The Grammy Awards...

I lost faith in all awards shows after the Metallica fiasco of 1988.
Strangely this year I was excited for the Grammys. Some of the nominees seemed promising. The fact that artists like M.I.A, Robyn, The Mars Volta, Janelle Monae and The Moldy Peaches(by way of the Juno soundtrack) were considered was great.
Yet again the Grammys have let me down. I have a sinking feeling that Punxsutawney Phil also picks the Grammy winners. Six weeks of winter and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss take Album Of The Year!
I do not have anything against Raising Sand. It was a good album and I saw Robert Plant & Alison Krauss live last year and loved it. The problem I have is that again and again it seems like decent album+old rock legend=Grammy.
Here is a look at how I would have voted if I would have picked up a groundhog suit in time...

Record Of The Year
Grammy: Please Read The Letter-Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Shuffle(Shuffies?): Paper Planes-M.I.A

Album Of The Year
G:Raising Sand-Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
S:In Rainbows-Radiohead

Song Of The Year
G:Viva La Vida-Coldplay
S:Honestly I didn't even agree with the noms on this one...rough picks this year. In the spirit of the exercise I say, ANYONE but Coldplay.

Best New Artist
G:Adele (At least it wasn't the Jonas Brothers)
S:Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
G:Chasing Pavements-Adele (Thank you for not continuing Katy Perry's reign of terror)
S:Mercy-Duffy

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
G: Say-John Mayer
S: Another rough one...How about Closer-Ne-Yo just to see the look on Macca's face

Best Pop Vocal Album
G:Rockferry-Duffy
S: I will agree with this one

Best Electronic/Dance Album
G:Alive 2007-Daft Punk
S:Robyn-Robyn

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
G:Still Unforgettable-Natalie Cole
S:Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall-Rufus Wainwright (if you haven't heard this and you dig classic Judy you need this now!)

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
G:Gravity-John Mayer
S:Girls In Their Summer Clothes-Bruce Springsteen

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
G:Sex On Fire-Kings Of Leon I found this an odd choice. I really thought this one was going Eagles or Coldplay but KoL pulled it out.
S:I'll take that

Best Hard Rock Performance
G:Wax Simulacra-The Mars Volta
S:Fine by me

Best Metal Performance
G:My Apocalypse-Metallica This was not the time! 1988 was the time and they got beat out by freaking jazz flute! Metallica has not been Metal in YEARS!
S:Tie between Under My Thumb-Ministry and Nostradamus-Judas Priest

Best Rock Song
G:Girls In Their Summer Clothes-Bruce Springsteen
S:I Will Possess Your Heart-Death Cab for Cutie (sorry Boss)

Best Rock Album
G:Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends-Coldplay OK 1) I thought they were a pop band, 2) Are we not over Coldplay?
S:Consolers Of The Lonely-The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album
G:In Rainbows-Radiohead
S:Narrow Stairs-Death Cab For Cutie I love and respect Radiohead for all that they do but DCFC edges them out on this one.

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
G:Be OK-Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am I don't even believe this belongs in this category
S:Many Moons-Janelle Monae

Best Rap Solo Performance
G:A Milli-Lil Wayne Everyone is on the Lil train and I just cant get into it. If someone can change my mind please let me know.
S:Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...-Jay-Z If anyone would like to get me a present throw me a Super Sweet 16esque party and play this when I enter...or you know just when I enter a room.

Best Rap Song
G:Lollipop-Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major
S:Superstar-Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos

Best Rap Album
G: Tha Carter III-Lil Wayne
S:Nas-Nas The fact that The Roots Rising Down was not nominated is a shame. The fact that one of the best poets in existence lost to LIL WAYNE is a sin.

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
G:Raising Sand-Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
S:All I Intended To Be-Emmylou Harris

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
G:An Inconvenient Truth-Al Gore OK WE GET IT!
S:When You Are Engulfed In Flames-David Sedaris

Best Comedy Album
G:It's Bad For Ya-George Carlin R.I.P. George
S:Flight Of The Conchords-Flight Of The Conchords

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
G:Juno
S:They got this one right! Congratulations to Kimya Dawson.

So what do you think? Did they get it right(more importantly did I)? Do you love Coldplay and want me to shut up? Let me know!

Check out all the nominees and winners here...