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[tj hazuki]

The OT​

The Nominees​

Record Of The Year
The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe - We Are Young
Gotye Featuring Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Frank Ocean - Thinking About You
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

Album Of The Year
The Black Keys - El Camino
Fun. - Some Nights
Mumford & Sons - Babel
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Jack White - Blunderbluss

Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran - The A Team
Miguel - Adorn
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Fun. - We Are Young

Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes
Fun.
Hunter Hayes
Frank Ocean
The Lumineers

For Full List of Nominees.

The Performers
Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert
The Black Keys
Fun.
Elton John and Ed Sheeran
The Lumineers
Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys
Mumford & Sons
Frank Ocean
Beyoncé
Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Sting
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
Carrie Underwood
Jack White
Kelly Clarkson

 

[tj hazuki]

Could be a good show. Suggestions for title?

Spoiler

My first OP

 

[BrokenEchelon]

I'll watch for the performances, but the awards are a joke.

 

[Mau ®]

I hope Rihanna performs Stay with Bruno and Sting.

But it'll probably be some tribute performance. Ugh.

 

[Kusagari]

Are Frank Ocean and Chris Brown going to fight over a parking spot again?

 

[BlackGhost]

I'd like to see Frank take a bunch of awards away, love channel orange

 

[Dicer]

Go Anthrax...lol I could care less otherwise.

I'm Alive

 

[wenis]

I will freak the fuck out if The Black Keys win a grammy (at least for Record, but against everything else is a big uphill battle)...

the nomination alone is fucking nuts. Those two dudes literally came from absolutely nothing.

 

[tj hazuki]

I hope Rihanna performs Stay with Bruno and Sting.

But it'll probably be some tribute performance. Ugh.

It'd be wasted promotion if she doesn't perform it.

For Best New Artist, my head says Frank Ocean but I really think The Lumineers deserve it way more. Frank is great though, but just felt like The Lumineers have had amazing longevity with their debut album on the charts.

 

[sarcastor]

That god damn Gotye song came out in July 2011. How can it be nominated for anything in 2012? Oh yeah the Grammys are a joke. Nvm.

 

[Chris R]

CBS not showing this live everywhere means I don't care about it. Learn from NBC and the Globes!

 

[tj hazuki]

That god damn Gotye song came out in July 2011. How can it be nominated for anything in 2012? Oh yeah the Grammys are a joke. Nvm.

Somebody That I Used to Know was released in January 2012 for the US. Obviously eligible for the 2012-2013 GRAMMYs.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Not watching because they fucked over Lil B.

 

[Discotheque]

will just youtube frank ocean's performance.

and also is sting playing with bruno mars? I don't like the latter, but his last single gave me mad police vibes so it would be appropriate

 

[DietRob]

So I only just listened to the Kindrick Lamar album about a month ago. But gotdamn for it to be excluded fully invalidates the Grammy's.

Was it not released in enough time or something? I can't rationalize it otherwise.

 

[tj hazuki]

So I only just listened to the Kindrick Lamar album about a month ago. But gotdamn for it to be excluded fully invalidates the Grammy's.

Was it not released in enough time or something? I can't rationalize it otherwise.

Yeah, Kendrick released GMKC after the eligibility period. I say hes almost a lock for the Best New Artist award nomination next year.

 

[Wafflecakes]

Reposting my predictions from Popgaf.

My Grammy's Predictions!

Just doing the major + pop categories. Bold is my prediction as to who will win. Underlined is someone who I want to win (I may underline more than one if I so choose). This years lineup is really hard for me.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
El Camino - The Black Keys
Some Nights - Fun.
Babel - Mumford & Sons
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
Blunderbuss - Jack White

RECORD OF THE YEAR:
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
We Are Young - Fun.
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Thinkin Bout You - Frank Ocean
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR:
The A Team
Adorn
Call Me Maybe
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
We Are Young

BEST NEW ARTIST:
Alabama Shakes
Fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE:
Set Fire To The Rain [Live] - Adele
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
Wide Awake - Katy Perry
Where Have You Been - Rihanna

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE:
Shake It Out - Florence & The Machine
We Are Young - Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
Payphone - Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM:
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
Ceremonials - Florence & The Machine
Some Nights - Fun.
Overexposed - Maroon 5
The Truth About Love - Pink

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Pretty much no one I care about. Grammy's aren't for me this year.

 

[darkside31337]

Shame Journey lost out. Oh well. Totally cool to see it nominated, hopefully there will be many more games to get some love too in the future.

 

[PhoenixDark]

It's just the industry giving awards to the most popular, best selling artists within the industry. Every now and then the older group that makes the selections throws a wrench in (Arcade Fire) that surprises everyone, but for the most part you can tell who will win based on the Billboard chart.

Still I hope Nas wins something...

 

[Xeke]

The Grammy's are completely pointless.

 

[TheLastCandle]

The Grammys are such a joke.

Never forget. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaodlYmleeQ

Spoiler

Crest of a Knave was the better album

 

[Winterfang]

Watching on Xbox Right now.

Always fun the interactive questions.

 

[Thug Waffle]

I'm shocked that Call Me Maybe is up for a Grammy.

 

[Quick]

I haven't watched the Grammys in a couple of years now, but I think I'll check it out this time.

 

[snoopeasystreet]

Never really followed the grammy's before. What's the difference between 'Record of the Year' and 'Song of the Year'?

 

[Xeke]

Never really followed the grammy's before. What's the difference between 'Record of the Year' and 'Song of the Year'?

Album vs Song?

 

[neptunes]

Robert Glasper was nominated?

 

[Wafflecakes]

Never really followed the grammy's before. What's the difference between 'Record of the Year' and 'Song of the Year'?

Record is for the singer/performer. Song is for the song writer. (Assuming that they are different)

Album vs Song?

No thats Album of the Year.

 

[vatstep]

Who the fuck are The Suburbs?

 

[injurai]

No Kendrick
No Santigold
No MIA
No Grimes
No Flylo
No Parov
No Purity Ring
No Burial
No Four Tet
.
.
.


I'm watching to find out who has been the most overrated this year.

 

[Trigger]

Never really followed the grammy's before. What's the difference between 'Record of the Year' and 'Song of the Year'?

Record of the Year recognizes the artist or producer. Song of the Year recognizes the composer of the song. The two may not always be the same person.

EDIT- Damn you Waffle!!

Spoiler

<3

 

[EloquentM]

C'mon Frank!

 

[Servbot24]

Bolded are my choices of who should win, underline is my prediction of who will actually win:


Record Of The Year

The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe - We Are Young
Gotye Featuring Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Frank Ocean - Thinking About You
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together


Album Of The Year

The Black Keys - El Camino
Fun. - Some Nights
Mumford & Sons - Babel
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Jack White - Blunderbluss

Song of the Year

Ed Sheeran - The A Team
Miguel - Adorn
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Fun. - We Are Young

Best New Artist

Alabama Shakes
Fun.
Hunter Hayes
Frank Ocean
The Lumineers

 

[injurai]

C'mon Frank!

Ya, hopefully he will sweep it all up.

 

[Wafflecakes]

No Kendrick
No Santigold
No MIA
No Grimes
No Flylo
No Parov
No Purity Ring
No Burial
No Four Tet

...and I ain't even mad.

I haven't even heard of half of those. Sorry, but relevance is required for nomination.

(I am sure their music is fine. The only artists on that list that I listen to are Grimes and MIA.)

 

[Brinbe]

All I know is Life is Good better fucking win.

 

[Servbot24]

No Kendrick
No Santigold
No MIA
No Grimes
No Flylo
No Parov
No Purity Ring
No Burial
No Four Tet
.
.
.


I'm watching to find out who has been the most overrated this year.

Half of those artists are terrible anyways.

 

[Phire Phox]

Frank better win AOTY

 

[vidcons]

if i have to hear WE ARE YOUNG one more fucking time i'll do something horrible to my genitals on a webcam and end up mentally scarring some of you in the coming months

let's hope it doesn't come to this

 

[injurai]

...and I ain't even mad.

I haven't even heard of half of those. Sorry, but relevance is required for nomination.

(I am sure their music is fine. The only artists on that list that I listen to are Grimes and MIA.)

Check some of them out, all had an amazing year.

But your right about relevance. Sometimes I'm happy not everyone is going crazy over my favorite artists, but I feel the industry gets too fixated on a select group of artists that are used as banner starts for the nation. You end up liking things out of the limited pool that radio brings you.

 

[Phire Phox]

All I know is Life is Good better fucking win.

Drake won

 

[Wafflecakes]

Frank better win AOTY

It's between him and Fun. me thinks.

I really like Some Nights though so I have a hard time rooting against it.

 

[Servbot24]

Frank better win AOTY

But Blunderbus was better

Both are only fairly good albums but I wouldn't complain about either winning actually.

Some Nights is a good song, but it kinda sucks that their brilliant debut album got no attention whatsoever and their horrid follow-up gets showered in it.

 

[Brinbe]

Drake won

Welp, fuck the Grammys.

 

[Oozer3993]

Hunter Hayes will also be performing. And Justin Timberlake hinted that he might be performing something new tonight.

P.S. Taylor Swift has already won. "Safe and Sound" won Best Song Written For Visual Media.

 

[neptunes]

...and I ain't even mad.

I haven't even heard of half of those. Sorry, but relevance is required for nomination.

(I am sure their music is fine. The only artists on that list that I listen to are Grimes and MIA.)

Why should relevance be a factor? especially when you're supposed to be comparing art.

 

[Servbot24]

Welp, fuck the Grammys.

Drake > Frank.

 

[Wafflecakes]

Why should relevance be a factor? especially when you're supposed to be comparing art.

Relevance is essentially whether you music sells/if people like it. Sales is one of the FEW means by which you can measure music subjectively.

Also

At the end of the day the Grammy's need viewers to keep going. If you nominate nobodies who will be forgotten in five years anyways then no one will watch OR care about your awards.

 

[botty]

Good luck to Frank Ocean tonight.