day 2.15

grammy schmammys

it looks like beyonce will be queen of the 52nd annual grammy awards when they air january 31st on cbs. lady b landed 10 noms, the most of any performer this year. taylor swift made a strong effort to beat bey, but only got 8 nods. below is a list of the nominees for the bigger categories and who i think will win (marked with an *).

record of the year (aka a second category for song of the year)

• "halo," beyonce*
• "i gotta feeling," black eyed peas
• "use somebody," kings of leon
• "poker face," lady gaga
• "you belong with me," taylor swift

album of the year

• i am...sasha fierce, beyonce
• the e.n.d., black eyed peas
• the fame, lady gaga*
• big whiskey and the groogrux king, dave matthews band
• fearless, taylor swift

song of the year

• "poker face," lady gaga
• "pretty wings," hot davis and musze
• "single ladies," beyonce*
• "use somebody," kings of leon
• "you belong with me," taylor swift

best new artist

• zac brown band*
• keri hilson
• mgmt
• silverspun pickups
• the ting tings

lady gaga couldn't be nominated for this category because her album received a nomination last year for best dance album. if you've been nominated before, you lose out. this also happened to jennifer hudson last year, because she had been nominated for the dreamgirls soundtrack. but, j hud swept her categories last year so maybe gaga can do the same this year.

best female pop vocal performance

• "hometown glory," adele
• "halo," beyonce
• "hot n cold," katy perry
• "sober," pink*
• "you belong with me," taylor swift

best male pop vocal performance

• "this time," john legend
• "love you," maxwell
• "make it mine," jason mraz*
• "if you don't know me by now," seal
• "all about the love again," stevie wonder

best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals

• "i gotta feeling," black eyed peas
• "we weren't born to follow," bon jovi
• "never say never," the fray*
• "sara smile," hall and oates
• "kids," mgmt

best pop collaboration with vocals

• "sea of heartbreak," roseanne cash and bruce springsteen
• "love sex magic," ciara and justin timberlake
• "lucky," jason mraz and colbie caillat*
• "baby it's cold outside," willie nelson and norah jones
• "breathe," taylor swift and cobie caillat

best pop vocal album

• the e.n.d., the black eyed peas
• breakthrough, colbie caillat
• all i ever wanted, kelly clarkson*
• the fray, the fray
• funhouse, pink

the categories go on and on, but i can't post all of them. for a complete list, check here.