Those awards that none of us really gives a shit about but that tend to irk us anyway, the Grammys, announced their nominees tonight. No Age, Sub Pop's noisy two-piece, was nominated for Best Recording Package. That just seems weird to me. Here are some other categories and nominees that you might pretend to care about for a second and then go back to forgetting that the Grammys exist for another year.
New Artist
Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Record Of The Year
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
M.I.A., "Paper Planes"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Please Read The Letter"
Best Alternative Music Album
Beck, Modern Guilt
Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
Radiohead, In Rainbows
Best Dance Recording
Daft Punk, "Harder Better Faster Stronger"
Hot Chip, "Ready For The Floor"
Lady Gaga, "Just Dance"
Madonna, "Give It 2 Me"
Rihanna, "Disturbia"
Sam Sparro, "Black & Gold"
And so on. See the full list here.