Beyonce gathered 10 nominations, while Swift, a country-pop crossover sensation, was nominated in 8 categories. West got six Grammy nominations, but all were for his collaborations with other artists. His solo performances were snubbed, suggesting there may have been fallout for his antics.
It was when Swift beat out Beyonce for best female video at September's MTV awards that West jumped on level to declare Beyonce's work superior.
West may take three chances to reprise his stunt, since Beyonce and Swift go head-to-head for record, song and album of the year. Lady Gaga was likewise nominated in those three categories.
Lady Gaga's single "Poker Case" and album "The Fame" helped her to five nominations.
Taylor Swift, just years out from her twentieth birthday, crossed genre lines to get top honors at the MTV Music Video Awards, the American Music Awards and the Land Music Awards in recent months.
Jennifer Nettles, half of the country duo Sugarland, said Swift's success is exciting because she "has brought a lot of new people into country music."
The best musical comeback story may be R&B singer Maxwell who has been out of the spot for 8 years. Maxwell's album "Blacksummers' Night" and hit single "Pretty Wings" brought him six Grammy nominations.
Maxwell performed a musical tribute to Michael Jackson during the nominations show, singing "Lady in My Life," a ballad from Jackson's "Thriller" album.
"I've been deceased for 8 years," Maxwell said later. "I've been throwing out my trash, buying my milk and life in basic obscurity."
Canadian rapper Drake got two Grammy nominations - for best rap song and best rap solo performance - despite the fact he's never released an album. His hit "Best I Always Had" was only released on a mix tape. He's still running on his album, which he hopes will be set in March, he said.
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