Because I haven't had much time this week to do a daily post, here is a quick rundown of some of my personal picks for tonight's Grammy's! (I am more partial to the R&B, Hip-Hop, and Pop genres, so there's that!)
Best Musical Theater Album
Follies
The
Gershwins’ Porgy And Bess
Newsies
Nice Work
If You Can Get It
Once: A
New Musical
Who WILL Win: Newsies
Who SHOULD WIN: Newsies
WILDCARD: Once: A New Musical
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual
Media
The
Descendants
Marley
Midnight
in Paris
The
Muppets
Rock of
Ages
Who WILL Win: The Muppets
Who SHOULD WIN: The Muppets
WILDCARD: Rock of Ages
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The
Adventures of Tintin – John Williams
The
Artist – Ludovic Bource
The Dark
Knight Rises – Hans Zimmer
The Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor
& Atticus Ross
Hugo
– Howard Shore
Journey
– Austin Wintory
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Who WILL Win: The Artist
Who SHOULD WIN: The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo
WILDCARD: The Dark Knight Rises
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Abraham’s
Daughter” – Arcade Fire
“Learn Me
Right” – Birdy & Mumford & Sons
“Let Me Be
Your Star” – Katharine McPhee & Megan
Hilty
“Man or
Muppet” – Jason Segel & Walter
“Safe &
Sound” – Taylor Swift & The Civil
Wars
Who WILL Win: “Man or Muppet”
Who SHOULD WIN: “Let Me Be Your Star”
WILDCARD: “Safe & Sound”
Best Short Form Music Video
“Houdini” – Foster the People
“No Church
in the Wild” – Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank
Ocean, & The-Dream
“Bad Girls”
– M.I.A.
“We Found
Love” – Rihanna
“Run Boy
Run” - Woodkid
Who WILL Win: “No Church in the Wild”
Who SHOULD WIN: “We Found Love”
WILDCARD: “Bad Girls”
Best R&B Performance
“Thank You”
– Estelle
“Gonna Be
Alright (F.T.B.)” – Robert Glasper
Experiment & Ledisi
“I Want You”
– Luke James
“Adorn” – Miguel
“Climax” – Usher
Who WILL Win: “Climax”
Who SHOULD WIN: “Climax”
WILDCARD: “Adorn”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Lately” – Anita Baker
“Love On
Top” – Beyoncé
“Wrong Side
of a Love Song” – Melanie Fiona
“Real Good Hands”
– Gregory Porter
“If Only You
Knew” – SWV
Who WILL Win: “Love On Top”
Who SHOULD WIN: “Love On Top”
WILDCARD: “Wrong Side of a Love Song”
Best R&B Song
“Adorn” – Miguel
“Beautiful
Surprise” – Tamia
“Heart
Attack” – Trey Songz
“Pray for
Me” – Anthony Hamilton
“Refill” – Elle Varner
Who WILL Win: “Adorn”
Who SHOULD WIN: “Adorn”
WILDCARD: “Beautiful Surprise”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Fortune
– Chris Brown
Kaleidoscope
Dream – Miguel
Channel
Orange – Frank Ocean
Who WILL Win: Channel Orange
Who SHOULD WIN: Kaleidoscope Dream
WILDCARD: Fortune
Best Rap Performance
“HYFR” – Drake & Lil’ Wayne
“Niggas in
Paris” – Jay-Z & Kanye West
“Daughters”
– NaS
“Mercy” – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, & 2
Chainz
“I Do” – Young Jeezy, Jay-Z, & André 3000
Who WILL Win: “Niggas in Paris”
Who SHOULD WIN: “HYFR”
WILDCARD: “Mercy”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Wild Ones”
– Flo Rida & Sia
“No Church
in the Wild” – Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank
Ocean, & The-Dream
“Tonight
(Best You Ever Had)” – John Legend &
Ludacris
“Cherry
Wine” – NaS & Amy Winehouse
“Talk That
Talk” – Rihanna & Jay-Z
Who WILL Win: “Cherry Wine”
Who SHOULD WIN: “No Church in the Wild”
WILDCARD: “Wild Ones”
Best Rap Song
“Daughters”
– NaS
“Lotus
Flower Bomb” – Wale & Miguel
“Mercy” – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, & 2
Chainz
“The Motto”
– Drake & Lil’ Wayne
“Niggas in
Paris” – Jay-Z & Kanye West
“Young, Wild
& Free” – Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg,
& Bruno Mars
Who WILL Win: “Niggas in Paris”
Who SHOULD WIN: “Lotus Flower Bomb”
WILDCARD: “The Motto”
Best Rap Album
Take Care
– Drake
Food
& Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 – Lupe Fiasco
Life Is
Good – NaS
Undun
– The Roots
God
Forgives, I Don’t – Rick Ross
Based on
a T.R.U. Story – 2 Chainz
Who WILL Win: Life Is Good
Who SHOULD WIN: Undun
WILDCARD: Take Care
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Set Fire to
the Rain [Live]” – ADELE
“Stronger
(What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
“Call Me
Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
“Wide Awake”
– Katy Perry
“Where Have
You Been” – Rihanna
Who WILL Win: “Set Fire to the Rain [Live]”
Who SHOULD WIN: “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill
You)”
WILDCARD: “Call Me Maybe”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Shake It
Out” – Florence + the Machine
“We Are
Young” – fun. & Janelle Monae
“Somebody
That I Used To Know” – Gotye & Kimbra
“Sexy and I
Know It” – LMFAO
“Payphone” –
Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa
Who WILL Win: “We Are Young”
Who SHOULD WIN: “We Are Young”
WILDCARD: “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Stronger
– Kelly Clarkson
Ceremonials
– Florence + the Machine
Some Nights
– fun.
Overexposed
– Maroon 5
The Truth
About Love – P!nk
Who WILL Win: Some Nights
Who SHOULD WIN: The Truth About Love
WILDCARD: Stronger
Best Dance Recording
“Levels” – Avicii
“Let’s Go” –
Calvin Harris & Ne-Yo
“Bangarang”
– Skrillex
“Don’t You
Worry Child” – Swedish House Mafia &
John Martin
“I Can’t
Live Without You” – Al Walser
Who WILL Win: “Bangarang”
Who SHOULD WIN: “Bangarang”
WILDCARD: “Don’t You Worry Child”
Record of the Year
“Lonely Boy”
– The Black Keys
“Stronger
(What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
“We Are
Young” – fun. & Janelle Monae
“Somebody
That I Used To Know” – Gotye & Kimbra
“Thinkin
Bout You” – Frank Ocean
“We Are
Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor
Swift
Who WILL Win: “Lonely Boy”
Who SHOULD WIN: “Thinkin Bout You”
WILDCARD: “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Album of the Year
El Camino
– The Black Keys
Some
Nights – fun.
Babel –
Mumford & Sons
Channel
Orange – Frank Ocean
Blunderbuss
– Jack White
Who WILL Win: Babel
Who SHOULD WIN: Channel Orange
WILDCARD: Some Nights
Song of the Year
“The A Team”
– Ed Sheeran
“Adorn” – Miguel
“Call Me
Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
“Stronger
(What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
“We Are
Young” – fun. & Janelle Monae
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Who WILL Win: “We Are Young”
Who SHOULD WIN: “We Are Young”
WILDCARD: “Adorn”
Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes
fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
Who WILL Win: Frank Ocean
Who SHOULD WIN: Frank Ocean
WILDCARD: fun.
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