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U2 and Alicia Keys lead the Grammy nominations

Grammy voters didn't leave U2 behind this year: The resurgent Irish rockers lead the pack of nominees for the 2001 awards, followed by underdog neo-soul act India.Arie and the better-known newcomer Alicia Keys. U2 picked up a total of eight nods for ''All That You Can't Leave Behind,'' while India.Arie garnered seven and Keys six. The nominees in the top category, Album of the Year, are ''All That You Can't Leave Behind,'' India.Arie's ''Acoustic Soul,'' Bob Dylan's ''Love and Theft,'' Outkast's ''Stankonia,'' and the bluegrass-packed soundtrack for ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' Keys' ''Songs in A Minor'' picked up a Best R&B Vocal Album nomination, but was snubbed for Album of the Year.

In the Best New Artist category, Keys and India.Arie will go up against eclectic singer/songwrtiter Nelly Furtado, balladeer David Gray, and rap-rockers Linkin Park. For Record of the Year (which honors the performance of a single song), India.Arie's ''Video'' will compete with Keys' ''Fallin','' Outkast's ''Ms. Jackson,'' Train's ''Drops of Jupiter,'' and U2's ''Walk On.'' For Song of the Year (which honors songwriters instead of performers), ''Drops of Jupiter,'' ''Fallin','' and ''Video'' will battle it out with U2's ''Stuck in A Moment You Can't Get Out Of'' and Furtado's ''I'm Like A Bird.'' The 2001 Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from Los Angeles February 27 on CBS.

Here is the list of nominees…

Album of the Year
''Acoustic Soul,'' India.Arie
''Love And Theft,'' Bob Dylan
''Stankonia,'' Outkast
''All That You Can't Leave Behind,'' U2
''O Brother, Where Art Thou,'' Various Artists

Record of the Year
''Video,'' India.Arie
''Fallin','' Alicia Keys
''Ms. Jackson,'' Outkast
''Drops Of Jupiter,'' Train
''Walk On,'' U2

Song of the Year
''Drops Of Jupiter,'' Train
''Fallin','' Alicia Keys
''I'm Like A Bird,'' Nelly Furtado
''Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of,'' U2
''Video,'' India.Arie

New Artist
India.Arie
Nelly Furtado
David Gray
Alicia Keys
Linkin Park

Female Pop Vocal Performance
''I'm Like A Bird,'' Nelly Furtado
''There You'll Be,'' Faith Hill
''Someone To Call My Lover,'' Janet Jackson
''By Your Side,'' Sade
''Essence,'' Lucinda Williams

Male Pop Vocal Performance
''Fill Me In,'' Craig David
''You Rock My World,'' Michael Jackson
''I Want Love,'' Elton John
''Still,'' Brian McKnight
''Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,'' James Taylor

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
''Shape Of My Heart,'' Backstreet Boys
''Superman (It's Not Easy),'' Five For Fighting
''Gone,'' 'N Sync
''Imitation Of Life,'' R.E.M.
''Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of,'' U2

Pop Collaboration with Vocals
''Lady Marmalade,'' Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink
''New York State Of Mind,'' Tony Bennett and Billy Joel
''Nobody Wants To Be Lonely,'' Ricky Martin with Christina Aguilera
''My Kind Of Girl,'' Brian McKnight and Justin Timberlake
''It Wasn't Me,'' Shaggy featuring Ricardo ''RikRok'' Ducent

Dance Recording
''One More Time,'' Daft Punk and Romanthony
''I Feel Loved,'' Depeche Mode
''Out Of Nowhere,'' Gloria Estefan
''All For You,'' Janet Jackson
''Angel,'' Lionel Richie

Pop Vocal Album
''Whoa, Nelly,'' Nelly Furtado
''All For You,'' Janet Jackson
''Songs From the West Coast,'' Elton John
''Celebrity,'' 'N Sync
''Lover's Rock,'' Sade

Female Rock Vocal Performance
''Strange Little Girl,'' Tori Amos
''I Want To Be In Love,'' Melissa Etheridge
'' This Is Love,'' PJ Harvey
''Planets Of The Universe,'' Stevie Nicks
''Get Right With God,'' Lucinda Williams

Male Rock Vocal Performance
''New York, New York,'' Ryan Adams
''Superman Inside,'' Eric Clapton
''Honest With Me,'' Bob Dylan
''Dig In,'' Lenny Kravitz
''Peaceful World,'' John Mellencamp

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
''Jaded,'' Aerosmith
''Yellow,'' Coldplay
''The Space Between,'' Dave Matthews Band
''Drops of Jupiter,'' Train
''Elevation,'' U2

Hard Rock Performance
''Smooth Criminal,'' Alien Ant Farm
''Crawling,'' Linkin Park
''Alive,'' P.O.D.
''Renegades Of Funk,'' Rage Against The Machine
''Your Disease,'' Saliva

Metal Performance
''The Wizard,'' Black Sabbath
''Disciple,'' Slayer
''Left Behind,'' Slipknot
''Chop Suey!'' System Of A Down
''Schism,'' Tool

Rock Song
''Drops Of Jupiter,'' Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, and Scott Underwood
''Elevation,'' U2
''Jaded,'' Marti Frederiksen and Steven Tyler
''Walk On,'' U2
''Yellow,'' Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin

Rock Album
''Gold,'' Ryan Adams
''Just Push Play,'' Aerosmith
''Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea,'' PJ Harvey
''Hybrid Theory,'' Linkin Park
''All That You Can't Leave Behind,'' U2

Alternative Music Album
''Strange Little Girls,'' Tori Amos
''Vespertine,'' Bjork
''Parachutes,'' Coldplay
''Halfway Between The Gutter And the Stars,'' Fatboy Slim
''Amnesiac,'' Radiohead

Female R&B Vocal Performance
''Rock The Boat,'' Aaliyah
''Video,'' India.Arie
''Family Affair,'' Mary J. Blige
''Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!),'' Blu Cantrell
''Fallin','' Alicia Keys
''A Long Walk,'' Jill Scott

Male R&B Vocal Performance
''You Remind Me,'' Usher
''Lifetime,'' Usher
''Love of My Life,'' Brian McKnight
''Love,'' Musiq Soulchild
''Missing You,'' Case

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
''What Would You Do,'' City High
''Survivor,'' Destiny's Child
''Can't Believe,'' Faith Evans featuring Carl Thomas
''Contagious,'' The Isley Brothers
''Peaches And Cream,'' 112

R&B Song
''Didn't Cha Know,'' Erykah Badu
''Fallin','' Alicia Keys
''Get Ur Freak On,'' Missy Eliiott and Timothy Mosley
''Hit 'Em Up Style,'' Dallas Austin
''Love Of My Life,'' Brian McKnight
''Video,'' India.Arie, Carlos ''Six July'' Broady and Shannon Sanders

R&B Album
''Aaliyah,'' Aaliyah
''Acoustic Soul,'' India.Arie
''No More Drama,'' Mary J. Blige
''Survivor,'' Destiny's Child
''Songs in A Minor,'' Alicia Keys

Rap Solo Performance
''Because I Got High,'' Afroman
''Who We Be,'' DMX
''Get Ur Freak On,'' Missy ''Misdemeanor'' Eliott
''Izzo (H.O.V.A.),'' Jay-Z
''Ride Wit Me,'' Nelly

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
''Clint Eastwood,'' Gorillaz
''Put It On Me,'' Ja Rule featuring Vita
''Change The Game,'' Jay-Z featuring Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleak
''Ms. Jackson,'' Outkast
''Bad Boy For Life,'' P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry

Rap Album
''Scorpion,'' Eve
''Back for the First Time,'' Ludacris
''Stankonia,'' Outkast
''Pain Is Love,'' Ja Rule
''Blueprint,'' Jay-Z

Female Country Vocal Performance
''Long Gone Lonesome Blues,'' Sheryl Crow
''There Is No Arizona,'' Jaime O'Neal
''Shine,'' Dolly Parton
''Cold, Cold Heart,'' Lucinda Williams
''I Would Have Loved You Anyway,'' Trisha Yearwood

Male Country Vocal Performance
''Lovesick Blues,'' Ryan Adams
''I Dreamed About Mama Last Night,'' Johnny Cash
''San Antonio Girl,'' Lyle Lovett
''Grown Men Don't Cry,'' Tim McGraw
''Marie,'' Willie Nelson
''O Death,'' Ralph Stanley

Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
''Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens,'' Asleep At The Wheel
''Ain't Nothing 'Bout You,'' Brooks and Dunn
''One More Day,'' Diamond Rio
''The Lucky One,'' Alisom Krauss and Union Station
''I'm Already There,'' Lonestar

Country Collaboration with Vocals
''Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby,'' Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch
''Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?),'' George Jones and Garth Brooks
''Bring On The Rain,'' Jo Dee Messina and Tim McGraw
''I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow,'' Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen, and Pat Enright (The Soggy Bottom Boys)
''Inside Out,'' Trisha Yearwood and Don Henley

Country Song
''I'm Already There,'' Gary Baker, Richie McDonald, and Frank Myers
''The Lucky One,'' Robert Lee Castleman
''One More Day,'' Steven Dale Jones and Bobby Tomberlin
''There Is No Arizona,'' Lisa Drew, Jaime O'Neal, and Shaye Smith
''When I Think About Angels,'' Roxie Dean, Jaime O'Neal and Sonny Tillis

Country Album
''One More Day,'' Diamond Rio
''Set This Circus Down,'' Tim McGraw
''Rainbow Connection,'' Willie Nelson
''Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute,'' Various Artists
Inside Out,'' Trisha Yearwood

Latin Pop Album
''Simplemente,'' Chayanne
''Azul,'' Christian
''La Musica De Baldemar Huerta,'' Freddy Fender
''Abrazame Muy Fuerte,'' Juan Gabriel
''Mi Corazon,'' Jaci Velasquez

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
T. Bone Burnett
Dr. Dre
Gerald Eaton
Nigel Godrich
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
''Bridget Jones's Diary,'' Various Artists
''Moulin Rouge!'' Various Artists
''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' Various Artists
''Shrek,'' Various Artists
''The Sopranos: Peppers and Eggs,'' Various Artists

Best Short Form Music Video
''Fly Away Home,'' Aerosmith
''One Minute Man,'' Missy ''Misdemeanor'' Eliott featuring Ludacris
''Weapon Of Choice,'' Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins
''Don't Tell Me,'' Madonna
''Ms. Jackson,'' Outkast