2011 GRAMMY Awards Air on February 13, 2011

The 53rd GRAMMY Awards Featuring Christina Aguilera, Justin Bieber, and Eminem

Bobbi Leder
The 53rd GRAMMY Awards will air on Sunday, February 13, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. (EST) on CBS so be sure to tune in or record the music event of the year. With performances by Christiana Aguilera (even after her embarrassing Super Bowl performance - hey, give the girl a break; she's a true talent and everyone makes mistakes), Barbara Streisand (yes, the one and only), Eminem, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cee Lo Green, Justin Bieber, and for the first time ever: Mick Jagger.

Listed below are just some of the nominees. To see the full list visit Grammy.com.

GRAMMY NOMINEES

Record of the Year

"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"F*** You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum

My pick: Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now."

Album of the Year

The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Recovery--
Eminem
The Fame Monster --Lady GaGa
Need You Now-- Lady Antebellum
Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry

My pick: While Lady GaGa and Katy Perry have had an abundance of hits in 2010, I'm going to go with Lady Antebellum once again.

Song of the Year

"Beg Steal Or Borrow" -Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
"F*** You" -- Cee Lo Green
"The House That Built Me" -- Miranda Lambert
"Love The Way You Lie Eminem" - Featuring Rihanna

My Pick: Probably Need You Now, but I have to say I really like "F*** You" and from a songwriting standpoint, I like "Love The Way You Lie."

Best New Artist

Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sonds
Esperanza Spalding

My pick: Justin Bieber of course. He's the only one I've actually heard of. And like his music or not, he's an amazing talent and appears to be a good kid.

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Michael Bublé - "Havent' Met You Yet"
Michael Jackson - "This is It"
Adam Lambert - "Whataya Want from Me"
Bruno Mars - "Just the Way You Are"
John Mayer - "Half of My Heart"

My pick: Michael Buble -- "Haven't Met You Yet"

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Sara Bareilles -- "King of Anything"
Beyonce -- "Halo"
Norah Jones -- "Chasing Pirates"
Katy Perry -- "Teenager Dream"
Lady Gaga -- "Bad Romance"

My pick: Lady GaGa -- "Bad Romance"

The list of nominee categories goes on and on, but let's face it, the best part is when the celebrities walk down the red carpet. Catch E! News before the 2011 GRAMMY Awards to see who wore a hit and who missed the mark.

Published by Bobbi Leder

Bobbi Leder is the author of the picture book, THE SECRET POLICE DOG. Leder has been published with a variety of print and web-based magazines, websites, anthologies, and newspapers.  View profile

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  • Jennifer Wagner2/17/2011

    Great recap Bobbi!

  • Linda M. McCloud2/13/2011

    I am sure the nominee's can't wait.

  • Sheri Fresonke Harper2/13/2011

    Exciting, that's tonight!

  • John Myers2/13/2011

    Very cool!

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