NEW YORK, NY  [Friday Dec.9.2005]  /WMQT.com/ -- Eight is enough for Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend.

These three artists lead the pack of this year's Grammy nominees, scoring eight nominations apiece.

Mariah Carey and Kanye West share nominations for Record of the Year and Album of the Year, while Carey and John Legend share one for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.

Carey's "We Belong Together" and John Legend's "Ordinary People" are also up for Song of the Year and Best R&B Song. Both these awards are given to the songwriter.

West and Legend share a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for the track "They Say," which they recorded with Common.

Carey's other Grammy nods include Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best Contemporary R&B Album.

West's additional artist nominations include Best Rap Song (award given to songwriter), Best Rap Solo Performance, and Best Rap Album. He also earns a second Album of the Year Grammy nod for his production work on Mariah Carey's "Emancipation of Mimi," as well as an R&B Song nomination for his production work on Alicia Keys' "Unbreakable."

For his part, Legend also gathered nominations for Best New Artist, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Album, and Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for his duet with Lauren Hill.

The Grammys will be presented on February 8, 2006 during a live television broadcast on CBS.

To see the complete list of this year's Grammy nominees, visit www.Grammy.com.

Here are the Grammy nominations received by Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend:

Mariah Carey
* Album of the Year - The Emancipation of Mimi
* Song of the Year - We Belong Together
* Record of the Year - We Belong Together
* Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - It's Like That
* Best Female R&B Vocal Performance - We Belong Together
* Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - Mine Again
* Best R&B Song - We Belong Together
* Best Contemporary R&B Album - The Emancipation Of Mimi

Kanye West
* Album of the Year - Late Registration
* Record of the Year - "Gold Digger"
* Best Rap Solo Performance - "Gold Digger"
* Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - 'They Say" w/ Common & John Legend
* Best Rap Song - "Diamonds From Sierra Leone"
* Best Rap Album - Late Registration
* Album of the Year (producer credit) - Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi
* R&B Song (producer credit) - Alicia Keys' "Unbreakable"

John Legend
* Song Of The Year - Ordinary People
* Best New Artist
* Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - Ordinary People
* Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - So High ft. Lauryn Hill
* Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - Stay With You
* Best R&B Song - Ordinary People
* Best R&B Album - Get Lifted
* Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - They Say w/ Common & Kanye West

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