Dajal blogs: grammy nominations 2010

The nominations for the 2010 Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night in Los Angeles.

Beyonce Knowles topped the nominees with 10 nods for her third solo album, "I Am... Sasha Fierce." Country-pop singer Taylor Swift came in second place with eight nods while The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West each received six nominations.

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on CBS television.

They nominees include:

Best new artist: Zac Brown Band; Keri Wilson; MGMT; Silversun Pickups; The Ting Tings.

Song of the year: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyoncé ; Poker Face - Lady Gaga; Use Somebody - Kings of Leon; You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift; Pretty Wings - Maxwell.

Best pop performance by a duo/group with vocals: I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas; We Weren't Born To Follow - Bon Jovi; Never Say Never - The Fray; Sarah's Smile - Daryl Hall & John Oates; Kids - MGMT.

Best rock album: Black Ice - AC/DC; Live From Madison Square Garden - Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton; 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day; Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King - Dave Matthews Band; No Line On The Horizon - U2.

Best rap solo performance: Best I Ever Had - Drake; Beautiful - Eminem; D.O.A. (Death of Autotune) - Jay-Z; Day & Night - Kid Cudi; Casa Bey - Mos Def.|

Best country performance by a duo/group with vocals: Cowgirls Don't Cry - Brooks & Dunn; Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band; I Run To You - Lady Antebellum; Here Comes Goodbye - Rascal Flatts; It Happens - Sugarland

Record of the year: Halo - Beyoncé; I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas; Use Somebody - Kings of Leon; Poker Face - Lady Gaga; You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift.

Album of the year: I Am ... Sasha Fierce - Beyoncé; The E.N.D. - Black Eyed Peas; The Fame - Lady Gaga; Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King - Dave Matthews Band; Fearless - Taylor Swift.