GRAMMY Rock

It's good to see the consistency with which names from the classic rock era continue to appear among the nominees for GRAMMY awards. The latest crop includes Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, David Gilmour, Robert Plant, Eagles, Rush, AC/DC, Judas Priest and Metallica.

And the rock nominees are ...

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
• "I Saw Her Standing There" - Paul McCartney (from Amoeba's Secret)
• "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" - Bruce Springsteen (from Magic)
• "No Hidden Path" - Neil Young (from Chrome Dreams II)
• "Gravity" - John Mayer (from Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles)
• "Rise" - Eddie Vedder

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
• "Castellorizon" - David Gilmour (from Live In Gdansk)
• "Suicide & Redemption" - Metallica (from Death Magnetic)
• "34 Ghosts I-IV" - Nine Inch Nails (from Ghosts I-IV)
• "Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)" - Rush (from Songs For Tibet: The Art Of Peace)
• "Peaches En Regalia" - Zappa Plays Zappa

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with with Vocals
• "Rock N Roll Train" - AC/DC
• "Long Road Out Of Eden" - Eagles (from Long Road Out Of Eden)
• "Violet Hill" - Coldplay (from Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends)
• "Sex On Fire" - Kings of Leon
• "House Of Cards" - Radiohead (from In Rainbows)

Best Rock Song
• "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" (Bruce Springsteen)
• "House Of Cards" (Radiohead)
• "I Will Possess Your Heart" (Death Cab For Cutie)
• "Sex On Fire" (Kings Of Leon)
• "Violet Hill" (Coldplay)

Best Rock Album
• Death Magnetic - Metallica
• Rock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock
• Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon
• Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay
• Consolers Of The Lonely - The Raconteurs

Best Hard Rock Performance
• "Visions" - Judas Priest (from Nostradamus)
• "Saints Of Los Angeles" - Mötley Crüe (from Saints Of Los Angeles)
• "Lords Of Salem" - Rob Zombie (from Zombie Live)
• "Wax Simulacra" - The Mars Volta
• "Inside The Fire" - Disturbed (from Indestructible)

Best Metal Performance
• "Nostradamus" - Judas Priest (from Nostradamus)
• "My Apocalypse" - Metallica (from Death Magnetic)
• "Heroes Of Our Time" - DragonForce
• "Psychosocial" - Slipknot
• "Under My Thumb" - Ministry (from Cover Up)

In addition to the rock nominations:
• McCartney was nominated in the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category for "That Was Me."
• Eagles' "Waiting In The Weeds" nominated for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
• Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals nominees included Robert Plant and Allison Krauss for "Rich Woman."
• "Please Read The Letter" (Plant & Krauss) is up for Record Of The Year. The duo's Raising Sand gets an Album Of The Year nomination.
• "Love Appetite" by Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere, and "I Dreamed There Was No War" by Eagles were nominated in the Best Pop Instrumental category.
• Long Road Out Of Eden (Eagles) was one of the Best Pop Vocal Album nominees.

Recordings released between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008 were eligible for consideration. The winners will be announced at the 51st GRAMMY Awards ceremony on February 6.