2010 Grammy Awards

Not unlike the Emmys, I like to predict Grammy Award winners. Am I good at it? I don't know. This is the first time I've done it. I cut out a LOT of the nominations, as there are 108 categories or so, and nobody wants to read about best Native American album.

And on February 8, we'll see how the predictions match up... Let's begin, shall we?

And, yes, in some instances, I picked a few (so sue me - it's my blog, dammit).

Record of the Year
My winner prediction | Empire State of Mind/Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
Who I want to win | F*** You/Cee Lo Green -or- Need You Now/Lady Antebellum

Album of the Year
My winner prediction | The Fame Monster/Lady Gaga -or- Teenage Dream/Katy Perry
Who I want to win | Need You Now/Lady Antebellum

Song of the Year
My winner prediction | "Love the Way You Lie"/Eminem feat. Rihanna
Who I want to win | "F*** You"/Cee Lo Green -or- "Need You Now"/Lady Antebellum [Can you tell I love these songs?]

Best New Artist
My winner prediction | No clue, really. Possibly Mumford and Songs
Who I want to win | Florence and the Machine. Definitely not Justin Bieber.

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
My winner prediction | "Bad Romance"/Lady Gaga -or- "Teenage Dream"/Katy Perry
Who I want to win | "Chasing Pirates"/Norah Jones

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
My winner prediction | "Haven't Met You Yet"/Michael Buble [This song is slowly growing on me. I felt it was way overplayed when it first was released.]
Who I want to win | "Whataya Want from Me"/Adam Lambert [This song actually has some really silly memories attached to it.] -or- "Just the Way You Are"/Bruno Mars

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or a Group with Vocals
My winner prediction | "Hey, Soul Sister (Live)"/Train [I love most of Train's music... but this is the exception to that rule. I cannot stand this song for the life of me. I only picked it to win because it gets so much play time.]
Who I want to win | "The Only Exception," by Paramore
Also, Journey > Glee. Always.

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
My winner prediction | "California Gurls"/Katy Perry & Eminem
Who I want to win | ...Honestly, I don't like any of the nominations. Especially "Airplanes." I can't stand that song.

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
My winner prediction | "Nessun Dorma"/Jeff Beck
Who I want to win | "No Mystery"/Stanley Clark [I love Stanley Clark's music]

Best Pop Instrumental Album
My winner prediction | Heart and Soul/Kenny G
Who I want to win | Heart and Soul/Kenny G

Best Pop Vocal Album
My winner prediction | Teenage Dream/Katy Perry -or- The Fame Monster/Lady Gaga
Who I want to win | I Dreamed a Dream/Susan Boyle

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
My winner prediction | Fly Me to the Moon/Rod Stewart
Who I want to win | Crazy Love/Michael Buble

Best Solo Rock Performance
My winner prediction | Crossroads/John Mayer
Who I want to win | Helter Skelter/Paul McCartney

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or a Group with Vocals
My winner prediction | Resistance/Muse
Who I want to win | Resistance/Muse

Best Alternative Rock Album
My winner prediction | The Suburbs/Arcade Fire
Who I want to win | Infinite Arms/Band of Horses

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
My winner prediction | "F*** You"/Cee Lo Green
Who I want to win | "F*** You"/Cee Lo Green

Best Country Performance by a Duo or a Group with Vocals
My winner prediction | "Need You Now"/Lady Antebellum
Who I want to win | "Need You Now"/Lady Antebellum
...obviously

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
My winner prediction | The Stanley Clark Band/The Stanley Clark Band
Who I want to win | The Stanley Clark Band/The Stanley Clark Band

Best Comedy Album
My winner prediction | I Told You I Was Freaky/Flight of the Conchords
Who I want to win | I Told You I Was Freaky/Flight of the Conchords
...I love these guys

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
My winner prediction | Avatar/James Horner, Inception/Hans Zimmer, -or- Toy Story 3/Randy Newman
Who I want to win | Avatar/James Horner, Inception/Hans Zimmer, -or- Toy Story 3/Randy Newman

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
My winner prediction | "I See You"/Avatar/James Horner
Who I want to win | "I See You"/Avatar/James Horner

Best Historical Album
My winner prediction | The Beatles (Original Studio Recordings)
Who I want to win | The Beatles (Original Studio Recordings)

And random things I learned along the way...
- There are a lot of categories/genres that are super-obscure, like Native American, Hawaiian, Zedeco, etc.
- Michael Daugherty wrote a composition that shares a name with one of my favorite Lost episodes: Deux Ex Machina
- The "academy" for the Grammys differentiates between traditional and contemporary albums