Well, next Sunday, will be the one and only (49th Annual) Grammy Awards. I have been watching the Grammies, per my rellocation, since 1978. The one memoey I remeber of that first show was when George Benson shocked everyone and won Record of The Year (he was shcoked as well) over Grammy fave Stevie Wonder for teh Steve Wonder-sounding song, "This Masquerade."
I have been tracking the Grammies since the 1982 telecast when John Lennon won Album of The Year for the great "Double Fantasy" (his widow Yoko and son Sean accepted the award in his behalf), the Best New Artist was Sheena Easton and Jennifer Holliday snapped a Grammy for Best Female Vocal for "And I Am Telling You I''m Not Going."
I always liked trying to predict the Grammies(I'm usually 50 or 51 percent correct) . And for those who know about the Grammies' M.O., sometimes its hard to predict (I am still soaring that Janet, who was snubbed, didnt win Album of the Year for Control" in 1987 and lost over Paul Simon's "Graceland.")
Anyway, this year seems that there will be multiple winners. Mary J. Blige led the pack with eight nods, but if conventional wisdom is any indication, she will not win all these awards. She will be, however the biggest winner (She will cop five). She is a shoo in to win most of the R&B categories she's nominated in and Grammy have been nominating her in this field since 1996. The Grammies love comebacks and vets they have nominated in the past (She has won three so far) She will win Best R&B Song ("Be Withoiut you") , Best R&B Female Vocal ("Be Without You") , R&B Traditional Performance ("I Found my Everything" with Raphael Saadiq) , R&B Album ("THe Breakthrough") and Best Pop Collaboration ("One" with U2)
The rest of the artists nominated, will either win two or three. I believe newcomer group Gnarls Barkley will win three for Record of the Year ("Crazy"), Alternative Album "St. Elsewhere") and Urban Alternative Performance ("Crazy"); pop/folk artist John Mayer will win three. he will win Album of the Year ("Continnuum"), Best Pop Male Vocal ("Waiting for the World to Change") and Rock Instrumental ("Route 66"), Red hot chillip Peppers will win three (Rock Album for Stadium Arcadium", Rock Group Vocal and Short Form Video for "Dani California")
Two time winners will be newcomer James Blunt (Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "You're Beautiful"), Justin Timberlake (Best Pop Album for "Future Sex/Love sounds" and Dance recording, "Sexy Back"), Madonna for Dance Album ("Confessions on a dance Floor") and Long Video "I Want to tell you a Secret') , Beyonce ( Contemporary R&B Album for "B-Day" and Rap/Sung Colloboration for "Deja Vu" with Jay Z), and rappers TI (Best Album for "King" and Rap Solo for "What you Know") and Chamillionaire (Best Rap Song for "Ridin" and Rap Duo Vocal for Ridin with Krayzie Bone)
Solo winners will be Lionel Richie (R&B Male Vocal for "I Call it love") , Christina Aguilera (Pop Female Vocal for "Ain't No Other Man"), The Fray (Pop Vocal Group, "Over My Head"), Snow Patrol (Rock Song, "Chasing Cars") and Rick Rubin for Producer of the Year.
Oh I think Prince will win one for something. Dont know for what, but he will win something. LOL.
We'll see if my predictions are correct. For all of teh monated artists, go to www.grammy.com
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