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Kayne West
Amy Winehouse and Kanye West led the way at yesterday's nominations for the 50th Grammy Awards.The two stars - who have both battled personal problems recently - look set to dominate the prestigious music ceremony at Los Angeles' Staples Centre on February 10 after Winehouse received six nods and West a massive eight.West, whose mother Donda died in November, has been recognised in categories including Album of the Year and Rap Album for his third studio LP 'Graduation'.Winehouse - who recently cancelled all her performances for 2007 after struggling to cope without husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is on remand in London's Pentonville jail for allegedly perverting the course of justice - is also in line for Album of the Year for 'Back to Black', while her hit 'Rehab' is up for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.The 24-year-old singer, who has a well documented problem with drugs and alcohol, has also been nominated in the Best New Artist section.Just behind Winehouse with five nominations are the Foo Fighters, Ne-Yo, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain, while artists including Rihanna, Akon and Bruce Springsteen will each battle in four categories.Foo Fighters' lead singer Dave Grohl revealed he is a big fan of Amy Winehouse, saying: "I think Amy's amazing. I love her records so much."I hope she shows up at the ceremony, I hope she plays, and I hope she does what she does best."The awards will be broadcast live on US TV channel CBS.
Kayne West
Amy Winehouse and Kanye West led the way at yesterday's nominations for the 50th Grammy Awards.The two stars - who have both battled personal problems recently - look set to dominate the prestigious music ceremony at Los Angeles' Staples Centre on February 10 after Winehouse received six nods and West a massive eight.West, whose mother Donda died in November, has been recognised in categories including Album of the Year and Rap Album for his third studio LP 'Graduation'.Winehouse - who recently cancelled all her performances for 2007 after struggling to cope without husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is on remand in London's Pentonville jail for allegedly perverting the course of justice - is also in line for Album of the Year for 'Back to Black', while her hit 'Rehab' is up for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.The 24-year-old singer, who has a well documented problem with drugs and alcohol, has also been nominated in the Best New Artist section.Just behind Winehouse with five nominations are the Foo Fighters, Ne-Yo, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain, while artists including Rihanna, Akon and Bruce Springsteen will each battle in four categories.Foo Fighters' lead singer Dave Grohl revealed he is a big fan of Amy Winehouse, saying: "I think Amy's amazing. I love her records so much."I hope she shows up at the ceremony, I hope she plays, and I hope she does what she does best."The awards will be broadcast live on US TV channel CBS.
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