My Big Bold Grammy Award Nomination Predictions

It’s that time again…. Grammy Time! … Tonight, CBS is airing a special Grammy Awards Concert live that will feature performances by Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Miranda Lambert, B.o.B, and Bruno Mars. Also appearing to announce the nominees for this year’s awards will be Train, Selena Gomez, Dave Grohl, and Hayley Williams. All of the above are likely to grab nominations tonight as well, except for Gomez and Grohl. The special is hosted by Grammy winning NCIS LA star L.L. Cool J at 10pm.
On the broadcast, you will likely hear all the big categories nominations announced with a few choice ones thrown in for good mix. And I’ve got my Big Bold Grammy Nominations Predictions for you below focusing on the big 4 races and the Pop field. Take a look, watch the special tonight or head to the Grammy website here to see who made the cut…. I’m expecting Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Jay Z and Lady Gaga to be the frontrunners with the most nominations. However, we should also see multiple nods for Perry, Lambert, Train, Usher, Sade, Carrie Underwood, John Mayer, Rihanna, Alicia Keyes, Carole King & James Taylor, and more….

My Big Bold Grammy Award Nomination Predictions…

Record of the Year
“Love the Way You Lie”- Eminem w/Rihanna
“Empire State of Mind”- Jay Z w/Alicia Keyes
“Need You Now”- Lady Antebellum
“Dog Days are Over”- Florence + the Machine
“Bad Romance”- Lady Gaga
~spoilers:
“Hey Soul Sister”- Train”, “Nothin’ on You”- B.o.B w/Bruno Mars, “Airplanes”- B.o.B w/Hayley Williams, “California Gurls”- Katy Perry w/Snoop Dogg

Album of the Year:
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now
Eminem- Recovery
Jay Z- The Blueprint 3
Miranda Lambert- Revolution
Sade- Soldier of Love
spoilers~ Arcade Fire (The Suburbs), Usher (Raymond v. Raymond), James Taylor & Carole King (Live at the Troubadour)

Song of the Year:
“Hey Soul Sister”- Train
“Just the Way You Are”- Burno Mars
“Need You Now”- Lady Antebellum
“Love the Way You Lie”- Eminem w/Rihanna
“The House that Built Me”- Miranda Lambert
~ spoilers:  ”Bad Romance”- Lady Gaga, “Just the Way You Are”- Bruno Mars,  “Dog Days are Over”- Florence + the Machine

New Artist:
Drake
Justin Bieber
Nicki Minaj
Florence + the Machine
B.o.B
apoilers ~ Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae, Adam Lambert, Neon Trees, Mumford and Sons

Pop Album:

Sade- Soldier of Love
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream
James Taylor & Carole King- Live at the Troubadour
Lady Gaga- The Fame Monster
Sheryl Crow- 100 Miles from Memphis

spoilers~ Maroon 5- Hands All Over, Kaleidoscope Heart- Sara Bareilles, Jack Johnson- To the Sea, Sarah McLachlan- Laws of Illusion

Pop Female:
Sara Bareilles “King of Anything”
Sheryl Crow “Summer Day”
Lady Gaga “Bad Romance”
Katy Perry “Teenage Dream”
Pink “Gillter in the Air”
spoilers ~ Sarah McLachlan ”Loving You is Easy”, Norah Jones “Chasing Pirates”, Christina Aguilera “You Lost Me”

Pop Male:
Michael Buble “Haven’t Met You Yet”
Adam Lambert “Whataya Want from Me”
Bruno Mars “Just the Way You Are”
John Mayer “Half of My Heart”
Jason Mraz “A Beautiful Mess”
~Jack Johnson “You and Your Heart”, Seal “Secret”,  Taio Cruz “Dynamite”

Pop Duo or Group:

Sade “Baby Father”
The Script “Breakeven”
Maroon 5 “Misery”
Train “Hey Soul Sister”
Paramore “The Only Exception”

~ spoilers: Daughtry “Tennessee Line”, Glee Cast “Don’t Stop Believing”, One Republic “Secrets”

Best Pop Collaboration:

“You’ve Got a Friend” – James Taylor & Carol King
“Telephone” – Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce
“California Gurls” – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
”Imagine”- Herbie Hanc*ck, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Komono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Omnon Sangare
”Hallelujah”- Justin Timberlake with Matt Morris & Charlie Sexton

~spoilers: “If We Ever Meet Again” – Timbaland feat. Katy Perry, B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams, “Airplanes II”, Santana, India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma, “When My Guitar Gently Weeps”

Look for Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert to rule the Country noms. In Dance, watch for Rihanna, Robyn, Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga to name a few while Eminem, Drake and Jay Z should front the Rap categories. In R&B, we should see Usher, Alicia Keyes and Fantasia reap bids. In the Rock field, watch for Florence + the Machine, Arcade Fire and John Mayer to battle.  And watch for Madonna and Pink to go head to head in the Longform Music Video category for their recent Live Tour videos… Head to Grammy.com for all your Grammy info…

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