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Lil' Wayne heads Grammy nominees Lil' Wayne's Tha Carter III sold 1m copies in its first week in the US US rapper Lil' Wayne has been nominated for eight Grammy awards, including album of the year for Tha Carter III. British rock band Coldplay followed close behind with seven nominations, while rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z, and R&B singer Ne-Yo each received six. Lil' Wayne, Coldplay and Ne-Yo will compete for the prestigious album of the year award, along with Radiohead and Robert Plant with Alison Krauss. Coldplay, Adele, M.I.A. and Leona Lewis are nominees for record of the year. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 8 February. Special concert For the first time in the 50-year history of the Grammy Awards, the 2009 nominations were announced during a special live concert on US television. The 2009 nominations were announced during a special live concert on US TV It featured performances by Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, and John Mayer, who did a duet with the veteran blues singer, BB King. In addition to Lil' Wayne for Tha Carter III, those nominated for the prestigious album of the year award were Coldplay for Viva La Vida; Radiohead for In Rainbows; Ne-Yo for Year of the Gentleman; and Robert Plant's with Alison Krauss for Raising Sand. In the other coveted category of record of the year, the nominees were Adele for Chasing Pavement; M.I.A. for Paper Planes; Coldplay for Viva La Vida; Leona Lewis for Bleeding Love; and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for Please Read the Letter. Katy Perry, who had one of the year's biggest hits with I Kissed A Girl, missed out on being shortlisted for record of the year and best new artist. But she was delighted to be nominated for best female pop vocal performance. "I can't believe it, but this year I won't be watching the Grammys in my jammies!," she said in a statement. Low ratings Coldplay continued their spectacular run of success in the US Pop act The Jonas Brothers scored a best new artist nomination, a category which also includes R&B newcomer Jazmine Sullivan, who is celebrating five nominations. The 2008 event was dominated by Amy Winehouse, who bagged five awards including song and record of the year. She was unable to collect them in person due to visa problems, and made her acceptance speeches and live performances from London via satellite. Winehouse's tally was ahead of Kanye West who won four prizes, while rock star Bruce Springsteen went home with three. The US TV broadcast of the Grammys attracted 17.2 million viewers, making it one of the least-watched awards shows in its history.

Brown & Berbatov out for Man Utd Brown may miss the rest of 2008 Manchester United defender Wes Brown has been ruled out for up to five weeks, while striker Dimitar Berbatov will miss two matches. Brown, 29, last played in the 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park on 25 October and is recovering from an exploratory ankle operation. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said the news was "really disappointing". Berbatov was substituted with cramp during Bulgaria's 6-1 defeat by Serbia and has a slight hamstring strain. Brown has endured a long list of injury problems. After establishing himself at Old Trafford during the Treble-winning season of 1998-1999 he missed the whole of the following campaign with a cruciate knee injury. 606: DEBATE Brown could be out for the rest of the year. What are your thoughts? GalacticGarfield Despite another knee injury, he recovered to make England's World Cup squad in 2002, before breaking an ankle for United playing in the Champions League in the same year. Brown has gone on to impress Ferguson and earlier this year agreed a new contract to keep him at United until at least 2012. Ferguson added: "Fortunately we have plenty of cover at right-back, with Gary Neville, Rafael Da Silva and John O'Shea available to come in." Berbabtov will definitely miss Saturday's visit to Aston Villa and Tuesday's Champions League game at Villarreal. Commenting on his striker's injury, Ferguson said: "It's not a tear. It's a slight strain but with hamstrings you don't take any chances. There's no point in making it worse."