Below, who wins in our book… tune in with us for the Grammys Jan 31, 2009

RECORD OF THE YEAR

Blush consensus: Yikes! Startin’ with the hard stuff. We’re going B all the way with this one. And no offense to Gaga, but Queen B is Lady Gaga’s idol, so that’s just how it works.

• Halo
  Beyoncé
  Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark “Spike” Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
  Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia]
• I Gotta Feeling
  The Black Eyed Peas
  David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan “3-D” Dresdow & Padraic “Padlock” Kerin, engineers/mixers
  [Interscope]
• Use Somebody
  Kings Of Leon
  Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
  [RCA Records]
• Poker Face
  Lady Gaga
  RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
  Track from: The Fame
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
• You Belong With Me
  Taylor Swift
  Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers
  [Big Machine Records]

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Blush Consensus: WHY are they pitting Gaga against B? This is terrible. Beyonce. But only by a sliver. We like Gaga’s “The Fame Monster” better than “The Fame,” and B can do no wrong… so yes, Beyonce. If Taylor beats Beyonce we’re gonna lose it.

• I Am… Sasha Fierce
  Beyoncé
  Shondrae “Mr. Bangledesh” Crawford, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean “The Pen” Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius “The Dream” Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark “Spike” Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian “B-LUV” Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
  [Music World Music / Columbia]
• The E.N.D.
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frederick Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan “3D” Dresdow, Padraic “Padlock” Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
  [Interscope Records]
• The Fame
  Lady Gaga
  Flo Rida, Colby O’Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
  Dave Matthews Band
  Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
  [RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]
• Fearless
  Taylor Swift
  Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
  [Big Machine Records]

SONG OF THE YEAR

Blush Consensus: I’m Sorry, “Single Ladies” has way more heart and guts than “Pokerface,” and as we’ve said, Gaga bows down to  B anyway. I’ll never understand the Grammys though–how can Kings of Leon be up against Beyonce and Lady Gaga? Where’s the logic?

• Poker Face
  Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
  Track from: The Fame
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree; Publishers: Stefani Germanotta p/k/a Lady Gaga, Sony/ATV Songs/House of Gaga Publishing/GloJoe Music, Sony/ATV Songs/RedOne Productions.]
• Pretty Wings
  Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
  Track from: Blacksummers’ Night
  [Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]
• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
  Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]
• Use Somebody
  Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
  [RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]
• You Belong With Me
  Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Potting Shed Music, Barbara Orbison World Publishing.]

BLUSH CONSENSUS: Definitely MGMT

• Zac Brown Band
• Keri Hilson
• MGMT
• Silversun Pickups
• The Ting Tings
• 

BEST FEMALE POP PERFORMANCE

Blush consensus: I can see your Halo…halo…halo…

• Hometown Glory
  Adele
  Track from: 19
  [XL/Columbia]
• Halo
  Beyoncé
  Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia]
• Hot N Cold
  Katy Perry
  [Capitol]
• Sober
  Pink
  Track from: Funhouse
  [LaFace Records]
• You Belong With Me
  Taylor Swift
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records]

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Blush consensus: Stevie! His rendition of “I Never Dreamed You’d Leave In Summer” at MJ’s funeral broke our heart.

• This Time
  John Legend
  Track from: Evolver
  [G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia]
• Love You
  Maxwell
  Track from: Blacksummers’ Night
  [Columbia]
• Make It Mine
  Jason Mraz
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic]
• If You Don’t Know Me By Now
  Seal
  Track from: Soul
  [143/Warner Bros.]
• All About The Love Again
  Stevie Wonder
  [Hidden Beach Records]

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Blush consensus: Sigh, the buried hipster in us is going MGMT.

• I Gotta Feeling
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Track from: The E.N.D.
  [Interscope Records]
• We Weren’t Born To Follow
  Bon Jovi
  [Island]
• Never Say Never
  The Fray
  Track from: The Fray
  [Epic]
• Sara Smile
  Daryl Hall & John Oates
  Track from: Live At The Troubadour
  [Shout! Factory]
• Kids
  MGMT
  Track from: Oracular Spectacular
  [Columbia]

Blush consensus: Definitely “Sea of Heartbreak” for us, but Taylor will probs sweep. And we have a personal vendetta against Jason Mraz.

• Sea Of Heartbreak
  Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
  [Manhattan]
• Love Sex Magic
  Ciara & Justin Timberlake
  Track from: Fantasy Ride
  [LaFace Records]
• Lucky
  Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic]
• Baby, It’s Cold Outside
  Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
  Track from: American Classic
  [Blue Note]
• Breathe
  Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records]

  

Blush consensus: Sophie’s Choice! Pink or Clarkson… oh hell don’t make us do this!! We won’t.

• The E.N.D.
  The Black Eyed Peas
  [Interscope Records]
• Breakthrough
  Colbie Caillat
  [Universal Republic Records]
• All I Ever Wanted
  Kelly Clarkson
  [RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC./ S Records]
• The Fray
  The Fray
  [Epic]
• Funhouse
  Pink
  [LaFace Records]

  

BEST DANCE RECORDING

Blush consensus:Gaga or Brit Brit deserves this one– of course we’re leaning toward Gaga

• Boom Boom Pow
  The Black Eyed Peas
  will.i.am & Jean Baptiste, producers; Dylan Dresdow, mixer
  Track from: The E.N.D.
  [Interscope Records]
• When Love Takes Over
  David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
  David Guetta & Frederic Riesterer, producers; Veronica Ferraro, mixer
  Track from: One Love
  [Astralwerks]
• Poker Face
  Lady Gaga
  RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
  Track from: The Fame
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
• Celebration
  Madonna
  [Warner Bros.]
• Womanizer
  Britney Spears
  K. Briscoe, producer; Serban Ghenea, mixer
  Track from: Circus
  [Jive/Zomba]

BEST ELECTRONIC DANCE/ALBUM

Blush consensus: It’s well known we’re Gaga for Gaga, so here’s hoping she lands this one

• Divided By Night
  The Crystal Method
  [Tiny E Records]
• One Love
  David Guetta
  [Astralwerks]
• The Fame
  Lady Gaga
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
• Party Rock
  LMFAO
  [Party Rock/Will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope]
• Yes
  Pet Shop Boys
  [Astralwerks]

• A Swingin’ Christmas
  Tony Bennett
  [Columbia]
• Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
  Michael Bublé
  [143/Reprise]
• Your Songs
  Harry Connick, Jr.
  [Columbia]
• Liza’s At The Palace
  Liza Minnelli
  [Hybrid Recordings]
• American Classic
  Willie Nelson
  [Blue Note]

• Beyond Here Lies Nothin’
  Bob Dylan
  Track from: Together Through Life
  [Columbia]
• Change In The Weather
  John Fogerty
  Track from: The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
  [Verve Forecast]
• Dreamer
  Prince
  Track from: LotusFlow3r
  [NPG Records]
• Working On A Dream
  Bruce Springsteen
  Track from: Working On A Dream
  [Columbia]
• Fork In The Road
  Neil Young
  Track from: Fork In The Road
  [Reprise]

Blush consensus: Not passionate about any of these… but bet KOL will take it

• Can’t Find My Way Home
  Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
  Track from: Live From Madison Square Garden
  [Reprise]
• Life In Technicolor II
  Coldplay
  Track from: Prospekt’s March EP
  [Capitol]
• 21 Guns
  Green Day
  Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
  [Reprise]
• Use Somebody
  Kings Of Leon
  [RCA Records]
• I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
  U2
  Track from: No Line On The Horizon
  [Interscope]

Blush consensus: Kings of Leon will take it, but “Working On A Dream,” despite being from a lackluster album, is a great song from a great man

• The Fixer
  Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
  [Monkeywrench; Publishers: Innocent Bystander, Jumpin' Cat Music, Theory of Color, Write Treatage Music.]
• I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
  Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)
  Track from: No Line On The Horizon
  [Interscope; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing, Upala Music.]
• 21 Guns
  Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
  Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
  [Reprise; Publishers: WB Music Corp./Green Daze Music.]
• Use Somebody
  Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
  [RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]
• Working On A Dream
  Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
  Track from: Working On A Dream
  [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]

Blush consensus: OK, because we’re from the same hometown as DMB, we’re nostalgic and rooting for them. You know, Hometown Heroes and all.

• Black Ice
  AC/DC
  [Columbia]
• Live From Madison Square Garden
  Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
  [Reprise/Duck]
• 21st Century Breakdown
  Green Day
  [Reprise]
• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
  Dave Matthews Band
  [RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]
• No Line On The Horizon
  U2
  [Interscope]

Blush consensus: We’re hoping for the YeahYeahYeahs, but we’re guessing Death Cab is Gonna Take It

• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
  David Byrne & Brian Eno
  [Yep Roc Records]
• The Open Door
  Death Cab For Cutie
  [Atlantic]
• Sounds Of The Universe
  Depeche Mode
  [Capitol]
• Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
  Phoenix
  [Loyaute/Glassnote Records]
• It’s Blitz!
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  [DGC Records/Interscope]

BEST FEMALE VOCAL R&B PERFORMANCE

Blush consensus: “Put Your Hands Up…”

• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
  Beyoncé
  Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
• It Kills Me
  Melanie Fiona
  [SRC/Universal Motown]
• That Was Then
  Lalah Hathaway
  Track from: Self Portrait
  [Stax Records/Concord Music Group]
• Goin’ Thru Changes
  Ledisi
  Track from: Turn Me Loose
  [Verve Forecast]
• Lions, Tigers & Bears
  Jazmine Sullivan
  [J Records]

Blush Consensus: Looks like Beyonce’s gonna sweep this year…

• At Last
  Beyoncé
  Track from: Cadillac Records Music From The Motion Picture
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
• Soul Music
  Anthony Hamilton
  Track from: Soul Men Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  [Stax/Concord]
• Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  Boney James & Quinn
  Track from: Send One Your Love
  [Concord Records]
• Sow Love
  Ann Nesby
  Track from: The Lula Lee Project
  [It's Time Child Records/Tyscot]
• Woman Gotta Have It
  Calvin Richardson
  Track from: Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack
  [Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]

Blush consensus: To this day, India.Arie is one of the nicest people we’ve ever interviewed

• Daykeeper
  The Foreign Exchange
  Track from: Leave It All Behind
  [Hard Boiled Records]
• All Matter
  Robert Glasper & Bilal
  Track from: Double Booked
  [Blue Note]
• Pearls
  India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
  Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
  [Soulbird/Universal Republic]
• A Tale Of Two
  Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson
  Track from: Music Fan First
  [Blue Erro Soul]
• Blend
  Tonex
  Track from: Unspoken
  [Battery Records]

Blush consensus: Wow, the others don’t stand a chance next to “Single Ladies.” Tough luck, guys.

• Blame It
  James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
  [J Records; Publishers: Sly As A Foxx Music/Bug Music, Gifted Source Music/EMI April Music, It's N8 Publishing, James T. Brown, Brandon R. Melanchon, John Conte, Jr., Nappypub Music/Universal Music Z Songs, Chameleon Publishing.]
• Lions, Tigers & Bears
  Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
  [J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music.]
• Pretty Wings
  Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
  Track from: Blacksummers’ Night
  [Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]
• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
  Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]
• Under
  D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P)
  Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
  [Swagga Ent./Atlantic; Publishers: Tank1176Music/Blackfountain/Antonio Dixon's Muzik/EMI April Music/Notting Dale Songs/Lonnalistic/Songs4ronnie/Doverland 301 Music/Thailand Music/K.Stephens Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Silverplatinumy2k.]

Blush consensus: All Hail Queen B

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• I Am… Sasha Fierce
  Beyoncé
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
• Intuition
  Jamie Foxx
  [J Records]
• The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
  Pleasure P
  [Swagga Ent./Atlantic]
• Ready
  Trey Songz
  [Songbook/Atlantic]
• Thr33 Ringz
  T-Pain
  [Jive Records]

Blush consensus: We’re Semi-Interested in Drake because he was supposedly one of RiRi’s first dates post-Chris. Meanwhile, we’re completely over Eminem. Even the play-on-words name is dorky and stale to us now.

• Best I Ever Had
  Drake
  [Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]
• Beautiful
  Eminem
  Track from: Relapse
  [Aftermath/Interscope Records]
• D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
  Jay-Z
  [Roc Nation]
• Day ‘N’ Nite
  Kid Cudi
  [Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold]
• Casa Bey
  Mos Def
  Track from: The Ecstatic
  [Downtown Records]

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP

• Too Many Rappers
  Beastie Boys & Nas
  [Capitol]
• Crack A Bottle
  Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
  Track from: Relapse
  [Aftermath/Interscope]
• Money Goes, Honey Stay
  Fabolous & Jay-Z
  Track from: Loso’s Way
  [Def Jam]
• Make Her Say
  Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
  [Universal Motown/GOOD Music]
• Amazing
  Kanye West & Young Jeezy
  Track from: 808s & Heartbreak
  [Roc-A-Fella]

  

Blush consensus: How did the song “Ego” by BEYONCE and KANYE slip past us this year? Brilliant. But again, we’re rooting for “Run This Town.”

• Ego
  Beyoncé & Kanye West
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
• Knock You Down
  Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
  Track from: In A Perfect World…
  [MMG/Zone 4/Interscope Records]
• Run This Town
  Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
  [Roc Nation]
• I’m On A Boat
  The Lonely Island & T-Pain
  Track from: Incredibad
  [Universal Republic Records]
• Dead And Gone
  T.I. & Justin Timberlake
  Track from: Paper Trail
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Blush consensus: We’re definitely rooting for “Run This Town”

• Best I Ever Had
  Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels, songwriters (Drake)
  [Aspire/Young Money/Cash Money; Publisher: Sony/ATV Tunes.]
• Day ‘N’ Nite
  S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters (Kid Cudi)
  [Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold; Publishers: Elsie's Baby Boy, Owo Olorun, Universal Music Publishing.]
• Dead And Gone
  C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
  Track from: Paper Trail
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Tenman Tunes/Universal Z Tunes/Cleopatra's Sons Music/EMI April Music.]
• D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
  Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka, Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky, songwriters) (Jay-Z)
  [Atlantic; Publishers: EMI April Music, Carter Boys Music/Chrysalis Songs/No ID Music, Unichappell Music, APM Music.]
• Run This Town
  Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
  [Roc Nation; Publishers: EMI April Music, Carter Boys Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/Chrysalis Songs/No ID Music/All The Above Publishing/Sony ATV/Annauhi Music/Athanasios Alatas Publishing.]

Blush consensus: We like this one because we like pitting Carrie vs. Taylor. We KNOW Carrie hates Taylor. Trust us, it’s all over Carrie’s tightly drawn face– and the way she acted at the CMAs.

• Dead Flowers
  Miranda Lambert
  [Columbia Records]
• I Just Call You Mine
  Martina McBride
  Track from: Shine
  [RCA Records]
• White Horse
  Taylor Swift
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records]
• Just A Dream
  Carrie Underwood
  Track from: Carnival Ride
  [Arista Nashville]
• Solitary Thinkin’
  Lee Ann Womack
  Track from: Call Me Crazy
  [MCA Nashville]

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• All I Ask For Anymore
  Trace Adkins
  Track from: X (Ten)
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
• People Are Crazy
  Billy Currington
  Track from: Little Bit Of Everything
  [Mercury Records]
• High Cost Of Living
  Jamey Johnson
  Track from: That Lonesome Song
  [Mercury Records]
• Living For The Night
  George Strait
  Track from: Twang
  [MCA Nashville]
• Sweet Thing
  Keith Urban
  Track from: Defying Gravity
  [Capitol Records Nashville]

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

Blush consensus: Well, considering Patty Griffin pretty much saved our life…”Beautiful World” takes it for us

• Beautiful World
  Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
  Track from: Feel That Fire
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
• Down The Road
  Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
  Track from: Lucky Old Sun
  [BNA Records Label]
• Start A Band
  Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
  Track from: Play
  [Arista Nashville]
• I Told You So
  Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
  [19/Arista Nashville]
• Everything But Quits
  Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
  Track from: Call Me Crazy
  [MCA Nashville]

Blush Consensus: Taylor. We wish we’d had her when we were fifteen.

• All I Ask For Anymore
  Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
  Track from: X (Ten)
  [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, T-Bird's Music.]
• High Cost Of Living
  Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
  Track from: That Lonesome Song
  [Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, Hope-N-Cal Music/Pick Them Maters Music/Diversion Music.]
• I Run To You
  Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
  Track from: Lady Antebellum
  [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing/Hillary Dawn Publishing/Shaw Enuff Songs/Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic.]
• People Are Crazy
  Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)
  Track from: Little Bit Of Everything
  [Mercury Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Tiltawhirl Music/Crozier Music Enterprise.]
• White Horse
  Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Sony/ATV Timber Publishing, Hillsboro Valley Songs.]

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Blush consensus: Taytay.

• The Foundation
  Zac Brown Band
• [Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]
• Twang
  George Strait
  [MCA Nashville]
• Fearless
  Taylor Swift
  [Big Machine Records]
• Defying Gravity
  Keith Urban
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
• Call Me Crazy
  Lee Ann Womack
  [MCA Nashville]

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