Grammy Nominees for 2011

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Took some of the categories that showed some promise - not really interested in the K@K like Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum and the like...

Best Rock Album
Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.
1. EMOTION & COMMOTION
Jeff Beck
[Rhino/ATCO]
2. THE RESISTANCE
Muse
[Warner Bros.]
3. BACKSPACER
Pearl Jam
[Monkeywrench]
4. MOJO
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
[Reprise]
5. LE NOISE
Neil Young
[Reprise]

Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
1. THE SUBURBS
Arcade Fire
[Merge Records / Sonovox]
2. INFINITE ARMS
Band Of Horses
[Columbia Records/Brown/FatPossum]
3. BROTHERS
The Black Keys
[Nonesuch]
4. BROKEN BELLS
Broken Bells
[Columbia Records]
5. CONTRA
Vampire Weekend
[XL Recordings]

Best Contemporary Folk Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
1. LOVE IS STRANGE - EN VIVO CON TINO
Jackson Browne & David Lindley
[Inside Recordings]
2. THE AGE OF MIRACLES
Mary Chapin Carpenter
[Zoe Records]
3. SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU
Guy Clark
[Dualtone]
4. GOD WILLIN' & THE CREEK DON'T RISE
Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
[RCA Records]
5. DREAM ATTIC
Richard Thompson
[Shout! Factory]

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
1. NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE
Solomon Burke
[E1 Music]
2. TRIBAL
Dr. John And The Lower 911
[429 Records]
3. LIVING PROOF
Buddy Guy
[Silvertone/Jive]
4. INTERPRETATIONS: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK
Bettye LaVette
[ANTI-]
5. LIVE! IN CHICAGO
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin,
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee, And Buddy Flett
[Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Record

Best Traditional Blues Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
1. GIANT
James Cotton
[Alligator]
2. MEMPHIS BLUES
Cyndi Lauper
[Mercer Street Records]
3. THE WELL
Charlie Musselwhite
[Alligator]
4. JOINED AT THE HIP
Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
[Telarc]
5. PLAYS BLUES, BALLADS & FAVORITES
Jimmie Vaughan
[Shout! Factory]

Best Americana Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
1. THE LIST
Rosanne Cash
[Manhattan Records]
2. TIN CAN TRUST
Los Lobos
[Shout! Factory]
3. COUNTRY MUSIC
Willie Nelson
[Rounder]
4. BAND OF JOY
Robert Plant
[Rounder]
5. YOU ARE NOT ALONE
Mavis Staples
[ANTI-]

Best Metal Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.
1. EL DORADO
Iron Maiden
Track from: The Final Frontier
[UMe]
2. LET THE GUILT GO
Korn
Track from: Korn III: Remember Who You Are
[Roadrunner Records]
3. IN YOUR WORDS
Lamb Of God
Track from: Wrath
[Epic]
4. SUDDEN DEATH
Megadeth
[Roadrunner Records]
5. WORLD PAINTED BLOOD
Slayer
Track from: World Painted Blood
[Columbia Records/American Records]

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