By Chris Richards , Published: January 24
You won’t see too many trophies handed out on Sunday night’s primetime telecast, but the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will give out 82 awards on Sunday. Here are the nominees in some of the top categories at this year’s Grammys — with The Post’s music critic Chris Richards weighing in on who will and who should win. (Plus an annual reminder: Record of the Year is an award for performance; Song of the Year is an award for songwriting.)
Record of the Year
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk
“Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons
“Royals” — Lorde
“Locked Out of Heaven” — Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke
Who will win?
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke
Who should win?
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk
Album of the Year
“The Blessed Unrest” — Sara Bareilles
“Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk
“Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City” — Kendrick Lamar
“The Heist” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Red” — Taylor Swift
Who will win?
“Red” — Taylor Swift
Who should win?
“Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City” — Kendrick Lamar
Song of the Year
“Just Give Me a Reason” — Pink featuring Nate Ruess
“Locked Out of Heaven” — Bruno Mars
“Roar” — Katy Perry
“Royals” — Lorde
“Same Love” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Who will win?
“Royals” — Lorde
Who should win?
“Locked Out of Heaven” — Bruno Mars
Best New Artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Who will win?
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Who should win?
Kacey Musgraves
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Brave” — Sara Bareilles
“Royals” — Lorde
“When I Was Your Man” — Bruno Mars
“Roar” — Katy Perry
“Mirrors” — Justin Timberlake
Who will win?
“Royals” — Lorde
Who should win?
“When I Was Your Man” — Bruno Mars
Best Pop Vocal Album
“Paradise” — Lana Del Rey
“Pure Heroine” — Lorde
“Unorthodox Jukebox” — Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke
“The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience” — Justin Timberlake
Who will win?
“The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience” — Justin Timberlake
Who should win?
“Unorthodox Jukebox” — Bruno Mars
Best Rap Album
“Nothing Was the Same” — Drake
“Magna Carta . . . Holy Grail” — Jay Z
“Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City” — Kendrick Lamar
“The Heist” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Yeezus” — Kanye West
Who will win?
“Yeezus” — Kanye West
Who should win?
“Yeezus” — Kanye West
Best Rock Album
“13” — Black Sabbath
“The Next Day” — David Bowie
“Mechanical Bull” — Kings of Leon
“Celebration Day” — Led Zeppelin
“. . . Like Clockwork” — Queens of the Stone Age
“Psychedelic Pill” — Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Who will win?
“Celebration Day” — Led Zeppelin
Who should win?
“Psychedelic Pill” — Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Best Country Album
“Night Train” — Jason Aldean
“Two Lanes of Freedom” — Tim McGraw
“Same Trailer Different Park” — Kacey Musgraves
“Based on a True Story” — Blake Shelton
“Red” — Taylor Swift
Who will win?
“Red” — Taylor Swift
Who should win?
“Same Trailer Different Park” — Kacey Musgraves
The Washington Post
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