The nominations for the 2012 Grammy Awards were announced today and my beloved Adele picked up six nods, including the top 3 (Album, Record and Song of the Year). Lady Gaga will also compete for Album of the Year with Born This Way.
The main categories, from MTV.com:
Album of the Year
» Adele - 21
» Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
» Lady Gaga - Born This Way
» Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
» Rihanna - LoudRecord of the Year
» Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
» Bon Iver - "Holocene"
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Katy Perry - "Firework"Best New Artist
» The Band Perry
» Bon Iver
» J. Cole
» Nicki Minaj
» SkrillexSong of the Year
» Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie - "All of the Lights" » Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
» Bon Iver - "Holocene"
» Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"Best Pop Solo Performance
» Adele - "Someone Like You"
» Lady Gaga - "Yoü and I"
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
» Katy Perry - "Firework"
» Pink - "F***in' Perfect"Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
» Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse - "Body and Soul"
» The Black Keys - "Dearest"
» Coldplay - "Paradise"
» Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
» Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera - "Moves Like Jagger"
As much as I like Lady Gaga, I’ll be rooting for Adele in each category. Adele’s 21 is an instant classic, while Born This Way didn’t live up to the very high expectations that Lady Gaga herself had set for it. Adele’s style is also more what I’m drawn to anyway.
For a full list of nominees, or just to take a look at some of the weirder or more obscure categories listed, click here (it’s a 50 page PDF!!).
2 comments:
I totally agree with your analysis, and you know what? I kept hearing the name "Adele" for at least three years, but never bothered to really match face, voice and songs. One day, accidentally, I concentrated upon one particular song here at the mall and I started asking and searching till I found out the title: Set Fire To The Rain. Singer: Adele.
I was doomed. I bought her two cds and started listening to her INCREDIBLE voice like crazy.
So thank you: if it hadn't been for your frequent and enthusiastic posts, I would have never bothered...
Thank you!!
Adele's Set Fire To the Rain is one of her best and one of my favorites too!
I remember once reading that she actually meant it as a gay anthem, and if you read the lyrics and think about it, it's dead on.
Go ADELE!!!
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