The 51st Annual Grammy Awards – Nominees
My predicted winner is in BOLD (I was 16 out of 30 this year, not bad)
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 (Winner)
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 (Winner)
Radiohead – In Rainbows
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 (Winner)
Best New Artist
Adele (Winner)
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele – Chasing Pavements (Winner)
Sara Bareilles – Love Song
Duffy – Mercy
Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
Pink – So What
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Kid Rock – All Summer Long
John Mayer – Say (Winner)
Paul McCartney – That Was Me
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours
Ne-Yo – Closer
James Taylor – Wichita Lineman
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Coldplay – Viva La Vida (Winner)
The Eagles – Waiting In The Weeds
Gnarls Barkley – Going On
Maroon 5 – Won’t Go Home Without You
OneRepublic – Apologize
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Alicia Keys & John Mayer – Lesson Learned
Madonna feat Justin Timberlake & Timbaland – 4 Minutes
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Rich Woman (Winner)
Rihanna & Maroon 5 – If I Never See Your Face Again
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown – No Air
Best Dance Recording
Daft Punk – Harder Better Faster Stronger (Winner)
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor
Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis – Just Dance
Madonna – Give It 2 Me
Rihanna – Disturbia
Sam Sparro – Black & Gold
Best Remixed Racording
Ne-Yo – Closer (StoneBridge Radio Edit)
MGMT – Electric Feel (Justice Remix) (Winner)
Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix)
Mary J Blige – Just Fine (Moto Blanco Remix)
Morgan Page feat Lissie – The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix)
Best Hard Rock Performance
Disturbed – Inside The Fire
Judas Priest – Visions
The Mars Volta – Wax Simulacra (Winner)
Motley Crue – Saints Of Los Angeles
Rob Zombie – Lords of Salem
Best Rock Song
Bruce Springsteen – Girls In Their Summer Clothes (Winner)
Radiohead – House of Cards
Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart
Kings of Leon – Sex On Fire
Coldplay – Violet Hill
Best Rock Album
Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (Winner)
Kid Rock – Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings of Leon – Only By The Light
Metallica – Death Magnetic
The Raconteurs – Consolers Of The Lonely
Best Alternative Album
Beck – Modern Guilt
Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley – The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
Radiohead – In Rainbows (Winner)
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyonce – Me, Myself and I
Keyshia Cole – Heaven Sent
Jennifer Hudson – Spotlight
Alicia Keys – Superwoman (Winner)
Jazmine Sullivan – Need U Bad
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Eric Benet – You’re The Only One
Chris Brown – Take You Down
Ne-Yo – Miss Independent (Winner)
Trey Songz – Can’t Help But Wait
Usher – Here I Stand
Best R&B Song
Jazmine Sullivan – Bust Your Windows
Raheem DeVaughn – Customer
Keyshia Cole – Heaven Sent
Ne-Yo – Miss Independent (Winner)
Jennifer Hudson – Spotlight
Best R&B Album
Eric Benet – Love & Life
Boyz II Men – Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
Al Green – Lay It Down
Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson (Winner)
Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Mary J Blige – Growing Pains (Winner)
J Holiday – Back Of My Lac’
Karina – First Love
Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman
Jazmine Sullivan – Fearless
Best Rap Solo Performance
Jay Z – Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…
Lil Wayne – A Milli (Winner)
Lupe Fiasco – Paris, Tokyo
Nas – N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Snoop Dogg – Sexual Eruption
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Big Boi feat Raekwon and Andre 3000 – Royal Flush
Jay-Z & T.I. feat Kanye West & Lil Wayne – Swagga Like Us (Winner)
Lil Wayne feat Jay-Z – Mr Carter
Ludacris feat T.I. – Wish You Would
Young Jeezy feat Kanye West – Put On
Best Rap / Sung Collaboration
Estelle feat Kanye West – American Boy (Winner)
Flo-Rida feat T-Pain – Low
John Legend & Andre 3000 – Green Light
Lil Wayne feat T-Pain – Got Money
Lupe Fiasco feat Matthew Santos – Superstar
Best Rap Song
Lil Wayne feat Static Major – Lollipop (Winner)
Flo-Rida feat T-Pain – Low
Snoop Dogg – Sexual Eruption
Lupe Fiasco feat Matthew Santos – Superstar
Jay-Z & T.I. feat Kanye West & Lil Wayne – Swagga Like Us
Best Rap Album
Jay-Z – American Gangster
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III (Winner)
Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
Nas – Nas
T.I. – Paper Trail
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Martina McBride – For These Times
LeAnn Rimes – What I Cannot Change
Carrie Underwood – Last Name (Winner)
Lee Ann Womack – Last Call
Trisha Yearwood – This Is Me You’re Talking To
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Trace Adkins – You’re Gonna Miss This
Jamey Johnson – In Color
James Otto – Just Got Started Lovin You
Brad Paisley – Letter To Me (Winner)
George Strait – Troubadour
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Brooks & Dunn – God Must Be Busy
Lady Antebellum – Love Don’t Live Here
Rascal Flatts – Every Day
The SteelDrivers – Blue Side Of The Mountain
Sugarland – Stay (Winner)
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Kenny Chesney & George Strait – Shiftwork
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Killing The Blues (Winner)
George Strait & Patty Loveless – House of Cash
Sugarland feat Jake Owen & Little Big Town – Life In A Northern Town
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban – Let The Wind Chase You
Best Country Song
Randy Travis – Dig Two Graves
George Strait – I Saw God Today
Jamey Johnson – In Color
Sugarland – Stay (Winner)
Trace Adkins – You’re Gonna Miss This
Best Country Album
Jamey Johnson – That Lonesome Song
Patty Loveless – Sleepless Nights
George Strait – Troubadour (Winner)
Randy Travis – Around The Bend
Trisha Yearwood – Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
