Kanye West leads 2012 Grammy Nominations

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I know, right?! That’s what I thought! But, it’s true. Kanye is a Grammy awards favorite this year.

The 2012 Grammy Nominations are in! And honestly there really aren’t TOO many surprises (other than the domination of ‘Ye). We all know how good of a year 2011 was for British singer and songwriter Adele. Well her luck continues as she snags up six! In addition to Adele, Kanye West (who leads the awards nods with seven), Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars all received six nominations.

Check out some of the nominations below.

Record of the Year

Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Bon Iver, “Holocene”
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Mumford & Sons, “The Cave”
Katy Perry, “Firework”

Song of the Year

Kanye West, “All of the Lights”
Mumford & Sons, “The Cave”
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Bon Iver, “Holocene”
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

Best New Artist

The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Album of the Year

Adele, “21″
The Foo Fighters, “Wasting Light”
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”
Bruno Mars, “Doo-wops and Hooligans”
Rihanna, “Loud”

Pop Vocal Album

Adele, “21″
Cee Lo Green, “The Lady Killer”
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”
Bruno Mars, “Doo-Wops & Hooligans”
Rihanna, “Loud”

Best New Artist

Bon Iver
Nicki Minaj
The Band Perry
J. Cole
Scrillex

Country Album

Jason Aldean, “My Kinda Party”
Eric Church, “Chief”
Lady Antebellum;, “Own the Night”
Blake Shelton, “Red River Blue”
George Strait, Here for a Good Time”
Taylor Swift “Speak Now”

Check out the full list of Grammy nominations at Grammy.com here.

Images via Wireimage.com

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