Record of the Year
Beyoncé - "Halo"
Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"
Kings Of Leon - "Use Somebody"
Lady Gaga - "Poker Face"
Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
Michael's Pick
Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"
This one was hard and I was deciding between I Gotta Feeling and Poker Face. If Single Ladies was nominated here, I would've maybe picked it because of all the YouTubes. Tay Tay is the dark horse and if she's going to win in any of the big 4, it'd be here. BEP though will long be remembered as the song the defined 2009, for better or for worse.
Lindsay's Pick
Lady Gaga - "Poker Face"
It was the biggest song of the year. If "Single Ladies" was nominated in this category I'd pick it, but it's not so I can't.
Bryce's Pick
Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody"
The poppy foursome will cancel each other out here and reward this year's rock gem from a band who's quite popular within the industry.
Song of the Year
(awarded to the songwriter)
"Poker Face" (Lady Gaga & RedOne)
"Pretty Wings" (Hod David & Musze)
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" (Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart)
"Use Somebody" (Kings Of Leon)
"You Belong With Me" (Liz Rose & Taylor Swift)
Michael's Pick
"Poker Face" (Lady Gaga & RedOne)
WTF? Single Ladies and You Belong With Me? Not exactly the most inventive lyrics. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Gaga sweep as this song also defined 2009. With lyrics like "bluffin with my muffin" and clever card gambling references, I couldn't resist! I also think Kings of Leon would be the runner's up in spite of the fact that they repeat the title for most of the song.
Lindsay's Pick
"You Belong With Me" (Liz Rose & Taylor Swift)
Taytay's gotta win one of the big ones and since I'm sure Grammy voters don't know she lifted the concept from Saving Jane, they'll give her this one.
Bryce's Pick
"You Belong With Me" (Liz Rose & Taylor Swift)
This category is usually about sentimentality, and Maxwell just isn't popular enough.
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Michael's Pick
Keri Hilson
It's Miss Keri Baby! Ting Tings and MGMT cancel out the hipster votes. Country artists shouldn't win this (I'm looking at you Gloriana at the AMAs). Plus "Knock You Down" is a great song and I refuse to believe otherwise.
Lindsay's Pick
Keri Hilson
Do I really think Miss Keri Baby is going to win? Questionable. But since she is my personal mentor, hero and role model, I have to pick her.
Bryce's Pick
Keri Hilson
Though she's hugely mediocre, she's a she. Nearly all of the best new artist winners of the past decade have been women. If Lady Gaga, Drake, or Kid CuDi would have been eligible, you would have seen them take the prize. Alas, Grammy rules bar Lady Gaga from entering because of her Dance Recording nomination last year. Kid is nominated for "Day N Nite" this year and Drake is nominated for "Best I Ever Had." Neither has an album in the eligibility period, so there's no nomination for them next year.
Album of the Year
Beyoncé - I Am... Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)
Lady Gaga - The Fame
Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey & The Groogrux King
Taylor Swift - Fearless
Michael's Pick
Lady Gaga - The Fame
They've got to make up for Lady Gaga not getting her assumed best new artist and I don't think the Grammys are ready to award Tay Tay in the big 4 yet. Beyonce's album was just eh and seems way dated. I hate Dave Matthews Band, so unless the college stoner block comes out - I'm going to go with the artist who's first 4 singles were #1!
Lindsay's Pick
Beyoncé - I Am... Sasha Fierce
I feel like the real contenders for this category are Beyonce, Gaga, and Taylor Swift, and since this is the Grammys, Beyonce gets the win for being around the longest and being the biggest star.
Bryce's Pick
Lady Gaga - The Fame
I'm suspecting that Gaga will do everything she can to make tonight her night. And Grammy voters, recognizing her zeal will probably give her this one.
1 comments:
What good picks, that Michael guy sure knows what he's talking about
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