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Originally posted by V3$$3L.
I think it's its. That is all.
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DON'T DO ME.
Let's talk about two of the most (competitive) categories:
Rap/Sung Collaboration and
Best New Artist
Here's who I think will be nominated:
Rap/Sung Collaboration
Jamie Foxx featuring Justin Timberlake and and T.I. - Winner
*Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (obvious winner)
Rihanna featuring Young Jeezy - Hard
And then I get stuck - there are a LOT of pop tracks with rappers (California Gurls, Break Your Heart, Woohoo, etc) - will any of them get in? Will "Ride" actually become relevant enough to be nominated? And what about the upcoming collabos (Eminem/Pink, Eminem/Rihanna, T.I/Gaga)? And - perhaps the most pressing question - what B.o.B track gets put here?
And Best New Artist - like last year, any year without an obvious frontrunner gets really difficult to predict. If I had to pick five as of this date, they would be:
Best New Artist:
B.o.B.
Janelle Monae
Justin Bieber (probable winner)
Ke$ha
La Roux
But I can totally see a HELL of a lot of other people getting nominated - Nicki Minaj, The Script, Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Taio Cruz, etc and so forth. Even Vampire Weekend, who are the very definition of NOT a new artist can get it - they did have a number one album, and NARAS is usually three years behind the curve.