GRAMMY AWARDS 2008
PREDICTIONS
Rules Of The Game
- 10 points for each correct prediction in the General Field [ Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year & Best New Artist ]
- 5 points for each correct prediction in the rest of the categories.
Categories
These are the categories that we'll be predicting in this game:
General Field
Record of the Year
"Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé
"The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
"Umbrella" - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
"What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake
"Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
Album of the Year
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
These Days - Vince Gill
River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
Graduation - Kanye West
Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
Song of the Year
"Before He Cheats" – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood)
"Hey There Delilah" – Tom Higgenson (Plain White T's)
"Like a Star" – Corinne Bailey Rae (Corinne Bailey Rae)
"Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse)
"Umbrella" – Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart (Rihanna featuring Jay-Z)
Best New Artist
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse
Pop Field
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Candyman" - Christina Aguilera
"1234" – Feist
"Big Girls Don't Cry" – Fergie
"Say It Right" – Nelly Furtado
"Rehab" – Amy Winehouse
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Everything" – Michael Bublé
"Belief" – John Mayer
"Dance Tonight" – Paul McCartney
"Amazing" – Seal
"What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group w/ Vocals
"(You Want to) Make a Memory" – Bon Jovi
"Home" – Daughtry
"Makes Me Wonder" – Maroon 5
"Hey There Delilah" – Plain White T's
"Window in the Skies" – U2
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Steppin' Out" – Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
"Beautiful Liar" – Beyoncé & Shakira
"Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"The Sweet Escape" – Gwen Stefani & Akon
"Give It to Me" – Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Vocal Album
Lost Highway – Bon Jovi
The Reminder – Feist
It Won't Be Soon Before Long – Maroon 5
Memory Almost Full – Paul McCartney
Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
Dance Field
Best Dance Recording
"Do It Again" - The Chemical Brothers
"D.A.N.C.E." - Justice
"Love Today" - Mika
"Don't Stop the Music" - Rihanna
"LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude" - Justin Timberlake
Best Electronic/Dance Album
We Are the Night – The Chemical Brothers
† – Justice
Sound of Silver – LCD Soundsystem
We Are Pilots – Shiny Toy Guns
Elements of Life – Tiësto
Rock Field
Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance
"Timebomb" - Beck
"Only Mama Knows" - Paul McCartney
"Our Country" - John Mellencamp
"Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen
"Come On" - Lucinda Williams
Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals
"It's Not Over" - Daughtry
"Working Class Hero" - Green Day
"If Everyone Cared" - Nickelback
"Instant Karma" - U2
"Icky Thump" - The White Stripes
Best Hard Rock Performance
"Sweet Sacrifice" - Evanescence
"The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
"I Don't Wanna Stop" - Ozzy Osbourne
"Sick, Sick, Sick" - Queens of the Stone Age
"The Pot" - Tool
Best Rock Song
"Come On"- Lucinda Williams (Lucinda Williams)
"Icky Thump" - Jack White (The White Stripes)
"It's Not Over" - Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young (Daughtry)
"The Pretender" - Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
"Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock Album
Daughtry - Daughtry
Revival - John Fogerty
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
Magic - Bruce Springsteen
Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
Alternative Field
Best Alternative Music Album
Alright, Still - Lily Allen
Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
Volta - Björk
Wincing the Night Away - The Shins
Icky Thump - The White Stripes
R&B Field
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Just Fine" - Mary J. Blige
"When I See U" - Fantasia
"No One" - Alicia Keys
"If I Have My Way"- Chrisette Michele
"Hate on Me"- Jill Scott
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"Woman" - Raheem DeVaughn
"B.U.D.D.Y." - Musiq Soulchild
"Because of You" - Ne-Yo
"Future Baby Mama"- Prince
"Please Don't Go" - Tank
Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals
"Same Girl" - R. Kelly featuring Usher
"Disrespectful" - Chaka Khan featuring Mary J. Blige
"Hate That I Love You" - Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo
"Baby"- Angie Stone featuring Betty Wright
"Bartender" - T-Pain featuring Akon
Best R&B Song
"Beautiful Flower" - India.Arie & Joyce Simpson (India.Arie)
"Hate That I Love You" - M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith (Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo)
"No One" - Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys)
"Teachme" - Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams (Musiq Soulchild)
"When I See U" - Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters (Fantasia)
Best R&B Album
Funk This - Chaka Khan
Lost & Found - Ledisi
Luvanmusiq - Musiq Soulchild
The Real Thing - Jill Scott
Sex, Love & Pain - Tank
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Konvicted - Akon
Just Like You - Keyshia Cole
Fantasia - Fantasia
East Side Story - Emily King
Because Of You - Ne-Yo
Rap Field
Best Rap Solo Performance
"The People" - Common featuring Dwele
"I Get Money" - 50 Cent
"Show Me What You Got" - Jay-Z
"Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - T.I.
"Stronger" - Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"I Wanna Love You" - Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
"Kiss Kiss" - Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
"Let It Go" - Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
"Umbrella" - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
"Good Life" - Kanye West featuring T-Pain
Best Rap Song
"Ayo Technology" - Nate "Danja" Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake (50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
"Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas (T.I.)
"Can't Tell Me Nothing" - Kanye West & Aldrin Davis (Kanye West)
"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" - DeAndre Way (Soulja Boy)
"Good Life" - Alrin Davis, Faheem Najm & Kanye West (James Ingram & Quincy Jones) (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)
Best Rap Album
Finding Forever - Common
Kingdom Come - Jay-Z
Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas
T.I. vs. T.I.P. - T.I.
Graduation - Kanye West
Country Field
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"Simple Love" - Alison Krauss
"Famous in a Small Town" - Miranda Lambert
"Nothin' Better to Do" - LeAnn Rimes
"Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood
"Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love" - Trisha Yearwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"Long Trip Alone" - Dierks Bentley
"A Woman's Love" - Alan Jackson
"If You're Reading This" - Tim McGraw
"Give It Away" - George Strait
"Stupid Boy" - Keith Urban
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"Proud of the House We Built" - Brooks & Dunn
"How Long" - The Eagles
"Moments" - Emerson Drive
"Lucky Man" - Montgomery Gentry
"Sweet Memories" - The Time Jumpers
Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals
"Days Aren't Long Enough" - Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
"Because of You" - Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
"I Need You" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
"Lost Highway"- Willie Nelson & Ray Price
"Oh Love" - Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
Best Country Song
"Before He Cheats" - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
"Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
"I Need You" - Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
"If You're Reading This" - Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
"Long Trip Alone" - Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
Best Country Album
Long Trip Alone - Dierks Bentley
These Days - Vince Gill
Let It Go - Tim McGraw
5th Gear - Brad Paisley
It Just Comes Natural - George Strait
Music Video Field
Best Short Form Music Video
"God's Gonna Cut You Down" - Johnny Cash
"1234" - Feist
"Gone Daddy Gone" - Gnarls Barkley
"D.A.N.C.E." - Justice
"Typical" - Mute Math