Grammy Awards 2011: Justin Bieber Nominated as Best New Artist Competing with Drake

Justin Bieber and Drake (both Canadian) will be competing with one another next year for Best New Artist at next year’s Grammy Awards.

They won nominations Wednesday night at a special concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles that was carried live on CBS and Global.

Justin is nominated in two categories;Best Pop Vocal Album and Best New artist.

“I want to thank all my fans and everybody,” Justin said in a televised interview from London, Ont., near his hometown of Stratford, right after the announcement.

The Grammys will be awarded Sunday, Feb. 13, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS.

Complete List of Grammy nominees

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
• Recovery, Eminem
• Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
• The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
• Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

RECORD OF THE YEAR

• “Nothin’ On You,” B.o.B, featuring Bruno Mars
• “Love The Way You Lie,” Eminem, featuring Rihanna
• “F— You,” Cee Lo Green
• “Empire State Of Mind,” Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
• “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum

BEST NEW ARTIST

• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Florence & the Machine
• Mumford & Sons
• Esperanza Spalding

SONG OF THE YEAR

• “Beg Steal Or Borrow,” Ray LaMontagne
• “F— You,” Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars
• “The House That Built Me,”Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin
• “Love The Way You Lie,” Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Eminem
• “Need You Now,” Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

• My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
• I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle
• The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
• Battle Studies, John Mayer
• Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

BEST ROCK ALBUM

• Emotion & Commotion, Jeff Beck
• The Resistance, Muse
• Backspacer, Pearl Jam
• Mojo, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
• Le Noise, Neil Young

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

• The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
• Infinite Arms, Band Of Horses
• Brothers, The Black Keys
• Broken Bells, Broken Bells
• Contra, Vampire Weekend

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM

• Graffiti, Chris Brown
• Untitled, R. Kelly
• Transition, Ryan Leslie
• The ArchAndroid, Janelle Mone
• Raymond v Raymond, Usher

BEST RAP ALBUM

• The Adventures of Bobby Ray, B.o.B
• Thank Me Later, Drake
• Recovery, Eminem
• The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z
• How I Got Over, The Roots

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

• Up on the Ridge, Dierks Bentley
• You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
• The Guitar Song, Jamey Johnson
• Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
• Revolution, Miranda Lambert

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

• The List, Rosanne Cash
• Tin Can Trust, Los Lobos
• Country Music, Willie Nelson
• Band of Joy, Robert Plant
• You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples

Source: Thestar.com