Bon Iver, Radiohead, Foster The People, The Black Keys Among Grammy Nominees

The moment that Lady Gaga, wearing a garbage can lid and shellacked like an escapee from a Día de los Muertos parade, kicked off the "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!" this evening, November 30, on CBS, you sensed that the parade of mainstream's usual suspects would prevail. Happily, despite expected nods for Top 40 queen bees Katy Perry and Rihanna and the frustrating dependence on 2010 releases (Mumford & Sons again?), nominations for Bon Iver, Radiohead and My Morning Jacket also nudged their way into the madding crowd. The 54th annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 12 in Los Angeles.

PJ Harvey, Metronomy, Elbow, Everything, Everything Among Mercury Prize Nominees

The shortlist for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, the most prestigious music award given to British and Irish artists, was announced this morning with PJ Harvey, Adele, Ghostpoet, Elbow, Everything, Everything, Metronomy and Anna Calvi among the nominees. The full list after the jump.

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