2014 Grammys-Who Should Win

Well it's once again time for music's biggest night! The performances, the awards, the endless Twitter chatter! Yup, it's the Grammys alright, and before they air tonight, I thought I'd stop by and cast my vote for who should win in their respective categories!

Record of the Year-"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk and Pharrell
Bruno Mars desperately tried to go retro, but Daft Punk actually achieved it, and the result is stunning. Pharrell adds a nice modern flare to an otherwise indelible slice of late-70s disco.

Song of the Year-"Royals" by Lorde
This was a tough one. I do agree that Macklemore & Ryan Lewis did an excellent job in writing "Same Love", but Lorde just has a unique way with words that elevate "Royals" above the rest of the nominees.

Best New Artist-Kacey Musgraves
She's not nearly as popular as the rest of the nominees, but she sure as hell makes better music than they do. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis obviously take a close second, but they didn't blow me away quite like Kacey Musgraves did.

Album of the Year-"Random Access Memories" by Daft Punk
There's just no competition here. Daft Punk are dope, fly, game-changers, you name it. "Random Access Memories" blends sentimentality with modern trends to create a thoroughly cohesive and entertaining modern pop record.

Now for the rest of the categories!

Best Pop Solo Performance-"Royals" by Lorde
Once again, her unique songwriting and idiosyncratic voice make this song a standout. Bruno Mars does a nice job in "When I Was Your Man", emoting far more than I expected, but he just lacks the flat-out weirdness of Lorde that makes her so special.

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance-"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk and Pharrell
Daft Punk+Pharrell+Nile Rogers=AMAZING song. Easily the best and most well-produced song out of the nominees, although Rihanna and Mikky Ekko also captured my attention with "Stay", enough to give it an honorable mention.

Best Pop/Vocal Album-"Pure Heroine" by Lorde
Pfft, "The 20/20 Experience" may have sold the most copies in 2013, but it wasn't as good as it was hyped up to be; "Pure Heroine", on the other hand, defied expectations and was by far one of the best albums of last year. All coming from a 17-year old? Yeah, sure deserves this one.

Best Dance Recording-"Clarity" by Zedd and Foxes
It was the most popular song out of the nominees this year, and it's simply the best. Kaskade also amazes in "Atmosphere", but he lacks the vocal prowess of Foxes and the hard-hitting prodcution of Zedd.

Best Dance/Electronica Album-"Random Access Memories" by Daft Punk
Enough said.

Best Alternative Music Album-"Hesitation Marks" by Nine Inch Nails
NIN makes a satisfying comeback with a dancefloor ready set of songs about an attempted suicide. Only Trent Reznor could make it all happen.

Best Rap Peformance-"Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Wanz
This song ushered in 2013 and stayed at the top of the pack for the rest of the year. And come on, it's just fucking awesome, as Macklemore would say!

Best Rap Album-"The Heist" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
No gimmicks, no foul imagery, no pretending to be better than they are, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis made a rare thing: an alluring, progressive, all-encompassing rap album.

Best Country Song-"Merry Go Round" by Kacey Musgraves
This is the song that introduced most to this wise and cunning artist, and it very well deserves the recognition for putting Kacey on the map. It's also very good, too.

Best Country Album-"Same Trailer Different Park" by Kacey Musgraves
This award will obviously go to Taylor Swift, but Kacey Musgraves actually deserves this award, because "Same Trailer" was by far one of the best country albums to be released in 2013, both quality and popularity wise.

Best Music Video-"Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Ray Dalton
This song was no doubt a smash, and it was accompanied with an epic music video to further its success.

Since there are 82 total awards, I can't go through them all, but these are the ones that I care the most about. As always, you can let me know who you want to win!