KANYE WEST, JAY Z AND AKON LEAD GRAMMY NOMS, AKON COMMENTS

Kanye West, Jay-Z, Akon, Ne-Yo and others lead Grammy Award nominees….

Kanye West continued his amazing run with eight Grammy nomination when the nominees for the 50th annual Grammy Awards were announced in Los Angeles this week. Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and T-Pain each grabbed five nominations while Akon, Ne-Yo, and Rihanna earned four a piece

Akon, who was on hand for the announcing of the nominees, shared his thoughts on being nominated. He said,

“So we got four nominations today which was a highly big surprise for me. I thought it was just one until I came down here and they started reading all the nominations. So I’m like….Give me one and I’m good.”

Akon will be competing against Keyshia Cole, Fantasia, Emily King, and Ne-Yo in the best contemporary R&B album category. The singer explained that to him he’s already won. He said,

“You really just appreciate people, you know people appreciating you, you know what I mean? Cause I always felt like the nomination was a way of people recognizing you, you know what I mean, along with all the other people that accomplished so much this year. This is like…it really is a win. They can only give the trophy to one person but everyone wins at the nomination.”

Akon was also nominated in the best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals, best pop collaboration with vocals, and best rap/sung collaboration categories.

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on February 10th in Los Angeles.