Riding off the back of the biggest ARIA Awards since Ben Hur (please don’t mention that ARIAs didn’t necessarily operate during the time of Christ), it’s difficult to let the party die down. After all, it’s only 3 weeks til Christmas!

So indeed the good times continue with the news that we (that’s EMI worldwide, not my band) have FIFTY SIX Grammy Award nominations in the whopping one hundred and nine categories – far too many to list, but here are our EMI highlights!

Multiple nominees include our favourite shaggy-haired, bikini-babe-surrounded Frenchman David Guetta (who also produced The Black Eyed Peas’ Grammy nominated album and record of the year), Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Keith Urban and American Classic legend Willie Nelson.

Katy Perry announced the Best Rock Album nominees and discussed the Black Eyed Peas nominations – watch the videos.

And yes, the reason why the Grammy artwork is so cool this year is no other than Shepard Fairey – the man behind THAT Obama / Hope and Obey / Giant artwork – is responsible. OBEY (great music)

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
	Hot N Cold – Katy Perry
Best Dance Recording
	When Love Takes Over – David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
Best Electronic/Dance Album
	One Love – David Guetta
	Yes – Pet Shop Boys
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
	American Classic – Willie Nelson
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
	Life In Technicolor II – Coldplay
Best Hard Rock Performance
	Check My Brain – Alice In Chains
Best Alternative Music Album
	Sounds Of The Universe – Depeche Mode
Best Country Album
	Defying Gravity – Keith Urban
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
	Too Many Rappers – Beastie Boys & Nas
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
	Sweet Thing – Keith Urban
Best Country Album
	Defying Gravity – Keith Urban
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
	Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
	Lost In The Sound Of Separation – Deluxe Edition (Underoath) Jordan Butcher, art director
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Greg Kurstin It’s Not Me, It’s You (Lily Allen) Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future (The Bird And The Bee)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
	The Girl And The Robot – Jean Elan Remix (Röyksopp) Jean Elan, remixer
	When Love Takes Over – Electro Extended Remix (David Guetta ft Kelly Rowland) David Guetta, remixer
Best Short Form Music Video
	Life In Technicolor II – Coldplay (Dougal Wilson, video director; Matthew Fone, video producer)
	Wrong – Depeche Mode (Patrick Daughters, video director; Jonathan Lia, video producer)
Best Long Form Music Video
	Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live – Keith Urban Chris Hicky, video director; Blake Morrison, video producer
	The Beatles “Love – All Together Now” - Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers