LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne didn’t get “A Milli” Grammy nominations, but his total haul was still pretty amazing.

The prolific and ubiquitous rap MVP, who became pop’s biggest success in 2008 with his top-selling album “Tha Carter III,” was duly rewarded Wednesday with a leading eight nominations, including a coveted album of the year bid.

Although the New Orleans rapper — who has been nominated for Grammys before but has never taken home a trophy — was the leading nominee, he wasn’t the only big act to have a big night.

Following close behind during the Grammys’ first-ever nominations ceremony/concert combination was Coldplay, with seven nods. The Chris Martin-led British group’s “Viva La Vida,” one of the year’s best-selling CDs, is in album of the year contention along with Radiohead’s groundbreaking “In Rainbows”; singer-songwriter Ne-Yo’s “Year of the Gentleman”; and Robert Plant’s collaboration with Alison Krauss, “Raising Sand.”

Coldplay and Plant & Krauss were also nominated in the coveted record of the year category for the respective songs “Viva La Vida” and “Please Read the Letter.” Other record of the year nominees were British songstress Leona Lewis for “Bleeding Love”; another British newcomer, Adele, for “Chasing Pavements”; and M.I.A. for her breakthrough hit, “Paper Planes.”