U2start.com | 2012 Grammys [Ballot Included]

Here's the Grammy Ballot for 2012. We can discuss the award show here as well, as I'm sure videos of the performances will be posted throughout the week. Foo Fighters, Coldplay + Rihanna, Adele, and Jennifer Hudson are among the performances slated for tonight. Hudson's performance will be a Whitney Houston tribute.

Here is the ballot: (most of the important categories, anyway. Might have missed a few. Matt's predictions are italicized, winners in bold)

**FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES AND WINNERS, PLEASE CLICK HERE**

Record of the Year:
"Rolling in the Deep," Adele;
"Holocene," Bon Iver;
"Grenade," Bruno Mars;
"The Cave," Mumford & Sons;
"Firework," Katy Perry.

Album of the Year:
"21," Adele;
"Wasting Light," Foo Fighters;
"Born This Way," Lady Gaga;
"Doo-Wops & Hooligans," Bruno Mars;
"Loud," Rihanna.

Song of the Year:
"All of the Lights," (Kanye West)
"The Cave," (Mumford & Sons);
"Grenade," (Bruno Mars);
"Holocene," (Bon Iver);
"Rolling in the Deep," (Adele).

New Artist:
The Band Perry,
Bon Iver,
J. Cole,
Nicki Minaj,
Skrillex.

Pop duo/group performance
"Body and Soul", Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse
"Dearest", The Black Keys
"Paradise", Coldplay
"Pumped Up Kicks", Foster the People
"Moves Like Jagger", Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera

Pop Solo Performance
"Someone Like You", Adele
"You and I", Lady Gaga
"Grenade", Bruno Mars
"Perfect", P!nk
"Firework", Katy Perry

Pop Vocal Album:
"21," Adele;
"The Lady Killer," Cee Lo Green;
"Born This Way," Lady Gaga;
"Doo-Wops & Hooligans," Bruno Mars;
"Loud," Rihanna.

Rock Album:
"Rock 'n' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul," Jeff Beck;
"Wasting Light," Foo Fighters;
"Come Around Sundown," Kings of Leon;
"I'm With You," Red Hot Chili Peppers;
"The Whole Love," Wilco.

Rock performance
"Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall", Coldplay
"Down By the Water", The Decemberists
"Walk", Foo Fighters
"The Cave", Mumford & Sons
"Lotus Flower", Radiohead

Best Rock Song
"Walk", Foo Fighters
"The Cave", Mumford and Sons
"Down By the Water", The Decemberists
"Every Teardrop is a Waterfall", Coldplay
"Lotus Flower", Radiohead

Hard rock/metal performance
"On the Backs of Angels", Dream Theater
"White Limo", Foo Fighters
"Curl of the Burl", Mastodon
"Public Enemy No. 1", Megadeth
"Blood In My Eyes", Sum 41

Alternative album
"Bon Iver", Bon Iver
"Codes and Keys", Death Cab for Cutie
"Torches", Foster the People
"Circuital", My Morning Jacket
"The King of Limbs", Radiohead

R&B Album:
"F.A.M.E.," Chris Brown;
"Second Chance," El DeBarge;
"Love Letter," R. Kelly;
"Pieces of Me," Ledisi;
"Kelly," Kelly Price.

Rap Album:
"Watch the Throne," Jay-Z and Kanye West;
"Tha Carter IV," Lil Wayne;
"Lasers," Lupe Fiasco;
"Pink Friday," Nicki Minaj;
"My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," Kanye West.

Best Rap Song
"All of the Lights", Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, Fergie
"Black and Yellow", Wiz Khalifa
"I Need a Doctor", Dr. Dre, Eminem, Skylar Grey
"Look At Me Now", Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes
"Otis", Kanye West, Jay Z
"The Show Goes On", Lupe Fiasco

Best Traditional R&B Performance:
"Sometimes I Cry" — Eric Benét
"Fool For You" — Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
"Radio Message" — R. Kelly
"Good Man" — Raphael Saadiq
"Surrender" — Betty Wright & The Roots

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"Party" — Beyoncé & André 3000
"I'm On One" — DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
"I Need A Doctor" — Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
"What's My Name?" — Rihanna & Drake
"Motivation" — Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
"All Of The Lights" — Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

Best Rap Performance:
"Look At Me Now" — Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
"Otis" — Jay-Z & Kanye West
"The Show Goes On" — Lupe Fiasco
"Moment 4 Life" — Nicki Minaj & Drake
"Black And Yellow" — Wiz Khalifa

Country Album:
"My Kinda Party," Jason Aldean;
"Chief," Eric Church;
"Own the Night," Lady Antebellum;
"Red River Blue," Blake Shelton;
"Here for a Good Time," George Strait;
"Speak Now," Taylor Swift.

Best Country Solo Performance:
"Dirt Road Anthem" — Jason Aldean
"I'm Gonna Love You Through It" — Martina McBride
"Honey Bee" — Blake Shelton
"Mean" — Taylor Swift
"Mama's Song" — Carrie Underwood

Best Country Song:
"Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" — Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
"God Gave Me You" — (Blake Shelton)
"Just Fishin'" — (Trace Adkins)
"Mean" — (Taylor Swift)
"Threaten Me With Heaven" — (Vince Gill)
"You And Tequila" — (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)

Dance recording
"Raise Your Weapon", Deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech
"Barbra Streisand", Duck Sauce
"Sunshine", David Guetta and Avicii
"Call Your Girlfriend", Robyn
"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites", Skrillex
"Save the World", Swedish House Mafia

Dance/electronica album
"Zonoscope", Cut/Copy
"4x4=12", Deadmau5
"Nothing But the Beat", David Guetta
"Body Talk, Pt. 3", Robyn
"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites", Skrillex

dylbagz

13 years

Yeah I pretty much agree with all of that.

Except I hope the Foos snare the hard rock performance one for White Limo, killer tune.

dylbagz

13 years

I also hope that Adele wins song of the year too, she deserves it, whatta cutie

MattG

13 years

That would certainly be nice but I'm not entirely sure if that's their category. They're definitely the lighter side of Hard Rock...they deserve it for "Walk", but Mastodon deserves recognition for their latest release too.

dylbagz

13 years

Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3That would certainly be nice but I'm not entirely sure if that's their category. They're definitely the lighter side of Hard Rock...they deserve it for "Walk", but Mastodon deserves recognition for their latest release too.

If I'm going to be completely honest, I like the song a lot, but I would like it even more if it was purely instrumental.

dylbagz

13 years

White Limo that is

Walk is among their best IMO

MattG

13 years

Ballot updated, I don't think I've missed any categories at this point but I could be wrong.

Mr_Trek

13 years