The 50th annual Grammy nominations were announced this morning in LA and six-time Grammy award winner Kanye West is leading this year’s group with eight nominations. The Recording Academy also gave a big “yes, yes, yes” to Amy Winehouse, presenting her with six Grammy nods including one in each of The Big Four categories (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist). Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain are also nominated for five awards each.

Whether your motto is “Grammys-schmammys” or you sit mesmerized in front of the television like I do hoping for either a surprise win or a wardrobe malfunction, let us know what you think of the nominees by clicking on the links below. Also, be sure to check out our friends at The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard.com, and all of the blogs on our music blog list to see what the pros are saying.

Record of the Year
Irreplaceable - Beyonce
The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Umbrella - Rihanna, featuring Jay-Z
What Goes Around … Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
Rehab - Amy Winehouse

Album of the Year
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
These Days - Vince Gill
River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
Graduation - Kanye West
Back to Black - Amy Winehouse

Song of the Year
Before He Cheats - Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood)
Hey There Delilah - Tom Higgenson (Plain White T’s)
Like a Star - Corinne Bailey Rae
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Umbrella - Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius “The-Dream” Nash, Christopher Stewart (Rihanna, featuring Jay-Z)

Best New Artist
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse

For the complete list of nominees, click here.