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Friday, 4 January, 2002, 18:18 GMT
U2 lead Grammys race
![]() U2 are hoping to add to last year's three awards
Veteran rock band U2 have emerged as favourites in the race for the Grammys 2002, after being nominated for eight awards.
The Irish group - who won three awards last year - will be up for some of the most prestigious prizes at February's ceremony, including record, album and song of the year. Click here to see the main nominees Soul singer India Arie was close behind with seven nominations, while R&B star Alicia Keys and classical conductor Pierre Boulez are up for six awards each.
"I don't know what to do. My spirit is flying and I want to jump and shout," she said. The nominations for the main prizes covered a wide range of musical styles, with no sign of last year's controversy when the awards were dominated by protests over the recognition of rapper Eminem. U2's 10th album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, faces competition in the album of the year category from India Arie, Bob Dylan, OutKast and the bluegrass artists who appeared on the soundtrack to film O Brother, Where Art Thou? U2 also have a chance to take the record of the year title for the second year in a row. Their single Beautiful Day won in 2001, while Walk On is up against competition from India Arie, Alicia Keys, OutKast and Train this year.
Country singer Alison Krauss, R&B vocalist Brian McKnight and hip-hop stars OutKast have five nominations each. The artists with four nominations are T-Bone Burnett, Train, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, Lucinda Williams and Nelly Furtado. Canadian pop singer Furtado is among those hoping to be named best new artists. She faces competition from acoustic rocker David Gray and nu-metal band Linkin Park as well as Arie and Keys. Lifetime achievements The nominations for the prestigious awards were announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Friday. The Grammys cover all genres of music in 100 categories. The awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on 27 February. Count Basie, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, Al Green and Joni Mitchell had already been named as recipients of lifetime achievement awards for 2002.
Main categories:
Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
New Artist Pop Vocal Album
Rock Album
Rap Album
Country Album
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