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Adele holds her Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Artist at the 51st annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2009. UPI/Phil McCarten 
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Published: Nov. 30, 2011 at 11:01 PM

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" is nominated for Grammy awards for Record and Song of the Year, it was announced at a concert in Los Angeles Wednesday.

Also nominated in both categories are Bon Iver's "Holocene," Bruno Mars' "Grenade" and Mumford and Sons' "The Cave."

Katy Perry's "Firework" is up for Record of the Year, while "All of the Lights" by Kanye West, Rihanna, Fergie and Kid Cudi is the final contender for Song of the Year.

In the running for Best New Artist are Skrillex, Bon Iver, Nicki Minaj, The Band Perry and J. Cole.

The Grammy nominations concert, which aired on CBS, featured performances by Rihanna, The Band Perry, Lady Gaga, Jason Aldean and Ludacris.

LL Cool J served as host of the show.

Winners of the Grammy Awards are to be announced at a ceremony Feb. 12.

Topics: Jason Aldean, LL Cool J, Grammy, Adele, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Rihanna
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