Who do you think are going to win? And why.
Here are the nominees:
General field
Record of the Year
"Halo" – Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
"I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers
"Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
"Poker Face" – Lady GaGa
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
"You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year
I Am... Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
Bangladesh (producer), Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frederick Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Padraic "Padlock" Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
The Fame – Lady GaGa
Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
"Poker Face" – Lady GaGa
Lady GaGa & RedOne, songwriters
"Pretty Wings" – Maxwell
Hod David & Musze, songwriters
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters
"Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
"You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
[edit] Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Hometown Glory" - Adele
"Halo" - Beyoncé
"Hot N Cold" - Katy Perry
"Sober" - Pink
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"This Time" - John Legend
"Love You" - Maxwell
"Make It Mine" - Jason Mraz
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" - Seal
"All About The Love Again" - Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
"We Weren't Born To Follow" - Bon Jovi
"Never Say Never" - The Fray
"Sara Smile" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Kids" - MGMT
Best Rap Album
"Universal Mind Control" - Common
"Relapse" - Eminem
"R.O.O.T.S." - Flo Rida
"The Ecstatic" - Mos Def
"The Renaissance" - Q-Tip
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" - Beyoncé Knowles
"It Kills Me" - Melanie Fiona
"That Was Then" - Lalah Hathaway
"Goin' Thru Changes" - Ledisi
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"The Point Of It All" - Anthony Hamilton
"Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
"Sobeautiful" - Musiq Soulchild
"Under" - Pleasure P
"There Goes My Baby" - Charlie Wilson
Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals
"Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
"Chocolate High" - India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
"Ifuleave" - Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
"Higher Ground" - Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
"Love Has Finally Come At Last" - Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"At Last" - Beyoncé
"Soul Music" - Anthony Hamilton
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - Boney James & Quinn
"Sow Love" - Ann Nesby
"Woman Gotta Have It" - Calvin Richardson
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Daykeeper" - The Foreign Exchange
"All Matter" - Robert Glasper & Bilal
"Pearls" - India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
"A Tale Of Two" - Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
"Blend" - Tonex
Best R&B Song
"Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker songwriters
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
Here are the nominees:
General field
Record of the Year
"Halo" – Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
"I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers
"Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
"Poker Face" – Lady GaGa
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
"You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year
I Am... Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
Bangladesh (producer), Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frederick Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Padraic "Padlock" Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
The Fame – Lady GaGa
Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
"Poker Face" – Lady GaGa
Lady GaGa & RedOne, songwriters
"Pretty Wings" – Maxwell
Hod David & Musze, songwriters
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters
"Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
"You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
[edit] Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Hometown Glory" - Adele
"Halo" - Beyoncé
"Hot N Cold" - Katy Perry
"Sober" - Pink
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"This Time" - John Legend
"Love You" - Maxwell
"Make It Mine" - Jason Mraz
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" - Seal
"All About The Love Again" - Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
"We Weren't Born To Follow" - Bon Jovi
"Never Say Never" - The Fray
"Sara Smile" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Kids" - MGMT
Best Rap Album
"Universal Mind Control" - Common
"Relapse" - Eminem
"R.O.O.T.S." - Flo Rida
"The Ecstatic" - Mos Def
"The Renaissance" - Q-Tip
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" - Beyoncé Knowles
"It Kills Me" - Melanie Fiona
"That Was Then" - Lalah Hathaway
"Goin' Thru Changes" - Ledisi
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"The Point Of It All" - Anthony Hamilton
"Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
"Sobeautiful" - Musiq Soulchild
"Under" - Pleasure P
"There Goes My Baby" - Charlie Wilson
Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals
"Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
"Chocolate High" - India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
"Ifuleave" - Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
"Higher Ground" - Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
"Love Has Finally Come At Last" - Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"At Last" - Beyoncé
"Soul Music" - Anthony Hamilton
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - Boney James & Quinn
"Sow Love" - Ann Nesby
"Woman Gotta Have It" - Calvin Richardson
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Daykeeper" - The Foreign Exchange
"All Matter" - Robert Glasper & Bilal
"Pearls" - India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
"A Tale Of Two" - Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
"Blend" - Tonex
Best R&B Song
"Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker songwriters
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan