On Wednesday night, British songstress Adele was nominated for six Grammy awards, including album of the year for “21″ and record and song of the year for her bitter groove “Rolling in the Deep,” Bruno Mars and the Foo Fighters also received six. But it was Kanye West who was the night’s top leader, with seven nominations.
West nabbed nods for song of the year for his all-star anthem “All of the Lights,” which featured everyone from Rihanna to Elton John. But even though the album from which it came, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” heralded an epic album by critics when it was released last year, it was not featured in the best album category.
Bon Iver, the folky indie rock act that was a key part of “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” and received a popularity boost from its association with Kanye, received four nominations, including for best artist, and song and record of the year for “Holocene.”
Other multiple nominees were Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Radiohead, and dubstep artist Skrillex, who landed a bid for best new artist among his surprising five nominations.
Mars, who like Adele was nominated in all the top three categories — record, album and song of the year — was ecstatic about his night. He was nominated for song and record of the year for “Grenade,” album for “Doo-Wops & Hooligans,” and best pop solo performance, among other bids.
“It feels incredible. Me and these guys, we locked ourselves in the studio not too far from here and worked on this album, especially ‘Grenade.’ That’s the song we worked the hardest on. That’s like our trophy right there,” Mars said after the nominations, some of which were announced in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre.
The 54th Grammys will be held Feb. 12 in Los Angeles.
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