Here are this morning's top news headlines:

• Politics: Senate Republicans say they will block all legislation until a deal is made on extending the Bush tax cuts. [NYTimes]
• Economy: Pending home sales jumped unexpectedly by 10.4% in October. The October unemployment numbers come out tomorrow. [CNBC
• Sports: The Rockets' Kevin Martin and Shane Battier scored 22 and 17 points respectively to hand the Lakers their fourth straight loss. Time for the "fire Phil Jackson" rumors, right? [SI.com]
• Business: Barry Diller is out as CEO of IAC, the company that owns The Daily Beast/Newsweek, Match.com, College Humor, and a ton of other web companies. [Deadline]
• Entertainment: Eminem led all artists with 10 Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year, while Cee Lo's "Fuck You" picked up nods for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. See all the nominations after the jump.

Record of the Year:

• "Nothin' on You," B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars;
• "Love the Way You Lie," Eminem featuring Rihanna;
• "(Expletive) You," Cee Lo Green;
• "Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys;
• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum.

Album of the Year:

• "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire;
• "Recovery," Eminem;
• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum;
• "The Fame Monster," Lady Gaga;
• Teenage Dream," Katy Perry.

Song of the Year (honors the songwriter):

• "Beg Steal or Borrow," Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (performed by Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs);
• "(Expletive) You," Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence and Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green);
• "The House That Built Me," Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert);
• "Love the Way You Lie," Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman and Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem featuring Rihanna);
• "Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum).

New Artist:

• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Florence & The Machine
• Mumford & Sons
• Esperanza Spalding

Pop Vocal Album:

• "My World 2.0," Justin Bieber;
• "I Dreamed a Dream," Susan Boyle;
• "The Fame Monster," Lady GaGa;
• "Battle Studies, John Mayer;
• "Teenage Dream," Katy Perry.

Rock Album:

• "Emotion and Commotion," Jeff Beck;
• "The Resistance," Muse;
• "Backspacer," Pearl Jam;
• "Mojo," Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers;
• "Le Noise," Neil Young.

R&B Album:

• "The Love and War Masterpeace," Raheem DeVaughn;
• "Back To Me," Fantasia;
• "Another Round," Jaheim;
• "Wake Up!" John Legend and The Roots;
• "Still Standing," Monica.

Rap Album:

• "The Adventures of Bobby Ray," B.o.B;
• "Thank Me Later," Drake;
• "Recovery," Eminem;
• "The Blueprint 3," Jay-Z;
• "How I Got Over," The Roots.

Country Album:

• "Up On The Ridge," Dierks Bentley;
• "You Get What You Give," Zac Brown Band;
• "The Guitar Song," Jamey Johnson;
• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum;
• "Revolution," Miranda Lambert.