I starred my picks - this is who I want to win - not who I think will actually win. The Grammy's are terribly unpredictable, so I don't even try to analyze who is really going to bring home the awards!
1. Record of the Year
- Get Lucky - Daft Punk
- Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
- Royals - Lorde*
- Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
- Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell
2. Album of the Year
- The Blessed Unrest - Sara Barielles
- Random Access Memories - Daft Punk
- Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City - Kendrick Lamar
- The Heist - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis*
- Red - Taylor Swift
3. Song of the Year
- Just Give Me A Reason - P!nk featuring Nate Ruess*
- Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
- Roar - Katy Perry
- Royals - Lorde
- Same Love - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
4. Best New Artist
- James Blake
- Kendrick Lamar
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis*
- Kacey Musgraves
- Ed Sheeran
5. Best Pop Solo Performance
- Brave - Sara Bareilles
- Royals - Lorde*
- When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
- Roar - Katy Perry
- Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Get Lucky - Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rogers
- Just Give Me A Reason - P!nk featuring Nate Ruess
- Stay - Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko
- Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell
- Suit & Tie - Justin Timberlake & Jay Z*
7. Best Pop Vocal Album
- Paradise - Lana Del Ray
- Pure Heroine - Lorde
- Unorthodox Jukebox - Bruno Mars
- Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
- The 20/20 Experience (The Complete Experience) - Justin Timberlake*
8. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (Traditional = Old People Pop Music)
- Viva Duets - Tony Bennett & Various Artists*
- To Be Loved - Micheal Buble
- The Standards - Gloria Estefan
- Cee Lo's Magic Moment - Cee Lo Green
- Now - Dionne Warwick
9. Best Rock Performance
- Always Alright - Alabama Shakes*
- The Stars (Are Out Tonight) - David Bowie
- Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
- Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
- My God Is The Sun - Queens of the Stone Age
- I'm Shakin' - Jack White
10. Best Metal Performance
- T.N.T. - Anthrax
- God Is Dead? - Black Sabbath*
- The Enemy Inside - Dream Theater
- In Due Time - Killswitch Engage
- Room 24 - Volbeat Featuring King Diamond
11. Best Rock Song
- Ain't Messin 'Round - Gary Clark Jr.*
- Cut Me Some Slack - Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear
- Doom And Gloom - The Rolling Stones
- God Is Dead? - Black Sabbath
- Panic Station - Muse
12. Best Rock Album
- 13 - Black Sabbath
- The Next Day - David Bowie
- Mechanical Bull - Kings of Leon
- Celebration Day - Led Zeppelin*
- ...Like Clockwork - Queens of the Stone Age
- Psychedelic Pill - Neil Young with Crazy Horse
13. Best Alternative Music Album
- The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You - Neko Case
- Trouble Will Find Me - The National
- Hesitation Marks - Nine Inch Nails*
- Lonerism - Tame Impala
- Modern Vampires Of The City - Vampire Weekend
14. Best Rap Performance
- Started From The Botton - Drake (If anything off this album wins any awards, I've officially lost all faith in the music industry)
- Berzerk - Eminem
- Tom Ford - Jay Z*
- Swimming Pools (Drank) - Kendrick Lamar
- Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
15. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Seriously - this is a category?)
- Power Trip - J.Cole Featuring Miguel
- Part II (On The Run) - Jay Z Featuring Beyonce
- Holy Grail - Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake*
- Now Or Never - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
- Remember You - Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd
16. Best Rap Song
- F***in' Problems - ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
- Holy Grail - Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake*
- New Slaves - Kanye West
- Started From The Bottom - Drake
- Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
17. Best Rap Album
- Nothing Was The Same - Drake
- Magna Carta...Holy Grail - Jay Z*
- Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
- The Heist - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Yeezus - Kanye West
18. Best Country Solo Performance
- I Drive Your Truck - Lee Brice
- I Want Crazy - Hunter Hayes
- Mama's Broken Heart - Miranda Lambert
- Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker*
- Mine Would Be You - Blake Shelton
19. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- From This Valley - The Civil Wars
- Don't Rush - Kelly Clarkson
- Your Side Of The Bed - Little Big Town
- Highway Don't Care - Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban*
- You Can't Make Old Friends - Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton
20. Best Country Song
- Begin Again - Taylor Swift
- I Drive Your Truck - Lee Brice*
- Mama's Broken Heart - Miranda Lambert
- Merry Go 'Round - Kacey Musgraves
- Mine Would Be You - Blake Shelton
21. Best Country Album
- Night Train - Jason Aldean*
- Two Lanes Of Freedom - Tim McGraw
- Same Trailer Different Park - Kacey Musgraves
- Based On A True Story - Blake Shelton
- Red - Taylor Swift
22. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- America Again: Re-Becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't - Stephen Colbert*
- Carrie And Me - Carol Burnett
- Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls - David Sedaris
- Still Foolin' 'Em - Billy Crystal
- The Storm King - Pete Seeger
23. Best Comedy Album
- Calm Down Gurrl - Kathy Griffin*
- I'm Here To Help - Craig Ferguson
- A Little Unprofessional - Ron White
- Live - Tig Notaro
- That's What I'm Talkin' About - Bob Saget
24. Best Musical Theater Album
- Kinky Boots*
- Matilda: The Musical
- Motown The Musical
25. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
- Django Unchained
- The Great Gatsby
- Les Miserables (Deluxe Edition)*
- Muscle Shoals
- Sound City: Real To Reel
26. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
- Argo
- The Great Gatsby
- Life Of Pi*
- Lincoln
- Skyfall
- Zero Dark Thirty
27. Best Song Written For Visual Media
- Atlas - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Coldplay)
- Silver Lining - Silver Linings Playbook (Jessie J)
- Skyfall - Skyfall (Adele)*
- We Both Know - Safe Haven (Colbie Caillat Featuring Gavin DeGraw)
- Young And Beautiful - The Great Gatsby (Lana Del Rey)
- You've Got Time - Orange Is The New Black (Regina Spektor)
28. Best Music Video
- Safe And Sound - Capital Cities
- Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film - Jay Z
- Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Suit & Tie - Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z*
- I'm Shakin' - Jack White
29. Best Music Film
- Live 2012 - Coldplay
- Cuatro - Green Day*
- I'm In I'm Out And I'm Gone: The Making Of Get Up!
- Live Kisses - Paul McCartney
- The Road To Red Rocks - Mumford & Sons
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