My 55th Grammy Awards Nominations Predictions

The nominations for the 55th Grammy Awards will be announced tomorrow (Dec. 5, US time so Dec. 6 here in the Philippines). Here are my predictions on which songs/acts will get nominated for the General Field and select genre categories:

Album of the Year:

El Camino - The Black Keys
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
Babel - Mumford &  Sons
Tuskegee - Lionel Richie
Believe - Justin Bieber

Record of the Year

Set Fire to the Rain (Live) - Adele
Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye feat Kimbra
We Are Young - fun. feat Janelle Monae
I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
Thinking 'Bout You - Frank Ocean

Song of the Year

 
Over You - Miranda Lambert
I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
We Are Young - fun. feat Janelle Monae
I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz

Best New Artist
fun.
Gotye
One Direction
Frank Ocean
Ellie Goulding

Pop Solo Performance
Set Fire to the Rain (Live) - Adele
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz

Pop Duo/Group Performance

Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye feat Kimbra
We Are Young - fun. feat Janelle Monae
Payphone - Maroon Five feat Wiz Khalifa
Princess of China - Coldplay feat Rihanna
What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction

Pop Vocal Album

Believe - Justin Bieber
Some Nights - fun.
Born and Raised - John Mayer
The Truth About Love - Pink
Overexposed - Maroon Five 

Rock Song
 

I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

Lonely Boy - The Black Keys

Ho Hey -  The Lumineers 

We Take Care Of Our Own -  Bruce Springsteen

Charlie Brown - Cold Play

Rock Album

 
Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen
Blunderbuss - Jack White

El Camino - The Black Keys

!Uno! - Green Day

Rock Performance

 Lonely Boy - The Black Keys

Burn It Down - Linkin Park

I Will Wait - Mumford & Songs

We Take Care Of Our Own -  Bruce Springsteen

Charlie Brown - Coldplay

Alternative Music Album

The Idler Wheel - Fiona Apple
Making Mirrors - Gotye
Gossamer - Passion Pit

Biophilia- Bjork
Port of Morrow -  The Shins 

Rap Performance

The Motto - Drake feat Lil Wayne

Niggas in Paris - Kanye West and Jay-Z

Mercy - Kanye West feat Big Sean & 2 Chainz

Daughters - Nas  

 Dance - Big Sean

Rap/Sung Collaboration

Young, Wild and Free - Snoop Dog feat Wiz Khalifa and Bruno Mars

Lotus Flower Bomb - Wale feat Miguel

Nobody's Perfect - J.Cole feat Missy Elliott

Both of Us - B.o.B feat Taylor Swift

No Church in the Wild -  Jay-Z, Kanye West and Frank Ocean

Rap Album

Take Care - Drake

Strange Clouds - B.o.B

Life is Good - Nas

Ambition - Wale

Cruel Summer - G.O.O.D Music

Rap Song

The Motto - Drake feat Lil Wayne

Nobody's Perfect - J.Cole feat Missy Elliott

Niggas in Paris - Kanye West and Jay-Z

Mercy - Kanye West feat Big Sean & 2 Chainz

 Daughters - Nas 

R&B Performance

Thinking 'Bout You - Frank Ocean

Climax - Usher

Love on Top - Beyonce

Adorn - Miguel

Tonight (Best You Ever Had) - John Legend feat Ludacris

R&B Song

Thinking 'Bout You - Frank Ocean

Climax - Usher

Love on Top - Beyonce

Adorn - Miguel

Tonight (Best You Ever Had) - John Legend feat Ludacris

R&B Album

My Life 2 - Mary J. Blige

Twenty - Boyz II Men

Beautiful Surprise - Tamia

Write Me Back - R.Kelly  

The MF Life - Melanie Fiona

Urban Contemporary Album

Fortune - Chris Brown

Chanel Orange - Frank Ocean

Looking for Myself - Usher

Perfect Imperfect -  Elle Varner

Kaleidoscope Dream - Miguel

Soundtrack 

Man or Muppet - The Muppets Cast (The Muppets)

It Will Rain - Bruno Mars (Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1)

Learn Me Right - Mumford &  Sons feat Birdy (Brave)

Abraham's Daughter - Arcade Firfe (The Hunger Games)

Everybody Needs a Friend - Norah Jones (Ted)