Kanye fears Usher will sweep Grammy awards

Producer-turned-rapper Kanye West is convinced he won't win many of his Grammy nominations - because he's competing with Usher.

West leads the pack with his huge number of nods for his critically-acclaimed album College Dropout but is unsure about his chances of beating Usher, who has seven nominations, in the categories they share.

He says: "Any time I'm nominated in the same category as Usher, I expect to lose. Usher is like Johnnie Cochrane: you expect him to win."