The band have been nominated for five Grammy awards including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Producer Steve Lillywhite is also in contention for a sixth. Here's the list of U2's nominations, more news to follow.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey
Chaos And Creation in The Backyard - Paul McCartney
Love Angel Music Baby - Gwen Stefani
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
Late Registration - Kanye West


SONG OF THE YEAR (Songwriters award)
Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen
Ordinary People - John Legend
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey


BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
Speed of Sound - Coldplay
Best of You - Foo Fighters
Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2


BEST ROCK SONG (Songwriters award)
Best of You - Foo Fighters
Beverly Hills - Weezer
City of Blinding Lights - U2
Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen
Speed of Sound - Coldplay


BEST ROCK ALBUM
X&Y - Coldplay
In Your Honor - Foo Fighters
A Bigger Bang - The Rolling Stones
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
Prairie Wind - Neil Young

Steve Lillywhite, who produced the first three U2 albums and How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is also nominated - for his work with U2 and with Jason Mraz.