Taylor's swift rise to top could be capped with 8 Grammys
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December 4, 2009, Friday
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TAYLOR Swift has won just about every top music award there is this year, but the possibility of winning eight Grammys, had the 19-year-old screaming for joy as the nominations were announced.
"I started freaking out and jumping up and down," the country crossover star said after learning of her nominations, which included album of the year for sophomore CD "Fearless" and mentions for song and record of the year.
"I honestly never would have predicted this, eight nominations - I'm ecstatic, and blown away and so so thankful."
Swift's haul of eight nods was only second to Beyonce, who got 10. The diva has had an amazing year even on Beyonce terms, including performing at the inauguration of United States President Barack Obama and a No. 1 movie with "Obsessed." The Grammy-winner was nominated once again, this time for album of the year for her double CD, "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," song of the year for her ubiquitous anthem, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" and song of the year for "Halo," as well as other awards.
Another diva, Lady Gaga, got five nominations: best album mention for her debut CD, "The Fame," and "Poker Face" for record and song of the year.
Black Eyed Peas
Other nominees for album of the year were the Black Eyed Peas for "The E.N.D." and Dave Matthews Band's "Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King."
The Black Eyed Peas were also nominated for record of the year for their feel-good song, "I Gotta Feeling," while the Kings of Leon were nominated for "Use Somebody."
The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West got six nominations each, while Jay-Z and DJ David Guetta got five.
The country act the Zac Brown Band was nominated for best new artist, along with R&B siren Keri Hilson, rockers MGMT, the punk duo the Ting Tings and the rock group the Silversun Pickups.
Swift was the year's best-selling artist outside of Michael Jackson, and her "Fearless" CD has sold more than 4.5 million copies. Wednesday's nominations were unveiled at Club Nokia in Los Angeles as part of a prime-time CBS special. It was the second year in a row that the Recording Academy revealed a handful of its 109 nominees during a televised concert. In the past, they had been announced during a morning news conference. The Grammys will be presented on January 31.
"I started freaking out and jumping up and down," the country crossover star said after learning of her nominations, which included album of the year for sophomore CD "Fearless" and mentions for song and record of the year.
"I honestly never would have predicted this, eight nominations - I'm ecstatic, and blown away and so so thankful."
Swift's haul of eight nods was only second to Beyonce, who got 10. The diva has had an amazing year even on Beyonce terms, including performing at the inauguration of United States President Barack Obama and a No. 1 movie with "Obsessed." The Grammy-winner was nominated once again, this time for album of the year for her double CD, "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," song of the year for her ubiquitous anthem, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" and song of the year for "Halo," as well as other awards.
Another diva, Lady Gaga, got five nominations: best album mention for her debut CD, "The Fame," and "Poker Face" for record and song of the year.
Black Eyed Peas
Other nominees for album of the year were the Black Eyed Peas for "The E.N.D." and Dave Matthews Band's "Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King."
The Black Eyed Peas were also nominated for record of the year for their feel-good song, "I Gotta Feeling," while the Kings of Leon were nominated for "Use Somebody."
The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West got six nominations each, while Jay-Z and DJ David Guetta got five.
The country act the Zac Brown Band was nominated for best new artist, along with R&B siren Keri Hilson, rockers MGMT, the punk duo the Ting Tings and the rock group the Silversun Pickups.
Swift was the year's best-selling artist outside of Michael Jackson, and her "Fearless" CD has sold more than 4.5 million copies. Wednesday's nominations were unveiled at Club Nokia in Los Angeles as part of a prime-time CBS special. It was the second year in a row that the Recording Academy revealed a handful of its 109 nominees during a televised concert. In the past, they had been announced during a morning news conference. The Grammys will be presented on January 31.
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