2011 Grammy Awards soulhead.com Predictions

Given the recent passing of soul pop diva, Whitney Houston, we know tonight’s Grammy Awards are going to be even more special than ever especially with the rumored Chaka Khan and Jennifer Hudson lead tribute which has been swirling in social media since the singer’s untimely death.

Below are our predictions for tonight (list by Wikipedia.com).  Our picks are highlighted in Green.

Record of the Year

• “Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
  • Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers
• “Holocene” – Bon Iver
  • Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers
• “Grenade” – Bruno Mars
  • The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
• “The Cave” – Mumford & Sons
  • Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers
• “Firework” – Katy Perry
  • Stargate & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers

Album of the Year

• 21 – Adele
  • Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling,Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
  • Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
• Born This Way – Lady Gaga
  • Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
• Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
  • B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
• Loud – Rihanna
  • Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Alex da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham,Soundz, Stargate, Chris “Tricky” Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad “C-Note” Roper, Noah “40” Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian “B-Luv” Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff “Supa Jeff” Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

• “All of the Lights”
  • Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
• “The Cave”
  • Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• “Grenade”
  • Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, The Smeezingtons & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
• “Holocene”
  • Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
• “Rolling in the Deep“
  • Adele & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

Best New Artist

• The Band Perry
• Bon Iver
• J. Cole
• Nicki Minaj
• Skrillex

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

• “Someone Like You” – Adele
• “Yoü and I” – Lady Gaga
• “Grenade” – Bruno Mars
• “Firework” – Katy Perry
• “Fuckin’ Perfect” – P!nk

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• “Body and Soul” – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
• “Dearest” – The Black Keys
• “Paradise” – Coldplay
• “Pumped Up Kicks” – Foster the People
• “Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney – Jenny Oaks Baker
• E Kahe Malie – Daniel Ho
• The Road from Memphis – Booker T. Jones
• Hello Tomorrow – Dave Koz
• Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! – Brian Setzer

Best Pop Vocal Album

• 21 – Adele
• The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
• Born This Way – Lady Gaga
• Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
• Loud – Rihanna

Dance/Electronica

Best Dance Recording

• “Raise Your Weapon” – deadmau5 featuring Greta Svabo Bech
  • Joel Zimmerman, producer
• “Barbra Streisand” – Duck Sauce
  • Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, producers; Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, mixers
• “Sunshine” – David Guetta & Avicii
  • Tim Bergling, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
• “Call Your Girlfriend” – Robyn
  • Klas Åhlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
• “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” – Skrillex
  • Sonny Moore, producer & mixer
• “Save the World” – Swedish House Mafia
  • Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers

Best Dance/Electronica Album

• Zonoscope – Cut Copy
• 4×4=12 – deadmau5
• Nothing but the Beat – David Guetta
• Body Talk Pt. 3 – Robyn
• Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Skrillex

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Duets II – Tony Bennett
• The Gift – Susan Boyle
• In Concert on Broadway – Harry Connick, Jr.
• Music Is Better Than Words – Seth MacFarlane
• What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand

Rock

Best Rock Performance

• “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” – Coldplay
• “Down By the Water” – The Decemberists
• “Walk” – Foo Fighters
• “The Cave” – Mumford & Sons
• “Lotus Flower” – Radiohead

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

• “On the Backs of Angels” – Dream Theater
• “White Limo” – Foo Fighters
• “Curl of the Burl” – Mastodon
• “Public Enemy No. 1” – Megadeth
• “Blood in My Eyes” – Sum 41

Best Rock Song

• “The Cave”
  • Mumford & Sons, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• “Down By the Water”
  • Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)
• “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall”
  • Coldplay, songwriters (Coldplay)
• “Lotus Flower”
  • Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
• “Walk“
  • Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

Best Rock Album

• Rock ‘n’ Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) – Jeff Beck
• Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
• Come Around Sundown – Kings of Leon
• I’m With You – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Whole Love – Wilco

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

• Bon Iver – Bon Iver
• Codes and Keys – Death Cab for Cutie
• Torches – Foster the People
• Circuital – My Morning Jacket
• The King of Limbs – Radiohead

R&B

Best R&B Performance

• “Far Away” – Marsha Ambrosius
• “Pieces of Me” – Ledisi
• “Not My Daddy” – Kelly Price featuring Stokley Williams
• “Is This Love” – Corinne Bailey Rae
• “You Are” – Charlie Wilson

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• “Sometimes I Cry” – Eric Benét
• “Fool for You” – Cee Lo Green featuring Melanie Fiona
• “Radio Message” – R. Kelly
• “Good Man” – Raphael Saadiq
• “Surrender” – Betty Wright & The Roots

Best R&B Song

• “Far Away“
  • Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)
• “Fool for You”
  • Cee Lo Green & Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green featuring Melanie Fiona)
• “Not My Daddy”
  • Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price featuring Stokley Williams)
• “Pieces of Me”
  • Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly & Ledisi, songwriters (Ledisi)
• “You Are”
  • Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)

Best R&B Album

• F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
• Second Chance – El DeBarge
• Love Letter – R. Kelly
• Pieces of Me – Ledisi
• Kelly – Kelly Price

Rap

Best Rap Performance

• “Look at Me Now” – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
• “Otis” – Jay-Z & Kanye West (featuring Otis Redding)
• “The Show Goes On” – Lupe Fiasco
• “Moment 4 Life” – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake
• “Black and Yellow” – Wiz Khalifa

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• “Party” – Beyoncé featuring André 3000
• “I’m On One” – DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
• “I Need a Doctor” – Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey
• “What’s My Name?” – Rihanna featuring Drake
• “Motivation” – Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne
• “All of the Lights” – Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi

Best Rap Song

• “All of the Lights“
  • Jeff Bhasker, Fergie, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi)
• “Black and Yellow”
  • Wiz Khalifa & Stargate, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
• “I Need a Doctor”
  • Alex da Kid, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey)
• “Look at Me Now”
  • Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Diplo, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, songwriters (Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
• “Otis”
  • Jay-Z & Kanye West, songwriters (with James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry M. Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) (featuring Otis Redding)
• “The Show Goes On”
  • Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Lupe Fiasco, songwriters (with Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)

Best Rap Album

• Watch the Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West
• Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
• Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
• Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
• My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• “All or Nothing at All” – Randy Brecker
• “You Are My Sunshine” – Ron Carter
• “500 Miles High” – Chick Corea
• “Work” – Fred Hersch
• “Sonnymoon for Two” – Sonny Rollins

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• ‘Round Midnight – Karrin Allyson
• The Mosaic Project – Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
• The Gate – Kurt Elling
• American Road – Tierney Sutton (Band)
• The Music of Randy Newman – Roseanna Vitro

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Bond: The Paris Sessions – Gerald Clayton
• Forever – Corea, Clarke & White
• Alone at the Vanguard – Fred Hersch
• Bird Songs – Joe Lovano & Us Five
• Road Shows Vol. 2 – Sonny Rollins
• Timeline – Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• The Jazz Ballad Song Book – Randy Brecker with DR Big Band
• The Good Feeling – Christian McBride Big Band
• 40 Acres and a Burro – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• Legacy – Gerald Wilson Orchestra
• Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook – Miguel Zenón

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

• “Do Everything” – Steven Curtis Chapman
• “Alive (Mary Magdalene)” – Natalie Grant
• “Your Love” – Brandon Heath
• “Jesus” – Le’Andria Johnson
• “I Lift My Hands” – Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel Song

• “Hello Fear”
  • Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
• “Sitting with Me“
  • Gerald Haddon, Tammi Haddon & Mary Mary, songwriters (Mary Mary)
• “Spiritual”
  • Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
• “Trust Me”
  • Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
• “Window”
  • Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

• “Blessings”
  • Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)
• “Hold Me”
  • Jamie Grace, Christopher Stevens & TobyMac, songwriters (Jamie Grace featuring TobyMac)
• “I Lift My Hands“
  • Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
• “Strong Enough”
  • Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)
• “Your Love”
  • Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

Best Gospel Album

• The Love Album – Kim Burrell
• The Journey – Andraé Crouch
• Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin
• Something Big – Mary Mary
• Angel & Chanelle (Deluxe Edition) – Trin-i-tee 5:7

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Ghosts Upon the Earth – Gungor
• Leaving Eden – Brandon Heath
• The Great Awakening – Leeland
• What If We Were Real – Mandisa
• Black & White – Royal Tailor
• And If Our God Is for Us… – Chris Tomlin

Latin

Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album

• Entren Los Que Quieran – Calle 13
• Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar – Gustavo Galindo
• Nuestra – La Vida Bohème
• Not So Commercial – Los Amigos Invisibles
• Drama y Luz – Maná

Best Blues Album

• Low Country Blues – Gregg Allman
• Roadside Attractions – Marcia Ball
• Man in Motion – Warren Haynes
• The Reflection – Keb Mo
• Revelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

• Harlem-Kingston Express Live! – Monty Alexander
• Reggae Knights – Israel Vibration
• Revelation Pt 1: The Root of Life – Stephen Marley
• Wild and Free – Ziggy Marley
• Summer in Kingston – Shaggy

World Music

Best World Music Album

• AfroCubism – AfroCubism
• Africa for Africa – Femi Kuti
• Songs from a Zulu Farm – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Tassili – Tinariwen

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

• Bossypants – Tina Fey
• Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond – Various Artists
• Hamlet (William Shakespeare) – Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
• If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) – Betty White
• The Mark of Zorro – Val Kilmer & Cast

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

• Alpocalypse – “Weird Al” Yankovic
• Finest Hour – Patton Oswalt
• Hilarious – Louis C.K.
• Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant – Kathy Griffin
• Turtleneck & Chain – The Lonely Island

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• “All or Nothing at All”
  • Peter Jensen, arranger (Randy Brecker with DR Big Band)
• “In the Beginning”
  • Clare Fischer, arranger (The Clare Fischer Big Band)
• “Nasty Dance”
  • Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
• “Rhapsody in Blue”
  • Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
• “Song Without Words”
  • Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti)

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