One has a reputation for being a sore loser, while the other has often seemed on the verge of just being a loser.
Kanye West and Amy Winehouse, two multitalented artists who often get as much attention for their offstage antics as their music, led all nominees for the 50th annual Grammy Awards, which were announced this morning.
West scored a leading eight nominations, while Winehouse landed six. The Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and T-Pain all received five nominations.
Most of West's eight nominations came in the rap category, including best rap album (Graduation) and two entries for best rap song ("Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life").
Meanwhile, the 24-year-old Winehouse, who has been photographed frequently looking dazed and disheveled in recent weeks, will have a chance to try to get herself together for what could be a memorable night.
The singer was nominated in all four of the top categories: record of the year, album of the year, song of the year (a songwriter's award), and best new artist.
Winehouse's Back to Black was nominated for album of the year, along with West's Graduation, the Foo Fighters' Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, country singer Vince Gill's These Days, and jazz pianist Herbie Hancock's tribute to Joni Mitchell, River: The Joni Letters.
"Rehab," Winehouse's smash hit song that has spawned a litany of puns about her drug and alcohol problems, will compete for record of the year with the Foo Fighters' "The Pretender," Timberlake's "What Goes Around...Comes Around," Beyonce's "Irreplaceable," and Rihanna's "Umbrella," featuring Jay-Z.
"Rehab" and "Umbrella" were nominated for song of the year, alongside country star Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats," pop band Plain White T's "Hey There Delilah," and singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae's "Like a Star."
Women dominated the field for best new artist, with Winehouse vying with
Canadian singer/songwriter Feist, country singer Taylor Swift, R&B singer Ledisi, and the female-fronted rock band Paramore.
Winners will be announced during ceremonies in Los Angeles on February 10.
50th Annual Grammy nominees (partial list):
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Beyonce - "Irreplaceable"
Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - "Umbrella"
Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around…Comes Around"
Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Vince Gill - These Days
Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters
Kanye West - Graduation
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
SONG OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood - "Before He Cheats" (Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins)
Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah" (Tom Higgenson)
Corinne Bailey Rae - "Like A Star"
Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - "Umbrella" (Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Christina Aguilera - "Candyman"
Feist - "1234"
Fergie - "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right"
Amy Winehouse "Rehab"
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Michael Buble - "Everything"
John Mayer - "Belief"
Paul McCartney - "Dance Tonight"
Seal - "Amazing"
Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around...Comes Around"
BEST POP PERFORMANCE (duo or group with vocals)
Bon Jovi - "(You Want To) Make A Memory"
Daughtry - "Home"
Maroon 5 - "Makes Me Wonder"
Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
U2 - "Window In The Skies"
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera - "Steppin' Out"
Beyonce & Shakira - "Beautiful Liar"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)"
Gwen Stefani & Akon - "The Sweet Escape"
Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake - "Give It To Me"
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Beastie Boys - "Off The Grid"
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - "Paris Sunrise #7"
Dave Koz - "Over The Rainbow"
Joni Mitchell - "One Week Last Summer"
Spyro Gyra - "Simple Pleasures"
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Beastie Boys - The Mix-Up
Chris Botti - Italia
Dave Koz - At The Movies
Spyro Gyra - Good To Go-Go
Kirk Whalum - Roundtrip
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
Feist - The Reminder
Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
BEST DANCE RECORDING
The Chemical Brothers - "Do It Again"
Justice - "D.A.N.C.E."
Mika - "Love Today"
Rihanna - "Don't Stop The Music"
Justin Timberlake - "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows"
BEST ELECTRONIC ALBUM
The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night
Justice - †
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
Shiny Toy Guns - We Are Pilots
Tiesto - Elements Of Life
BEST ROCK SOLO PERFORMANCE
Beck - "Timebomb"
Paul McCartney - "Only Mama Knows"
John Mellencamp - "Our Country"
Bruce Springsteen - "Radio Nowhere"
Lucinda Williams - "Come On"
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE (duo or group, with vocals)
Daughtry - "It's Not Over"
Green Day - "Working Class Hero"
Nickelback - "If Everyone Cared"
U2 - "Instant Karma"
The White Stripes - "Icky Thump"
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
Evanescence - "Sweet Sacrifice"
Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"
Ozzy Osbourne - "I Don't Wanna Stop"
Queens of the Stone Age - "Sick, Sick, Sick"
Tool - "The Pot"
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
As I Lay Dying - "Nothing Left"
King Diamond - "Never Ending Hill"
Machine Head "Aesthetics Of Hate"
Shadows Fall - "Redemption"
Slayer - "Final Six"
BEST ROCK SONG
Lucinda Williams - "Come On"
The White Stripes - "Icky Thump" (Jack White)
Daughtry - "It's Not Over" (Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young)
Foo Fighters - "The Pretender" (Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett)
Bruce Springsteen - "Radio Nowhere"
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Daughtry - Daughtry
John Fogerty - Revival
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Lily Allen - Alright, Still...
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Bjork - Volta
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
BEST FEMALE R&B PERFORMANCE
Mary J. Blige - "Just Fine"
Fantasia - "When I See You"
Alicia Keys - "No One"
Chrisette Michele - "If I Have My Way"
Jill Scott - "Hate On Me"
BEST MALE R&B PERFORMANCE
Raheem DeVaughn - "Woman"
Musiq Soulchild - "B.U.D.D.Y."
Ne-Yo - "Because Of You"
Prince - "Future Baby Mama"
Tank - "Please Don't Go"
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE (duo or group, with vocals)
R. Kelly feat. Usher - "Same Girl"
Chaka Khan feat. Mary J. Blige - "Disrespectful"
Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo - "Hate That I Love You"
Angie Stone feat. Betty Wright - "Baby"
T-Pain feat. Akon - "Bartender"
BEST URBAN ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
Vikter Duplaix - "Make A Baby"
Dwele - "That's The Way Of The World"
Lupe Fiasco feat. Jill Scott - "Daydreamin'"
Meshell Ndegeocello - "Fantasy"
Alice Smith - "Dream"
BEST R&B SONG
India.Arie - "Beautiful Flower" (India.Arie & Joyce Simpson)
Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo - "Hate That I Love You" (M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith)
Alicia Keys - "No One" (Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys)
Musiq Soulchild - "Teachme" (Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams)
Fantastia - "When I See U" (Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters)
BEST R&B ALBUM
Chaka Khan - Funk This
Ledisi - Lost & Found
Musiq Soulchild - Luvanmusiq
Jill Scott - The Real Thing
Tank - Sex, Love & Pain
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Common - "The People"
50 Cent - "I Get Money"
Jay-Z - "Show Me What You Got"
T.I. - "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)"
Kanye West - "Stronger"
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE (duo or group)
Common feat. Kanye West - "Southside"
Fat Joe feat. Lil Wayne - "Make It Rain"
Shop Boyz - "Party Like A Rockstar"
UGK feat. Outkast - "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
Kanye, Nas, Rakim, & KRS-One - "Better Than I've Ever Been"
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Akon feat. Snoop Dogg - "I Wanna Love You"
Chris Brown & T-Pain - "Kiss, Kiss"
Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil Kim - "Let It Go"
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z - "Umbrella"
Kanye West feat. T-Pain - "Good Life"
BEST RAP SONG
50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake & Timabaland - "Ayo Technology" (Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake)
T.I. - "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" (Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas)
Kanye West - "Can't Tell Me Nothing" (A. Davis & Kanye West)
Soulja Boy Tell'Em - "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)
Kanye West - "Good Life" (A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West)
BEST RAP ALBUM
Common - Finding Forever
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
T.I. - T.I. vs. T.I.P.
Kanye West - Graduation
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY PERFORMANCE
Alison Krauss - "Simple Love"
Miranda Lambert - "Famous In A Small Town"
LeAnn Rhimes - "Nothin' Better To Do"
Carrie Underwood - "Before He Cheats"
Trisha Yearwood - "Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love"
BEST MALE COUNTRY PERFORMANCE
Dierks Bentley - "Long Trip Alone"
Alan Jackson - "A Woman's Love"
Tim McGraw - "If You're Reading This"
George Strait - "Give It Away"
Keith Urban - "Stupid Boy"
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE (duo or group, with vocals)
Brooks & Dunn - "Proud Of The House We Built"
Eagles - "How Long"
Emerson Drive - "Moments"
Montgomery Gentry - "Lucky Man"
The Time Jumpers - "Sweet Memories"
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATIONS WITH VOCALS
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer - "Days Aren't Long Enough"
Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson - "Because Of You"
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - "I Need You"
Willie Nelson & Ray Price - "Lost Highway"
Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood - "Oh Love"
BEST COUNTRY SONG
Carrie Underwood - "Before He Cheats" (Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins)
George Strait - "Give It Away" (Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson)
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - "I Need You" (Tony Lane & David Lee)
Tim McGraw - "If You're Reading This" (Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren)
Dierks Bentley - "Long Trip Alone" (Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Dierks Bentley - Long Trip Alone
Vince Gill - These Days
Tim McGraw - Let It Go
Brad Paisley - 5th Gear
George Strait - It Just Comes Natural


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