The 51st Grammy Awards

[Celeste]

This is a 51st Annual Grammy Awards thread.

Here are some of the big categories and their respective nominations.
(NOTE: If you're musically one-sided and only care about rock and metal, please scroll to red text. Thanks!)

Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

* Chasing Pavements
Adele

* Viva La Vida
Coldplay

* Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis

* Paper Planes
M.I.A

* Please Read The Letter
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

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Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

* Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay

* Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne

* Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo

* Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

* In Rainbows
Radiohead

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Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* American Boy
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
Track from: Shine

* Chasing Pavements
Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)

* I'm Yours
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)

* Love Song
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)

* Viva La Vida
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

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Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

* Adele

* Duffy

* Jonas Brothers

* Lady Antebellum

* Jazmine Sullivan

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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Chasing Pavements
Adele

* Love Song
Sara Bareilles

* Mercy
Duffy

* Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis

* I Kissed A Girl
Katy Perry

* So What
Pink

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Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* All Summer Long
Kid Rock

* Say
John Mayer

* That Was Me
Paul McCartney

* I'm Yours
Jason Mraz

* Closer
Ne-Yo

* Wichita Lineman
James Taylor

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Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Viva La Vida
Coldplay

* Waiting In The Weeds
Eagles

* Going On
Gnarls Barkley

* Won't Go Home Without You
Maroon 5

* Apologize
OneRepublic

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Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Lesson Learned
Alicia Keys & John Mayer

* 4 Minutes
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

* Rich Woman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

* If I Never See Your Face Again
Rihanna & Maroon 5

* No Air
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

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Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Detours
Sheryl Crow

* Rockferry
Duffy

* Long Road Out Of Eden
Eagles

* Spirit
Leona Lewis

* Covers
James Taylor

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Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

* Harder Better Faster Stronger
Daft Punk

* Ready For The Floor
Hot Chip

* Just Dance
Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis

* Give It 2 Me
Madonna

* Disturbia
Rihanna

* Black & Gold
Sam Sparro

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Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Gravity
John Mayer

* I Saw Her Standing There
Paul McCartney

* Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen

* Rise
Eddie Vedder

* No Hidden Path
Neil Young

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Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Rock N Roll Train
AC/DC

* Violet Hill
Coldplay

* Long Road Out Of Eden
Eagles

* Sex On Fire
Kings Of Leon

* House Of Cards
Radiohead

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Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Inside The Fire
Disturbed

* Visions
Judas Priest

* Wax Simulacra
The Mars Volta

* Saints Of Los Angeles
Mötley Crüe

* Lords Of Salem
Rob Zombie

Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Heroes Of Our Time
DragonForce

* Nostradamus
Judas Priest

* My Apocalypse
Metallica

* Under My Thumb
Ministry

* Psychosocial
Slipknot

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Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

* Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay

* Rock N Roll Jesus
Kid Rock

* Only By The Night
Kings Of Leon

* Death Magnetic
Metallica

* Consolers Of The Lonely
The Raconteurs

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Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Me, Myself And I
Beyoncé

* Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole

* Spotlight
Jennifer Hudson

* Superwoman
Alicia Keys

* Need U Bad
Jazmine Sullivan

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Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* You're The Only One
Eric Benét

* Take You Down
Chris Brown

* Miss Independent
Ne-Yo

* Can't Help But Wait
Trey Songz

* Here I Stand
Usher

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Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Bust Your Windows
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)

* Customer
I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & Johnnie Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)

* Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)

* Miss Independent
Mikkel S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)

* Spotlight
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

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Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...
Jay-Z

* A Milli
Lil Wayne

* Paris, Tokyo
Lupe Fiasco

* N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Nas

* Sexual Eruption
Snoop Dogg


THOUGHTS?

 

[AndThen?]

Thoughts?

Kid Rock is on that list. Twice.

 

[CantGetAWii]

Record Of The Year: Viva La Vida/Bleeding Love most likely
Album Of The Year: Tha Carter III
Song Of The Year: American Boy/Viva La Vida
Best New Artist: Duffy (although Jo Bros will probably win it)
Best Female Pop Performance: Bleeding Love- Leona Lewis/I Kissed A Girl- Katy Perry
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
Best Male Pop Performance: Closer- Ne-Yo
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: 4 Minutes Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Best Pop Vocal Album: Leona Lewis
Best Dance Recording: Disturbia- Rihanna
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Springsteen
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: Violet Hill Coldplay
Best Hard Rock Performance: Disturbed
Best Metal Performance: Metallica
Best Rock Album: Death Magnetic/Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Beyonce
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Chris Brown/Ne-Yo
Best R&B Song: Ne-Yo
Best Rap Solo Performance: Lil Wayne

Overall award show should be good, shame my boy Kanye isn't up there.

 

[Brawny]

Thoughts: an aging Metallica, while nothing of their former selves, can still be better than all the other metal on the list. I think that says something about today's rock music. :|

And wait...In Rainbows was 2008?

 

[Celeste]

It took SEVEN people to write Estelle's song "American Boy."
.....HAHAHAHAHAH.

And, let's just be brutally honest. The Jonas Brothers? Really?
As much as I've explicitly fantasized about the Jonas Brothers, THEIR MUSIC IS NO DICE. Them being nominated for Best New Artist stings. Lady Gaga or Sara Bareilles should be there.

...more thoughts/opinions/predictions to come

 

[Bliss]

Alright, only picked a few

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Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)



* Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne

No one has sold more albums then he did for this album. Do i like him as an artist? No but this album was on point

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Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* I'm Yours
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)

Beautiful song. Well written and sung. Love singer/song writers.

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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)


* Love Song
Sara Bareilles

Brilliant song, wouldve gotten my vote for song of the year but 'Im Yours' is just a notch hirer. Again love Singer/Song writers.

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Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)


* Closer
Ne-Yo

Key word here is 'pop' which is why Jason Mraz doesnt get my vote.
Also Neyo is just a genius when it comes to writing a hit. The man has wrote a hit record for almost everyone in the industry.

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Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)



* Apologize
OneRepublic

Always loved this one

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals[/B]
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

* No Air
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Song has meaning to me, hence why i pick it xD

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Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)


* Just Dance
Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis

Thats my ***** right there...LOVE HER
And her vocals are AWESOME live, she has a very unique style and i know she will be around for a while.

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Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)



* Superwoman
Alicia Keys

If Alicia doesnt win this i will throw a Kanye

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Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)



* Miss Independent
Ne-Yo

Again the man is unstoppable right now.

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Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...
Jay-Z

Key word 'performance'. No one can bring a house down like Jigga can.

 

[CantGetAWii]

It took SEVEN people to write Estelle's song "American Boy."
.....HAHAHAHAHAH.

And, let's just be brutally honest. The Jonas Brothers? Really?
As much as I've explicitly fantasized about the Jonas Brothers, THEIR MUSIC IS NO DICE. Them being nominated for Best New Artist stings. Lady Gaga or Sara Bareilles should be there.

...more thoughts/opinions/predictions to come

Agreed, there are people more deserving for new artist, I can't stand the Jonas Brothers but I have a strong feeling they will win that. Gaga winning it would be ok by me.