Carlos: King Of The Grammys

Carlos Santana is the big Grammy story this year, having received 10 nominations in such categories as Record and Album of the Year for his hit Supernatural.

Santana exploded on the rock scene in 1969 and, throughout his 30-year career, he previously received just five Grammy nominations, winning in 1988 for Best Rock Instrumental.

During an interview with Early Show Co-Anchor Jane Clayson, Wayne Isaak, VH1 executive vice president of music, said Santana's Grammy sweep is "a combination of the best album he's ever made and a bit of a coronation by NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) for Carlos."

Recording industry stars announced the Grammy nominees

• TLC, six nominations: "I think TLC made a tremendous pop album, but their roots are in R&B and hip hop. As a result, they qualify for more categories than others that might just be pop artists."
• Asleep at the Wheel, five nominations: "They made an album that is a real sort of tribute album to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboy Band. And, as a result, (they) had the biggest names in country collaborating with them, doing a bunch of songs by Bob Wills. As a result, they've gotten these nominations largely, I think, from the country genre."
• Backstreet Boys, four nominations: "They sold 10 million of their latest album, Millennium, and they are arguably the biggest male group going."
• Ricky Martin, three nominations: "Ricky Martin is clearly one of the big stories of the year," observed Isaak, adding, "If you count the Song of the Year -- which he didn't write, but he made it happen -- he's qualifying for four there. So I think it's almost a victory that Ricky has these nominations and not a lot more. I think he should be happy and stands a chance of at least pulling down a couple."

• Diana Krall, Album of the Year, When I Look In Your Eyes: "(She) comes from the jazz world and certainly does surprise a lot of peopleÂ… For her fans, I think they're over the moon about it."
• Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Song Of The Year, You've Got A Way: "She's best known for other songs. I believe she and her partner, Mutt Lange, are phenomenal, but I was surprised about that particular song. (The nomination) was for the success she had more so than, perhaps, that one single song."
• Susan Tedeschi, Best New Artist: "She is a completeÂ…long shot and surprise, and one that I think is kind of wonderfulÂ… It's great to see somebody out of left field who is't a multiplatinum artist get a nod." A blues rock artist from the Boston area and a graduate of the Berklee School of Music, Tedeschi gained much attention following her tour dates with John Mellencamp.

The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards will be telecast live on CBS Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. ET.

Here are the nominees in the top categories:

Record of the Year:

• I Want It That Way, Backstreet Boys
  
• Believe, Cher
  
• Livin' La Vida Loca, Ricky Martin
  
• Smooth, Santana
  
• No Scrubs, TLC

• Millennium, Backstreet Boys
  
• Fly, Dixie Chicks
  
• When I Look In Your Eyes, Diana Krall
  
• Supernatural, Santana
  
• Fanmail, TLC

• I Want It That Way, Andreas Carlsson & Max Martin (Backstreet Boys)
  
• Livin' La Vida Loca, Desmond Child & Robi Rosa (Ricky Martin)
  
• Smooth, Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (Santana Featuring Rob Thomas)
  
• Unpretty, Dallas Austin & Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins (TLC)
  
• You've Got A Way, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain (Shania Twain)

• Christina Aguilera
  
• Macy Gray
  
• Kid Rock
  
• Britney Spears
  
• Susan Tedeschi

• Genie In A Bottle, Christina Aguilera
  
• Beautiful Stranger, Madonna
  
• I Will Remember You, Sarah McLachlan
  
• Thank U, Alanis Morissette
  
• ...Baby One More Time, Britney Spears

• Breakdown, Melissa Etheridge
  
• Significant Other, Limp Bizkit
  
• Echo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  
• Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
• Supernatural, Santana

• E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event - The Final World Front), Busta Rhymes
  
• Da Real World, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
  
• The Slim Shady LP, Eminem
  
• I Am, Nas
  
• Things Fall Apart, The Roots

• Ride With Bob, Asleep at the Wheel
  
• Fly, Dixie Chicks
  
• Trio II, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton
  
• Cold Hard Truth, George Jones
  
• Forget About It, Alison Krauss

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