So, assuming you want to give this a UK slant, the big story is that ice pop chomper Amy Winehouse has scored six nominations at the fiftieth Grammy Awards, which will take place in LA next February. The Aimster is up for Record, Album and Song Of The Year, among other things.
If you're going for the US or global slant you might lead with the fact Kanye West actually led the nominations list, being shortlisted for no less than eight awards. Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain are all up for five awards.
Competing with Winehouse in the flagship Record Of The Year category are Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' and Rihanna smash hit 'Umbrella'. In the best album category West's 'Graduation' and the Foo Fighters 'Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace' will compete with Winehouse's 'Back To Black'.
Other British nominees include The Chemical Brothers, up for Best Dance Recording and Best Dance Album, Paul McCartney, up for Best Solo Pop Performance and Ozzy Osbourne, who is up for Best Hard Rock Performance. U2 are up for Best Group Pop Performance and Justice are up for the best dance categories, neither of whom are British, but sometimes I momentarily think they are.
There are, of course, about 9007 Grammy Awards, making the nominations list something of an epic piece of work. If you're interested in ploughing your way through it you should start here...
http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx