Kanye, Mariah, John Legend Lead Grammy Nominees

(andPOP) - The Grammy nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles, and included the expected, a surprise, and a snub.

First the expected: Mariah Carey, who has the second highest selling album of the year, was nominated for eight awards, which tied her with Kanye West for the most nominations received this year.

Now the surprise: John Legend, Kanye's prot?g? of sorts, also received eight nominations, for his debut album.

Carey's "comeback album," "The Emancipation of Mimi," earned her an album of the year nomination. She'll compete against Paul McCartney, Gwen Stefani, U2 and Kanye West in that category.

Carey and West will also battle for the other most coveted trophy, Record of the Year. The Gorillaz, Green Day, and Stefani are also nominated in that category.

And here's another surprise: Coldplay received just three nominations, none in the general fields like Best Album or Best Song. They were nominated for Best Rock Group Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album.

Legend will battle Ciara, Fall Out Boy, Keane and SugarLand for Best New Artist. Legend is also up for Song of the Year and a slew of R&B awards.

The Grammys will be handed out in L.A. on February 8.

Here are the nominations from the top 30 categories (from the AP):

1. Record of the Year: We Belong Together, Mariah Carey; Feel Good Inc., Gorillaz featuring De La Soul; Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day; Hollaback Girl, Gwen Stefani; Gold Digger, Kanye West.

2. Album of the Year: The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey; Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Paul McCartney; Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani; How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2; Late Registration, Kanye West.

3. Song of the Year: Bless the Broken Road, Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, (Rascal Flatts); Devils & Dust, Bruce Springsteen, (Bruce Springsteen); Ordinary People, W. Adams & J. Stephens, (John Legend); Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own, U2; We Belong Together, J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack) (Mariah Carey).

4. New Artist: Ciara, Fall Out Boy, Keane, John Legend, SugarLand.

5. Female Pop Vocal Performance: It's Like That, Mariah Carey; Since U Been Gone, Kelly Clarkson; Good Is Good, Sheryl Crow; I Will Not Be Broken, Bonnie Raitt; Hollaback Girl, Gwen Stefani.

6. Male Pop Vocal Performance: Sitting, Waiting, Wishing, Jack Johnson; Fine Line, Paul McCartney; Walk on By, Seal; Lonely No More, Rob Thomas; From the Bottom of My Heart, Stevie Wonder.

7. Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: Don't Lie, The Black Eyed Peas; Mr. Brightside, The Killers; More Than Love, Los Lonely Boys; This Love, Maroon 5; My Doorbell, The White Stripes.

8. Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Gone Going, The Black Eyed Peas & Jack Johnson; Virginia Moon, Foo Fighters featuring Norah Jones; Feel Good Inc., Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul; A Song for You, Herbie Hancock featuring Christina Aguilera; A Time to Love, Stevie Wonder featuring India.Arie.

9. Pop Instrumental Performance: In Our Time, Burt Bacharach & Chris Botti; T-Jam, George Duke; Gelo Na Montanha, Herbie Hancock featuring Trey Anastasio; Agave, Daniel Lanois; Caravan, Les Paul.

10. Pop Instrumental Album: At This Time, Burt Bacharach; Bloom, Eric Johnson; Naked Guitar, Earl Klugh; Belladonna, Daniel Lanois; Flipside, Jeff Lorber.

11. Pop Vocal Album: Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple; Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson; Wildflower, Sheryl Crow; Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Paul McCartney; Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani.

12. Dance Recording: Galvanize, The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip; Say Hello, Deep Dish: Wonderful Night, Fatboy Slim & Lateef; Daft Punk Is Playing at My House, LCD Soundsystem; I Believe in You, Kylie Minogue; Guilt Is a Useless Emotion, New Order.

13. Electronic/Dance Album: Push the Button, The Chemical Brothers; Human After All, Daft Punk; Palookaville, Fatboy Slim; Minimum-Maximum, Kraftwerk; LCD Soundsystem, LCD Soundsystem.

14. Traditional Pop Vocal Album: The Art of Romance, Tony Bennett; It's Time, Michael Buble; Isn't It Romantic, Johnny Mathis; Moonlight Serenade, Carly Simon; Thanks for the Memory ... The Great American Songbook Volume IV, Rod Stewart.

15. Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Revolution, Eric Clapton; Shine It All Around, Robert Plant; Devils & Dust, Bruce Springsteen; This Is How a Heart Breaks, Rob Thomas; The Painter, Neil Young.

16. Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Speed of Sound, Coldplay; Best of You, Foo Fighters; Do You Want To, Franz Ferdinand; All These Things That I've Done, The Killers; Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own, U2.

17. Hard Rock Performance: Doesn't Remind Me, Audioslave; The Hand That Feeds, Nine Inch Nails; Tin Pan Valley, Robert Plant; Little Sister, Queens of the Stone Age, B.Y.O.B., System of a Down.

18. Metal Performance: The Great Satan, Ministry; Determined, Mudvayne; Mein Teil, Rammstein; What Drives the Weak, Shadows Fall; Before I Forget, Slipknot.

19. Rock Instrumental Performance: Beat Box Guitar, Adrian Belew; Birds of Prey, Stewart Copeland; 69 Freedom Special, Les Paul & Friends, Mercy, Joe Perry; Lotus Feet, Steve Vai.

20. Rock Song: Best of You, Foo Fighters, (Foo Fighters); Beverly Hills, Rivers Cuomo, (Weezer); City of Blinding Lights, U2, (U2); Devils & Dust, Bruce Springsteen, (Bruce Springsteen); Speed of Sound, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, (Coldplay).

21. Rock Album: X&Y, Coldplay; In Your Honor, Foo Fighters; A Bigger Bang, The Rolling Stones; How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2; Prairie Wind, Neil Young.

22. Alternative Music Album: Funeral, The Arcade Fire; Guero, Beck; Plans, Death Cab for Cutie; You Could Have It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand; Get Behind Me Satan, The White Stripes.

23. Female R&B Vocal Performance: 1 Thing, Amerie; Wishing on a Star, Beyonce; We Belong Together, Mariah Carey; Free Yourself, Fantasia; Unbreakable, Alicia Keys.

24. Male R&B Vocal Performance: Creepin', Jamie Foxx; Ordinary People, John Legend; Let Me Love You, Mario; Superstar, Usher; So What the Fuss, Stevie Wonder.

25. R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: So Amazing, Beyonce & Stevie Wonder; Cater 2 U, Destiny's Child; If This World Were Mine, Alicia Keys featuring Jermaine Paul; So High, John Legend featuring Lauryn Hill; How Will I Know, Stevie Wonder featuring Aisha Morris.

26. Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Mine Again, Mariah Carey; Summertime, Fantasia; A House Is Not a Home, Aretha Franklin; If I Was Your Woman, Alicia Keys; Stay With You, John Legend.

27. Urban/Alternative Performance: SupaStar, Floetry; Dirty Harry, Gorillaz; Dust, Van Hunt; Welcome to Jamrock, Damian Marley; Ghetto Rock, Mos Def.

28. R&B Song: Cater 2 U, Rodney Jerkins, Beyonce Knowles, Ricky Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller & Michelle Williams, (Destiny's Child); Free Yourself, Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott & Nisan Stewart, (Fantasia); Ordinary People, W. Adams & J. Stephens, (John Legend); Unbreakable, Garry Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lily & Kanye West, (Alicia Keys); We Belong Together, J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, (Mariah Carey).

29. R&B Album: Illumination, Earth, Wind and Fire; Free Yourself, Fantasia; Unplugged, Alicia Keys; Get Lifted, John Legend; A Time to Love, Stevie Wonder.

30. Contemporary R&B Album: Touch, Amerie; The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey; Destiny Fulfilled, Destiny's Child; Turning Point, Mario; O, Omarion.