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A Gay Gal's Guide to the Grammy Awards

A Gay Gal's Guide to the Grammy Awards

While Eminem may be leading the nominations with 10 nods, we’re way more excited at the thought of Lady Gaga, Florence & the Machine, the cast of Glee, Goldfrapp, Robyn, or La Roux snagging a golden statuette. Check out which of your favorite artists are up for a 2011 Grammy Award and see our picks to win it noted in bold.

Sunday, February 13, Hollywood will fill with the biggest stars in music for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards.

While Eminem may be leading the nominations with 10 nods for his rap album “Recovery,” we’re way more excited at the thought of Lady Gaga, Florence & the Machine, the cast of Glee, Goldfrapp, Robyn, or La Roux snagging a golden statuette.

Check out which of your favorite artists are up for a 2011 Grammy Award and see our picks to win it noted in bold.

Album of the Year
» Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
» Eminem - Recovery
» Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
» Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
» Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Record of the Year
» B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) - "Nothin' on You"
» Eminem (featuring Rihanna) - "Love the Way You Lie"
» Cee Lo Green - "F--- You"
» Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"
» Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"

Best New Artist
» Justin Bieber
» Drake
» Florence & the Machine
» Mumford & Sons
» Esperanza Spalding

Song of the Year
» Ray LaMontagne - "Beg Steal or Borrow"
» Cee Lo Green - "F--- You"
» Miranda Lambert - "The House That Built Me"
» Eminem (featuring Rihanna) - "Love the Way You Lie"
» Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
» "Glee" cast - "Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)"*
» Maroon 5 - "Misery
» Paramore - "The Only Exception"
» Sade - "Babyfather"
» Train - "Hey, Soul Sister (Live)"

(*Could be edged out by Paramore's perfect pop ballad)

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
» B.o.B, Eminem and Hayley Williams - "Airplanes II"
» Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck and Oumou Sangare - "Imagine"
» Elton John & Leon Russell - "If It Wasn't For Bad"
» Lady Gaga and Beyoncé - "Telephone"
» Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg - "California Gurls"

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
»"King of Anything," Sara Bareilles
» "Halo (Live)," Beyonce
» "Chasing Pirates," Norah Jones
» "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
» "Teenage Dream," Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
» "Haven't Met You Yet," Michael Buble
» "This is It," Michael Jackson*
» "Whataya Want from Me," Adam Lambert
» "Just the Way You Are," Bruno Mars
» "Half of My Heart," John Mayer
(*We’d love to see Adam get a statuette one day, but MJ will always be the King!)

Best Dance Recording
» Goldfrapp - "Rocket"
» La Roux - "In For The Kill"
» Lady Gaga - "Dance in the Dark"
» Rihanna - "Only Girl (In the World)"
» Robyn - "Dancing on My Own"

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
» Arcade Fire - "Ready to Start"
» Jeff Beck and Joss Stone - "I Put a Spell on You"
» The Black Keys - "Tighten Up"
» Kings of Leon - "Radioactive"
» Muse - "Resistance" 

Best Rock Song
» Neil Young - "Angry World"
» Mumford & Sons - "Little Lion Man"
» Kings of Leon - "Radioactive"
» Muse - "Resistance"
» The Black Keys - "Tighten Up"

Best Alternative Music Album
» Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
» Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
» The Black Keys - Brothers
» Broken Bells - Broken Bells
» Vampire Weekend - Contra

Best Contemporary R&B Album
» Chris Brown - Graffiti
» R. Kelly - Untitled
» Ryan Leslie - Transition
» Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
» Usher - Raymond v. Raymond

Get the full list of nominees  or printout ballots for the big show now.

Watch the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on CBS at 8 PM ET/PT on February 13.

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