The 53rd Grammy Awards will air live this Sunday, February 13th on CBS starting at 8pm, but you can bet I’ll be tuned it much earlier to catch the red carpet arrivals starting at about 7pm. If you’re like me you enjoy the Grammy awards more for the upsets than for the actual winners! I mean who can forget the year that Christina beat out Britney for Best New Artist?! Everyone though Britney was a lock – but nothing is guaranteed in Grammy world!
This year looks like there could be another Britney/Christina situation happening with both Justin Bieber and Drake up for the coveted title of Best New Artist. I mean, I love The Biebs, and he seems to be just about everywhere these days, but Drake seems to have a lot more ‘credibility’ in terms of the variety of artists that he’s collaborated with. If I were a betting woman, I might just put my money on Drake to take this category.
Eminem leads the nominee listing with 10 nominations and will also perform at the show – because every awards show needs a shot of anger and angst. I’m kidding, I love Eminem! One of my new favorite artists – Bruno Mars, has the second highest noms with 7, followed by Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum and Jay-Z with 6 each. So I think it can be said that this is one talent packed awards show.
So who’s performing you ask?! Well, if you tune in you’ll get to see Gwyneth Paltrow further try to convince that she’s not all Shakespeare and GOOP and that she actually can sing too, further giving us more reason to hate her. She’ll be singing ‘Forget You’ with Cee-Lo Green. Other performers include Arcade Fire, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, and Katy Perry, as well as Dr Dre and Bob Dylan who were both just added today. Gaga's new single 'Born This Way' just released today and it is incredible (and slightly Madonna-esque). I also would be lying if I didn't say that I have my fingers and toes crossed for a surprise Britney performance!
So if you’re on Twitter join in the tweeting fun and follow hashtag #YMCGrammys and let’s get that party trending! And even if you're not on twitter you can still follow me by clicking here, you don't need a twitter account to read the comments. I’ve listed out all of the nominees below so leave your predictions in the comments and we’ll see who the best guesser is. And seriously – what do you think Gaga is going to wear?! I predict she’ll go low key and demure – after all, how do you top a meat dress?!
Full List Of Nominees
Album Of The Year
The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Recovery -- Eminem
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster -- Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry
Record Of The Year
"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem Featuring Rihanna
".... You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year
"Beg Steal Or Borrow" -- Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
"... You" -- Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
"The House That Built Me" --Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters
(Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
"Need You Now" -- Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
POP
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"King Of Anything" -- Sara Bareilles
"Halo (Live)" -- Beyoncé
"Chasing Pirates" -- Norah Jones
"Bad Romance" -- Lady Gaga
"Teenage Dream" -- Katy Perry
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Haven't Met You Yet" -- Michael Bublé
"This Is It" -- Michael Jackson
"Whataya Want From Me" -- Adam Lambert
"Just The Way You Are" -- Bruno Mars
"Half Of My Heart -- John Mayer
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"Flow" -- Laurie Anderson
"Nessun Dorma" -- Jeff Beck
"No Mystery" -- Stanley Clarke
"Orchestral Intro" -- Gorillaz
"Sleepwalk" -- The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Best Pop Instrumental Album
"Pushing The Envelope" -- Gerald Albright
"Take Your Pick" -- Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
"Heart And Soul" -- Kenny G
"Singularity" -- Robby Krieger
"Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway" -- Kirk Whalum
Best Pop Vocal Album
"My World 2.0" -- Justin Bieber
"I Dreamed A Dream" -- Susan Boyle
"The Fame Monster" -- Lady Gaga
"Battle Studies" -- John Mayer
"Teenage Dream" -- Katy Perry
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)" -- "Glee" Cast
"Misery" -- Maroon 5
"The Only Exception" -- Paramore
"Babyfather" -- Sade
"Hey, Soul Sister (Live)" -- Train
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
"Airplanes II" -- B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
"Imagine" -- Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
"If It Wasn't For Bad" -- Elton John & Leon Russell
"Telephone" -- Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
"California Gurls" -- Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
TRADITIONAL POP
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"Crazy Love" -- Michael Bublé
"The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time" -- Barry Manilow
"Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville" -- Johnny Mathis
"Fly Me To The MoonÂ…The Great American Songbook: Volume V" -- Rod Stewart
"Love Is The Answer" -- Barbra Streisand
DANCE
Best Dance Recording
"Rocket" -- Goldfrapp
"In For The Kill" -- La Roux
"Dance In The Dark" -- Lady Gaga
"Only Girl (In The World)" -- Rihanna
"Dancing On My Own" -- Robyn
Best Electronic/Dance Album
"These Hopeful Machines" -- BT
"Further" -- The Chemical Brothers
"Head First" -- Goldfrapp
"Black Light" -- Groove Armada
"La Roux" -- La Roux
ROCK
Best Rock Song
"Angry World" -- Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
"Little Lion Man" -- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Radioactive" -- Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"Resistance" -- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
"Tighten Up" -- Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Best Rock Album
Emotion & Commotion -- Jeff Beck
"The Resistance" -- Muse
"Backspacer" -- Pearl Jam
"Mojo" -- Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
"Le Noise" -- Neil Young
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
"Run Back To Your Side" -- Eric Clapton
"Crossroads" -- John Mayer
"Helter Skelter" -- Paul McCartney
"Silver Rider" -- Robert Plant
"Angry World" -- Neil Young
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"Ready To Start" -- Arcade Fire
"I Put A Spell On You" -- Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
"Tighten Up" -- The Black Keys
"Radioactive" -- Kings Of Leon
"Resistance" -- Muse
Best Hard Rock Performance
"A Looking In View" -- Alice In Chains
"Let Me Hear You Scream" -- Ozzy Osbourne
"Black Rain" -- Soundgarden
"Between The Lines" -- Stone Temple Pilots
"New Fang" -- Them Crooked Vultures
Best Rock Song
"Angry World" -- Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
"Little Lion Man" -- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters
(Mumford & Sons)
"Radioactive" -- Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
(Kings Of Leon)
"Resistance" -- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
"Tighten Up" -- Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriter (The Black Keys)
Best Metal Performance
"El Dorado" -- Iron Maiden
"Let The Guilt Go" -- Korn
"In Your Words" -- Lamb Of God
"Sudden Death" -- Megadeth
"World Painted Blood" -- Slayer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Hammerhead" -- Jeff Beck
"Black Mud" -- The Black Keys
"Do The Murray" -- Los Lobos
"Kundalini Bonfire" -- Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
"The Deathless Horsie" -- Dweezil Zappa
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms -- Band Of Horses
Brothers -- The Black Keys
Broken Bells -- Broken Bells
Contra -- Vampire Weekend
R&B
Best R&B Song
"Bittersweet" -- Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
"Finding My Way Back" -- Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
"Second Chance" -- E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
"Shine" -- John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
"Why Would You Stay" -- K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)
Best R&B Album
The Love & War Masterpeace -- Raheem DeVaughn
Back To Me -- Fantasia
Another Round -- Jaheim
Wake Up! -- John Legend & The Roots
Still Standing -- Monica
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Gone Already" -- Faith Evans
"Bittersweet" -- Fantasia
"Everything To Me" -- Monica
"Tired" -- Kelly Price
"Holding You Down (Going In Circles)" -- Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"Second Chance" -- El DeBarge
"Finding My Way Back" -- Jaheim
"Why Would You Stay" -- Kem
"We're Still Friends" -- (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
"There Goes My Baby" -- Usher
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"When A Woman Loves" -- R. Kelly
"Hang On In There" -- John Legend & The Roots
"You're So Amazing" -- Calvin Richardson
"In Between" -- Ryan Shaw
"Go [Live]" -- Betty Wright
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Little One" -- Bilal
"... You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Orion" -- Carolyn Malachi
"Tightrope" -- Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
"Still" -- Eric Roberson
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"Take My Time" -- Chris Brown & Tank
"Love" -- Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
"You've Got A Friend" -- Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
"Shine" -- John Legend & The Roots
"Soldier Of Love" -- Sade
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Graffiti -- Chris Brown
Untitled -- R. Kelly
Transition -- Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid -- Janelle Monáe
Raymond V Raymond -- Usher
RAP
Best Rap Solo Performance
"Over" -- Drake
"Not Afraid" -- Eminem
"How Low" -- Ludacris
"I'm Back" -- T.I.
"Power" -- Kanye West
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
"Shutterbugg" -- Big Boi & Cutty
"Fancy" -- Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
"On To The Next One" -- Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
"My Chick Bad" -- Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
"Lose My Mind" -- Young Jeezy & Plies
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Deuces" -- Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem & Rihanna
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Wake Up! Everybody" -- John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common
Best Rap Song
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters
(Eminem & Rihanna)
"Not Afraid" -- M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
"Nothin' On You" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars)
"On To The Next One" -- Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
Best Rap Album
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray -- B.o.B
Thank Me Later -- Drake
Recovery -- Eminem
The Blueprint 3 -- Jay-Z
How I Got Over -- The Roots
COUNTRY
Best Country Song
"The Breath You Take" -- Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
"Free" -- Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
"The House That Built Me" -- Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"I'd Love To Be Your Last" -- Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"If I Die Young" -- Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
"Need You Now" -- Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwri
ers (Lady Antebellum)
Best Country Album
Up On The Ridge -- Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give -- Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song -- Jamey Johnson
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
Revolution -- Miranda Lambert
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"Satisfied" -- Jewel
"The House That Built Me" -- Miranda Lambert
"Swingin'" -- LeAnn Rimes
"Temporary Home" -- Carrie Underwood
"I'd Love To Be Your Last" -- Gretchen Wilson
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"Macon" -- Jamey Johnson
"Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)" -- Toby Keith
"Turning Home" -- David Nail
"'Til Summer Comes Around" -- Keith Urban
"Gettin' You Home" -- Chris Young
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"Free" -- Zac Brown Band
"Elizabeth" -- Dailey & Vincent
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
"Little White Church" -- Little Big Town
"Where Rainbows Never Die" -- The SteelDrivers
Best Country Instrumental Performance
"Tattoo Of A Smudge" -- Cherryholmes
"Magic #9" -- The Infamous Stringdusters
"New Chance Blues" -- Punch Brothers
"Willow Creek" -- Darrell Scott
"Hummingbyrd" -- Marty Stuart
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
"Bad Angel" -- Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
"Pride (In The Name Of Love)" -- Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
"As She's Walking Away" -- Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
"Hillbilly Bone" -- Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
"I Run To You" -- Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
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