Thursday, December 29, 2011

The 54th Grammy’s




The 54th Grammy’s is just around the corner, to be aired Feb 12 8/7c on CBS. I know some of us are excited about this since this is the most respected award giving body in the United States, though some says that this caters to older demographics. Anyways, the Grammy’s is also a grand music gathering attended by all music royalties and the here and now stars. Now let’s get the run-down and know if your faves are on the list, I’ve got my bets!



Record of the Year

1.       Rolling In The Deep
2.       Holocene
3.       Grenade
4.       The Cave
5.       Firework

My bet:

Rolling In The Deep
Adele
Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers
Track from: 21
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

Or

Firework
Katy Perry
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers
[Capitol]


Album Of The Year

1.       21
2.       Wasting Light
3.       Born This Way
4.       Doo-Wops & Hooligans
5.       Loud

My bet:

21
Adele
Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]


Song Of The Year

1.       All Of The Lights
2.       The Cave
3.       Grenade
4.       Holocene
5.       Rolling In The Deep

My bet:

Rolling In The Deep
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: 21
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram/EMI Music Publishing]


Best New Artist

1.       The Band Perry
2.       Bon Iver
3.       J. Cole
4.       Nicki Minaj
5.       Skrillex

My bet:

Nicki Minaj


Best Pop Solo Performance

1.       Someone Like You
2.       Yoü And I
3.       Grenade
4.       Firework
5.       F***in’ Perfect

My bet:

Someone Like You
Adele
Track from: 21
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]


Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

1.       Body And Soul
2.       Dearest
3.       Paradise
4.       Pumped Up Kicks
5.       Moves Like Jagger

My bet:

Body And Soul
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
Track from: Duets II
[Columbia Records]


Best Pop Vocal Album

1.       21
2.       The Lady Killer
3.       Born This Way
4.       Doo-Wops & Hooligans
5.       Loud

My bet:

Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Bruno Mars
[Elektra]


Best Dance Recording

1.       Raise Your Weapon
2.       Barbra Streisand
3.       Sunshine
4.       Call Your Girlfriend
5.       Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites

My bet:

Barbra Streisand
Duck Sauce
Duck Sauce, producers; Duck Sauce, mixers
[Downtown Records]


Best Dance/Electronica Album

1.       Zonoscope
2.       4x4=12
3.       Nothing But The Beat
4.       Body Talk, Pt. 3
5.       Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites

My bet:

Body Talk, Pt. 3
Robyn
[Interscope Records]


Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

1.       Duets II
2.       The Gift
3.       In Concert On Broadway
4.       Music Is Better Than Words
5.       What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman

My bet:

Duets II
Tony Bennett & Various Artists
[Columbia Records]


Best Rock Performance

1.       Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
2.       Down By The Water
3.       Walk
4.       The Cave
5.       Lotus Flower

My bet:

Walk
Foo Fighters
Track from: Wasting Light
[RCA Records/ Roswell Records]



Best Rock Song

1.       The Cave
2.       Down By The Water
3.       Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
4.       Lotus Flower
5.       Walk

My bet:

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
[Capitol Records/ EMI/ Parlophone; Publishers: Edition Pink Music/Hanseatic Musikverklag, Opal Music/Upala Music, Universal Music Publishing, Woulnough Music/Irving Music]


Best Rock Album

1.       Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
2.       Wasting Light
3.       Come Around Sundown
4.       I'm With You
5.       The Whole Love

My bet:

Wasting Light
Foo Fighters
[RCA Records/ Roswell Records]


Best R&B Performance

1.       Far Away
2.       Pieces Of Me
3.       Not My Daddy
4.       Is This Love
5.       You Are

My bet:

Far Away
Marsha Ambrosius
Track from: Late Nights & Early Mornings
[J Records]


Best Traditional R&B Performance

1.       Sometimes I Cry
2.       Fool For You
3.       Radio Message
4.       Good Man
5.       Surrender

My bet:

Sometimes I Cry
Eric Benét
[Reprise]


Best R&B Song

1.       Far Away
2.       Fool For You
3.       Not My Daddy
4.       Pieces Of Me
5.       You Are

My bet:

You Are
Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
Track from: Just Charlie
[Jive Records; Publishers: Nephew Wirlie Music, Pacific Coast Pirate Publishing, P Ty Music, Escribir Publishing, Mammas Pebbly Publishing]


Best R&B Album

1.       F.A.M.E.
2.       Second Chance
3.       Love Letter
4.       Pieces Of Me
5.       Kelly

My bet:

F.A.M.E.
Chris Brown
[Jive Records]


Best Rap Performance

1.       Look At Me Now
2.       Otis
3.       The Show Goes On
4.       Moment 4 Life
5.       Black And Yellow

My bet:

Look At Me Now
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
Track from: F.A.M.E.
[Jive Records]

Or

Black And Yellow
Wiz Khalifa
Track from: Rolling Papers
[Rostrum/Atlantic]


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

1.       Party
2.       I'm On One
3.       I Need A Doctor
4.       What's My Name?
5.       Motivation
6.       All Of The Lights

My bet:

Party
Beyoncé & André 3000
Track from: 4
[Columbia Records]

Or

I Need A Doctor
Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
[Aftermath]


Best Rap Song

1.       All Of The Lights
2.       Black And Yellow
3.       I Need A Doctor
4.       Look At Me Now
5.       Otis
6.       The Show Goes On

My bet:

All Of The Lights
Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
[Roc-A Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]


Best Rap Album

1.       Watch The Throne
2.       Tha Carter IV
3.       Lasers
4.       Pink Friday
5.       My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

My bet:

Lasers
Lupe Fiasco
[1st & 15th/Atlantic]


Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

1.       Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1
2.       Burlesque
3.       Glee: The Music, Volume 4
4.       Tangled
5.       True Blood: Volume 3

My bet:

Burlesque
Christina Aguilera
[RCA Records]


Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

1.       Danger Mouse
2.       Paul Epworth
3.       The Smeezingtons
4.       Ryan Tedder
5.       Butch Vig

My bet:

Ryan Tedder
For:
Brighter Than The Sun (Colbie Caillat) (T)
Favorite Song (Colbie Caillat Featuring Common) (T)
I Remember Me (Jennifer Hudson) (T)
I Was Here (Beyoncé) (T)
Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw) (S)
#1Nite (One Night) (Cobra Starship) (S)
Rumour Has It (Adele) (T)
Sweeter (Gavin DeGraw) (T)
Who's That Boy (Demi Lovato Featuring Dev) (T)

Or

The Smeezingtons
For:
Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars) (A)
If I Was You (OMG) (Far East Movement Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)
Lighters (Bad Meets Evil Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
Mirror (Lil Wayne Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
Rocketeer (Far East Movement Featuring Ryan Tedder of One Republic) (T)


Best Short Form Music Video

1.       Rolling In The Deep
2.       Yes I Know
3.       All Is Not Lost
4.       Lotus Flower
5.       First Of The Year (Equinox)
6.       Perform This Way

My bet:

Rolling In The Deep
Adele
Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]


Best Long Form Music Video

1.       I Am...World Tour
2.       Foo Fighters: Back And Forth
3.       Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon
4.       Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest
5.       Nine Types Of Light

My bet:

I Am...World Tour
Beyoncé
Ed Burke, Frank Gatson Jr. & Beyoncé Knowles, video directors; Beyoncé Knowles & Camille Yorrick, video producers
[Columbia Records/Music World]


Now who’s yours?


Courtesy of: http://www.grammy.com/nominees#content

I guess you don't want to go there

I guess you don't want to go there
Then let's not go there
Here is fine with me as long as you're happy
Let's stay here and watch the sunset together.

I guess you don't want to go there
At least your here and free
It seems everything is okay and beautiful
Don't leave yet.

I guess you don't want to go there
The hesitance made me reluctant
I should just live it now
And leave it at that, untarnished?

Monday, December 19, 2011

A letter to one who might've gone away

I want you so bad that i want everything to be perfect,
I don't know how to act
I don't know how to respond
I don't know how begin
I don't even know how to end
'Coz i ain't perfect.

You are everything i expect you to be,
Who is charming
Someone to care
Somebody to love
The one i'll respect
And that's all i can give you and more.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

As Soft As Your Voice

Your voice is as sweet as cotton candy,
It may sound cheesy but it's true
I never really believed in love at first sight
But damn i love you the first time i heard your voice.

Distance between us halted this throbbing heart
Just yearning, slowly beating
Waiting and lavishing each second
You could be mine soon.

I know i should not dwell on this
I know it isn't gonna last
I know someone's going to be hurt
I know exactly what's gonna happen.

And it kills me, as soft as your voice.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Kaboomerang!

I'm never going to be caught unguarded again,
It just hurts me more than the reject.
You should have told me,
I hate the prolonged agony.

Haha, this thing I do to myself is such a funny thing,
I'm ashamed of me!
What do I really want?
What is it that will really make me happy and contented?

This broken self is helpless,
I feel and look so ugly.
Truth be told, im so fake!
I'm a mix of frankness and lies.

Boom!
Now that's for you!
Kaboomeranged back to me.
This is such.