2009 Grammy Predictions and Proclamations

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Best New Artist

The Nominees:
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

Who will win: Adele
If 14-year-old girls could vote, the Jonas Brothers would win in a landslide. But Adele is heavily nominated, and this could be her big win.

Who should win: Adele
It's hard to imagine her losing this category.

Who really should win: Bon Iver
It could certainly be argued that Justin Vernon's "public identity" has yet to be established, but it's tough to argue against his quietly lovely music.

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

The Nominees:
"Chasing Pavements" - Adele
"Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
"Mercy" - Duffy
"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
"I Kissed A Girl" - Katy Perry
"So What" - Pink

Who will win: "I Kissed A Girl" - Katy Perry
The guilty pleasure recepticles were on overload this year in what turned out to be a strong category. "Bleeding Love," "Mercy" and "Chasing Pavements" are all stupendous pop songs. So naturally, "I Kissed a Girl" will win.

Who should win: "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
If you're aiming for great "pop," there's a picture of Leona Lewis in the center of the bullseye. But as long as it's not Katy Perry or Pink up on stage, you'll hear no complaints from this corner.

Who really should win: "28 Butts" - Little Jackie
OK, so Little Jackie is technically a band consisting of Imani Coppola and Adam Pallin. But our game, our rules.

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

The Nominees:
"All Summer Long" - Kid Rock
"Say" - John Mayer
"That Was Me" - Paul McCartney
"I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz
"Closer" - Ne-Yo
"Wichita Lineman" - James Taylor

Who will win: "Closer" - Ne-Yo
The Grammys are peer-voting, and Ne-Yo has worked with most of them.

Who should win: None of the above
If we were forced to choose, it might be "I'm Yours," but the men's category is as bad as the women's is good.

Who really should win: "Another Day" - Jamie Lidell
This is the kind of thing that makes us just not want to care about the Grammys. Jamie Lidell eats John Mayer's lunch. Without asking. With his bare hands.