A look at the major categories

Following is a list of nominations in major Grammy categories. For a complete list of nominees, visit TheEnvelope .com.

GENERAL

Record of the year

"Irreplaceable," Beyonce (Beyonce Knowles, S. Smith and Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein and Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers); "The Pretender," Foo Fighters (Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby and Rich Costey, engineers/mixers); "Umbrella," Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (Kuk Harrell and C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell and Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers); "What Goes Around . . . Comes Around," Justin Timberlake (Nate [Danja] Hills, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass and Timbaland, engineers/mixers); "Rehab," Amy Winehouse (Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer)

Album of the year

"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace," Foo Fighters (Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby and Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer); "These Days," Vince Gill (Vince Gill, John Hobbs and Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino and Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer); "River: The Joni Letters," Herbie Hancock (Herbie Hancock and Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer); "Graduation," Kanye West (Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp and Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy and D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer); "Back to Black," Amy Winehouse (Mark Ronson and Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble and Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering engineer)

Song of the year

"Before He Cheats," Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood); "Hey There Delilah," Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's); "Like a Star," Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae); "Rehab," Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse); "Umbrella," Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash and Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna featuring Jay-Z)

Best new artist

Feist; Ledisi; Paramore; Taylor Swift; Amy Winehouse

POP

Female pop vocal

"Candyman," Christina Aguilera; "1234," Feist; "Big Girls Don't Cry," Fergie; "Say It Right," Nelly Furtado; "Rehab," Amy Winehouse