Canadians Shania Twain and Avril Lavigne received two Grammy nods each but were outdistanced by rap and R&B artists who dominated the nominations.
Rhythm and blues star Beyoncé, her boyfriend and rapper Jay-Z, the Atlanta hip-hop group OutKast and singer-producer Pharrell Williams all received six nominations each.
Missy Elliott, Eminem, Evanescence, 50 Cent, Chad Hugo, Ricky Skaggs, Justin Timberlake, Luther Vandross and the late Warren Zevon had five nominations each.
Zevon who died from lung cancer at age 56 on Sept. 7 is nominated for song of the year for Keep Me in Your Heart, his reflection on mortality.
Other nominees for the category include Linda Perry for Christina Aguilera's Beautiful , Richard Marx and Luther Vandross for Dance With My Father , Jeff Bass, Eminem and Luis for Lose Yourself and Lavigne for I'm With You. The Napanee, Ont., native also received a nomination in the best female pop vocal performance category, along with British Columbian Sarah McLachlan.
Twain's Up! is in the running for best country album for the year along with Willie Nelson who was nominated twice in that category for Run That One By Me One More Time and Live And Kickin'. Other nominees include Faith Hill for Cry, Lyle Lovett for My Baby Don't Tolerate and a compilation album Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs Of The Louvin Brothers. Twain also gathered a nomination for best female country vocal performance for Forever And For Always.
Other Canadians nominated include Nickleback for rock album of the year.
Nominations for the 46th annual Grammy Awards were announced by a group of musicians including Sarah McLachlan and Kenneth (Babyface) Edmonds at a Beverly Hilton press conference.
The Grammys will be televised live from Los Angeles on Feb. 8.