2011 Grammy® nominees album on its way

The Recording Academy®’s (www.grammy.com) GRAMMY Recordings® has partnered with Jive Records to release the 2011 GRAMMY® Nominees album, the 17th edition of the best-selling series, which highlights artists and songs nominated for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®. The 19-song collection will be available on 25 January 2011 and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit the MusiCares® Foundation (www.musicares.com) and the GRAMMY Foundation® (www.grammyfoundation.com) — two charitable organizations established by The Recording Academy. For more information on the nominees album, please visit www.2011grammycd.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, join The Academy’s social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/thegrammys, a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/thegrammys, and a YouTube channel subscriber at www.youtube.com/thegrammys.

“The exceptional mix of recordings contained on this preeminent compilation provides an incredible playlist from some of this year’s remarkable and talented GRAMMY nominees,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. “With 19 diverse selections, the nominees album offers quality recordings for all music fans. We are proud and excited to, for the first time, collaborate with Jive Records on this project and we look forward to another successful chart-topping GRAMMY album.”

“The 2011 GRAMMY Nominees album showcases some of the year’s best artists and songs from all genres and we’re honored to partner with The Recording Academy to release this compilation of the signature songs from the past year,” said Ivan Gavin, COO of the RCA/JIVE Label Group. “In addition to offering great music, the collection also gives music fans the opportunity to support MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation — two charities that benefit the artistic community.”

The album includes many of the most widely recognized GRAMMY categories with 19 tracks representing nominees for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals. The album is made possible by a special arrangement with all of the major music distribution companies and rotates labels from year to year.

The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held Sunday, 13 February 2011 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

The 2011 GRAMMY Nominees Album Tracklist reads like this:

1. CEE LO GREEN – “Forget You” (Record Of The Year) (Song Of The Year)
2. B.o.B FEAT. BRUNO MARS – “Nothin’ On You” (Record Of The Year)
3. KATY PERRY FEAT. SNOOP DOGG – “California Gurls” (Album Of The Year)
4. LADY GAGA FEAT. BEYONCÉ – “Telephone” (Album Of The Year)
5. EMINEM FEAT. RIHANNA – “Love The Way You Lie” (Record Of The Year)(Album Of The Year)(Song Of The Year)
6. LADY ANTEBELLUM – “Need You Now” (Record Of The Year)(Album Of The Year)(Song Of The Year)
7. ARCADE FIRE – “Ready To Start” (Album Of The Year)
8. ADAM LAMBERT – “Whataya Want From Me” (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance)
9. JOHN MAYER – “Half Of My Heart” (with Taylor Swift) (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance)
10. MICHAEL BUBLÉ – “Haven’t Met You Yet” (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance)
11. BRUNO MARS – “Just The Way You Are” (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance)
12. MICHAEL JACKSON – “This Is It” ( Best Male Pop Vocal Performance)
13. RAY LAMONTAGNE and the PARIAH DOGS – “Beg Steal Or Borrow” ( Song Of The Year)
14. MIRANDA LAMBERT – “The House That Built Me” ( Song Of The Year)
15. SADE – “Babyfather” (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals)
16. PARAMORE – “The Only Exception” (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals)
17. TRAIN – “Hey, Soul Sister” (Live) (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals)
18. MAROON 5 – “Misery” (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals)
19. GLEE CAST – “Don’t Stop Believin’” (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals)