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Grammy noms are out. And naturally I shall list the nominees in the important categories and who I think will win.


Record of the year
Be Without You-Mary J. Blige
You're Beautiful-James Blunt
Not Ready To Make Nice-Dixie Chicks
Crazy-Gnarls Barkley. This one is a tought call, but I'm going with this one.
Put Your Records On-Corinne Bailey Rae

Album of the Year
Taking The Long Way-Dixie Chicks
St. Elsewhere-Gnarls Barkley
Continuum-John Mayer
Stadium Arcadium-Red Hot Chili Peppers
FutureSex/LoveSounds-Justin Timberlake

Song of the Year
Be Without You-Mary J. Blige
Jesus, Take The Wheel-Carrie Underwood
Not Ready To Make Nice-Dixie Chicks
Put Your Records On-Corinne Bailey Rae
You're Beautiful-James Blunt

Best New Artist
James Blunt
Chris Brown
Imogen Heap
Corinne Bailey Rae
Carrie Underwood

Best Female Pop Vocal Performace
Ain't No Other Man-Christina Aguilera
Unwritten-Natasha Bedingfield
You Can Close Your Eyes-Sheryl Crow
Stupid Girls-Pink
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree-KT Tunstall

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
You're Beautiful-James Blunt
Save Room-John Legend. I'm going with this one here because he's the only non-white boy with guitar
Waiting On The World To Change-John Mayer
Jenny Wren-Paul McCartney
Bad Day-Daniel Powter

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
My Humps-The Black Eyed Peas
I Will Follow You Into The Dark-Death Cab For Cutie
Over My Head (Cable Car)-The Fray. As much as I absolutely hate this song, I have a feeling it will win
Is It Any Wonder?-Keane
Stickwitu-The Pussycat Dolls

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
For Once In My Life-Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
One-Mary J. Blige & U2 This is what I WANT to win, because I love this song- if you haven't heard it, download it. Right now.
Always On Your Side-Sheryl Crow & Sting
Promiscuous-Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
Hips Don't Lie-Shakira & Wyclef Jean

Best Pop Vocal Album (Damn these are all good picks)
Back To Basics-Christina Aguilera
Back To Bedlam-James Blunt
The River In Reverse-Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
Continuum-John Mayer
FutureSex/LoveSounds-Justin Timberlake

Best Dance Recording
Suffer Well-Depeche Mode
Ooh La La-Goldfrapp
Get Together-Madonna
I'm With Stupid-Pet Shop Boys
Sexy Back-Justin Timberlake & Timbaland. He's gotta win one.

Best Electronic/Dance Album
Supernature-Goldfrapp
Confessions On A Dance Floor-Madonna
A Lively Mind-Oakenfold
Fundamental-Pet Shop Boys
The Garden-Zero 7

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Nausea-Beck
Someday Baby-Bob Dylan
Route 66-John Mayer
Saving Grace-Tom Petty
Lookin' For A Leader-Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Talk-Coldplay
How To Save A Life-The Fray
Steady, As She Goes-The Raconteurs
Dani California-Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Saints Are Coming-U2 & Green Day

Best Rock Song
Chasing Cars-Snow Patrol
Dani California-Red Hot Chili Peppers
Lookin' For A Leader-Neil Young
Someday Baby-Bob Dylan
When You Were Young-The Killers

Best Rock Album
Try!-John Mayer Trio
Highway Companion-Tom Petty
Broken Boy Soldiers-The Raconteurs
Stadium Arcadium-Red Hot Chili Peppers
Living With War-Neil Young

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Ring The Alarm-Beyoncé
Be Without You-Mary J. Blige
Don't Forget About Us-Mariah Carey. Tough call
Day Dreaming-Natalie Cole
I Am Not My Hair-India.Arie

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Heaven-John Legend
So Sick-Ne-Yo
Black Sweat-Prince
I Call It Love-Lionel Richie. Not the best song, but no one's heard from him in a while. Grammy's like old established people
Got You Home-Luther Vandross

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Crazy-Gnarls Barkley
That Heat-Segio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & Will.i.am
Mas Que Nada-Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas
Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)-Outkast
3121-Prince

Best R&B Song
Be Without You-Mary J. Blige
Black Sweat-Prince
Deja Vu-Beyoncé
Don't Forget About Us-Mariah Carey
I Am Not My Hair-India Arie

Best R&B Album
The Breakthrough-Mary J. Blige
Unpredictable-Jamie Foxx
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship-India.Arie
3121-Prince
Coming Home-Lionel Richie

Best Contemporary R&B Album
B'Day-Beyoncé
Chris Brown-Chris Brown
20 Y.O.-Janet Jackson
Kelis Was Here-Kelis
In My Own Words-Ne-Yo

Best Rap Solo Performance
Touch It-Busta Rhymes
We Run This-Missy Elliott
Kick, Push-Lupe Fiasco
Undeniable-Mos Def
What You Know-T.I.

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Ridin-Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
Georgia-Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
Grillz-Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
Mighty "O"-Outkast
Don't Feel Right-The Roots

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Smack That-Akon Featuring Eminem
Deja Vu-Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z
Shake That-Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg
Unpredictable-Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris
My Love-Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.

Best Rap Song
It's Goin' Down-Yung Joc
Kick, Push-Lupe Fiasco
Money Maker-Ludacris Featuring Pharrell
Ridin-Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
What You Know-T.I.

Best Rap Album
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor-Lupe Fiasco
Release Therapy-Ludacris
In My Mind-Pharrell
Game Theory-The Roots
King-T.I.

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Can't Take It In (From The Chronicles Of Narnia — The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe)-Imogen Heap
I Need To Wake Up (From An Inconvenient Truth)-Melissa Etheridge
Our Town (From Cars)-Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)
There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway (From The Producers)-Mel Brooks, songwriter
Travelin' Thru (From Transamerica)-Dolly Parton