My
favorite day of the year is HERE!
Tonight,
8/7c the 55th Annual Grammy Awards will air Live!
For
those of you who do not know, I am a complete and utter music nerd. I guess
that kind of comes along with who I am because so much of my life is centered
around music. This is musics biggest night. During the 3 hour telecast just a
handful of the Grammy's awarded are announced during the show. There are so
many more categories that aren't included in the telecast due to time
restrictions and not to mention all of the performances scheduled for this
evening.
So,
as I do every year, I make my Grammy predictions. This year, I have my bets on
musics new male artists.
Here
are my predictions for some of the bigger categories most everyone is familiar
with.
Album
of the Year
» The Black Keys - El Camino
»
Fun. - Some Nights
»
Mumford & Sons - Babel
»
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
»
Jack White - Blunderbuss
I'm
going to put my bet on Fun's "Some Nights". Overall, this album was
very well put together. Fun's unique style brought something new this year. I
think they will win a few different categories tonight.
Record
of the Year
» The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy"
»
Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger"
»
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"
»
Gotye feat. Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
»
Frank Ocean - "Thinkin Bout You"
»
Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
I'm going to say T-Swift. I
can say that I didn't start listening to Taylor until her last album
"Speak Now". To me, it is simply amazing how many records she has
sold and the countless awards she has won in the past few years. I'm also
amazed at the fact that she sold out Gillette Stadium in 3 minutes this past
Summer, and had to add an extra show due to the demand for tickets. She is
truly taking over.
Song
of the Year
» Ed Sheeran - "The A Team"
»
Miguel - "Adorn"
»
Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
»
Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
»
Fun. - "We Are Young"
I
would love to see Ed Sherran take this category. However, I think Fun is going
to take it. "We Are Young" was a huge song this year. On another
note, I swear to all that is holy, if Carly Rae Jepsen wins anything this
evening I will be disgusted. Songs like that shouldn't even be nominated in my
opinion. It is nothing but something to laugh at.
Best
Pop Solo Performance
» Adele - "Set Fire to the Rain (Live)"
»
Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
»
Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
»
Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"
»
Rihanna - "Where Have You Been"
I'm
going to say Adele. She swept the Grammy stage last year winning 6,
Including album of the year.
Best
New Artist
» The Alabama Shakes
»
Fun.
»
Hunter Hayes
»
The Lumineers
»
Frank Ocean
I'm
really pushing for Frank Ocean in this category. Again, I think "Fun"
is going to clean house tonight, however, for sake of diversity of artists I
hope Frank Ocean pulls a Grammy tonight. He puts himself out there in a way
that could be viewed as somewhat risky. Not only when he talks about his
personal life, but with what he chooses to do with his vocals. It's definitely
something different to this generation at least, and I admire anyone who puts
themselves out there in an "out of the norm" sort of way.
Alright,
so there they are. This has been another fantastic year of music. I am pumped
to see all of the performances tonight. Queen Bey is said to be a presenter
tonight as Jay-Z is rumored to be performing with Justin Timberlake in his new
single "Suit and Tie".
I
will be tweeting my reactions.
That's
all for now.
-DQ
