the grammy nominations are out for 2008 -

Record of the Year -
Beyonce: Irreplacable
Foo Fighters: The Pretender
Rihanna: Umbrella
Justin Timberlake: What goes Around...Comes Around
Amy Winehouse: Rehab

Album of the Year -
Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
Kanye West: Graduation
Vince Gill: These Days
Herbie Hancock: River: The Joni Letters
Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Song of the Year -
Amy Winehouse: Rehab
Carrie Underwood: Before He Cheats
Plain White T's: Hey There Delilah
Corinne Bailey Rae: Like A Star
Rihanna: Umbrella

Best New Artiste -
Feist
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Ledisi
Amy Winehouse

Pop Vocal Performance (Male) -
Michael Buble: Everything
John Mayer: Belief
Paul McCartney: Dance Tonight
Seal: Amazing
Justin Timberlake: What Goes Around...Comes Around

Pop Vocal Performance (Female) -
Christina Aguilera: Candyman
Feist: 1234
Fergie: Big Girls Don't Cry
Nelly Furtado: Say It Right
Amy Winehouse: Rehab

Pop Vocal Performance (Duo or Group) -
Bon Jovi: (You Want To) Make A Memory
Daughtry: Home
Plain White T's: Hey There Delilah
U2: Window In The Skies
Maroon 5: Makes Me Wonder

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

Dance Recording -
Justin Timberlake: LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
Rihanna: Don't Stop The Music
Mika: Love Today
Justice: D.A.N.C.E
The Chemical Brothers: Do It Again

Vocal Rock Performance (Duo or Group) -
Daughtry: It's Not Over
Green Day: Working Class Hero
Nickelback: If Everyone Cared
The White Stripes: Icky Thump
U2: Instant Karma

on a side note, The Golden Compass was an ok movie, without finesse or mystery, but nonetheless a good PG kinda show...

east of the sun,
John.