Grammy Grants Mariah Comeback

Mariah Carey's comeback came full circle Thursday as she was nominated for eight Grammy awards, including album of the year for "The Emancipation of Mimi" and song and record of the year for her torch ballad "We Belong Together."

Carey's eight nominations were tied with John Legend and Kanye West. Soul crooner Legend's nominations included best new artist, while his mentor West is up for album of the year for "Late Registration" and song of the year for "Gold Digger."

Other multiple nominees included 50 Cent, Gwen Stefani, U2 and Bruce Springsteen.

The nominees for album of the year are "The Emancipation of Mimi" by Mariah Carey, "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" by Paul McCartney, "Love. Angel.Music.Baby." by Gwen Stefani, "How to Dismantle and Atomic Bomb" by U2 and "Late Registration" by Kanye West.

The nominees for record of the year are "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey, "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz featuring De La Soul, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day, "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani and "Gold Digger" by Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx.

The nominees for best new artist are Ciara, Fall Out Boy, Keane, John Legend and Sugarland.

Winners will be announced Feb. 8 in Los Angeles.