I'm not sure. This year's nominees seem even more random than usual. Fortunately, there are no Steely Dan out-of-left-field nominees (that would probably end up winning the thing). But there's an awful lot of Ray Charles. I haven't heard his album, but I bet the nominations have way more to do with him dying than his artistry. And I am totally sick of Usher. Totally sick of him. Here is a sample:
Record of the Year:
Let's Get It Started - The Black Eyed Peas
Here We Go Again - Ray Charles & Norah Jones
American Idiot - Green Day
Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
Yeah! - Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Album Of The Year:
Genius Loves Company - Ray Charles & Various Artists
American Idiot - Green Day
The Diary Of Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys
Confessions - Usher
The College Dropout - Kanye West
Song Of The Year:
Daughters - John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
Jesus Walks - C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
Live Like You Were Dying - Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
The Reason - Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters (Hoobastank)
It is nice to see Ryan Adams, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Velvet Revolver, Brian Wilson, Modest Mouse, U2, PJ Harvey, Wilco and N.E.R.D. get some major category nominations.
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