Beast, Drake, Nickelback Get Grammy Noms

Please, Joel Plaskett, don't hurt 'em. He's won plenty of awards this year, but Plaskett won't attend the 52nd chapter of the Grammy Awards, taking place on Jan. 31.

But luckily a few other Canadian acts will be able to represent.

Winnipeg-born Neil Young received a few nods, as Fork In The Road was nominated for best solo rock vocal performance and his retrospective collection, Archives Vol. 1, garnered a nod for best boxed set.

There will be also be a tribute bash held in his honour in Los Angeles on Jan. 29 prior to the Grammys, as he'll receive the MusiCares Person Of The Year award. Fellow Canuck K.D. Lang and his former bandmates in Crosby, Stills And Nash slated to perform.

Nickelback are also nominated for best hard rock performance for Dark Horse's "Burn It To The Ground."

Rapper Drake picked up two Grammy nominations for his "Best I Ever Had" single. It's up for the best rap song and best rap solo performance awards. Crooner Michael Buble also received two nods.

Montreal duo Beast were one of the biggest surprise nominees, as their video for "Mr. Hurricane" picked up a best short form music video nomination.

Elsewhere, this year's Grammy nominations include most of the usual suspects.

Of Montreal aficionado Beyonce received the most attention. She was nominated for 10 awards, largely for material from I Am... Sasha Fierce and its club shaker "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)."

Country starlet Taylor Swift was the next most nominated musician, picking up eight nods. But bad news for her: Kanye West was on the ballot for seven miniature golden gramophones, meaning he'll definitely be on hand. Kanye, take note: Beyonce and Swift are up for some of the same awards. Maybe this time you should stay in your seat if Beyonce doesn't win.

Finally, Lady Gaga's pop epic, The Fame, was nominated in five categories, as were the Black Eyed Peas.

Check out the full list of nominees here.

The 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony will be held Los Angeles' Staples Center on Jan. 31.

Here are some of this year's Grammy nominees:

Record Of The Year:
Beyonce — "Halo"
Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling"
Kings Of Leon — "Use Somebody"
Lady GaGa — "Poker Face"
Taylor Swift — "You Belong To Me"

Album Of The Year:
Beyonce — I Am... Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas — The E.N.D.
Lady GaGa — The Fame
Dave Matthews Band — Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
Taylor Swift — Fearless

Song Of The Year:
Lady GaGa — "Poker Face"
Maxwell — "Pretty Wings"
Beyonce — "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Kings of Leon — "Use Somebody"
Taylor Swift — "You Belong With Me"

Best New Artist:
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Adele — "Hometown Glory"
Beyonce — "Halo"
Katy Perry — "Hot N Cold"
Pink — "Sober"
Taylor Swift — "You Belong With Me"

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
John Legend — "This Time"
Maxwell — "Love You"
Jason Mraz — "Make It Mine"
Seal — "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Stevie Wonder — "All About Love Again"

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling"
Bon Jovi — "We Weren't Born To Follow"
The Fray — "Never Say Never"
Hall & Oates — "Sara Smile"
MGMT — "Kids"

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
Roseanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen — "Sea Of Heartbreak"
Ciara & Justin Timberlake — "Love Sex Magic"
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat — "Lucky"
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones — "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat — "Breathe"

Best Pop Vocal Album:
Black Eyed Peas — The E.N.D.
Colbie Caillat — Breakthrough
Kelly Clarkson — All I Ever Wanted
The Fray — The Fray
Pink — Funhouse

Best Dance Recording:
Black Eyed Peas — "Boom Boom Pow"
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland — "When Love Takes Over"
Lady GaGa — "Poker Face"
Madonna — "Celebration"
Britney Spears — "Womanizer"

Best Electronic/DanceAlbum:
The Crystal Method — Divided By Night
David Guetta — One Love
Lady GaGa — The Fame
LMFAO — Party Rock
Pet Shop Boys — Yes

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance:
Bob Dylan — "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
John Fogerty — "Change In The Weather"
Prince — "Dreamer"
Bruce Springsteen — "Working On A Dream"
Neil Young — "Fork In The Road"

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood — "Can't Find My Way Home"
Coldplay — "Life In Technicolor II"
Green Day — "21 Guns"
Kings Of Leon — "Use Somebody"
U2 — "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"

Best Hard Rock Performance:
AC/DC — "War Machine"
Alice In Chains — "Check My Brain"
Linkin Park — "What I've Done"
Metallica — "The Unforgiven III"
Nickelback — "Burn It To The Ground"

Best Metal Performance:
Judas Priest — "Dissident Aggressor"
Lamb Of God — "Set To Fail"
Megadeth — "Head Crusher"
Ministry — "Senor Peligro"
Slayer — "Hate Worldwide"

Best Rock Song:
Pearl Jam — "The Fixer"
U2 — "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
Green Day — "21 Guns"
Kings Of Leon — "Use Somebody"
Bruce Springsteen — "Working On A Dream"

Best Rock Album:
AC/DC — Black Ice
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood — Live From Madison Square Garden
Green Day — 21st Century Breakdown
Dave Matthews Band — Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
U2 — No Line On The Horizon

Best Alternative Music Album:
David Byrne and Brian Eno — Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Death Cab for Cute — The Open Door
Depeche Mode — Sounds Of The Universe
Phoenix — Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Yeah Yeah Yeahs — It's Blitz!

Best Rap Solo Performance:
Drake — "Best I Ever Had"
Eminem — "Beautiful"
Jay-Z — "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)"
Kid Cudi — "Day 'N' Nite"
Mos Def — "Casa Bey"

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group:
Beastie Boys & Nas — "Too Many Rappers"
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent — "Crack A Bottle"
Fabolous & Jay-Z — "Money Goes, Honey Stay"
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common — "Make Her Say"
Kanye West & Young Jeezy — "Amazing"

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Beyonce & Kanye West — "Ego"
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo — "Knock You Down"
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West — "Run This Town"
The Lonely Island & T-Pain — "I'm On A Boat"
T.I. & Justin Timberlake — "Dead And Gone"

Best Rap Song:
Drake — "Best I Ever Had"
Kid Cudi — "Day 'N' Nite"
T.I. & Justin Timberlake — "Dead And Gone"
Jay-Z — "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)"
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West — "Run This Town"

Best Rap Album:
Common — Universal Mind Control
Eminem — Relapse
Flo Rida — R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def — The Ecstatic
Q-Tip — The Renaissance

Best Short Form Music Video:
Beast — "Mr. Hurricane"
Black Eyed Peas — "Boom Boom Pow"
Coldplay — "Life In Technicolor II"
Depeche Mode — "Wrong"
Oren Lavie — "Her Morning Elegance"