Okay, y'all know how we usually do these contests? Well that way is over - O-V-A-H. (For now!) Onto something totally new (and totally stolen from another board, but bygones?) Here's how it works:
- Everyone who predicts this year will make TWO POSTS, consisting of TWO LEVELS. The first level are your serious predictions - who you think will actually get nominated. Your second level are your backups. I will show you how it's done.
- This topic will be closed about an hour before the nominations are announced at 8:30 am on Thursday.
We'll be predicting the big four and the two categories most ATRLers are most interested in - Pop Female Vocal and Pop Vocal Album. Let's get to it!
Some notes though, before we get started: The Fray and (I believe) K.T. Tunstall are no t eligible for any album awards because they albums were released before the latest eligibility period (Oct 1 05 - Sept 31 06) started. Gnarls Barkley are not eligible for Best New Artist because (I believe) one of the two members has been nominated before.
FIRST LEVEL
Album of the Year
Bob Dylan, Modern Times
Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
James Blunt (
), Back to Bedlum
Beyonce, B'Day
Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere
Record of the Year (awarded to the performers/producers)
Justin Timberlake, SexyBack
Gnarls Barkley, Crazy
James Blunt, You're Beautiful
Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean, Hips Don't Lie
Christina Aguilera, Ain't No Other Man
Song of the Year (awarded to lyricists/composers)
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley, performers)
You're Beautiful (James Blunt, performers)
Not Ready to Make Nice (Dixie Chickx, performers)
How to Save a Life (The Fray, performers)
Waiting on the World to Change (John Mayer, performer)
Best New Artist
James Blunt
Carrie Underwood
Corrine Bailey Rae
K.T. Tunstall
The Fray
Best Pop Female Vocal Performance (note: this is for SOLO tracks only - so no Hips Don't Lie or Promiscious)
Christina Aguilera, Ain't No Other Man
K.T. Tunstall, Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
Corinne Bailey Rae, Put Your Records On
Beyonce, Listen
Natasha Bedingfield, Unwritten
Best Pop Vocal Album
Christina Aguilera, Back to Basics
John Mayer, Continuum
Justin Timberlake, FutureSex/LoveSounds
James Blunt, Back to Bedlum
Corinne Bailey Ray, Corinne Bailey Rae
