Cotten Kandi’s 2012 Grammy Winner Predictions

The 2012 54th Annual Grammy Awards will air tonight and we can’t help but make a few predictions on which artists will walk away with an award. Here are our picks for who’ll win in the more noteworthy categories.

Record of The Year
Adele: “Rolling In The Deep”
Bon Iver: “Holocene”
Bruno Mars: “Grenade”
Mumford & Sons: “The Cave”
Katy Perry: “Firework”

Album of The Year
Adele: ’21’
Foo Fighters: ‘Wasting Light’
Lady Gaga: ‘Born This Way’
Bruno Mars: ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’
Rihanna: ‘Loud’

Song of The Year
Kanye West: “All of The Light”
Mumford & Sons: “The Cave”
Bruno Mars: “Grenade
Bon Iver: “Holocene”
Adele: “Rolling In The Deep”

Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrlllex

Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele: “Someone Like You”
Lady Gaga: “You And I”
Bruno Mars: “Grenade”
Katy Perry: “Firework”
Pink: “F***In Perfect”

Best Pop Duo/Group
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse: “Boby & Soul”
The Black Keys: Dearest
Cold Play: “Paradise”
Foster The People: “Pumped Up Kicks”
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera: “Move Like Jagger”

Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele: ’21’
Cee-Lo Green: ‘The Lady Killer’
Lady Gaga: ‘Born This Way’
Bruno Mars:’Doo-Wops & Hooligans’
Rihanna: ‘Loud’

Best R&B Performance
Marsha Ambrosius: “Far Away”
Ledisi: “Pieces Of Me”
Kelly Price & Stokley: “Not My Daddy”
Corinne Bailey Rae: “Is This Love”
Charlie Wilson: “You Are”

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Eric Benét: “Sometimes I Cry”
Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona: “Fool For You”
R. Kelly: “Radio Message”
Raphael Saadiq: “Good Man”
Betty Wright & The Roots: “Surrender”

Best R&B Song
Marsha Ambrosius: “Far Away”
Cee Lo Green: “Fool For You”
Kelly Price: “Not My Daddy”
Ledisi: “Pieces Of Me”
Charlie Wilson: “You Are”

Best R&B Album
Chris Brown: ‘F.A.M.E.’
El DeBarge: ‘Second Chance’
R. Kelly: ‘Love Letter’
Ledisi: ‘Pieces Of Me’
Kelly Price: ‘Kelly’

Best Rap Performance
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes: “Look At Me Now”
Jay-Z & Kanye West: “Otis”
Lupe Fiasco: “The Show Goes On”
Nicki Minaj & Drake: “Moment 4 Life”
Wiz Khalifa: “Black And Yellow”

Best Rap Song/Collaboration
Beyoncé & André 3000: “Party”
DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne: “I’m On One”
Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey: “I Need A Doctor”
Rihanna & Drake: “What’s My Name?”
Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne: “Motivation”
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie: “All Of The Lights”

Best Rap Song
Kanye West: All Of The Lights
Wiz Khalifa: Black And Yellow
Dr. Dre, Eminem And Skylar Grey: I Need A Doctor
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes: Look At Me Now
Jay Z & Kanye West: Otis
Lupe Fiasco: The Show Goes On

Best Rap Album
Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch The Throne
Lil Wayne: Tha Carter IV
Lupe Fiasco: Lasers
Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday
Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

For the complete list of nominees go to Grammy.com. Show time begins at 8pm ET/PT on CBS.

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