Twilight Soundtrack Earns Grammy Nominations!

Grammy.com has released the official nominations for the 52nd annual grammy awards.

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)

• Cadillac Records
  (Various Artists)
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
• Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
  (Various Artists)
  [A Band Apart/Warner Bros.]
• Slumdog Millionaire
  (Various Artists)
  [N.E.E.T./Interscope Records]
• True Blood
  (Various Artists)
  [Elektra]
• Twilight
  (Various Artists)
  [Summit Ent./Chop Shop/Atlantic]

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• The Climb (From Hannah Montana: The Movie)
  Jessi Alexander & Jon Mabe, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)
  [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Vistaville Music, Hopeless Rose Music, Music Of Stage Three, Mabe It Big Music.]
• Decode (From Twilight)
  Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
  [Summit Ent./Chop Shop/Atlantic; Publishers: WB Music Corp/But Father, I Just Want To Sing Music/Josh's Music/FBR Music, Meaux Hits/Hunterboro Music, Rimutaka Music.]
• Jai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire)
  Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
  [N.E.E.T./Interscope Records; Publisher: KM Musiq.]
• Once In A Lifetime (From Cadillac Records)
  Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  [Music World Music/Columbia; Publishers: B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music, Amanda Ghost Bucks Music Group Ltd./EMI Blackwood, Red Ink Music Ltd., Ian Dench Music/Songs of Kobalt Music, Chrysalis Music.]
• The Wrestler (From The Wrestler)
  Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
  [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.]

I’m feeling kind of smug right now.  This just proves that our beloved little engine that could, The Twilight Saga, is BOSS! The Grammy’s will be held at the Los Angeles STAPLES Center on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, and will air live on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m.

(Source: Grammy.com. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!)

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