Friday, February 6, 2009

the Grammy's


It is a little sad that I made sure I could get my shift covered Sunday night just so that I can watch the Grammy's. I found the list of nominees on Grammy.com.

Here are my top categories, and who I'm shouting out is in red!

Album Of The Year

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Coldplay
Tha Carter III Lil Wayne
Year Of The GentlemanNe-YoChuck Harmony, Ne-Yo
Raising SandRobert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows Radiohead

Song of the year:
american boy
Chasing pavements
I'm Yours
Love Song
Viva la vida

(Its a toss up beacause I was rocking to both of those songs hard over the summer.

Best New Artist:

Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

(Of course because she freaking rocks! I love the album baby!)

Best female pop vocal performance:

Chasing PavementsAdele Track from: 19[Columbia/XL]
Love SongSara Bareilles Track from: Little Voice[Epic]
MercyDuffyTrack from: Rockferry[Mercury]
Bleeding LoveLeona Lewis [J Records/SYCO Music]
I Kissed A GirlKaty Perry Track from: One Of The Boys[Capitol Records]
So What Pink[LaFace]

(great song, and she goes hard)

Best pop collaboration with vocals:


Lesson Learned Alicia Keys & John MayerTrack from: As I Am[J Records]
4 MinutesMadonna, Justin Timberlake & TimbalandTrack from: Hard Candy[Warner Bros.]
Rich WomanRobert Plant & Alison KraussTrack from: Raising Sand[Rounder]
If I Never See Your Face AgainRihanna & Maroon 5Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded[Def Jam and also A&M/Octone]
No AirJordin Sparks & Chris BrownTrack from: Jordin Sparks[Jive]

(Hot track, Chris Brown....nuff said)

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:

Me, Myself And I- Beyonce
Heaven Sent - Keyshia Cole
Spotlight- Jennifer Hudson
Superwoman- alica Keys
Need U Bad- Jazmine sullivan

(tough decision, but I was rocking to that song. the realiest song of 2008. too bad it didn't work when I tried to sing it...ehhh well).

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:

You're The Only OneEric Benét
Take You Down Chris Brown
Miss IndependentNe-Yo
Can't Help But Wait Trey Songz
Here I Stand Usher

(hmmm...now thats tough one, I love my boy Trey, but "Take You Down" goes so so hard.)


Best R*B song

Bust your windows- Jazmine S.
Customer- Raheem DeVaughn
heaven Sent- Keyshia
Miss Independent- Ne-yo
Spotlight- J. Hudson

(another close one, but I love that song and I may have liked it better than the others.)

Best R&B album:

Love & LifeEric Benét[Friday/Reprise]
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USABoyz II Men[Decca Records]
Lay It DownAl Green[Blue Note]
Jennifer HudsonJennifer Hudson[Arista Records]
The Way I See ItRaphael Saadiq[Columbia]

(hmmm...I let them decide)

Best contemporary R&B album:

Growing PainsMary J. Blige[Geffen]
Back Of My Lac'J. Holiday[Capitol Records]
First LoveKarina[Def Jam]
Year Of The GentlemanNe-Yo[Def Jam/Compound]
FearlessJazmine Sullivan[J Records]


Best Rap Solo performance:

Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...Jay-ZTrack from: American Gangster[Roc-A-Fella]
A MilliLil WayneTrack from: Tha Carter III[Cash Money/Universal Motown]
Paris, TokyoLupe FiascoTrack from: The Cool[1st & 15th/Atlantic]
N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)NasTrack from: Untitled[Def Jam]
Sexual EruptionSnoop DoggTrack from: Ego Trippin[Geffen] Geffen]

(I mean, who wasn't rockin to that I still do!)

Best Rap Performance by a Duo/Group:


Royal FlushBig Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000[LaFace]
Swagga Like UsJay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne[Roc-A-Fella/Grand
Mr. CarterLil Wayne Featuring Jay-ZTrack from: Tha Carter III
Wish You WouldLudacris Featuring T.I.[DTP]
Put OnYoung Jeezy Featuring Kanye West[Def Jam]


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:


(is this new?)


American BoyEstelle Featuring Kanye West


LowFlo Rida Featuring T-Pain


Green LightJohn Legend & Andre 3000


Got MoneyLil Wayne Featuring T-Pain


(Due to the fact that they're rich)


Best Rap song:


Lollipop


Low


Sexual Eruption


Superstar


Swagga Like Us


SuperstarLupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos



( Hmm...it would be so wrong to actuall say. When in doubt, go for the richest)



Best Rap Album:



American GangsterJay-Z[Roc-A-Fella]
Tha Carter IIILil Wayne[Cash Money/Universal Motown]
The CoolLupe Fiasco[1st & 15th/Atlantic]
NasNas[Def Jam]
Paper TrailT.I.[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]



Best Short Music Video


Honey: Erykah Badu


Who's gonna save my soul: Gnarls Barkley


Another way to Die: Alicia Keys and jack White


House of Cards: Radio Head


Pork and Beans: Weezer



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