The nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were announced, and an impressive eight nominations went to three Miss AMERICAN IDOL finalists and one IDOL judge.
The Season 3 Miss American Idol winner, Fantasia, got three nominations:
Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Get It Right"
Best R&B Song for "Without Me" feat. Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliot
Best Urban Contemporary Album for Side Effects of You
This makes Fantasia an 11-time Grammy nominee! She won the award once in 2010 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for “Bittersweet.”
The Season 1 Miss American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson, got one nomination:
Best Country Duo/Group Performance "Don't Rush" feat. Vince Gill
Kelly will be going up against Idol judge Keith Urban in this category for his song "Highway Don't Care" with Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift
This is also Kelly Clarkson's 11th nomination, and she's won three times before!
The Season 5 Miss American Idol 8th Runner Up, Mandisa, also has three nominations:
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance "Overcomer"
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song "Overcomer"
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album "Overcomer
Mandisa has received three Grammy nominations previously in her career, and that number has now doubled to six.
The Grammy Award winners will be announced on January 26, 2014.
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