| 50th annual grammy awards:
and the winner is ...
grammy forecast
Before the official envelopes are opened, ro takes a look into our crystal ball and delivers our forecast for the major Grammy ® categories. –todd williams
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| Best Rap/Song Collaboration |
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“I Wanna Love You” – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg
“Kiss, Kiss” – Chris Brown and T-Pain
“Let It Go” – Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott and Lil’ Kim
“Umbrella” – Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
“Good Life” – Kanye West feat. T-Pain |
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Projected winner: “I Wanna Love You” |
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Best Rap Song |
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“Ayo Technology” – N. Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake, songwriters (50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland)
“Big Things Poppin’ (Do It)” – Clifford Harris and Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)
“Can’t Tell Me Nothing” – A. Davis and Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
“Crank That (Soulja Boy)” – Soulja Boy, songwriter
“Tell ’Em,” Soulja Boy, songwriter
“Good Life” – A. Davis, F. Najm and K. West, songwriters (Kanye West feat. T-Pain) |
Projected winner: “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”  |
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Best Rap Album |
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Finding Forever – Common
Kingdom Come – Jay-Z
Hip-Hop Is Dead – Nas
T.I. vs. T.I.P. – T.I.
Graduation – Kanye West |
Projected winner: Finding Forever |
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Album Of The Year |
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Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters
These Days – Vince Gill
River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock
Graduation – Kanye West
Back To Black – Amy Winehouse |
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Projected winner: Graduation |
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Record Of The Year |
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“Irreplaceable” – Beyoncé
“The Pretender” – Foo Fighters
“Umbrella” – Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
“What Goes Around...Comes Around” – Justin Timberlake
“Rehab” – Amy Winehouse |
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Projected winner: “Umbrella” |
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Best New Artist |
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Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse |
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Projected winner: Amy Winehouse |
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Song Of The Year |
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“Before He Cheats” – John Kear and Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
“Hey There Delilah” – Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T’s)
“Like A Star” – Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
“Rehab” – Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
“Umbrella” – Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius “Dream” Nash and Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna feat. Jay-Z) |
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Projected winner: “Like A Star” |
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Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals |
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“Steppin’ Out” – Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
“Beautiful Liar” – Beyoncé & Shakira
“Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)” – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
“The Sweet Escape” – Gwen Stefani and Akon
“Give It To Me” – Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake |
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Projected winner: “Beautiful Liar” |
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Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals |
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“Same Girl” – R. Kelly feat.Usher
“Disrespectful” – Chaka Khan feat. Mary J. Blige
“Hate That I Love You” – Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo
“Baby” – Angie Stone feat. Betty Wright
“Bartender” – T-Pain feat. Akon |
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Projected winner: “Bartender” |
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For Best Contemporary R&B Album |
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Konvicted – Akon
Just Like You – Keyshia Cole
Fantasia – Fantasia
East Side Story – Emily King
Because Of You – Ne-Yo |
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Projected winner: " Because Of You"  |
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Best Urban/Alternative Performance |
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“Make A Baby” – Vikter Duplaix
“That’s The Way Of The World” – Dwele
“Daydreamin’ ” – Lupe Fiasco feat. Jill Scott
“Fantasy” – Meshell Ndegeocello
“Dream” – Alice Smith |
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Projected winner: “Daydreamin’ ” |
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