Beyonce, Taylor Swift Earn Top Grammy Nominations

Beyonce earned a whopping 10 nominations at the Grammy nomination telecast from Los Angeles Wednesday night!

Taylor Swift was not too far behind with eight nominations.

Poison Ivy favorite Lady GaGa earned herself a not-surprising five Grammy nominations, while R&B crooner Maxwell earned a less expected six nominations.

“I’ve been gone for eight years,” Maxwell commented. “I’ve been throwing out my trash, buying my milk and living in basic obscurity.”

Black Eyed Peas are on the board with six nominations, including Record of the Year for “I Gotta Feeling,” new rapper Drake earned two nominations, and Kanye West earned six nominations – all for collaborations with other artists.

Don’t forget to watch the show – live from L.A.’s Staples Center on January 31!

T.I. Wins Two BET Awards from Prison

Rapper T.I. won two BET Hip-Hop Awards on Saturday night: best collaboration with Rihanna for “Live Your Life,” and album of the year for “Paper Trail.”

The rapper was unable to collect his awards because of a federal weapons conviction that will keep him in prison until March 26, 2010, but fiance Tameka Cottle accepted the awards and read a letter from T.I. to the audience.

“Although I’m not there with you all, I’m there in spirit,” Cottle said. “My road to redemption is almost over.”

Meanwhile, DJ AM posthumously won “DJ of the Year,” Jay-Z earned “MVP of the Year,” Drake won “Rookie of the Year” and Ice Cube landed the “I Am Hip-Hop” Award.

The BET Hip-Hop Awards will air on Oct. 27.