2011 Grammy Nominations Are In! Eminem and Lady Antebellum Top Contenders

And the nominees are…The Grammy Nominations Concert Live once again offered the audience with exciting and memorable performances from talented artist of the music industry Wednesday night on CBS for the 53rd Grammy Awards.

Rapper Eminem and the band Lady Antebellum appeared to be the top contenders for the Record of the Year as well as the Album of the Year Awards.

Eminem’s song’s LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE AND RECOVERY were nominated for the Best Record of the Year and Album of the Year Awards while Lady Antebellum’s NEED YOU NOW was nominated for both categories.

Other nominees include: Record of the Year- NOTHIN' ON YOU - B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars, F*** YOU - Cee Lo Green, EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys; Album of the Year -THE SUBURBS - Arcade Fire, THE FAME MONSTER - Lady Gaga and TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry.

Emimen received the highest number of nominations (10), Bruno Mars (7), Lady Gaga and Lady Antebellum both received six nominations.

What about Susan Boyle? Her album I DREAMED A DREAM that sold nine million copies worldwide was nominated for the Best Pop Vocal Album and will battle against Lady Gaga’s second LP, THE FAME MONSTER.

Justin Bieber was nominated Best New Artist along with Drake, Florence and the Machine, Mumford & Sons and Esperanza Spalding.

If you love music, the 53rd Grammy Awards Night is something you do not want to miss. It will be shown live on CBS on February 13, 2011 from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The complete list of nominations is available at www.grammy.com