Tuesday, November 29, 2011

My 54th Grammy Awards Nominations Predictions

The nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards will be announced tomorrow (Nov. 30) and this year's set of nominees is really tough to predict because the Grammys chose to merge some awards to trim the categories and make it even more competitive. Some of the changes include the solo vocal performances no longer separated by gender and the collaboration awards merged with the group/duo performances. It will be an interesting set of nominees. Anyway, here are my predictions:

Album of the Year:
  • 21 - Adele
  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars
  • My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
  • Speak Now - Taylor Swift
  • The King of Limbs - Radiohead
Record of the Year:
  • Rolling in the Deep - Adele
  • Firework - Katy Perry
  • All of the Lights - Kanye West feat Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie
  • Moves Like Jagger - Maroon Five feat Christina Aguilera
  • The Cave - Mumford & Sons
Song of the Year:
  • Rolling in the Deep - Adele
  • Pumped Up Kicks -Foster The People
  • Grenade - Bruno Mars
  • The Cave - Mumford & Sons
  • So Beautiful or So What - Paul Simon
Best New Artist
  • Nicki Minaj
  • The Band Perry
  • Foster The People
  • Bon Iver
  • Miguel
Best Pop Solo Performance
  • Someone Like You - Adele
  • Grenade - Bruno Mars
  • Best Thing I Never Had - Beyonce
  • Firework - Katy Perry
  • You and I - Lady GaGa
Best Pop Duo / Group Performance
  • E.T - Katy Perry feat Kanye West
  • Moves Like Jagger - Maroon Five feat Christina Aguilera
  • Paradise - Coldplay
  • Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People
  • Body and Soul - Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse
Best Pop Vocal Album
  • 21 - Adele
  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars
  • Born This Way - Lady GaGa
  • The Union - Elton John & Leon Russell
  • Loud - Rihanna
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
  • Duets II - Tony Bennett
  • What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand
  • The Gift - Susan Boyle
  • Only Trust Your Heart - Dionne Warwick
  • Dream With me - Jackie Evancho
Best Dance Recording
  • In the Dark - Dev
  • Hello - Martin Solveig and Dragonette
  • Mr. Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan
  • Call Your Girlfriend - Robyn
  • Champagne Showers - LMFAO feat Natalia Kills
Best Rock Performance
  • Walk - Foo Fighters
  • Every Teardrop is a Waterfall - Coldplay
  • The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Walk With Me - Neil Young
  • Back Down South - Kings of Leon
Best Rock Song
  • The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • The Cave - Mumford & Sons
  • Every Teardrop is a Waterfall - Coldplay
  • Walk - Foo Fighters
  • Back Down South - Kings of Leon
Best Rock Album
  • Wasting Light - Foo Fighters
  • Come Around Sundown - Kings Of Leon
  • I'm With You - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Green Day - Awesome as F*ck
  • R.E.M - Collapse into Now
Best Alternative Album
  • Bon Iver - Bon Iver
  • Torches - Foster The People
  • Let England Shake - PJ Harvey
  • Codes and Keys - Death Cab for Cutie
  • The King of Limbs - Radiohead
Best R&B Performance
  • Countdown - Beyonce
  • Far Away - Marsha Ambrosius
  • She Ain't You - Chris Brown
  • Sure Thing - Miguel
  • Pieces of Me - Ledisi
Best Traditional R&B Performance
  • 1+1 - Beyonce
  • Fool For You - Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
  • Tomorrow - Quincy Jones & John Legend
  • Radio Message - R Kelly
  • Feeling Good - Jennifer Hudson
Best R&B Song
  • Far Away - Marsha Ambrosius
  • Motivation - Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne
  • Pieces of Me - Ledisi
  • Sure Thing - Miguel
  • Love Letter - R. Kelly
Best R&B Album
  • 4 - Beyonce
  • Late Night and Early Mornings - Marsha Ambrosious
  • F.A.M.E - Chris Brown
  • The Light of the Sun - Jill Scott
  • Stone Rollin' - Raphael Saadiq
Best Rap Performance
  • Otis - Jay-Z and Kanye West
  • Look at Me Now - Chris Brown, Lil’ Wayne & Busta Rhymes
  • The Show Goes on - Lupe Fiasco
  • Black and Yellow - Whiz Khalifa
  • She Will - Lil Wayne and Drake
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
  • All of the Lights - Kanye West feat Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie
  • Lighters - Bad Meets Evil feat Bruno Mars
  • Motivation - Kelly Rowland feat Lil Wayne
  • I Need a Doctor - Dr. Dre feat Eminem and Skylar Grey
  • What's My Name - Rihanna feat Drake
Best Rap Song
  • All of the Lights - Kanye West feat Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie
  • Lighters - Bad Meets Evil feat Bruno Mars
  • Look At Me Now - Chris Brown
  • Otis - Jay-Z & Kanye West
  • Marvin's Room - Drake
Best Rap Album
  • Watch the Throne - Jay-Z & Kanye West
  • My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
  • The Carter IV - Lil Wayne
  • Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj
  • Hell: The Sequel - Bad Meets Evil
Best Country Solo Performance
  • Dirt Road Anthem - Jason Aldean
  • Heart Like Mine - Miranda Lambert
  • Honey Bee - Blake Shelton
  • Felt Good on My Lips - Tim McGraw
  • A Little Bit Stronger - Sara Evans
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
  • Remind Me - Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood
  • Paper Airplane - Allison Kraus & Union Station
  • Just a Kiss - Lady Antebellum
  • Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band
  • Don't You Wanna Stay - Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
Best Country Song
  • Little Miss - Sugarland
  • Mean - Taylor Swift
  • Honey Bee - Blake Shelton
  • A Little Bit Stronger - Sara Evans
  • You Lie - The Band Perry
Best Country Album
  • Speak Now - Taylor Swift
  • My Kinda Party - Jason Aldean
  • Stronger - Sara Evans
  • The Band Perry - The Band Perry
  • Own The Night - Lady Antebellum

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i like your predictions. theyre very accurate in my opinion. i just noticed that britney was left out in the dance category. i mean come on, she might not win but the grammys cannot ignore her even with a single nomination in the dance category. till the world ends is a pretty good dance song.

forg/jecoup said...

There has been some kind of new rule in the dance category and none of the pop hits were submitted for the dance category. If Til The World Ends was submitted I would have predicted it