57th Grammy Awards - Predictions

Sunday, February 8, 2015 should be marked and highlighted on your calendars... PVRs should be set, because THE 57^th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS® are on CBS.

Hosted by LL Cool J, this is one of the biggest nights in music. This year, the Grammy's are adding some 'old school' performances with Madonna and AC/DC... which I'm very much looking forward to seeing. They will be joining Gwen Stefani with Adam Levine, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams (6 Nominations), Miranda Lambert, Sam Smith (6 Nominations), Ariana Grande, and many more. It is going to be a very entertaining night, no doubt. I am a little disappointed, however, that Taylor Swift is not scheduled to perform, but according to her Tumblr post, she's too focused and busy with the planning of her "1989 World Tour" to have been able to fully commit to a Grammy performance... understandable, but still disappointing.

On the topic of Taylor Swift... last year she went into the Grammy's with 4 nominations and came out with zero wins. This year, she's going in with only 3 nominations (because her 1989 album was released after the cut-off date for the Grammy's), but will she walk away with some of the gold?

Here are my predictions for some of the categories for Sunday's Grammy Awards:

Album of the Year
Morning Phase - Beck
Beyoncé - Beyoncé
X - Ed Sheeran
Girl - Pharrell Williams
In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith 

Probably will win: Beyoncé
Should win: Beyoncé

Record of the Year
"Fancy" - Iggy Azalea ft. Charlie XCX
"Chandelier" - Sia
"Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)" - Sam Smith
"Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
"All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor

Probably will win: "Chandelier" - Sia

Should win: "Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift

Song of the Year
"All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor (Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor)
"Chandelier" - Sia (Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin)
"Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift (Max Martin, Taylor Swift, and Shellback)
"Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)" - Sam Smith (James Napier, William Phillips, and Sam Smith)
"Take Me To Church" - Hozier (Andrew Hozier-Byrne)

Probably will win: "Chandelier"

Should win: "All About That Bass" 

Best New Artist
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith

Probably will win: Sam Smith

Should win: Kind of a toss between Sam Smith and Iggy Azalea

Best Country Solo Performance
"Give Me Back My Hometown" - Eric Church
"Invisible" - Hunter Hayes
"Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
"Something In The Water" - Carrie Underwood
"Cop Car" - Keith Urban

Probably will win: "Automatic" - Miranda Lambert

Should win: "Something In The Water" - Carrie Underwood

Best Country Album
Riser - Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders - Eric Church
12 Stories - Brandy Clark
Platinum - Miranda Lambert
The Way I'm Livin' - LeeAnn Womack

Probably will win: Platinum - Miranda Lambert

Should win: Platinum - Miranda Lambert

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Gentle On My Mind" - The Band Perry
"Somethin' Bad" - Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
"Day Drinking" - Little Big Town
"Meanwhile Back At Mama's" - Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill
"Raise 'Em Up" - Keith Urban ft. Eric Church

Probably will win: "Gentle On My Mind" - The Band Perry

Should win: "Somethin' Bad" - Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood

Best Pop Solo Performance
"All Of Me" (Live) - John Legend
"Chandelier" - Sia
"Stay With Me" - Sam Smith
"Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
"Happy" - Pharrell Williams

Probably will win: "Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift

Should win: Toss up between Taylor Swift and Sam Smith

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Fancy" - Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
"A Sky Full Of Stars" - Coldplay
"Say Something" - A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
"Bang Bang" - Ariana Grande, Jessie J, and Nicki Minaj
"Dark Horse" - Katy Perry and Juicy J

Probably will win: "Dark Horse" - Katy Perry and Juicy J

Should win: Torn between "Dark Horse" and "Say Something"

Best Pop Vocal Album
Ghost Stories - Coldplay
Bangerz - Miley Cyrus
My Everything - Ariana Grande
Prism - Katy Perry
X - Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith

Probably will win: In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith

Should win: Prism - Katy Perry

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See you Sunday 8/7c on CBS