2011 Grammy Awards preview

Instead of doing the usual "who will win" Grammy predictions as in the past, I've opted for "who should win" awards picks in selected categories. The complete nominee list can be found at www.grammy.com.




RECORD OF THE YEAR
Need You Now/Lady Antebellum

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Suburbs/Arcade Fire

SONG OF THE YEAR
Need You Now/Lady Antebellum


BEST NEW ARTIST
Florence & the Machine

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Haven't Met You Yet/Michael Buble

BEST POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY DUO/GROUP
Don't Stop Believin'/Glee Cast

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
If It Wasn't For Bad/Elton John & Leon Russell

BEST DANCE RECORDING
In For the Kill/La Roux

BEST ELECTRONIC DANCE RECORDING
La Roux/La Roux


TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Crazy Love/Michael Buble

BEST SOLO ROCK PERFORMANCE-MALE
Helter Skelter (live)/Paul McCartney

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY DUO/GROUP WITH VOCALS
The Resistance/Muse


BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
Between the Lines/STP

ROCK SONG
Radioactive/Kings of Leon


ROCK ALBUM
Backspacer/Pearl Jam


ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
The Suburbs/Arcade Fire

AMERICANA ALBUM
Band of Joy/Robert Plant

CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM
Love is Strange/Jackson Browne & David Lindley