On The Download: Mid-Season 2009 Grammy Picks

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Beyonce and Lady Gaga
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Green Day rocks out on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on May 22, 2009 in New York City
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Taylor Swift rocks out during at Madison Square Garden on August 27, 2009 in New York City
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The reigning ‘American Idol,’ David Cook, heads into the night where his successor will be crowned
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Whitney Houston wows the crowd on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ on September 1, 2009 in New York City
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No one forgot the names of The Ting Tings at the MTV Europe Music Awards

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FIRST PUBLISHED: September 1, 2009 7:22 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: September 1, 2009 7:32 PM EDT

By the On The Download staff

BURBANK, Calif. --

Nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards won’t be released until the end of the year, but we’ve got your preliminary look at what musical acts we at On The Download think will be nominated this year.

Why so early? The eligibility period for Grammy noms ended on August 31. Albums that were released between October 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009 are eligible to be nominated for the Grammy Awards taking place (earlier this year!) in January 2010. So we thought we’d get the ball rolling on the Grammy forecast.

There have been several stellar albums and efforts put forth this year. We’re predicting who will receive nods in the four big categories: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist categories.

Album of the Year:
“I Am… Sasha Fierce”-- Beyonce
“Fearless”-- Taylor Swift
“I Look To You”-- Whitney Houston
“21st Century Breakdown”-- Green Day
“Wilco (The Album)” — Wilco

Record of the Year:
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” - Beyonce
“Love Story” — Taylor Swift
“Poker Face”-- Lady GaGa
“Boom Boom Pow” — Black Eyed Peas
“Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon

Song of the Year:
“Halo”-- written by Beyonce Knowles and Ryan Tedder
“Love Story” — written by Taylor Swift
“Million Dollar Bill” — Whitney Houston (Songwriter: Alicia Keys)
My Life Would Suck Without You – Kelly Clarkson (Songwriters: Max Martin, Dr. Luke and Claude Kelly)
“21 Guns” - written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool

Best New Artist:
David Cook
Gloriana
The Ting Tings
Keri Hilson
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