Whose odds look best at the 2011 Grammy Awards? Who is most deserving? Who got robbed and didn't even get a nomination? The Daily Cardinal arts staff reveals its picks.
Record Of The Year
Who Should Win: ""Fuck You""—Cee Lo Green
The newest of the five songs nominated, ""Fuck You"" is still stuck in everyone's heads.
Who Will Win: ""Need You Now""—Lady Antebellum
Given the Grammy voters' recent bent for country music, with T-Swift ruling last year's festivities, Need You Now takes the cake.
Who Got Snubbed*: ""Teenage Dream""—Katy Perry
To nominate Perry's album as one of the year's best, but not one of her chart-topping singles, is preposterous.
Album of the Year
Who Will Win: Recovery—Eminem
Flashback to 2001, when Steely Dan's Two Against Nature beats out Marshall Mathers LP. This might not be Em's best album, but in a weak field, the Grammy voters will give Recovery the nod in a weak field.
Who Should Win: Teenage Dream—Katy Perry
What it lacks in depth it makes up for in ambition and straight up catchiness.
Who Got Snubbed: Sir Lucious Left Foot...The Son Of Chico Dusty—Big Boi
The snub comes as no surprise to Big Boi: He's used to being considered no more than Andre 3000's sidekick. But this was an undeniably brilliant album from one of hip-hop's elder statesmen.
Best New Artist
Who will win: Justin Bieber—
I mean, have you heard ""Baby?""
Who should win: Mumford & Sons—
Following in the Avett Bros. footsteps, Mumford & Sons have wasted little time in becoming folk's next big thing.
Who got snubbed: Ke$ha—
After bursting onto the scene with ""Tik Tok,"" Ke$ha kept it coming with four more top 10 singles.
Best Alternative Music Album
Who Should Win: Brothers—The Black Keys
Despite The Black Keys having nearly a decade of albums behind them, Brothers sounds just as fresh and intriguing as most bands' debut albums.
Who Will Win: The Suburbs—Arcade Fire
Considering it was the only album from this group nominated for best album of the year overall, the Canadians' third (and third best) album looks like the favorite.
Who Got Snubbed: Teen Dream—Beach House
One of the most universally liked alternative albums of the year, Teen Dream is certainly more deserving than Band of Horses' Infinite Arms.
Best Short Form Music Video
Who Should Win: ""Stylo""—Gorillaz
This video is badassery at its finest—car chase plus Bruce Willis with some chill tunes in the background? Win.
Who Will Win: ""Bad Romance""—Lady Gaga
This isn't a bad video; it's actually pretty sweet, but it just isn't anything fantastic. ""Telephone"" was so much better.
Who Got Snubbed: ""Tighten Up""—The Black Keys
This video is pretty great, featuring the age-old battle for a woman's affections. The song itself is fantastic, and the video is imaginative in comparison to the video from The Johnny Cash Project, although I can admire the effort.
Best Comedy Album
Who Will Win: I Told You I Was Freaky—Flight of the Concords
Flight of the Concords is a vet in this category, having already won in 2007, and their well-done musical comedy should still play well with Grammy voters.
Who Should Win: I Told You I Was Freaky—Flight of the Concords
Even though it's not as good as their first album, Flight of the Concords at least deserves to beat the ranks of Robin Williams and Lewis Black, both in the twilight of their careers, and Margaret Cho and Kathy Griffin, whose careers have just always sucked.
Who Was Snubbed: Intimate Moments from a Sensual Evening—Aziz Ansari
After perfecting his routine for years, Ansari's debut comedy album flows perfectly and never misses a beat, but apparently the Grammy nominees just don't find Ansari's cousin Harris or his adventures with R. Kelly very funny.
*The eligibility dates for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards are Sept. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010. Sorry, Kanye Fans: You'll have to settle for best 2011 album.
