Wednesday night, when the Grammy nominations were announced in a new format that featured an hour-long concert aired on CBS, Lil Wayne came into no less than 8 nods, followed by Coldplay with 7 nominations.

Lil Wayne has been nominated before for the Grammy awards, but he has never won the trophy. Now, his top-selling album “Tha Carter III” scored a much desired nomination for album of the year. Wayne will be competing with Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida,” Radiohead’s “In Rainbows,” Ne-Yo’s “Year of the Gentleman” and Robert Plant's collaboration with Alison Krauss, called “Raising Sand.”

During the “GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live -Countdown to Music's Biggest Night” event, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West each received six nominations, followed closely by Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead and Jazmine Sullivan with five nods.

Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait and T.I. earned four nominations each on Wednesday night.

Although her song “I Kissed a Girl” is one of the biggest hits this year has produced, Katy Perry did not get nominated for any of the top categories such as best new artist or record of the year, the singer having had to settle with a nod for female pop vocal performance.

Host of the ceremony Taylor Swift was also absent from the nominees’ list, even though last year she earned a nod for best new artist and her recent album “Fearless,” which was released three weeks ago, has registered impressive sales.

The Grammy Awards are scheduled to air on CBS on February 8.