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closeIt's Grammy time ... and there are so many questions. Will Amy Winehouse get her due even though she's gone completely batty? Will Kanye West throw another conniption fit even if he doesn't win? Well, space doesn't allow breaking down a record 110 categories, so here's the skinny on what the major players will do:
Album of the Year
Nominees: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters; These Days, Vince Gill; River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock; Graduation, Kanye West; Back to Black, Amy Winehouse.
Who will win: The Foo Fighters were more solid than ever. Amy Winehouse awesomely retro. But Kanye won't be stopped this year.
Who should win: Amy Winehouse. Back to Black's moodiness was breathtaking. Record of the Year
Nominees: Irreplaceable, Beyonc้; The Pretender, Foo Fighters; Umbrella, Rihanna featuring Jay-Z; What Goes Around ... Comes Around, Justin Timberlake; Rehab, Amy Winehouse.
Who will win: Cover your ears ... it's Umbrella. Hearing it for the first time was like hearing Oops I Did it Again for the first time -- catchy tune. Hearing it for the 4,000th time makes me feel like I should be sitting next to Britney in the psych ward.
Who should win: Winehouse. While it was obvious Rehab would foretell Winehouse's future, who knew it would become an anthem for every starlet in Hollywood?
Song of the Year
Nominees: Before He Cheats, songwriters Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (performed by Carrie Underwood); Hey There Delilah, Tom Higgenson (Plain White T's); Like A Star, Corinne Bailey Rae; Rehab, Amy Winehouse; Umbrella, Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius Dream Nash & Christopher Stewart (Rihanna featuring Jay-Z).
Who will win: Umbrella
Who should win: Though I liked the chutzpah Underwood invoked in Before He Cheats, Rehab should win -- Winehouse was autobiographical.
Best New Artist
Nominees: Feist, Ledisi, Paramore, Taylor Swift, Amy Winehouse.
Who will win: Amy Winehouse. (With a please God don't make it Taylor Swift. If this country considers her country, then I'm moving to Canada.)
Who should win: Feist. She radiates happiness in one of the best videos of the year.
Best Rock Album
Nominees: Daughtry, Daughtry; Revival, John Fogerty; Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters; Magic, Bruce Springsteen; Sky Blue Sky, Wilco.
Who will win: The Grammys like to honor hall of famers, so they'll give it to the Boss. But this time he deserves it too.
Best Alternative Music Album
Nominees: Alright, Still ..., Lily Allen; Neon Bible, Arcade Fire; Volta, Bjork; Wincing the Night Away, The Shins; Icky Thump, The White Stripes.
Who will win: Reaching out to the indie crowd, they'll pick Arcade Fire.
Who should win: Icky Thump. Jack White solves the immigration problem in a single.
Best Rap Album
Nominees: Finding Forever, Common; Kingdom Come, Jay-Z; Hip Hop is Dead, Nas; T.I. vs T.I.P., T.I.; Graduation, Kanye West.
Who will win: Kanye West.
Who should win: Common. Kanye was just on par, while Common was at his best.
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