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 and Alison Krauss
Who will win: Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Who I hope will win: Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Underdog that could win: Please Read the Letter - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Between you and me,I still think the album of the year is a more prestigious award than the record of the year. There is really not much of a fine difference between this and song of the year. Just by looking at the nomination,I guess it's gonna be coldplay's because they won't win album of the year,trust me.
Interesting tidbits - M.I.A only receive one nomination throughout the award and who would have guess, best record of the year. A first time in history I guess.
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
Who will win: In-Rainbows - Radiohead
Who I hope will win: In-Rainbows - Radiohead
Underdog that could win : Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
I know most of you were pondering..."shouldn't it be lil wayne will win and radiohead the underdog that could win."...
Well I'm psychic and trust me, Radiohead got this one all in the bag. The fact that the band who hate the grammys will perform there later and the fact that some of my friends claim this album is better than OK Computer (regarded as the greatest album of all time by most junkies) really pave way for them to win this one.
Ne-yo's Year of Gentlemen is a surprise inclusion whereas Robert & Krauss's album is more of grammy-material type. Could cause a major upset too. Since I don't think Ne-Yo will win this one,I guess Lil Wayne's could be the underdog. And honestly I love Lil Wayne's album.
Coldplay's album although not one of their best in my opinion, itself is good enough for a grammy. Then again,between Coldplay and Radiohead...there's not much to see here.
Interesting tidbits :Just google and look at all the top 10/top100 album of 2007/2008 articles in the internet. Will even cement furthur my choices of who will win album of the year award.
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
Who will win: American Boy - Estelle feat Kanye West
Who I hope will win: I'm yours - Jason Mraz
Underdog that could win : Chasing Pavements - Adele
A very tough choice.I still don't get it why adele's chasing pavement is ahead of Estelle's American Boy in the record of the year category. Estelle's American Boy is surprisingly one of the best songs of 2008. But then again,I have a weak spot for Jason Mraz, so as a fanboy, I'm hoping he will win this one. Well Coldplay won't win this one cause they are gonna win the record of the year anyway. And the fact that the other songs are better songs than theirs.