Grammy Predictions

Record Of The Year

Chasing Pavements: Adele
Viva La Vida: Coldplay
Bleeding Love: Leona Lewis
Paper Planes: M.I.A
Please Read The Letter: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

PREDICTION: Viva La Vida: Coldplay

Album Of The Year

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends: Coldplay
Tha Carter III: Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman: Ne-Yo
Raising Sand: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows: Radiohead

PREDICTION: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends: Coldplay

Song Of The Year

American Boy: Estelle featuring Kanye West
Chasing Pavements: Adele
I'm Yours: Jason Mraz
Love Song: Sara Bareilles
Viva La Vida: Coldplay

PREDICTION: Viva La Vida: Coldplay

Best New Artist

Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

PREDICTION: Lady Antebellum

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Chasing Pavements: Adele
Love Song: Sara Bareilles
Mercy: Duffy
Bleeding Love: Leona Lewis
I Kissed A Girl: Katy Perry
So What: Pink

PREDICTION: Bleeding Love: Leona Lewis

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

All Summer Long: Kid Rock
Say: John Mayer
That Was Me: Paul McCartney
I'm Yours: Jason Mraz
Closer: Ne-Yo
Wichita Lineman: James Taylor

PREDICTION: Say: John Mayer

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Viva La Vida: Coldplay
Waiting In The Weeds: Eagles
Going On: Gnarls Barkley
Won't Go Home Without You: Maroon 5
Apologize: OneRepublic

PREDICTION: Viva La Vida: Coldplay

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Lesson Learned: Alicia Keys & John Mayer
4 Minutes: Madonna, Justin Timberlake, & Timbaland
Rich Woman: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
If I Never See Your Face Again: Rihanna & Maroon 5
No Air: Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

PREDICTION: Rich Woman: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Rock N Roll Train: AC/DC
Violet Hill: Coldplay
Long Road Out Of Eden: Eagles
Sex On Fire: Kings Of Leon
House Of Cards: Radiohead

PREDICTION: Violet Hill: Coldplay

Best Rock Album

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends: Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus: Kid Rock
Only By The Night: Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic: Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely: The Raconteurs

PREDICTION: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends: Coldplay

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Me, Myself And I: Beyoncé
Heaven Sent: Keyshia Cole
Spotlight: Jennifer Hudson
Superwoman: Alicia Keys
Need U Bad: Jazmine Sullivan

PREDICTION: Me, Myself And I: Beyoncé

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

You're The Only One: Eric Benét
Take You Down: Chris Brown
Miss Independent: Ne-Yo
Can't Help But Wait: Trey Songz
Here I Stand: Usher

PREDICTION: Miss Independent: Ne-Yo

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Ribbon In The Sky: Boyz II Men
Words: Anthony David featuring India.Arie
Stay With Me (By The Sea): Al Green featuring John Legend
I'm His Only Woman: Jennifer Hudson featuring Fantasia
Never Give You Up: Raphael Saadiq featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

PREDICTION: Stay With Me (By The Sea): Al Green featuring John Legend

Best R&B Song

Bust Your Windows: Jazmine Sullivan
Customer: Raheem DeVaughn
Heaven Sent: Keyshia Cole
Miss Independent: Ne-Yo
Spotlight: Jennifer Hudson

PREDICTION: Miss Independent: Ne-Yo

Best R&B Album

Love & Life: Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA: Boyz II Men
Lay It Down: Al Green
Jennifer Hudson: Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It: Raphael Saadiq

PREDICTION: Jennifer Hudson: Jennifer Hudson

Best Rap Solo Performance

Roc Boys (And The Winner Is): Jay-Z
A Milli: Lil Wayne
Paris, Tokyo: Lupe Fiasco
N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master): Nas
Sexual Eruption: Snoop Dogg

PREDICTION: Roc Boys (And The Winner Is): Jay-Z

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Royal Flush: Big Boi featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
Swagga Like Us: Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Mr. Carter: Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z
Wish You Would: Ludacris featuring T.I.
Put On: Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West

PREDICTION: Swagga Like Us: Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

American Boy: Estelle featuring Kanye West
Low: Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
Green Light: John Legend & Andre 3000
Got Money: Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain
Superstar: Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos

PREDICTION: American Boy: Estelle featuring Kanye West

Best Rap Song

Lollipop: Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
Low: Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
Sexual Eruption: Snoop Dogg
Superstar: Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
Swagga Like Us: Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

PREDICTION: Swagga Like Us: Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

Best Rap Album

American Gangster: Jay-Z
Tha Carter III: Lil Wayne
The Cool: Lupe Fiasco
Nas:Nas
Paper Trail: T.I.

PREDICTION: Tha Carter III: Lil Wayne

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

For These Times: Martina McBride
What I Cannot Change: LeAnn Rimes
Last Name: Carrie Underwood
Last Call: Lee Ann Womack
This Is Me You're Talking To: Trisha Yearwood

PREDICTION: Last Name: Carrie Underwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

You're Gonna Miss This: Trace Adkins
In Color: Jamey Johnson
Just Got Started Lovin' You: James Otto
Letter To Me: Brad Paisley
Troubadour: George Strait

PREDICTION: Troubadour: George Strait

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

God Must Be Busy: Brooks & Dunn
Love Don't Live Here: Lady Antebellum
Every Day: Rascal Flatts
Blue Side Of The Mountain: The SteelDrivers
Stay: Sugarland

PREDICTION: Stay: Sugarland

Best Country Song

Dig Two Graves: Randy Travis
I Saw God Today: George Strait
In Color: Jamey Johnson
Stay: Sugarland
You're Gonna Miss This: Trace Adkins

PREDICTION: Stay: Sugarland

Best Country Album

That Lonesome Song: Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights: Patty Loveless
Troubadour: George Strait
Around The Bend: Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love: Trisha Yearwood

PREDICTION: Troubadour: George Strait