Grammy Nominations and who will/should win?
 

Grammy Nominations

Here they are. Terrible choices as per usual, but out of those nominated, who should/will win?

Do they have Best Polka Album this year? :laughing:

I'm in an airport, so I just browsed the list quickly. Two things stood out that I'll comment on now, and then I'll add more to this thread later.

1. It's crazy to me that Coldplay is even categorized as a "Rock Performance." They should be in a pop group.

2. I would love to see DT win for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, but I'm sure Foo Fighters will take it.

Hm, pleasantly surprised at a couple of these. Bon Iver and the Decemberists? Neat.

Ugh...they all just seem so obvious. Was it on the radio? Eh...give it a nomination. I can actually get behind Adele, though...her voice is great and I kind of have a soft spot for some of her music. Bon Iver passes as well.

As much as I can't stand her music, Lady Gaga actually deserves to be on the list just from sheer brute force. She has jammed herself into the mainstream and won't let go. Did anyone watch her Thanksgiving special? I gotta say...it was pretty entertaining. She's very tongue-in-cheek about her fame. The whole special was basically her going, "I'm Lady Gaga and I can do whatever the **** I want...including making turkey and waffles the new Thanksgiving staple."

Record Of The Year
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
Bon Iver – “Holocene”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
Katy Perry – “Firework”

Clearly "Rolling in the Deep" will and should take this one.

Album Of The Year
Adele – “21″
Foo Fighters – “Wasting Light”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
Bruno Mars – “Doo-Wops & Hooligans”
Rihanna – “Loud”

Clearly "Rolling in the Deep" will and should take this one.

Song Of The Year
“All Of The Lights” – Written by: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West. Performed by: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.
“Cave” – Written by: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston. Performed by: Mumford & Sons.
“Grenade” – Written by: Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters. Performed by: Bruno Mars.
“Holocene” – Written by: Justin Vernon, songwriter Performed by: Bon Iver.
"Rolling In The Deep” – Written by: Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters Performed by: Adele.

Clearly "Rolling in the Deep" will and should take this one.

Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

I would actually give it to J. Cole even though he has turned quite mainstream. Not sure who will win.

Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele – “Someone Like You”
Lady Gaga – “You And I”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
Pink – “[Expletive] Perfect”

Another win for Adele I expect.

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – “Body And Soul”
The Black Keys – “Dearest”
Coldplay – “Paradise”
Foster The People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger

The Black Keys for me, but Amy Winehouse will probably get it 'cause... you know.

Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele – “21″
Cee Lo Green – “The Lady Killer”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans”
Rihanna – “Loud”

Cee Lo! Cee Lo! Cee Lo! Unlucky Cee Lo, Adele will win.

Best Dance Recording
Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech – “Raise Your Weapon”
Duck Sauce – “Barbra Streisand”
David Guetta & Avicii – “Sunshine”
Robyn – “Call Your Girlfriend”
Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Swedish House Mafia – “Save The World”

So bad... So very bad. Really don't care who wins.

Best Dance/Electronica Album
Cut/Copy – “Zonoscope”
Deadmau5 – “4×4=12″
David Guetta – “Nothing But The Beat
Robyn – “Body Talk, Pt. 3″
Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”

Ditto. Really not interested in any of these.

Best Rock Performance
Coldplay – “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall”
The Decemberists – “Down By The Water”
Foo Fighters – “Walk”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
Radiohead – “Lotus Flower”

Surely has to be Radiohead, as the rest are garbage. Mumford may take it though.

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Dream Theater – “On The Backs Of Angels”
Foo Fighters – “White Limo”
Mastodon – “Curl Of The Burl”
Megadeth – “Public Enemy No. 1″
Sum 41 – “Blood In My Eyes”

Mastodon? Yeah, sure thing.

Best Rock Song
“The Cave” – Written by: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston. Performed by: Mumford & Sons.
“Down By The Water” – Written by: Colin Meloy. Performed by:The Decemberists.
“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” – Written by: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin. Performed by: Coldplay.
“Lotus Flower” – Written by: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke. Performed by: Radiohead.
“Walk” – Written by: Foo Fighters, Performed by: Foo Fighters.

Radiohead again for me.

Best Rock Album
Jeff Beck – “Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul”
Foo Fighters – “Wasting Light”
Kings Of Leon – “Come Around Sundown”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “I’m With You”
Wilco – “The Whole Love”

Radiohead...

Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – “Bon Iver”
Death Cab For Cutie – “Codes And Keys”
Foster The People – “Torches”
My Morning Jacket – “Circuital”
Radiohead – “The King Of Limbs”

Radiohead zzzzZZZZZ

Best Rap Performance
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look At Me Now”
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Otis”
Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”
Nicki Minaj & Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Wiz Khalifa – “Black And Yellow”

How awful... I will have to go for "Otis"

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyonce & Andre 3000 – “Party”
DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne- “I’m On One”
Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey – “I Need A Doctor”
Rihanna & Drake – “What’s My Name?”
Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne – “Motivation”
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie – “All Of The Lights”

"Party" cause Andre 3000 is a Legend.

Best Rap Song
“All Of The Lights” – Written By: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West. Performed by: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.
“Black And Yellow” – Written By: Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz. Performed by: Wiz Khalifa
“I Need A Doctor” – Written By: Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey. Performed by: Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey.
“Look At Me Now” – Written By: Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr. & Wesley Pentz. Performed by: Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes.
“Otis” – Written By: Shawn Carter & Kanye West. Performed by: Jay-Z & Kanye West.
“The Show Goes On” – Written By: Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Wasalu Muhammad Jaco. Performed by: Lupe Fiasco.

All so bad. "Otis" again.

Best Rap Album
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Watch The Throne”
Lil Wayne – “Tha Carter IV”
Lupe Fiasco – “Lasers”
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday”
Kanye West – “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”

“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”, of course.

:finger:

I could go "whooaaa!" for five minutes too but I would hever be nominated.

Are they not aware that For Emma, Forever Ago was released three years ago? It's just typical of these award ceremonies.

This thread is bad and you should feel bad.

Yeah, they do this consistently. "New artist" means "New to us" or "Emerging". It's irritating.

Fight Club isn't that good, and you should feel bad.

Hmmm... I'd give every award to Caroliner, just to **** with people.

Maybe I'd give the "newest coming musician" award to Peirol.

it is a little confusing
 

I think an artist is considered new if he/she/they haven't been nominated before.

Haha, I didn't read all the way to the end but I'm pretty sure I haven't heard a single one of the nominations in any category. Oh well. :laughing:

Bold: Should win
Italics: Will win

Record Of The Year
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
Bon Iver – “Holocene”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
Katy Perry – “Firework”

That someone with her level of talent could take popular music by storm bodes well for the next wave of popular music, in my opinion. Driven by powerful and unique vocals, jazz sentiments, and catchy to boot.

Album Of The Year
Adele – “21″
Foo Fighters – “Wasting Light”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
Bruno Mars – “Doo-Wops & Hooligans”
Rihanna – “Loud”

I think Adele's got this, as well she should.

Song Of The Year
“All Of The Lights” – Written by: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West. Performed by: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.
“Cave” – Written by: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston. Performed by: Mumford & Sons.
“Grenade” – Written by: Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters. Performed by: Bruno Mars.
“Holocene” – Written by: Justin Vernon, songwriter Performed by: Bon Iver.
"Rolling In The Deep” – Written by: Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters Performed by: Adele.

I'm very confident in this choice.

Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Sure, Bon Iver's not really a "new" artist...but you know that Best New Artist is a kiss of death award. Band Perry to win - and never be heard from again.

Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele – “Someone Like You”
Lady Gaga – “You And I”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
Pink – “[Expletive] Perfect”

I'm certain Gaga will win at least one, and this one seems the most likely. I do, however, think that this particular Adele song is probably the strongest she released on the radio, complete with lovely minimal instrumentation and heart-wrenching vocal delivery which gave me chills. My sister played this at her wedding for some ungodly reason - it seemed not to have the sentiment she was looking for, but I guess she just digs the song. I do, too.

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – “Body And Soul”
The Black Keys – “Dearest”
Coldplay – “Paradise”
Foster The People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger

More than likely. I'm not huge on any of the tracks, to be honest.

Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele – “21″
Cee Lo Green – “The Lady Killer”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans”
Rihanna – “Loud”

This is Adele's year.

Best Dance Recording
Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech – “Raise Your Weapon”
Duck Sauce – “Barbra Streisand”
David Guetta & Avicii – “Sunshine”
Robyn – “Call Your Girlfriend”
Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Swedish House Mafia – “Save The World”

Meh offerings, but I predict Skrillex to actually win.

Best Dance/Electronica Album
Cut/Copy – “Zonoscope”
Deadmau5 – “4×4=12″
David Guetta – “Nothing But The Beat
Robyn – “Body Talk, Pt. 3″
Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”

I dig on Cut/Copy most of the time, so I would prefer if they won...but they won't. Guetta will.

Best Rock Performance
Coldplay – “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall”
The Decemberists – “Down By The Water”
Foo Fighters – “Walk”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
Radiohead – “Lotus Flower”

M&S are the kind of people the Grammys love giving awards to in order to seem "hip". The Decemberists are so two years ago, so Mumford & Sons will win. Radiohead should.

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Dream Theater – “On The Backs Of Angels”
Foo Fighters – “White Limo”
Mastodon – “Curl Of The Burl”
Megadeth – “Public Enemy No. 1″
Sum 41 – “Blood In My Eyes”

I've still got a thing for Dream Theater, but I think that Mastodon's album has gotten enough positive hype this year to win the Grammy.

Best Rock Song
“The Cave” – Written by: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston. Performed by: Mumford & Sons.
“Down By The Water” – Written by: Colin Meloy. Performed by:The Decemberists.
“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” – Written by: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin. Performed by: Coldplay.
“Lotus Flower” – Written by: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke. Performed by: Radiohead.
“Walk” – Written by: Foo Fighters, Performed by: Foo Fighters.

This is where Radiohead will pick up a deserved Grammy - even if I personally feel their most recent effort was lacking. It's still better than the others, ultimately.

Best Rock Album
Jeff Beck – “Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul”
Foo Fighters – “Wasting Light”
Kings Of Leon – “Come Around Sundown”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “I’m With You”
Wilco – “The Whole Love”

Just my opinion on what will happen. They may give it to KoL, but I don't think this is their year.

Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – “Bon Iver”
Death Cab For Cutie – “Codes And Keys”
Foster The People – “Torches”
My Morning Jacket – “Circuital”
Radiohead – “The King Of Limbs”

Surely to God.

Best Rap Performance
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look At Me Now”
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Otis”
Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”
Nicki Minaj & Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Wiz Khalifa – “Black And Yellow”

Not too sure here, but I'm thinking Nicki Minaj and Drake will get the Grammy. If it's Wiz Khalifa, I swear to God I will burn an effigy of Ben Roethlisberger in anger. Not that I'll actually care that much about the Grammys. I just hate the Steelers.

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyonce & Andre 3000 – “Party”
DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne- “I’m On One”
Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey – “I Need A Doctor”
Rihanna & Drake – “What’s My Name?”
Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne – “Motivation”
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie – “All Of The Lights”

The Grammy folks will give this'n to Kanye and co.

Best Rap Song
“All Of The Lights” – Written By: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West. Performed by: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.
“Black And Yellow” – Written By: Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz. Performed by: Wiz Khalifa
“I Need A Doctor” – Written By: Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey. Performed by: Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey.
“Look At Me Now” – Written By: Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr. & Wesley Pentz. Performed by: Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes.
“Otis” – Written By: Shawn Carter & Kanye West. Performed by: Jay-Z & Kanye West.
“The Show Goes On” – Written By: Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Wasalu Muhammad Jaco. Performed by: Lupe Fiasco.

They're giving something to Eminem. This will probably be it.

Best Rap Album
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Watch The Throne”
Lil Wayne – “Tha Carter IV”
Lupe Fiasco – “Lasers”
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday”
Kanye West – “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”

Naturally.