It's a transatlantic battle as British singer Adele and U.S. rapper Kanye West top Grammy nominations list

Adele scores six nominations in most prestigious categories including album of the year
Kanye leads with seven while Bruno Mars and Foo Fighter scoop six nods
Lady Gaga bags two nominations while Rihanna gets three

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 3:36 PM on 1st December 2011

Kanye West and British singer Adele topped the list tonight as the Grammy 2012 nominations were announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles.

Rapper West got a leading seven nominations, while Adele got six, although the 23-year-old singer bagged some of the most prestigious categories, including record, album and song of the year.

Adele, whose album 21 is the biggest seller of the year with 4.7m sales, saw her searing groove Rolling in the Deep nominated for record of the year, along with Bon Iver’s Holocene, Bruno Mars’ Grenade, Mumford & Sons' The Cave and Katy Perry’s Firework.

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Up for honours: Adele and and Kanye West topped the Grammy nominations list tonight with a respective six and seven nods each (file pictures)

Honoured: Bruno Mars, pictured at tonight's ceremony, was nominated for a total of six awards

Of course the London-born singer is currently resting her voice due a vocal chord injury - which saw her have to cancel her American tour and which could prevent her performing at the actual Grammys ceremony in February next year.

Her album 21 will compete against Foo Fighters’ Wasting Light, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way, Mars’ Doo-Wops & Hooligans and Rihanna’s Loud for the album of the year honour.

Stripped bare: The singer emerged in her underwear and in zombie make-up for a rendition of Marry The Night

Born This Way: Lady Gaga, who will compete with Adele for best album, provided entertainment at tonight's nominations concert in Los Angeles

Getting the party started: Rihanna - who received three nods - also graced the stage in a leg-baring outfit

West, meanwhile, mainly received nomination nods in the rap categories with his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy up for rap album.

He also is up for song of the year for All of the Lights, for which he has a co-writer credit.

Best new artist nominees are folk band Bon Iver, country trio Band Perry, rappers J. Cole and Nicki Minaj and Los Angeles-based DJ-dance music performer Skrillex.

Achievement: Nicki Minaj was nominated for new artist and best rap album while Katy Perry was honoured with a nomination for her Firework LP in the prestigious album of the year category

Pretty in Pink: Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry take to the stage at the event. Minaj and Perry have both been nominated in two key categories

Revealed: Nicki Minaj announces the nominees for record of the year

The late Amy Winehouse - who died of alcohol poisoning in July, received a posthumous nomination for her duet Body and Soul with Tony Bennett in the pop duo or group performance category.

Lady Gaga's album Born This Way is nominated for album of the year while Taylor Swift's Speak Now is vying to take the country album category.

Swift's single Mean is nominated for both country song and solo performance.

Honoured: Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters saw his band nominated for six gongs (file picture)

A total of 78 categories, encompassing all musical genres, were announced by the Recording Academy, the sponsor of the Grammys.

The awards are determined by around 13,000 voting members.

Tonight's nominations concert featured performances from Lady Gaga, Rihanna and the Band Perry.

GRAMMYS 2012: THE NOMINEES

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
21- Adele
Wasting Light- Foo Fighters
Born This Way- Lady Gaga
Doo-Waps & Hooligans - Bruno Mars
Loud - Rihanna

RECORD OF THE YEARRolling in the Deep - Adele
Holocene - Bon Iver
Grenade - Bruno Mars
The Cave - Mumford & Sons
Firework - Katy Perry

BEST NEW ARTIST
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J.Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

SONG OF THE YEAR (Songwriter's award)
"All of the Lights" - Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter, Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, featuring Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie)
"The Cave" - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Grenade" - Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Holocene" - Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
"Rolling in the Deep" - Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth songwriters (Adele)

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
21 -Adele
The Lady Killer - Cee Lo Green
Born This Way - Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars
Loud- Rihanna

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul - Jeff Beck
Wasting Light - Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown - Kings of Leon
I'm With You - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
The Whole Love - Wilco

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Codes and Keys - Death Cab For Cutie
Torches - Foster The People
Circuital - My Morning Jacket
The King of Limbs - Radiohead

BEST R&B ALBUM
F.A.M.E. - Chris Brown
Second Chance - El DeBarge
Love Letter - R. Kelly
Pieces of Me - Ledisi
Kelly - Kelly Price

BEST RAP ALBUM
Watch The Throne - Jay-Z and Kanye West
Tha Carter IV - Lil Wayne
Lasers - Lupe Fiasco
Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
My Kinda Party - Jason Aldean
Chief - Eric Church
Own The Night - Lady Antebellum
Red River Blue - Blake Shelton
Here For a Good Time - George Strait
Speak Now - Taylor Swift

Here come the girls! Miranda Kerr, Candice Swanepoel and Alessandra Ambrosio lead the way as astonishing $12 million Victoria's Secret runway show defies expectations

By Amelia Proud

Last updated at 8:55 AM on 10th November 2011

It took 31 pairs of wings, 38 models and 69 different outfits to make tonight's Victoria's Secret show the most beguiling and expensive to date.

South African beauty Candice Swanepoel set the tone by opening the lavish show with a ballet-inspired section in a scintillating purple tutu and gargantuan wings.

'It's so extravagant this year,' she had cooed her earlier, and this wasn't hyperbole.

Ice peacock: Miranda Kerr was a show-stopper in this $2.5 million diamond studded bra at the New York show tonight

Ice peacock: Miranda Kerr was a show-stopper in this $2.5 million diamond studded bra at the Victoria's Secret show in New York tonight

A stunning ballet tribute segued into a evocation of the 'Passions' then to a Super Angels special, an aquatic homage, a New Orleans-style sequence, and finally a pumping disco Club Pink crescendo.

Kanye West heralded the Super Angels with a rendition of Stronger, but he was just the warm up for a certain, Mr Beyonce.

Truly angelic: Miranda Kerr looked incredible in her elaborate ensemble and showed off her toned figure figure as she strut her stuff on the catwalk

'Now that was one of the classics,' the flamboyant artist exclaimed before he announced Jay-Z as a surprise guest to the rapturous crowd.

But the real stars of tonight's show, were of course the angels themselves.

What a treasure! Alessandro Ambrosio in the Passion Play wings, which took seven years to design and make

Passion: Adriana Lima embodies the spirit of lust and romance on the glittering catwalk

Getting the party started: Candice Swanepoel opened the show in purple wings, but changed into glorious neon later and then into gold feathers

Adriana Lima, was the embodiment of passion in sheer black and red while Miranda Kerr took back her crown - or rather, bra - after missing a year due to her pregnancy.

That she delivered baby Flynn, her son with Orlando Bloom, in January, was impossible to tell as she strutted in her show-stopping ice peacock outfit.

The piece de resistance was the show-stopping $2.5million Fantasy Treasure bra, dripping with yellow diamonds and pearls, which complemented Kerr's stunning figure perfectly.

Look who it is! Kanye, wearing a Versace for H&M jacket looked delighted to introduce Jay-Z

Oh, what a night! Nicki Minaj also performed as Kanye serenaded the beauties

Alessandra Ambrosio, meanwhile, was given the honour of wearing the Passion Play Fan Wings, which were seven years in the making.
The antique copper wings are plated with 23-carat gold and are embellished with 105,000 Swarovski crystals.
Designed and made in Sydney by Manik Mercian, the glistening prop weighs 22 pounds but it was a fitting tribute to mark her 10th trot down the catwalk.

Bump on show: Beyonce was sat front row at the show and cheered on her husband as he performed

Love, sweet love: Maroon 5's Adam Levine seranades his girlfriend Anne Vyalitsina during the show

Love, sweet love: Maroon 5's Adam Levine seranaded his girlfriend Anne Vyalitsina during the show

Gold, always believe in your soul: Candice and Alessandra cross electrifying paths

She said before the show: 'It's definitely the heaviest wings they've ever made for Victoria's Secret. I tried to strengthen my back a little bit.'

Make-up artist Tom Perchuex opted to abandon fake eyelashes, heavy eye make-up and shimmer and instead went for flushed cheeks and classic eyes.

Backstage, the girls caught up with the events of the past year, according to USA Today.

One big party? The show ended with thousands of bits of colourful confetti floating through the air

What a show: Alessandra and Adriana make an arresting sight in light and dark colours at the fantastical show

What a lineup: The angels got the crowd into the party mood as they took to the stage en mass

Lily Aldridge, who tied the knot with Kings of Leon star Caleb Followill in May, enthused about married life, she said it is 'the best. It's different in a good way. You're family,' and smiled as Maroon 5's Adam Levine seranaded his girlfriend Anne Vyalitsina during the show as Caleb did to her.
Kerr, meanwhile, said this about her baby boy: 'He puts everything into perspective. He's the most important thing in my life. He's such a ball of light and love.'
She revealed the secret to her success at regaining her figure as pilates and yoga and revealed: 'I put weights on my ankles and do leg lifts. It burns.'

Contrasting themes: Candice is angelic and Adriana is one of the superheroes

Contrasting themes: Candice is angelic and Adriana dons fantastic boots to become one of the super angels!

Huge show: Alessandra Amborsio appears tiny with the backdrop of the detailed and large scale backdrop of the fashion show

Who is the fairest of them all? Miranda is a fairytale queen in this crimson number

Once upon a time: Erin Heatherton took Miranda's fairytale theme to it's zenith, dressed as an actual sprite

Rain-proof: Izabel Goulart shows how to keep her lingerie set out of the rain

The $12m show was overflowing with acres of bare flesh as the angels model the lingerie brand's latest collection.

WWD reports that the New York show takes a full year to plan - and a small army to bring to fruition, including designers, seamstresses, embroiderers and prop makers.

Entertainment was be provided courtesy of RnB star Nicki Minaj, Cee Lo Green, Maroon 5 as well as Kanye.

Something to crow about: Adriana donned these beautiful black feathers

Birds of a feather: Doutzen Kroes was yang to Adriana's yang in the dramatic show

The 'Degas-inspired' ballet scene with fragile dancers in repose was the particular centrepiece from creative designer, Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou.

Other models who took part included Karlie Kloss, Adriana Lima, Doutzen Kroes, Erin Heatherton, Lily Aldridge and Lindsey Ellingson.

Angels not strutting their stuff this year include British star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Czech Republic stunner Karolina Kurkova, who have other work commitments instead.

Come rain or shine: Chanel Iman gained weight for the show

Come rain or shine Izabel Goulart and also cut striking shapes on the runway

Come rain or shine: Izabel Goulart and Chanel Iman, who gained weight for the show, also cut striking shapes on the runway

Our favourite ladies: Alessandro and Miranda rocked the different looks

Since it started 11 years ago, the budget for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has grown considerably - from $120,000 to today's bank-breaking $12m.

A total of 60 costumes have been made along with 31 sets of angel wings to be modelled by 38 models - 15 of which are newcomers and, no doubt, hoping their endeavours tonight will elevate their profiles to the lofty heights of the likes of Kerr and Brazilian beauty Ambrosio.

While 30-year-old Adriana Lima has prepared for tonight by going on a strict nine-day liquid-only diet, her colleague Chanel Iman has gained 15lbs in readiness for the runway.

Themes: Lily Aldridge and Constance Jablonski embodied the diverse imagery of the evening

The 20-year-old American model, whose mother is half Korean and father is from Africa, admitted she was struggling to keep the weight on.

She told Modelinia.com: 'I drink a lot of protein shakes and do a lot of weight lifting.'

Chanel first walked at the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and was inaugurated as an Angel last year.

While Ruffles, feathers, frills and lace were the order of the evening as the Victoria's Secret girls took to the runway in the elaborate lingerie show at the after party the Angels shed their wings and slipped into something a little simple to celebrate their stellar show.

Miranda Kerr looked positively angelic in an Marilyn Monroe-inspired pleated white dress with a plunging neckline and cut away back detailing.

Simple style: Miranda Kerr slipped out of her Angel costume and into a Marilyn Monroe inspired white pleated dress

The mother-of-one had opted for a dazzling bright ensemble and was seen twirling the skirt around and holding it out as she headed to the after party at Dream Downtown in New York.

While Miranda had stepped out in a colour associated with purity her fellow Angel Alessandro Ambrosio appeared to have fallen from heaven and indulged her dark side.

The supermodel stepped out in a strapless black number which boasted a crocodile skin front panel and basque and black peep toe heels, for a devilish look.

Dark and deadly? Alessandro Ambrosio and Maryna Linchuk appeared to have fallen from heaven and indulged her dark side

Super short: While their colour palettes differed Doutzen Kroes, Adriana Lima and Lily Donaldson all showed off their perfect pins in short frocks for the celebration

Super short: While their colour palettes differed Doutzen Kroes, Adriana Lima and Lily Donaldson all showed off their perfect pins in short frocks for the celebration

Alesandro wasn't the only one to opt for a sombre palette suggesting a wicked demeanor and Maryna Linchuk wowed in a plunging black dress which sheer paneling detail.

While their colour palettes differed Doutzen Kroes, Adriana Lima and Lily Donaldson all showed off their perfect pins in short frocks for the celebration.