIST
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse

FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Candyman" – Christina Aguilera [RCA Records]
"1234" – Feist; Track from: "The Reminder" [Cherry Tree / Interscope Records]
"Big Girls Don’t Cry" – Fergie; Track from: "The Dutchess" [A&M Records]
"Say It Right" – Nelly Furtado; Track from: "Loose" [Geffen]
"Rehab" – Amy Winehouse; Track from: "Back To Black" [Universal Republic Records]

MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Everything" – Michael Bubl�; Track from: "Call Me Irresponsible" [143 Records/Reprise]
"Belief" – John Mayer Track from: "The Village Sessions" [Columbia/Aware]
"Dance Tonight" – Paul McCartney; Track from: "Memory Almost Full" [MPL/Hear Music]
"Amazing" – Seal [Warner Bros.]
"What Goes Around…Comes Around" –  Justin Timberlake [Jive]

POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
"(You Want To) Make A Memory" – Bon Jovi; Track from: "Lost Highway" [Island/Mercury]
"Home" –  Daughtry [RCA Records/19 Recordings]
"Makes Me Wonder" –   Maroon 5; Track from: "It Won’t Be Soon Before Long" [Octone/A&M Records]
"Hey There Delilah" –  Plain White T’s; Track from: "Every Second Counts" [Hollywood Records]
"Window In The Skies" – U2; Track from: "U218 – Singles" [Interscope Records]

POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
"Steppin’ Out" – Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera; Track from: "Duets: An American Classic" [Columbia]
"Beautiful Liar" –   Beyonc� & Shakira; Track from: "B’Day (Deluxe Edition)" [Columbia/Sony Urban]
"Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" –   Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; [Rounder Records]
"The Sweet Escape" – Gwen Stefani & Akon; Track from: "The Sweet Escape" [Interscope Records]"Give It To Me"
– Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake Track from:
"Timbaland Presents: Shock Value" [Mosley/Blackground/Interscope
Records]

POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"Off The Grid" –  Beastie Boys; Track from: "The Mix-Up" [Capitol Records]
"Paris Sunrise #7" –   Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals; Track from: "Lifeline" [Virgin Records]
"Over The Rainbow" –  Dave Koz; Track from: "At The Movies" [Capitol Records]
"One Week Last Summer" –  Joni Mitchell; Track from: "Shine" [Hear Music]
"Simple Pleasures" – Spyro Gyra; Track from: "Good To Go-Go" –  [Heads Up International]

POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
"The Mix-Up" –   Beastie Boys [Capitol Records]
"Italia" –  Chris Botti [Columbia]
"At The Movies" – Dave Koz [Capitol/EMI]
"Good To Go-Go" –  Spyro Gyra [Heads Up International]

POP VOCAL ALBUM
"Lost Highway" – Bon Jovi [Island/Mercury]
"The Reminder" –  Feist [Cherry Tree/Interscope Records]
"It Won’t Be Soon Before Long" – Maroon 5 [Octone/A&M Records]
"Memory Almost Full" –  Paul McCartney [MPL/Hear Music]
"Back To Black" – Amy Winehouse [Universal Republic Records]

Note that this is only he first half of the Grammy Nominations. All the ones like "best use of cowbell in a polka", the ones no one cares about (except perhaps the people who play cowbells in polka bands), can be found elsewhere.