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Grammy Predictions by Shel

I'm gonna stick my neck out and post my predictions on who I think will win the Grammy in the categories below. These are based on who I think will win rather than who I want to win in some cases. My choices are in BLUE.

The Grammy Polls have been up on the site for a while. Check out who the final winners were as predicted by the visitors to this site The Fans Choices Page.

Album of the Year | Song of the Year | Female Vocalist
Male Vocalist | Group/Duo w/vocal | Vocal Collaboration
Instrumental | Country Song | Country Album
Bluegrass Album

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Category 2 - Album Of The Year
Award to the Artist(s), and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) if other than the artist.

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  • Millennium - Backstreet Boys
    Various producers; Various engineers/mixers
    [Jive Records]

  • Fly - Dixie Chicks
    Blake Chancey & Paul Worley, producers; John Guess & Billy Sherrill, engineers/mixers
    [Monument Records]

  • When I Look In Your Eyes - Diana Krall
    Tommy LiPuma & Johnny Mandel, producers; Al Schmitt, engineer/mixer
    [Verve Records]

  • Supernatural - Santana
    Clive Davis & Carlos Santana, producers; Steve Fontano, engineer/mixer
    [Arista Records]

  • Fanmail - TLC
    Dallas Austin, producer; Carlton Lynn, engineer/mixer
    [LaFace Records]

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    Category 3 - Song Of The Year
    A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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  • I Want It That Way
    Andreas Carlsson & Max Martin, songwriters
    (Backstreet Boys)
    Track from: Millennium
    [Jive Records]

  • Livin' La Vida Loca
    Desmond Child & Robi Rosa, songwriters
    (Ricky Martin)
    Track from: Ricky Martin
    [C2/Columbia Records]

  • Smooth
    Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas, songwriters
    (Santana Featuring Rob Thomas)
    Track from: Supernatural
    [Arista Records]

  • Unpretty
    Dallas Austin & Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, songwriters
    (TLC)
    Track from: Fanmail
    [LaFace Records]

  • You've Got A Way
    Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain, songwriters
    (Shania Twain)
    Track from: Come On Over
    [Mercury Records Nashville]

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    Category 31 - Best Female Country Vocal Performance
    For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Ordinary Heart - Emmylou Harris
    Track from: Happy, Texas - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
    [Arista Nashville]

  • Let Me Let Go - Faith Hill
    Track from: Faith
    [Warner Bros. Records]

  • Forget About It - Alison Krauss
    Track from: Forget About It
    [Rounder Records]

  • I Love You - Martina McBride
    Track from: Emotion AND FROM Runaway Bride
    [RCA Records AND Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]

  • Man! I Feel Like A Woman! - Shania Twain
    Track from: Come On Over
    [Mercury Records Nashville]

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    Category 32 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance
    For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Don't Come Cryin' To Me - Vince Gill
    Track from: The Key
    [MCA Records Nashville]

  • Choices - George Jones
    Track from: Cold Hard Truth
    [Asylum Records]

  • That's Right (You're Not From Texas) - Lyle Lovett
    Track from: Live In Texas
    [MCA/Curb Records]

  • Please Remember Me - Tim McGraw
    Track from: A Place In The Sun
    [Curb Records]

  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Dwight Yoakam
    Track from: Last Chance For A Thousand Years
    [Reprise Records]

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    Category 33 - Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
    For established Duos or Groups. Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Honky Tonk Song - BR5-49
    Track from: Happy, Texas - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
    [Arista Nashville]

  • Unbelievable - Diamond Rio
    Track from: Unbelievable
    [Arista Nashville]

  • Ready To Run Dixie Chicks
    Track from: Fly AND FROM Runaway Bride
    [Monument Records AND Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]

  • Amazed - Lonestar
    Track from: Lonely Grill
    [BNA Records]

  • Little Good-Byes - SHeDAISY
    Track from: The Whole SheBang
    [Hollywood/Lyric Street Records]

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    Category 34 - Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
    For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

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  • God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You - Alabama Featuring 'N Sync
    Track from: Twentieth Century
    [RCA Records Nashville]

  • Going Away Party - Asleep At The Wheel Featuring The Manhattan Transfer & Willie Nelson
    Track from: Ride With Bob
    [DreamWorks Records Nashville]

  • Roly Poly - Asleep At The Wheel Featuring The Dixie Chicks
    Track from: Ride With Bob
    [DreamWorks Records Nashville]

  • When I Said I Do - Clint Black With Lisa Hartman Black
    Track from: D'lectrified
    [RCA Records Nashville]

  • After The Gold Rush - Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt & Dolly Parton
    Track from: Trio II
    [Asylum Records]

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    Category 35 - Best Country Instrumental Performance
    For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist. Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Bob's Breakdowns - Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Tommy Allsup, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, Vince Gill & Steve Wariner
    Track from: Ride With Bob
    [DreamWorks Records Nashville]

  • Black Mountain Rag - Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac Wiseman
    Track from: Mac, Doc & Del
    [Sugar Hill Records]

  • Mr. John Henry, Steel Driving Man - Marty Stuart & Earl Scruggs
    Track from: The Pilgrim
    [MCA Records Nashville]

  • The Greatest Love Of All Time (Reprise) - Marty Stuart
    Track from: The Pilgrim
    [MCA Records Nashville]

  • The Harry Shuffle - Steve Wariner
    Track from: Two Teardrops
    [Capitol Records Nashville]

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    Category 36 - Best Country Song
    A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
    Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Amazed
    Marv Green, Chris Lindsey & Aimee Mayo, songwriters
    (Lonestar)
    Track from: Lonely Grill
    [BNA Records]

  • Choices
    Mike Curtis & Billy Yates, songwriters
    (George Jones)
    Track from: Cold Hard Truth
    [Asylum Records]

  • You've Got A Way
    Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain, songwriters
    (Shania Twain)
    Track from: Come On Over
    [Mercury Records Nashville]

  • Ready To Run
    Marcus Hummon & Martie Seidel, songwriters
    (Dixie Chicks)
    Track from: Fly AND FROM Runaway Bride
    [Monument Records AND Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]

  • Two Teardrops
    Bill Anderson & Steve Wariner, songwriters
    (Steve Wariner)
    Track from: Two Teardrops
    [Capitol Records Nashville]

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    Category 37 - Best Country Album
    For solo artists, Duos or Groups, vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible. Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) of 51% or more playing time of album.

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  • Ride With Bob - Asleep At The Wheel
    Ray Benson, producer; Ray Benson & Larry Seyer, engineers/mixers
    [DreamWorks Records Nashville]

  • Fly - Dixie Chicks
    Blake Chancey & Paul Worley, producers; John Guess & Billy Sherrill, engineers/mixers
    [Monument Records]

  • Trio II - Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt & Dolly Parton
    George Massenburg, producer; Nathaniel Kunkel, George Massenburg & Linda Ronstadt, engineers/mixers
    [Asylum Records]

  • Cold Hard Truth - George Jones
    Keith Stegall, producer; John Kelton, engineer/mixer
    [Asylum Records]

  • Forget About It - Alison Krauss
    Alison Krauss, producer; Gary Paczosa, engineer/mixer
    [Rounder Records]

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    Category 38 - Best Bluegrass Album
    For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

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  • Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza
    Sam Bush, David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Jesse McReynolds, Bobby Osborne, Ricky Skaggs, Frank Wakefield, Buck White With Del McCoury
    [Acoustic Disc]

  • The Mountain
    Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band
    [E-Squared Records]

  • The Bluegrass Sessions - Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Volume 2
    Béla Fleck
    [Warner Bros. Records]

  • I Feel Like Singing Today
    Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
    [Rebel Records]

  • Ancient Tones
    Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
    [Skaggs Family Records]

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