With the Grammys hours away, I figured now is as good a time to make my Grammy picks on some of the bigger categories:

Record of the Year
Beyonce - Irreplaceable
Foo Fighters - The Pretender
Rihanna - Umbrella
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around...Comes Around
Amy Winehouse - Rehab

Album of the Year
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence,  Patience & Grace
Vince Gill - These DAys
Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters
Kanye West - Graduation
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Song of the Year
Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
Corinne Bailey Rae - Like a Star
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Rihanna - Umbrella

Best New Artist
Feist - The Reminder
Ledisi - Lost & Found
Paramore - Riot!
Taylor Swift - Self Titled
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Christina Aguilera - Candyman
Feist - 1234
Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
Amy Winehouse - Rehab

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Michael Buble - Everything
John Mayer - Belief
Paul McCartney - Dance Tonight
Seal - Amazing
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around...Comes Around

Best Pop Vocal Album
Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
Fiest - The Reminder
Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Beck - Timebomb
Paul McCartney - Only Mama Knows
John Mellencamp - Our Country
Bruce Springsteen - Radio Nowhere
Lucinda Williams - Come On

Best Rock Album
Daughtry - Daughtry
John Fogerty - Revival
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

Best Alternative Music Album
Lily Allen - Alright, Still...
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Bjork - Volta
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
The White Stripes - Icky Thump

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Raheem DeVaughn - Woman
Musiq Soulchild - B.U.D.D.Y.
Ne-Yo - Because of You
Prince - Future Baby Mama
Tank - Please Don't Go

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Mary J Blige - Just Fine
Fantasia - When I See You
Alicia Keys - No One
Christte Michele - If I Have My Way
Jill Scott - Hate On Me

Best R&B Album
Chaka Khan - Funk This
Ledisi - Lost & Found
Musiq Soulchild - Luvanmusiq
Jill Scott - The Real Thing
Tank - Sex, Love & Pain

Best Rap Song
50 cent - Ayo Technology
TI - Can't Tell Me Nothing
Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing
Soulja Boy Tell'Em - Crank That
Kany West - Good Life


Best Rap Album
Common - Finding Forever
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
TI - TI vs TIP
Kanye West - Graduation

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Allison Krauss - Simple Love
Miranda Lambert - Famous in a Small Town
LeAnn Rimes - Nothin' Better to Do
Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats
Trisha Yearwood - Heaven, Heartache, and ...

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Dierks Bentley - Long Trip Alone
Alan Jackson - A Woman's Love
Tim McGraw - If You're Reading This
George Strait - Give It Away
Keith Urban - Stupid Boy

Best Country Album
Dierks Bentley - Long Trip Alone
Vince Gill - These Days
Tim McGraw - Let It Go
Brad Paisley - 5th Gear
George Strait - It Just Comes Natural