Kanye West Gets 7 Nominations at 2011 Grammys But Best Album?

Kanye West Grammy 2011

Houston we have a problem. It appears the 2011 Grammy committee have their heads stuck up their assess. Or to put it more politely are inconsistent. This year they have nominated Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy for every category except Album Of the Year! I don’t get how you can have the most nominations, Kanye West has 7, and yet failed to be nominated for album of the year, when MBDTF was universally hailed by critics. Anyway, hopefully Kanye spazzes out again.

Here’s a run down of the nominees and my picks.

Record Of The Year
Rolling In The Deep – Adele
Holocene – Bon Iver
Grenade – Bruno Mars
The Cave – Mumford & Sons
Firework – Katy Perry

Adele is taking this category hands down.

Album Of The Year
21 – Adele
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Loud – Rihanna

If Kanye ain’t even being nominated here, Adele better win.

Song Of The Year
All Of The Lights – Kanye West
The Cave – Mumford & Sons
Grenade – Bruno Mars
Holocene – Bon Iver
Rolling In The Deep – Adele

While All of the Lights did push the envelope, Rolling In The Deep is just scary good.

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

I’m a little surprised Cole made it on here, I think Nicki Minaj will probably take it, but the Grammy’s like a little more artistic merit, so it could be Bon Iver.

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

Otis should win from an artistic perspective, I’m not sure why Look At Me Now is even in this category and not the next category Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

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

All of the Lights hands down.

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

I Need A Doctor will likely take this. I’m surprised now of Eminem’s solo songs we’re nominated but some Detox throwaway was?

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

Clearly Kanye’s taking this.

Tagged ,