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Tonight it will be the 56th annual Grammy Awards on CBS beginning at 8 pm. As always, I joke about who I'll be wearing. As I write this I have yet to consult with my dresser. Whatever is on top and comfy is what I'll pick. Most likely I'll have a sweatshirt of some type and either PJ pants or wind pants.

LL Cool J is once again hosting. Madonna is the latest to be added as a performer tonight along with the already advertised artists including Taylor Swift, Lorde, Robin Thicke (w/o Miley Cyrus this time) Jay Z with Beyonce, the two living Beatles and Katy Perry who hopefully will surpass her performance of "Unconditionally" during the American Music Awards back in November.

Here once again are my predictions in the major pop categories. (X)

Record
“Get Lucky,” Daft Punk + Pharrell Williams
“Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons
“Royals,” Lorde
“Locked Out of Heaven,” Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke, f/ T.I. and Pharrell (X)

Album
“The Blessed Unrest,” Sara Bareilles
“Random Access Memories,” Daft Punk
“Good Kid, M.A.A.D City,” Kendrick Lamar
“The Heist,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (X)
“Red,” Taylor Swift

Song (writing)
“Just Give Me a Reason,” Jeff Bhasker, Pink/Nate Ruess (recorded by Pink and Ruess)
“Locked Out of Heaven,” Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Mars)
“Roar,” Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter (Perry)
“Royals,” Joel Little + Lorde (Lorde)
“Same Love,” Macklemore, Mary Lambert/Ryan Lewis (Macklemore + Ryan Lewis, f/ Mary Lambert) (X)

New Artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (X)
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran

Pop
“Brave,” Sara Bareilles
“Royals,” Lorde
“When I Was Your Man,” Bruno Mars
“Roar,” Katy Perry
“Mirrors,” Justin Timberlake (X)

Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Get Lucky,” Daft Punk + Pharrell Williams
“Just Give Me a Reason,” Pink, f/ Nate Ruess
“Stay,” Rihanna, f/ Mikky Ekko
“Blurred Lines, “Robin Thicke, f/ T.I. & Pharrell
“Suit & Tie,” Justin Timberlake + Jay Z (X)

Pop Vocal Album
“Paradise,” Lana Del Rey
“Pure Heroine,” Lorde”
“Unorthodox Jukebox,” Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke
“The 20/20 Experience — The Complete Experience,” Justin Timberlake (X)

There many other categories and awards to be presented but for the purposes of relevance to our listeners and format, I'm just giving you the major pop categories with predictions. Hopefully this time I'll do better and get more than two or three correct.

 

 

 

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