Nominations for the '51st Annual Grammy Awards' were announced tonight – for the first time during a nationally televised concert special, which aired live on CBS.

Two-time Grammy Award winning hip-hop superstar LL Cool J and recent Grammy Award nominee Taylor Swift co-hosted the telecast, where presenters/performers multiple Grammy Award winners Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Foo Fighters, B.B. King, and John Mayer.

Lil' Wayne, who also performed during the broadcast, tops this year's nominations in eight categories, including "Album of the Year."

Other top nominees include British rockers Coldplay with seven, and Def Jam Records chart-toppers Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West each earning six nods. Rock pioneers Alison Krauss, and Robert Plant, pop music and tabloid sensation John Mayer, rock group Radiohead and neo-soul newcomer Jazmine Sullivan received five each, while Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait, and T.I. each have four nominations.

Also noteworthy; hip-hop super-producer and Barack Obama booster will.i.am. is up for the Producer of the Year, Non Classical.

"The Grammy Awards process once again has yielded a comprehensive, diverse and eclectic group of excellent nominees across multiple genres," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "This year's nominations are truly reflective of the talented community of artists and creators who represent some of the highest levels of musical excellence. ... We're off to an incredible start on the road to Music's Biggest Night and the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards in February."

'The 51st Annual Grammy Awards' will be held on Feb. 8, 2009, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles will be broadcast live on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

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RECORD OF THE YEAR

Chasing Pavements - Adele

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

Paper Planes - M.I.A

Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay

Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne

Year Of The Gentleman - Ne-Yo

Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

In Rainbows - Radiohead

SONG OF THE YEAR

American Boy - William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West, artist)

Chasing Pavements - Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele, artist)

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz, artist)

Love Song - Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles, artist)

Viva La Vida - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay, artist)

BEST NEW ARTIST

Adele

Duffy

Jonas Brothers

Lady Antebellum

Jazmine Sullivan

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

Detours - Sheryl Crow

Rockferry - Duffy

Long Road Out Of Eden - Eagles

Spirit - Leona Lewis

Covers - James Taylor

BEST R&B ALBUM

Love & Life - Eric Benet

Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA - Boyz II Men

Lay It Down - Al Green

Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson

The Way I See It - Raphael Saadiq

BEST RAP ALBUM

American Gangster - Jay-Z

Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne

The Cool - Lupe Fiasco

Nas - Nas

Paper Trail - T.I.