![]() ![]() In other words, "Heaven" has the LEAST chance of winning this category, Nekesa. So that leaves "American Idiot," and "Heaven," and the Los Lonely Boys' ballad was the most ubiquitous of the two _ so they'll get it.īAUDER: "Heaven" was a pleasant enough song, but couldn't match the entries of Usher, Green Day or Black Eyed Peas for cultural impact. And yes, "Yeah!" was the most popular, but the Grammys don't seem to be keen on picking dance tracks as the year's most memorable _ even if they are. ![]() MOODY: Let's get the losers out of the way, first, shall we? The Black Eyed Peas are nominated a second year in a row for a catchy song, and again they will lose _ besides, how can you give a Grammy to a song originally titled "Let's Get Retarded" anyway? And even though Charles has had a banner (posthumous) year, "Here We Go Again" is about as below-the-radar as you can get. Record of the Year: "Let's Get It Started," The Black Eyed Peas "Here We Go Again," Ray Charles and Norah Jones "American Idiot," Green Day "Heaven," Los Lonely Boys "Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris. 13 - but hey, we wouldn't bet the house on these predictions. The Associated Press' crack Grammy team gives their insider analysis on who's going to win on Grammy night Feb. Queen Latifah will host the show, which airs at 8 p.m. Usher's "Yeah!" finished third, followed by Modest Mouse's "Float On," Britney Spears' "Toxic" and West's "Jesus Walks." The full list appears in this week's Village Voice. In the single record balloting, "Take Me Out" was a Top 10 choice of 146 voters, edging out Jay-Z's "99 Problems," which was cited by 135 voters. These artists claimed the remaining spots in the Top 10, in order: Loretta Lynn, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day, Arcade Fire, the Streets, U2, Modest Mouse and Danger Mouse. In the Voice's weighted point system, West easily outscored Brian Wilson's "Smile," 2,826 to 2,034. ![]() Last year's winner: OutKast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below." If West's album goes on to win album of the year on Sunday's Grammy telecast, it will mark the second consecutive year that critics and the record industry professionals who vote for the Grammys have agreed. Rapper Kanye West's thoughtful, dynamic "The College Dropout" was named album of the year in the Village Voice poll of 793 critics, while Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand's effervescent "Take Me Out" was judged best single record. It's still four days before we'll have the Grammy voters' verdict on album and record of the year, but the nation's pop music critics have already given us their choices. Also planned is a tribute to Ray Charles featuring Bonnie Raitt and Billy Preston, and a salute to Southern Rock with Gretchen Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd and others. Usher, who is nominated for eight Grammys, joins previously announced performers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Green Day, Alicia Keys, U2 and Tim McGraw, The Recording Academy also announced. They will perform separately across three stages at the start of the broadcast, the Recording Academy announced Tuesday. The show, airing live Sunday from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on CBS, will begin with performances by five nominated artists: the Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani (performing with Eve), Los Lonely Boys, Maroon5 and Franz Ferdinand. NEW YORK (AP) - The 47th Annual Grammy Awards show will open with music acts that could give Live Aid a run for its money.
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