Grammys 2013 Predictions

Same Game! Just with the people on the other side of the pond.

RECORD OF THE YEAR

• "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys
• "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson
• "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
• "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra
• "Thinkin Bout You" – Frank Ocean
• "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift   

This usually goes to the best selling song this year. Hence, I'm going to say that Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know deserves the award for making a truly infectious song.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• El Camino – The Black Keys
• Some Nights – Fun
• Babel – Mumford & Sons
• Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
• Blunderbuss – Jack White  
  This one has Mumford & Sons written all over it. In my opinion, Fun. are the only people that might stop the West London boys from winning this one.
  
   SONG OF THE YEAR

• "The A Team"- Ed Sheeran
• "Adorn"-Miguel
• "Call Me Maybe"- Carly Rae Jepsen
• "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"-Kelly Clarkson
• "We Are Young"-Fun.

 In a year where One Direction and Justin Bieber miraculously avoided getting nominated, the Grammy voters got Carly Rae Jepsen's cheesy song of the summer wrong. In fact, the only song that really deserves to win this category is Ed Sheeran's "The A Team". However, this isn't my opinion, this is my prediction. I think that the Grammy voters who gave Fun. six nominations, will probably give them the gong for song of the year in We Are Young.

BEST NEW ARTIST

• Alabama Shakes
• Fun
• Hunter Hayes
• The Lumineers
• Frank Ocean 

 This one is a category with uncertainty written all over it. It always has been. Last year, Bon Iver beat both Skrillex and Nicki Minaj to the award. The year before that, Esperanza Spalding beat Drake, Florence and the Machine, Justin Bieber and Mumford & Sons to the award. This year, I think Fun. is certainly the favorite. However I have a premonition that given the instability with this category, it's anybody's game. For no paticular reason, I am going to say that Frank Ocean will win this award.

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

• "Set Fire to the Rain" (Live) – Adele
• "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson
• "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen
• "Wide Awake" – Katy Perry
• "Where Have You Been" – Rihanna

While the album's category is a man's world, the women have dominated this now unisex pop performance category.  Simply put, I think given it's nominations for loads of other things, Kelly Clarkson and Stronger should probably win.

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

• "Shake It Out" – Florence and the Machine
• "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
• "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra
• "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO
• "Payphone" – Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa

 This will either be Fun. or Gotye, but I think it will end up going to Fun.

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

• Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
• Ceremonials – Florence and the Machine
• Some Nights – Fun
• Overexposed – Maroon 5
• The Truth About Love – Pink 

 What with Fun.'s album of the year nomination, I think Fun. will take this one was well. Even though Florence and Maroon 5 both deserve it more.

BEST DANCE RECORDING

• "Levels" – Avicii
• "Let's Go" – Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo
• "Bangarang" – Skrillex
• "Don't You Worry Child" – Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin
• "I Can't Live Without You" – Al Walser 

There are some very good songs in this category. In the end however, I think it will come down to a battle of the swedes and Avicii will come out victorious.

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

• "Hold On" – Alabama Shakes
• "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys
• "Charlie Brown" – Coldplay
• "I Will Wait" – Mumford & Sons
• "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen

Mumford & Sons all the way.

BEST ROCK SONG

• "Freedom at 21"- Jack White
• "I Will Wait"- Mumford & Sons
• "Lonely Boy"-The Black Keys
• "Madness"-Muse
• "We Take Care of Our Own"-Bruce Springsteen 

 Mumford & Sons all the way.

BEST ROCK ALBUM

• El Camino – The Black Keys
• Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay
• The 2nd Law – Muse
• Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen
• Blunderbuss – Jack White

There are good albums in here, and also AMAZING albums in here. Bruce and Coldplay have revolutionary albums, to pick between them is not easy. However simply because Bruce Springsteen's album is more relavant to Americans, I am going to go with Bruce.