Lady Antebellum proved to be one of the year's most significant acts when the group was nominated for three of the big-four, multi-genre categories on the Grammy Awards ballots.

"Need You Now" and the album of the same name are up for Record, Song and Album of the Year against huge pop, rock and rap acts like Eminem, Katy Perry and Arcade Fire.

Lady A is tied with Lady Gaga and Jay-Z with six nominations. The only artists to gather more were Eminem - who is up for a whopping ten nods and Bruno Mars with seven.

Fellow country act Zac Brown Band racked up four nominations, while Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley and Jamey Johnson got three apiece.

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards takes place on February 13, 2011 from Los Angeles.