My Music Awards

So, music’s big day is finally coming:
Grammy nominations will be announced Wednesday.
Although it’s been quite a dismal year in music, I am anxious!
Let’s see who'll rule, who'll be shunned, and who'll be (unfairly) over-praised...
To celebrate, here's what I think ought to be recognized.
These are my winners...

Record of the Year:
"Chasing Pavements" - Adele.
The song is haunting. If it doesn’t move you to pieces, you are a walking corpse.

Album of the Year:
"As I Am" – Alicia Keys.
The set sold more than 700,000 copies its first week out. It’s her best album, period. From the very start until the end, it is quite a profound piece of work. No other album released during the eligibility year should walk away with this award. It is serious stuff. I swear it.
Honorable Mentions: Raising Sand, by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.

Song of the Year (songwriters award):
"Bleeding Love" – Ryan Tedder & Jesse McCartney.
A show-stopping, colossal of a song. This type doesn’t happen all the time. Brilliant words. I can’t think of a more deserving song this year.

Best New Artist:
Adele.
This is a long shot but I don’t care. She is real. She is young. She writes her own stuff. She plays the guitar. She’s a white Etta James. She’s drug-free and bikini-free. It’s about the music, not the panties. Shall I go on? No new artist had a better album in ’08. Will she be nominated? She better be!

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
"So What" – P!nk.
It’s her biggest selling single, with good reason. She’s tough but she manages to break your heart just the same. The bridge tugs the soul.

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:
"Superwoman" – Alicia Keys.
An ode to the powers that be: the Women.

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal:
"Just One Kiss" – Raphael Saadiq & Joss Stone.
Two of the most underrated stars of R&B music.

Best R&B Album:
"As I Am" – Alicia Keys.
Need more reasons? Gut wrenching, daring, different, just plain amazing.

Best Contemporary R&B Album:
"The Way I See It" – Raphael Saadiq.
Pure and bold. He took a time machine to the 60s and came back with this. A smart and indelible work of art.

Best Urban/Alternative Performance:
“Sandcastle Disco” – Solange.
I don’t like her as a person but she can sing. The track is amazing and so much fun. In fact, the whole album is great. If it weren’t for Amy this wouldn't be.

Best Dance Recording:
“Just Dance” – Lady Gaga.
The song is a knockout. Christina Aguilera should be so lucky.

Best Electronic/Dance Album:
“Robyn” – Robyn.
The comeback album of the year. Ferocious fun filled with beats that stand out.