Kanye West, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters among the leaders in Grammy nominations

LOS ANGELES — Kanye West, Amy Winehouse and the Foo Fighters were among the leading Grammy contenders announced Thursday.

West received a leading eight nominations. Winehouse received six, including for best new artist, record and song of the year for her hit "Rehab," and album of the year for "Back to Black."

Record of year candidates included Beyonce's "Irreplaceable," the Foo Fighters' "The Pretender," Rihanna's "Umbrella," "What Goes Around Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake and Winehouse's "Rehab."

The 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."

Besides Winehouse, other best new artist nominees were Feist, Paramour, Taylor Swift and Ledesi.