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AP writers predict Grammy winners
(AP)
Updated: 2006-02-02 11:33
Song of the Year: "Bless the Broken Road," Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna &
Marcus Hummon, (Rascal Flatts); "Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen, (Bruce
Springsteen); "Ordinary People," W. Adams & J. Stephens, (John Legend);
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own," U2; "We Belong Together," J. Austin,
M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten,
S. Sully & B. Womack) (Mariah Carey).
MOODY: When it takes the equivalent of a basketball starting lineup to write
one song, the chances of said tune winning a song-of-the-year Grammy diminishes
greatly — so that scratches off Mariah once again. Rascal Flatt's "Bless the
Broken Road" may be great, but outside of country audiences, where did it
resonate? The same can be said for John Legend's "Ordinary People," a great song
that most people are unaware of. Actually, that can also be said for
Springsteen's "Devils & Dust," but we're talking Bruce here! And that's why
he'll win, even over Grammy faves U2.
BAUDER: Let's take this slow-ow-ow-ow, Nekesa. When you think of Bruce
Springsteen, "Devils & Dust" is hardly a song that comes to mind. "Ordinary
People" is the kind of lush, romantic ballad that people will remember years
from now. U2's beauty is its only real competition here, but it may suffer among
voters for having been out too long. Legend wins.
New Artist: Ciara, Fall Out Boy, Keane, John Legend, SugarLand.
BAUDER: This is hardly an accurate Grammy predictor, but I'm going with the
artist most likely to be around in another decade. And that's John Legend.
MOODY: This one is so easy and obvious — John Legend, John Legend, John
Legend (of course, I thought it was obvious Kanye should win last year. And 50
Cent before that. So maybe I should pick SugarLand?)
Female Pop Vocal Performance: "It's Like That," Mariah Carey; "Since U Been
Gone," Kelly Clarkson; "Good Is Good," Sheryl Crow; "I Will Not Be Broken,"
Bonnie Raitt; "Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani.
MOODY: With the amazing performance Carey had with "We Belong Together," it's
perplexing that the song is not nominated here; "It's Like That" was a strong,
but not stellar performance, which is why she won't win. Clarkson, on the other
hand, had the year's greatest groove and put the song over the top with her
tour-de-force performance — and she should have been up for record of the year
for it. A win here would be a deserved consolation prize.
BAUDER: Hey, we agree! Clarkson got dissed this year; she deserved a
nomination in one of the bigger categories for "Since U Been Gone."
Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing," Jack Johnson; "Fine
Line," Paul McCartney; "Walk on By," Seal; "Lonely No More," Rob Thomas; "From
the Bottom of My Heart," Stevie Wonder.
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