Grammy Nominees Announced

Best Hard Rock Performance

· Evanescence - "Sweet Sacrifice"

· Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"

· Ozzy Osbourne - "I Don't Wanna Stop"
· Queens of the Stone Age - "Sick, Sick, Sick"
· Tool - "The Pot"

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal

· Daughtry - "It's Not Over"

· Green Day - "Working Class Hero"

· Nickelback - "If Everyone Cared"

· U2 - "Instant Karma"

· The White Stripes - "Icky Thump"

Best Metal Performance

· As I Lay Dying - "Nothing Left"

· King Diamond - "Never Ending Hill"

· Machine Head - "Aesthetics of Hate"

· Shadows Fall - "Redemption"

· Slayer - "Final Six"

Best Rock Song

· Lucinda Williams - "Come On"

· The White Stripes - "Icky Thump"

· Daughtry - "It's Not Over"

· Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"

· Bruce Springsteen - "Radio Nowhere"

Best Rock Album

· Daughtry - Daughtry

· John Fogerty - Revival

· Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

· Bruce Springsteen - Magic

· Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

· My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

· Panic! at the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out

· The White Stripes - Icky Thump

· H.I.M. - Venus Doom

· V/A - What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977)

See other nominees here

While it is directly music related I'm pretty stoked MCR and HIM were nominated for something - even if it is just best package. Er, I mean, Best Limited Edition Package. Har har har.