School prevented me from going overboard on the Grammy coverage this year. So in hot anticipation of this year’s ceremony in just 2 hours (and the first time I’m eating pasta in 2008), here’s my quickie run-down of who I call to win in the categories I’m concerned with. We’ll see how right I am…
UPDATE 2/11/08: How’d I do? Updates in bold.
Record of The Year: Umbrella – Rihanna Rehab – Amy Winehouse
Album of The Year: Graduation – Kanye West River: Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock
Song of the Year (Songwriter’s Award): Amy Winehouse – Rehab
Best New Artist: Amy Winehouse (and to celebrate she’ll OD and die…)
Best Female Pop: Say It Right – Nelly Furtado (longshot) Rehab – Amy Winehouse
Best Male Pop: What Goes Around… – Justin Timberlake
Best Group Pop: Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5
Best Collabo Pop: Gone Gone Gone – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Pop Vocal Album: Back To Black – Amy Winehouse
Best Dance Recording: Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna LoveStoned – Justin Timberlake
Best Dance Album: † – Justice We Are The Night – Chemical Brothers
Best Rock Solo: Timebomb – Beck Radio Nowhere – Bruce Springsteen
Best Alternative Album: Volta – Bjork Icky Thump – White Stripes
Best Female R & B: No One – Alicia Keys
Best Male R & B: Woman – Raheem DeVaughn (Big up Baltimore!!) Future Baby Mama – Prince
Best Group R & B: Hate That I Love You – Rihanna & Ne-Yo Disrespectful – Chaka Khan & Mary J. Blige
Best Urban Alternative: Daydreamin’ – Lupe Fiasco & Jill Scott
Best R & B Album: Funk This – Chaka Khan
Best Rap Solo: Stronger – Kanye West
Best Group Rap: Southside – Common & Kanye
Best Rap/Sung: Let It Go – Keyshia Cole, Missy Elliott, & Lil’ Kim Umbrella – Rihanna & Jay-Z
Best Rap Album: Finding Forever – Common Graduation – Kanye West
Best Soundtrack: Hairspray Love (The Beatles)
Best Song for a Movie: Song of the Heart – Prince (Happy Feet) Love You I Do – Dreamgirls
Producer of the Year: Timbaland Mark Ronson
Best Remixer: Dirty South Benny Benassi
Best Musical Show Album: Spring Awakening!!
