The 2011 Grammy nominees were announced at a Los Angeles concert Wednesday night that was broadcast live on CBS. Two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J hosted the hour-long program that included performances from Bruno Mars, B.O.B., Justin Bieber and Train.
This year, artists must have released a project between Sept. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010, to be eligible for an award. While that leaves out albums from Kanye West, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, many others are in the running. The main event takes place on Feb. 13, 2011 in Los Angeles and will air live on CBS at 8PM ET/PT.
Nicki Minaj is rocking what seems like her millionth cover, but this time it's for Cosmopolitan, a glossy that rarely lends it's front page to darker beauties. Salute that Barb! In her cover story, Miss Minaj hushes her cartoon characters to reveal intimate details about her traumatic upbringing, challenging come-up, the difference between her and Gaga's ensembles and what kind of nose she loves on a man. But we'll just let her tell it...