Reaching: The JLG365 Grammy Predictions

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards are tonight I hear. The Simpsons are Family Guy are also on (and new) tonight, so I will not be watching the whole Grammy show, however, while I wait to fill empty blog space with something more exciting and/or cerebral, I figured I would take a shot at predicting the winners in a few of the “major” Grammy categories this year. Take note, my little interweb amnesiacs, these are simply my predictions. I am in no way admitting I like the nominees. Well, okay, Lady Gaga is bearable in small doses, but that’s it I SWEAR! Actually, Gaga would be a helluva lot more bearable if it weren’t for her fucking beak, but I digress. Right, so here goes …

Record Of The Year:
“Halo” – Beyoncé
“I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas
“Use Somebody” – Kings Of Leon
“Poker Face” – Lady Gaga (x)
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year
“Poker Face” – Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (x)
“Pretty Wings” – Hod David & Musze, songwriters
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” – Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters
“Use Somebody” – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
“You Belong With Me” – Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters

Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings (x)

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
“Hometown Glory” – Adele
“Halo” – Beyoncé
“Hot N Cold” – Katy Perry
“Sober” – Pink
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift (x)

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
“This Time” – John Legend
“Love You” – Maxwell (x)
“Make It Mine” – Jason Mraz
“If You Don’t Know Me By Now” – Seal
“All About The Love Again” – Stevie Wonder

Best Rock Album
Black Ice – AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King – Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon – U2 (x)

(x) = JLG365’s Predicted Winner

So there you have it. Tune in tomorrow to see if I totally bombed or if I should start running my own over/under biz. Oh, and I also see tonight’s show will feature Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood, and Usher in a MJ tribute. Talk about beating a dead horse. Hmm? What? Too soon? Bah! (SEE ALSO: MJ Was Already Dead To Me)