Mastodon, Megadeth Nominated for Grammys, Skrillex Up for Five Awards

by | Dec 1, 2011

Nominees for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards have been announced.

Amongst those nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: Mastodon for “Curl Of The Burl” and Megadeth for “Public Enemy No. 1.”

Skrillex was nominated for five awards: Best New Artist, Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronica Album for “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites,” Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for “Cinema (Skrillex Remix),” and Best Short Form Music Video for “First Of The Year (Equinox).”

A complete list of nominees can be found at GRAMMY.com.

The GRAMMY Awards will be held on February 12th.

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