So the Grammy Nominations look like pure shit to me. Coldplay is a good band no doubt about it, but sever nominations? They're a bit overrated and I know their fanbase is great, but still other bands out there are better IMO. I don't like amitting this but half the damn list I don't even know half of these people whatsoever.
I'll go down the list which I'm just taking from the website itself.
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
Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers
Track from: 19
[XL Recordings/Columbia]
- Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers
Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Capitol Records]
- Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers
[J Records/SYCO Music]
- Paper Planes
M.I.A
Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer
Track from: Kala
[Interscope]
- Please Read The Letter
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
Track from: Raising Sand
[Rounder]
What the fuck is this shit? I only know M.I.A and Coldplay the others are are you kidding me? I'm sorry there have been better records then these hovering around but that's my opinion.
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
Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
[Capitol Records]
- Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne
Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Universal Motown/Cash Money]
- Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo
Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
[Def Jam/Compound]
- Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
[Rounder]
- In Rainbows
Radiohead
Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
[TBD Records]
Now this one looks better to me. I can actually see majority of these nominations winning though I still don't know who the hel Robert Plant and Alison Krauss is. Coldplay most likely will win though, obviously my bet is Coldplay will win half their nominated slots.
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
[Atlantic/Homeschool; Publishers: Will.I.Am Music/Cherry River Music/Chrysalis Publishing/John Legend Publishing/Cherry River Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music/Larry Leron Music/Speir Music/Broke, Spoke and Gone Publishing]
- Chasing Pavements
Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: 19
[XL Recordings/Columbia; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram Int.]
- I'm Yours
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic; Publisher: Goo Eyed Music]
- Love Song
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
Track from: Little Voice
[Epic; Publisher: Tiny Bear Music]
- Viva La Vida
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Capitol Records; Publishers: Universal Music-MGB Songs]
Very disappointed in this category just because it's a WTF in your face again. Obviously they made this list to make it look good so Coldplay would win. But hey you never know it just looks like shit to me any which way.
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
Basically hate ALL of them, except Duffy. I actually Hope Duffy wins this category. She's the best out of the list to me. Jonas Brothers, please the only fanbase I know they have are little tween/teen girls that can't get enough of them.
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Chasing Pavements
Adele
Track from: 19
[Columbia/XL]
- Love Song
Sara Bareilles
Track from: Little Voice
[Epic]
- Mercy
Duffy
Track from: Rockferry
[Mercury]
- Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
[J Records/SYCO Music]
- I Kissed A Girl
Katy Perry
Track from: One Of The Boys
[Capitol Records]
- So What
Pink
[LaFace]
I like this set up, though I'm rooting for Pink or Duffy to win this one. I love So What by Pink and Nercy is the greastest. The only song I dispise in this one is I kissed a Girl, just for the fact it's just the lamest thing in the world and it appears all the Teen girls are going wannabe lesbian on people from this song. Worse than it usually is.
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- All Summer Long
Kid Rock
Track from: Rock N Roll Jesus
[Atlantic]
- Say
John Mayer
Track from: Continuum
[Columbia]
- That Was Me
Paul McCartney
Track from: Amoeba's Secret
[Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
- I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic]
- Closer
Ne-Yo
Track from: Year Of The Gentleman
[Def Jam/Compound Entertainment]
- Wichita Lineman
James Taylor
Track from: Covers
[Hear Music]
I like them all have no complaints to this one shockingly enough.
(And so I'm skipping ahead of the list for the fact it's so HUGE)
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
Track from: As I Am
[J Records]
- 4 Minutes
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Track from: Hard Candy
[Warner Bros.]
- Rich Woman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Track from: Raising Sand
[Rounder]
- If I Never See Your Face Again
Rihanna & Maroon 5
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
[Def Jam]
- No Air
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Track from: Jordin Sparks
[Jive]
I'm hoping 4 minutes wins it's catchy different and I just like it.
(skipping some more)
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Gravity
John Mayer
Track from: Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles
[Columbia]
- I Saw Her Standing There
Paul McCartney
Track from: Amoeba's Secret
[Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
- Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Magic
[Columbia]
- Rise
Eddie Vedder
[J Records]
- No Hidden Path
Neil Young
Track from: Chrome Dreams II
[Reprise]
This is embarrassing to say but I hope to the Gods Bruce Sprinstein wins. I just love his work. All of the artists here are good, real good. But I just prefer Springstein over the others.
Now to my favorite sections of the nominations.
Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Inside The Fire
Disturbed
Track from: Indestructible
[Reprise]
- Visions
Judas Priest
Track from: Nostradamus
[Epic]
- Wax Simulacra
The Mars Volta
[Universal Motown]
- Saints Of Los Angeles
Mötley Crüe
Track from: Saints Of Los Angeles
[Motley Records/Eleven Seven Music]
- Lords Of Salem
Rob Zombie
Track from: Zombie Live
[Geffen/UMe]
LOVE IT! Just down right love it. Don't know who The Mars Volta is, but knowing me I'll go look their music up and download it. I'm a BIG Disturbed fan and it's about damn time they finally got a nomination after all these years. But they have their hands fulls trying to beat Motley Crue and Rob Zombie, which are another favorites of mine. Judas Priests could win completely as well. This one could go to anyone instantly.
Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Heroes Of Our Time
DragonForce
[Roadrunner Records]
- Nostradamus
Judas Priest
Track from: Nostradamus
[Epic]
- My Apocalypse
Metallica
Track from: Death Magnetic
[Warner Bros.]
- Under My Thumb
Ministry
Track from: Cover Up
[Megaforce Records]
- Psychosocial
Slipknot
[Roadrunner Records]
I'm sorry to say but DragonForce will most likely win. This song is too popular over the Guitar hero/Rock Band geeks like myself to lose. Would be surprised if they lost. All the bands though are great nothing wrong with this slot either thankfully enough.
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Castellorizon
David Gilmour
Track from: Live In Gdansk
[Columbia]
- Suicide & Redemption
Metallica
Track from: Death Magnetic
[Warner Bros.]
- 34 Ghosts I-IV
Nine Inch Nails
Track from: Ghosts I-IV
[The Null Corporation]
- Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
Rush
Track from: Songs For Tibet: The Art Of Peace
[Art of Peace Foundation]
- Peaches En Regalia
Zappa Plays Zappa
[Strobosonic/Razor & Tie Entertainment]
NIN... all the way hopefully. This group has interesting picks but nothing too drastic to be pissed off about.
Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
- Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Magic
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
- House Of Cards
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
Track from: In Rainbows
[TBD Records; Publisher: Warner Chappell Music]
- I Will Possess Your Heart
Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)
Track from: Narrow Stairs
[Atlantic; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Where I'm Calling From Music/Shove It Up Your Songs/Giant Beat Songs/Please Pass The Songs]
- Sex On Fire
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
[RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music]
- Violet Hill
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Capitol Records; Publisher: Universal Music-MGB Songs]
I don't like this category. It just screams Coldplay wins category.
Now I'm not even going to bother listing rap/R&B All I will say is I'm not a big fan of this genre of music but some of them are catchy and I like the beat not the lyrics. Most lyrics in rap put women down IMO but that's just me. I'm not a fan of it but I don't hate it. Let's just say it'll bee interesting to see who wins in this area. I like most of them in some shape or form depending on my mood and how good the beat is to keep me interested.
Country isn't my thing either. Faith hill and Dixie chicks are the only thing of country I will listen to. and it's long and this has been dragged out too far to begin with. I'm disappointed in some of the nominations but mainly due to not knowing who half these people are to care about.
Field 20 — Comedy
Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)
- Anticipation
Lewis Black
[Comedy Central Records]
- Flight Of The Conchords
Flight Of The Conchords
[Sub Pop]
- For Your Consideration
Kathy Griffin
[Columbia/Music With A Twist]
- It's Bad For Ya
George Carlin
[Eardrum Records]
- Songs Of The Bushmen
Harry Shearer
[Courgette Records]
I love this category, just because it's comedy who doesn't like comedy. This list just rules. All of them are great, but I am hoping for George Carlin to win it. May he RIP, boy I'm going to miss him greatly. Or Lewis Black since that album was hilarious.
Field 22 — Film/TV/Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)
- American Gangster
(Various Artists)
[Def Jam]
- August Rush
(Various Artists)
[Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
- Juno
(Various Artists)
[Fox Music/Rhino]
- Mamma Mia!
Meryl Streep (& Various Artists)
[Decca Records]
- Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
(Various Artists)
[Nonesuch Records]
Never heard Juno's soundtrack, so I'll stick to the ones I know. Amercian Gangster was a good one, so was Augush Rush. Sweeny Todd was good music but the movie was a little too predictible.
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)
- The Dark Knight
James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers
[Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.]
- Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
John Williams, composer
[Concord Records]
- Iron Man
Ramin Djawadi, composer
[Lionsgate]
- There Will Be Blood
Jonny Greenwood, composer
[Nonesuch Records]
- Wall-E
Thomas Newman, composer
[Walt Disney Records/Pixar]
Again all excellent though Dark Night or Iron Man will the the two I will be routing for.
Anyways the list goes on and on.... if you want to see it for yourself and see what your ideals on the list is here's the link: http://content.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/51st_show/list.aspx#05 
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