Grammy and EMI united for nominee compliation album

The Recording Academy®'s GRAMMY® Recordings has partnered with EMI Music to release the 2010 GRAMMY® Nominees CD, the 16th edition of the best-selling series highlighting artists and songs nominated for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards. The 20-song collection will be available Jan. 19 and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the CD will benefit the MusiCares® Foundation and the GRAMMY Foundation®, two charitable organizations established by The Recording Academy. For more information about the Foundations, please visit www.grammy.com.

"The diverse mix of tracks contained in this fine collection offer some of the great songs and artists that make up this year's talented crop of nominees," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "We look forward to another successful chart-topping year and to providing further support to the important work that MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation continue to do year-round. And, we thank EMI Music for their collaboration on this exceptional album."

The disc contains many of the most widely recognized GRAMMY categories with the 20 tracks representing nominees for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals, and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals. The CD is made possible by a special arrangement with all of the major music distribution companies and rotates labels from year to year.

"We're proud to be working with The Recording Academy to offer fans some of the year's most memorable music," said Ronn Werre, President of EMI Music Services and COO of EMI Music in North America. "This GRAMMY nominees CD features hit after hit from an eclectic group of talented artists. As well as delivering great value, it also supports the very worthy causes of MusiCares and The GRAMMY Foundation."

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held Jan. 31 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).

2010 GRAMMY Nominees CD Tracklist:

1. the black eyed peas
"I Gotta Feeling"
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Best Pop Vocal Album

2. LADY GAGA
"Poker Face"
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year

3. KINGS OF LEON
"Use Somebody"
Record Of The Year
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

4. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
"You & Me"
Album Of The Year

5. Taylor SWIFT
"You Belong With Me"
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

6. COLBIE CAILLAT
"Fallin' For You"
Best Pop Vocal Album

7. the fray
"You Found Me"
Best Pop Vocal Album

8. P!nk
"Sober"
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

9. kelly clarkson
"My Life Would Suck Without You"
Best Pop Vocal Album

10. Katy Perry
"Hot N Cold"
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

11. beyoncé
"Halo"
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

12. Adele
"Hometown Glory"
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

13. zac brown band
"Chicken Fried"
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

14. Sugarland
"It Happens"
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

15. lady antebellum
"I Run To You"
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

16. rascal Flatts
"Here Comes Goodbye"
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

17. green day
"21 Guns"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

18. Coldplay
"Life In Technicolor ii"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

19. U2
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

20. Eric Clapton And steve Winwood
"Can't Find My Way Home"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals