Kanye West, Foo Fighters among the leaders in Grammy nominations

LOS ANGELES – Kanye West received a leading eight Grammy nominations Thursday, and the troubled singer Amy Winehouse received six.\nOther top nominees included the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Paul McCartney, T-Pain and Timbaland.\nBoth West and Winehouse were nominated for album of the year for their CDs, “Graduation” and “Back to Black” respectively. Winehouse was also cited for best new artist, plus record and song of the year for her defiant hit, “Rehab.”\nOther record of year candidates included Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable,” the Foo Fighters’ “The Pretender,” Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and “What Goes Around Comes Around” by Justin Timberlake.\nThe album of the year category also featured the Foo Fighters, for “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,” as well as Winehouse’s album. Vince Gill’s four-disc set “These Days” was also cited, along with Herbie Hancock’s tribute to Joni Mitchell, “River: The Joni Letters,” and West’s “Graduation.”\nBesides Winehouse’s “Rehab,” other song of the year candidates included Corinne Bailey Rae’s sweet-sounding “Like A Star,” Carrie Underwood’s revenge anthem “Before He Cheats,” The Plain White Ts’ “Hey There Delilah” and “Umbrella.”\nWinehouse was competing against Feist, Paramore, Taylor Swift and Ledisi in the best new artist category.