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

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

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Originally Posted by ska lagos jew sun ra hmmm... I'd give every award to caroliner, just to **** with people.

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Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra

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

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

Janszoon

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.

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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.

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