Its officially that time. Music, and ATRL's biggest night, begins in LESS THAN A WEEK! With surprises to be made, leaks and announcements, its time to open the year's biggest thread. We can start with the MAJOR predicitons! Below is the list of major nominee's, performers and presenters.

Performers:
Adele
Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood
Chris Brown
Glen Campbell, The Band Perry & Blake Shelton
Coldplay and Rihanna
Foo Fighters
Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt (Tribute to Etta James)
Bruno Mars
Paul McCartney
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
Taylor Swift

Nominees:
Record of the Year
"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
"Holocene" – Bon Iver
"Grenade" – Bruno Mars
"The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
"Firework" – Katy Perry

Album of the Year
21 – Adele
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Loud – Rihanna

Song of the Year
"All of the Lights"
Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi
"The Cave"
Mumford & Sons
"Grenade"
Bruno Mars
"Holocene"
Bon Iver
"Rolling in the Deep"
Adele

Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Best Pop Solo Performance
"Someone Like You" – Adele
"Yoü and I" – Lady Gaga
"Grenade" – Bruno Mars
"Firework" – Katy Perry
"****in' Perfect" – P!nk

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Body and Soul" – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
"Dearest" – The Black Keys
"Paradise" – Coldplay
"Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People
"Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

Best Pop Vocal Album
21 – Adele
The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Loud – Rihanna

Best Rock Album
Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) – Jeff Beck
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown – Kings of Leon
I'm With You – Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love – Wilco

Best R&B Album
F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
Second Chance – El DeBarge
Love Letter – R. Kelly
Pieces of Me – Ledisi
Kelly – Kelly Price

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Party" – Beyoncé featuring André 3000
"I'm On One" – DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
"I Need a Doctor" – Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey
"What's My Name?" – Rihanna featuring Drake
"Motivation" – Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne
"All of the Lights" – Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi (with Drake, Alvin Fields, Elly Jackson, Elton John, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Ryan Leslie, Ken Lewis, The-Dream, Charlie Wilson & Tony Williams)

Best Rap Album
Watch the Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West
Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West

Best Country Album
My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
Chief – Eric Church
Own the Night – Lady Antebellum
Red River Blue – Blake Shelton
Here for a Good Time – George Strait
Speak Now – Taylor Swift

OTHER WINNERS: http://www.grammy.com/nominees

STREAM LINKS
RED CARPET:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/167...e-stream.jhtml

AWARD SHOW:
http://www.grammy.com/live

GLOBAL TIMEZONES

(RED CARPET STARTING 3 HOURS EARLIER)

I'm actually REALLY excited!

Excited.

That night will be very interesting

Originally posted by BEE.HD That night will be very interesting

Originally posted by iamvladd Adele slaying, etc.

A SFTR, RITD, SLY medley; maybe?
And maybe a few other surprise performances

Originally posted by easygirls You did not make this thread 5 days early.

He wants that cake hit thread.

Originally posted by fortheloveofmusic I'm gonna watch the online show to where they show the awards that aren't shown on tv. I hope they at least show 1 R&B category on tv. When is the last time a r&b category was presented on tv.

Originally posted by Cap10Planet The year Jennifer Hudson won - 2009.

Originally posted by BEE.HD A SFTR, RITD, SLY medley; maybe? And maybe a few other surprise performances

Taylor Swift
Adele
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna and Coldplay
Band Perry