It's that time of the year again!
What disappointments are in store for us this year?
BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers (gag)
Lady Antebellum (who the fook is this?!?)
Jazmine Sullivan (see above)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Prediction: Obviously pointing to a Coldplay win. BUT did anyone expect to see Herbie Hancock win last year? Neither did I. Personally, I'd like to see
Radiohead win but because of their "FUCK YOU MUSIC INDUSTRY" stance on their method of releasing IR, they won't. Plant/Krauss might win for the
"Grammy voters love oldies" AND "left-field victory" factors. But for now, Coldplay.
POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Alicia Keys and John Mayer - "Lessons Learned"
Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Timbaland - "4 Minutes"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Rich Woman"
Rihanna and Maroon 5 - "If I Never See Your Face Again"
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown - "No Air"
Prediction: I'd like to see Rihanna/Maroon 5 win this, but it's going to be Madge and Timberlake
COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Brooks & Dunn - "God Must Be Busy"
Lady Antebellum - "Love Don't Love Here"
Rascal Flatts - "Every Day"
The Steel Drivers - "Blue Side Of The Mountain"
Sugarland - "Stay"
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Big Boi feat. Raekwon & Andre 3000 - "Royal Flush"
T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne - "Swagger Like Us"
Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z - "Mr Carter"
Ludacris feat. T.I. - "Wish You Would"
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West - "Put On"
Prediction: Lil Wayne got this one hands down
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Adele - "Chasing Pavements"
Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"
Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love"
M.I.A. - "Paper Planes"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Please Read The Letter"
Prediction: (obligatory "What's the difference between this, and song of the year?" post) Eh.... my heart says M.I.A. but Coldplay will get
this one.
SONG OF THE YEAR
Estelle Feat. Kanye West - "American Boy"
Adele - "Chasing Pavements"
Jason Mraz - "I'm Yours"
Sara Bareilles - "Love Song"
Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"
Prediction: It's Coldplay's year and it's probably fitting that they get this award too but both Adele and Mraz's songs are Grammy worthy.
BEST ROCK SONG
Bruce Springsteen - "Girls In Their Summer Clothes"
Radiohead - "House Of Cards"
Death Cab For Cutie - "I Will Possess Your Heart"
Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire"
Coldplay - "Violet Hill"
Prediction: I'm giving it to KOL due to their increasing popularity in the States.
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Adele - "Chasing Pavements"Sarah Bareilles - "Love Song"
Duffy - "Mercy"
Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love"
Katy Perry - "I Kissed A Girl"
Pink - "So What"
Prediction: KP's song is too risque. Won't win. Adele's song is decent which is why it won't win. Dont know who this Sarah chick is. Don't want and don't think Leona will win. Pink could pull off a win but I'll give it to Winehouse 2.0.
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"John Mayer - "Say"
Jason Mraz - "I'm Yours"
Paul McCartney - "That Was Me"
Ne-Yo - "Closer"
James Taylor - "Wichita Lineman"
Prediction: The two old farts are out. Ne-Yo cold possibly win. Despite being a simple and cutesy song, I think "I'm Yours" is Grammy worthy.
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"
The Eagles - "Waiting In The Weeds"
Gnarls Barkley - "Going On"
Maroon 5 - "Won't Go Home Without You"
OneRepublic - "Apologize"
(WTF? This song's elligible? Did it not come out the year before?)
Prediction: Well, Coldplay shouldn't hog all the awards now... the one-hit wonders will get this one.
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
Metallica - Death Magnetic
The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
Prediction: Want KOL or Raconteurs to win, but I see Metallica winning this one.
BEST RAP ALBUM
Jay-Z - American Gangster
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Nas - Nas
T.I. - Paper Trail
Prediction: Lil Wayne for this one. I wonder if Nas would still be nominated if he named his new album its original title?
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Beck - Modern Guilt
Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Prediction: I think it's between Beck and Radiohead with the latter winning. MMJ might pull off a surprise win though.
The rest of the nominees/categories are right here...
http://www.grammy.com/gra...wards/51st_show/list.aspx
"Me, Myself and I." It was on her recent DVD so they gave her the nod. And,
Beyonce wasn't nomiated because her singles and album were released after the deadline. Next year, she'll have a host of nominations.
