Kanye West and Amy Winehouse have taken the lead in the nominations for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. West’s “Graduation” is nominated for both Album Of The Year and Rap Album Of The Year, while ”Can’t Tell Me Nothing” and “Good Life” have both been nominated for Best Rap Song.

Winehouse’s “Back To Black” has been nominated for the Album Of The Year and her hit single “Rehab” is up for both Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year. 

The nominations:

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
Hey There Delilah, Tom Higgenson
Like A Star, Corinne Bailey Rae
Rehab, Amy Winehouse
Umbrella, Shawn Carter

Best New Artist
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Candyman, Christina Aguilera
1234, Feist
Big Girls Don’t Cry, Fergie
Say It Right, Nelly Furtado
Rehab, Amy Winehouse

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Everything, Michael Buble
Belief, John Mayer
Dance Tonight, Paul McCartney
Amazing, Seal
What Goes Around … Comes Around, Justin Timberlake

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Everything, Michael Buble
Belief, John Mayer
Dance Tonight, Paul McCartney
Amazing, Seal
What Goes Around…Comes Around, Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(You Want To) Make A Memory, Bon Jovi
Home, Daughtry
Makes Me Wonder, Maroon5
Hey There Delilah, Plain White T’s
Window In The Skies, U2

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Steppin’ Out, Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
Beautiful Liar, Beyonce & Shakira
Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On), Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
The Sweet Escape, Gwen Stefani & Akon
Give It To Me, Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

Plastic surgeon Dr. Jan Adams canceled his appearance on CNN’s “Larry King Live” Tuesday at the request of the family of the late Donda West.  Recent reports say that Adams, the doctor who performed cosmetic surgery on Kanye West’s mother shortly before she died earlier this month, was previously sued for malpractice and was arrested for drunken driving. 

Authorities in Los Angeles are currently investigating the death of Donda West, who died of complications from the surgery and who was buried Tuesday - the same day Adams was scheduled to be interviewed by King.  Adams appeared after the first commercial break and told King he had made the decision not to be interviewed on the show.  

Before removing his earpiece and walking off the show, Adams told King:

“I had come here to talk about things in the press that aren’t accurate about me. But I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for the West family and they’ve asked me not to go on.”

The show abruptly went into commercial.

Alan Tenenbaum, Adams’ attorney, later said his client had received a letter from attorneys who represent the West family, asking him not to appear on the show.

Yup…you read that right, according to Dotspotter, Kanye West is working with Michael Jackson on some of the production of his new album. Jackson’s last album, “Invincible” was released in 2001. Even though no one bought it…and I mean NO ONE (but me)…it was a pretty strong album with several good tracks.

Obviously, Jackson is going to have a hard time (some would say and IMPOSSIBLE time) overcoming the reputation he’s gained as a child molester – even though he’s never been convicted, and both parties that tried to sue or make charges against him were shady people with histories of doing that to others…so the man has a long road ahead.

It it’s even possible, having someone like Kanye West on the album could help him tremendously. We’ll see.