grammy predictions

i might not be good at march madness, but i challenge anybody to challenge me at picking music awards. here goes this year's grammy's.

RECORD OF THE YEAR

• WE BELONG TOGETHER - Mariah Carey
• FEEL GOOD INC.- Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
• BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS - Green Day
• HOLLABACK GIRL - Gwen Stefani
• GOLD DIGGER - Kanye West

i'm going with Mariah Carey 'cause the grammies love a comeback... not that she ever went anywhere. just had a nervous breakdown, but on weight, and wore less and less clothing

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI - Mariah Carey
• CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD - Paul McCartney
• LOVE. ANGEL. MUSIC. BABY. - Gwen Stefani
• HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB - U2
• LATE REGISTRATION - Kanye West

as much as i would love for u2 to win, i'm betting on mariah carey again.

SONG OF THE YEAR

• BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD - Rascal Flatts
• DEVILS & DUST - Bruce Springsteen
• ORDINARY PEOPLE - John Legend
• SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN - U2
• WE BELONG TOGETHER - Mariah Carey

u2's song is seriously in my top 10 right now cause i can relate to it a lot, i think any guy could, but i'm betting on mariah carey... yeah, again


BEST NEW ARTIST

• CIARA
• FALL OUT BOY
• KEANE
• JOHN LEGEND
• SUGARLAND

sweet! mariah carey's not nominated, i can vote against her... without question john legend. this is hands down the one i'm most confident about.

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• IT'S LIKE THAT - Mariah Carey
• SINCE U BEEN GONE - Kelly Clarkson
• GOOD IS GOOD - Sheryl Crow
• I WILL NOT BE BROKEN - Bonnie Raitt
• HOLLABACK GIRL - Gwen Stefani

i'm gonna go out a limb and say gwen stefani, just because the grammy folks will try to be hip and vote for it. but you know what people? we don't know what a hollaback girl is either.

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• SITTING, WAITING, WISHING - Jack Johnson
• FINE LINE - Paul McCartney
• WALK ON BY - Seal
• LONELY NO MORE - Rob Thomas
• FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART - Stevie Wonder

weren't "walk on by" and "from the bottom of my heart" released a long time ago. maybe i'm thinking of "i just called to say i love you" cause it does have the line "and i mean it from the bottom of my heart." oh yeah, gotta choose one. since john mayer's not nominated to 3-peat, i'm gonna say stevie wonder, cause he's old and hasn't been around for a while. the grammy folks like that.

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL

• DON'T LIE - The Black Eyed Peas
• MR. BRIGHTSIDE - The Killers
• MORE THAN LOVE - Los Lonely Boys
• THIS LOVE - Maroon 5
• MY DOORBELL - The White Stripes

i have no idea other than it won't be the white stripes... eenie, meeni, miney... los lonely boys

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

• GONE GOING - The Black Eyed Peas & Jack Johnson
• VIRGINIA MOON - Foo Fighters Featuring Norah Jones
• FEEL GOOD INC. - Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
• A SONG FOR YOU - Herbie Hancock Featuring Christina Aguilera
• A TIME TO WONDER - Stevie Wonder Featuring India.Arie

the only one of these songs i've ever actually heard was "feel good inc." so i'll go with that one.

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

• EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE - Fiona Apple
• BREAKAWAY - Kelly Clarkson
• WILDFLOWER - Sheryl Crow
• CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD - Paul McCartney
• LOVE. ANGEL. MUSIC. BABY. - Gwen Stefani

lol, fiona apple got a nom for an album that almost wasn't released?!? i'm gonna say kelly clarkson, but won't be surprised if gwen takes it

BEST DANCE RECORDING

• GALVANIZE - The Chemical Brothers Featuring Q-Tip
• SAY HELLO - Deep Dish
• WONDERFUL NIGHT - Fatboy Slim & Lateef
• DAFT PUNK IS PLAYING AT MY HOUSE - LCD Soundsystem
• I BELIEVE IN YOU - Kylie Minogue
• GUILT IS A USELESS EMOTION - New Order

the only song i've heard is "galvanize" so i'm going with that one. good to hear q-tip again.

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

• THE ART OF ROMANCE - Tony Bennett
• IT'S TIME - Michael Bublé
• ISN'T IT ROMANTIC - Johnny Mathis
• MOONLIGHT SERENADE - Carly Simon
• THANKS FOR THE MEMORY...THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOLUME IV - Rod Stewart

although bublé should take it, i'm betting on rod stewart, even though i hate his voice. come to think of it, i hate tony bennett's too... carly simon might win cause of the comeback factor, but i'm going with stacy's mom's ex-husband.

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• REVOLUTION - Eric Clapton
• SHINE IT ALL AROUND - Robert Plant
• DEVIL'S & DUST - Bruce Springsteen
• THIS IS HOW A HEART BREAKS - Rob Thomas
• THE PAINTER - Neil Young

not sure how rock it is, but i really like "devils and dust" so i'll go with that. i can't stand neil young, and didn't know robert plant put out another album.

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL

• SPEED OF SOUND - Coldplay
• BEST OF YOU - Foo Fighters
• DO YOU WANT TO - Franz Ferdinand
• ALL THESE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE - The Killers
• SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN - U2

hmmm, u2 of their clones... i'm gonna say u2, but won't be shocked if coldplay pull it off

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE

• DOESN'T REMIND ME - Audioslave
• THE HAND THAT FEEDS - Nine Inch Nails
• TIN PAN VALLEY - Robert Plant
• LITTLE SISTER - Queens Of The Stone Age
• B.Y.O.B. - System Of A Down

robert plant is doing hard rock? last i heard was like world music stuff... i'm gonna say queens of the stone age

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

• THE GREAT SATAN - Ministry
• DETERMINED - Mudvayne
• MEIN TEIL - Rammstein
• WHAT DRIVES THE WEAK - Shadows Fall
• BEFORE I FORGET - Slipknot

i don't have a friggin' clue... slipknot

BEST ROCK SONG

• BEST OF YOU - Foo Fighters
• BEVERLY HILLS - Weezer
• CITY OF BLINDING LIGHTS - U2
• DEVILS & DUST - Bruce Springsteen
• SPEED OF SOUND - Coldplay

i'm going with "best of you" and pray weezer doesn't get it. i hate that song. wouldn't be surprised if any of the others won.

BEST ROCK ALBUM

• X&Y - Coldplay
• IN YOUR HONOR - Foo Fighters
• A BIGGER BANG - The Rolling Stones
• HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB - U2
• PRAIRIE WIND - Neil Young

i'm going with coldplay here, but the older guys like the stones and u2 have a good shot with the grammy voters

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

• FUNERAL - The Arcade Fire
• GUERO - Beck
• PLANS - Death Cab For Cutie
• YOU COULD HAVE IT SO MUCH BETTER - Franz Ferdinand
• GET BEHIND ME SATAN - The White Stripes

i'm going with death cab, just cause i love the album ("i will follow you into the dark" is so gorgeous"). wouldn't be surprised to see critical darlings the white stripes take it though

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• 1 THING - Amerie
• WISHING ON A STAR - Beyoncé
• WE BELONG TOGETHER - Mariah Carey
• FREE YOURSELF - Fantasia
• UNBREAKABLE - Alicia Keys

i'm picking alicia keys over mariah carey, just because she plays an instrument. yes, that's the reason.

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• CREEPIN' - Jamie Foxx
• ORDINARY PEOPLE - John Legend
• LET ME LOVE YOU - Mario
• SUPERSTAR - Usher
• SO WHAT THE FUSS - Stevie Wonder

john legend, but wouldn't be surprised if stevie took it.

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

• SO AMAZING - Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder
• CATER 2 U - Destiny's Child
• IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE - Alicia Keys Featuring Jermaine Paul
• SO HIGH - John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill
• HOW WILL I KNOW - Stevie Wonder Featuring Aisha Morris

beyonce & destiny's child... stevie wonder twice? isn't there any diversity in r&b music or did they just not look for it? i'm going with... destiny's child. the voters will dig that breaking up thing.

BEST R&B SONG

• CATER 2 U - Destiny's Child
• FREE YOURSELF - Fantasia
• ORDINARY PEOPLE - John Legend
• UNBREAKABLE - Alicia Keys
• WE BELONG TOGETHER - Mariah Carey

john legend.

BEST R&B ALBUM

• ILLUMINATION - Earth, Wind & Fire
• FREE YOURSELF - Fantasia
• UNPLUGGED - Alicia Keys
• GET LIFTED - John Legend
• A TIME TO LOVE - Stevie Wonder

alicia keys. did ya see the show?!?

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE

• TESTIFY - Common
• MOCKINGBIRD - Eminem
• DISCO INFERNO - 50 Cent
• NUMBER ONE SPOT - Ludacris
• U DON'T KNOW ME - T.I.
• GOLD DIGGER - Kanye West

it'll either be common or kanye. i guessing kanye.

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP

• DON'T PHUNK WITH MY HEART - The Black Eyed Peas
• THE CORNER - Common Featuring The Last Poets
• ENCORE - Eminem Featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
• HATE IT OR LOVE IT - The Game Featuring 50 Cent
• WAIT (THE WHISPER SONG) - Ying Yang Twins

haha, i'm pulling for game and 50 just cause i want to see what happens if they win it. (they're feuding, like with guns and stuff feuding.)

BEST RAP SONG

• CANDY SHOP - 50 Cent Featuring Olivia
• DIAMONDS FROM SIERRA LEONE - Kanye West
• DON'T PHUNK WITH MY HEART - The Black Eyed Peas
• HATE IT OR LOVE IT - The Game Featuring 50 Cent
• LOSE CONTROL - Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop

i'm bettin' on kanye, but for shear entertainment value want to see game & 50

BEST RAP ALBUM

• BE - Common
• THE COOKBOOK - Missy Elliott
• ENCORE - Eminem
• THE MASSACRE - 50 Cent
• LATE REGISTRATION - Kanye West

kanye.

BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• THE CONNECTION - Emmylou Harris
• MISSISSIPPI GIRL - Faith Hill
• ALL JACKED UP - Gretchen Wilson
• I MAY HATE MYSELF IN THE MORNING - Lee Ann Womack
• GEORGIA RAIN - Trisha Yearwood

trisha, again cause they love a comeback.

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY - George Jones
• AS GOOD AS I ONCE WAS - Toby Keith
• MIDNIGHT COMMUNION - Delbert McClinton
• GOOD OL' BOYS - Willie Nelson
• ALCOHOL - Brad Paisley
• YOU'LL THINK OF ME - Keith Urban

bp all the way.

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL

• COMIN' TO YOUR CITY - Big & Rich
• PLAY SOMETHING COUNTRY - Brooks & Dunn
• I HOPE - Dixie Chicks
• RESTLESS - Alison Krauss and Union Station
• BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD - Rascal Flatts

what? the dixie chicks put out a song? what? country radio didn't play it? shocking. um... i'm betting on rascal flatts

BEST COUNTRY SONG

• ALCOHOL - Brad Paisley
• ALL JACKED UP - Gretchen Wilson
• BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD - Rascal Flatts
• I HOPE - Dixie Chicks
• I MAY HATE MYSELF IN THE MORNING - Lee Ann Womack

i'm gonna go with bp again.

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

• FIREFLIES - Faith Hill
• LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS - Alison Krauss and Union Station
• TIME WELL WASTED - Brad Paisley
• ALL JACKED UP - Gretchen Wilson
• JASPER COUNTY - Trisha Yearwood

i bought one of these and love it. what the heck, bp for the hat trick.

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

• MARBLETOWN - Blue Highway
• CHERRYHOLMES - Cherryholmes
• THE GRASCALS - The Grascals
• THE COMPANY WE KEEP - The Del McCoury Band
• RAGIN' LIVE - Rhonda Vincent and the Rage

is it possible to vote agains del mccoury?

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM

• SOLO - Ricardo Arjona
• ECO - Jorge Drexler
• ANDREA ECHEVERRI - Andrea Echeverri
• CITI ZEN - Kevin Johansen
• ESCUCHA - Laura Pausini

no se... i like the name jorge, so horhay it is

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA

• THE AVIATOR - Howard Shore, composer
• THE INCREDIBLES - Michael Giacchino, composer
• MILLION DOLLAR BABY - Clint Eastwood, composer
• RAY - Craig Armstrong, composer
• STAR WARS EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH - John Williams, composer

clint eastwood did the music too? dang sad movie. um... aviator (although john williams is a legend)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL

• Danger Mouse
• Nigel Godrich
• Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
• Steve Lillywhite
• The Neptunes

jimmy jam and terry lewis are back on the scene? they work with people other than janet jackson? i'm goind with the neptunes. where's butch walker?!?

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL

• Christopher Alder
• Steven Epstein
• Michael Fine
• Tim Handley
• Thomas C. Moore

epstein... yeah, that guy. sounds jewish. do jews run the grammies like the rest of hollywood and new york?