Well guys…the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards are finally upon us! Below, I have listed my predictions for winners in fifty-five different categories ranging from genres such as Pop, R&B and country. More so, I have made runner-up positions for those nominees that could as easily beat the given frontrunners for the prize. So, without further ado, here they are:
Record of the Year
Winner: Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Runner-up: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
Album of the Year
Winner: Eminem, Recovery
Runner-up: Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
Song of the Year
Winner: “Need You Now,” Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)
Runner-up: “Love the Way You Lie,” Alexander Grant, Holly Hafermann & Marshall Mathers (Eminem & Rihanna)
Best New Artist
Winner: Drake
Runner-up: Justin Bieber
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Winner: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Runner-up: Katy Perry, “Teenage Dream
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Winner: Bruno Mars, “Just the Way You Are”
Runner-up: Michael Jackson, “This Is It”
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group with Vocals
Winner: Train, “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)”
Runner-up: Sade, “Babyfather”
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Winner: Elton John & Leon Russell, “If It Wasn’t for Bad”
Runner-up: Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, “Imagine”
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Winner: Jeff Beck, “Nessun Dorma”
Runner-up: The Brian Setzer Orchestra, “Sleepwalk”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Winner: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
Runner-up: Katy Perry, Teenage Dream
Best Dance Recording
Winner: Lady Gaga, “Dance in the Dark”
Runner-up: Rihanna, “Only Girl (In the World)”
Best Electronic/Dance Album
Winner: The Chemical Brothers, Further
Runner-up: La Roux, La Roux
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Winner: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
Runner-up: Barbra Streisand, Love Is the Answer
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Winner: Neil Young, “Angry World”
Runner-up: John Mayer, “Crossroads”
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Winner: The Black Keys, “Tighten Up”
Runner-up: Arcade Fire, “Ready to Start”
Best Hard Rock Performance
Winner: Them Crooked Vultures, “New Fang”
Runner-up: Ozzy Osbourne, “Let Me Hear You Scream”
Best Metal Performance
Winner: Korn, “Let the Guilt Go”
Runner-up: Slayer, “World Painted Blood”
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Winner: Jeff Beck, “Hammerhead”
Runner-up: The Black Keys, “Black Mud”
Best Rock Song
Winner: “Tighten Up,” Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney (The Black Keys)
Runner-up: “Resistance,” Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
Best Rock Album
Winner: Muse, The Resistance
Runner-up: Neil Young, Le Noise
Best Alternative Music Album
Winner: Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
Runner-up: The Black Keys, Brothers
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Winner: Fantasia, “Bittersweet”
Runner-up: Monica, “Everything to Me”
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Winner: Usher, “There Goes My Baby”
Runner-up: El DeBarge, “Second Chance”
Best R&B Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals
Winner: Sade, “Soldier of Love”
Runner-up: John Legend & the Roots, “Shine”
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Winner: John Legend & the Roots, “Hang on in There”
Runner-up: R. Kelly, “When a Woman Loves”
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Winner: Cee Lo Green, “Fuck You”
Runner-up: Janelle Monáe & Big Boi, “Tightrope”
Best R&B Song
Winner: “Shine,” John Stephens (John Legend & the Roots)
Runner-up: “Bittersweet,” Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly (Fantasia)
Best R&B Album
Winner: John Legend & the Roots, Wake Up!
Runner-up: Fantasia, Back to Me
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Winner: Usher, Raymond v. Raymond
Runner-up: Janelle Monáe, The ArchAndroid
Best Rap Solo Performance
Winner: Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Runner-up: Drake, “Over”
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Winner: Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, “On to the Next One”
Runner-up: Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz, “Fancy”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Winner: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
Runner-up: Eminem & Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie”
Best Rap Song
Winner: “Love the Way You Lie,” Alexander Grant, Holly Hafermann & Marshall Mathers (Eminem & Rihanna)
Runner-up: “Empire State of Mind,” Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Sylvia Robinson, Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
Best Rap Album
Winner: Eminem, Recovery
Runner-up: Jay-Z, The Blueprint 3
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Winner: Miranda Lambert, “The House That Built Me”
Runner-up: Carrie Underwood, “Temporary Home”
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Winner: Keith Urban, “‘Til Summer Comes Around”
Runner-up: Jamey Johnson, “Macon”
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Winner: Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Runner-up: Zac Brown Band, “Free”
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Winner: Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson, “As She’s Walking Away”
Runner-up: Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson, “Bad Angel”
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Winner: Marty Stuart, “Hummingbyrd”
Runner-up: The Punch Brothers, New Chance Blues”
Best Country Song
Winner: “Need You Now,” Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)
Runner-up: “The House That Built Me,” Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin (Miranda Lambert)
Best Country Album
Winner: Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
Runner-up: Miranda Lambert, Revolution
Best Gospel Performance
Winner: Israel Houghton, “You Hold My World”
Runner-up: BeBe & CeCe Winans, “Grace”
Best Gospel Song
Winner: “Our God,” Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin (Chris Tomlin)
Runner-up: “Better Than a Hallelujah,” Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford (Amy Grant)
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Winner: David Crowder Band, Church Music
Runner-up: Gungor, Beautiful Things
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Winner: Israel Houghton, Love God. Love People.
Runner-up: tobyMac, Tonight
Best Traditional Gospel Album
Winner: Marvin Sapp, Here I Am
Runner-up: Karen Clark-Sheard, All in One
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Winner: BeBe & CeCe Winans, Still
Runner-up: Fred Hammond, Love Unstoppable
Best Musical Show Album
Winner: Billie Joe Armstrong (producer), American Idiot (featuring Green Day)
Runner-up: David Caddick & David Lai (producers), Promises, Promises
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Winner: Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Volume 1
Runner-up: Various Artists, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Winner: Randy Newman, Toy Story 3
Runner-up: James Horner, Avatar
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Winner: “The Weary Kind (from Crazy Heart),” Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett (Ryan Bingham)
Runner-up: “I See You (from Avatar),” Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner (Leona Lewis)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Winner: The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence & Ari Levine)
Runner-up: Danger Mouse
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Winner: David Guetta, remixer (Madonna), “Revolver (David Guetta’s One Love Club Remix)”
Runner-up: Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sergio Mendes), “Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix)”
Best Short Form Music Video
Winner: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Runner-up: (Johnny Cash), “Ain’t No Grave/The Johnny Cash Project”
Best Long Form Music Video
Winner: (The Doors), When You’re Strange
Runner-up: (Arif Mardin), The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
Be sure to tune into the live broadcast of the 53rd Annual Grammys Awards on CBS @ 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT!!!
Posted by Brian Buchana
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