I've been thinking about this a lot lately and I think that it's a major possiblity. Can Alicia Keys land another 5 Grammys in a single night?
There's no need for us to discuss how big a Grammy darling she is. No other artist this decade has captured NARAS interest like she has, and let's face it, there's a major possibility that she can top Quincy Jones' Grammy record well before she reaches his age.
As I Am is a brilliant album. She's already poised to take at least 3 R&B categories (Song, Female, Album). Let's look at it a little further though, shall we?
"Like You'll Never See Me Again" is a major SOTY contender, as well as a possible ROTY contender. They usually go for songs that aren't major chart hits in SOTY, but if voters are in the mood to reward something a bit more familiar to a mainstream audience, they'll look no further than Alicia. IMO, it's the best thing that she's ever written and I think that it just might be the frontrunner for SOTY. It's not a lock for the win, but I think she's sure to get the nomination. There's a chance that she may or may not get into ROTY, but I'm placing my bets on her getting in.
As I Am is a shoo-in for one of the 5 AOTY slots. This will be the category that will prove hardest for her to win considering the stupid urban bias.
"Lesson Learned" is a major contender for Pop Collaboration. I wouldn't call it a lock because I haven't seen the nominations yet, but with John Mayer on her side she has a major chance at winning here. Mayer is pretty much Alicia's pop equivalent and he's just as respected by voters. Both have SOTY wins and AOTY nominations in common, plus multiple wins in vocal performance categories where they're usually favored to win most times they get nominated. He's won Pop Male more times than he's lost, and she's only lost R&B Female one time (to Mariah Carey a few years back). She's managed to rake in four wins there since 2001 alone.
Then, there's "Teenage Love Affair." Her handlers are smart, so they won't throw it in R&B Female to collide with "Like You'll Never...". I personally think that the smart thing to do would be to place it in Urban/Alternative Performance. At first, I said it would fit best in Traditional R&B Vocal, but I'll come back to that category later. If she goes into Urban/Alternative with "Teenage Love Affair" then I think she'll snag the win hands down. Her biggest threat would be Lupe Fiasco; if he submits "Superstar" there then he stands a big chance at winning because he just won last year and the song was a top 10 hit on the pop charts. However, that's all dependent upon where both artists submit their songs. Fiasco could decide to go into Rap/Sung Collaboration, but we don't know yet.
Now, on to Traditional R&B Vocal. Again, her handlers are smart. The best thing they could do is put "Superwoman" here. She'd probably have a relatively easy shot at the win there. With it being the final single, there's a big chance that it'll be a smash at R&B radio before the nominations are announced, which would definitely seal the win for her. Singles are never nominated in that category and they usually go for the most familiar name anyway. They'd be hard-pressed to go against a favorite with a smash hit single. But again, that's contingent upon "Superwoman"'s success.
And finally, though it may be a long shot, she might be able to muster up her first Producer of the Year nomination. It's been the year's most successful mainstream album and it's by a critical darling and Grammy favorite. I don't see why she can't get there.
If my predictions are correct then Alicia could land 10 nominations, none in the same category:
Record of the Year ("Like You'll Never See Me Again") Album of the Year (As I Am) Song of the Year ("Like You'll Never See Me Again") Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("Lesson Learned") Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Like You'll Never See Me Again") Best R&B Song ("Like You'll Never See Me Again") Best R&B Album (As I Am) Best Urban/Alternative Performance ("Teenage Love Affair") Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Superwoman") Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Maybe I'm getting overly enthusiastic (and fanboyish) about this, but of those 10 nominations, I can see her locking down four already (R&B Female, R&B Song, R&B Album, R&B Traditional). I think she'd have a strong chance at SOTY, Pop Collaboration, and Urban/Alternative depending on the other contenders. I personally think that she SHOULD win AOTY and SOTY this time around as well.
I know this was long to read, but y'all already know how I do. What do you guys think?
Nice read, Mr. T. Well, I definitely see it happening, since she's such a Grammy favorite. She actually won three Grammys for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, but I'm sure that next one is hers. She doesn't have to win a general category to rack up five wins.
I thought I was the only one who thought her record company should submit "Teenage Love Affair" to Best Urban/Alternative Performance and "Superwoman" to Best Traditional Vocal R&B Performance. I think UPitt was the only one who agreed with my logic. As long as she submits to the smaller categories, she'll rack up four or more wins.
There's always someone who takes home five Grammys in a night every single year. I can't think of anyone who can do it besides Alicia. Even Leona, the frontrunner for Best New Artist, doesn't have much of a chance of getting that many nods, let alone five wins.
Alicia almost did it again in 2005. She actually won four Grammys that year. I was hoping for another Song of the Year award for "If I Ain't Got You". She would have been the first woman to win five Grammys in two different years.
I definitely see her getting several wins. Five isn't too far off, IMO.
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Thanks for that correction. It has been only 3 wins. I guess I've already gotten in my head that R&B Female is hers once again, so that would make it four.
I think that she should've won 5 back in '05, actually. I'm a big John Mayer fan, but I don't think "Daughters" should've won SOTY. Alicia should've easily taken it for "If I Ain't Got You" IMO.
Also, I wish "Diary" would've won over "My Boo," but either way she won. LOL
I agree about Leona Lewis as well. I don't even think she'll land 5 nominations. I suspect 3-4 nominations for her at the max.
Nice post Mr.Talented.I definitley see her winning 5 Grammys this time around.She is such a Grammy Favorite that they will reward her for almost anything.I think she may possibly even win more than 5 breaking the record for Most wins for a female artist in 1 night.As of now I see her winning:
Best Female R+B Vocal-Like You'll Never See Me Again Best R+B Song-Like You'll Never See Me Again Best R+B Album-As I Am Best Traditional R+B Vocal Performance-Superwoman Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals-Lesson Learned
She could possibly take AOTY or SOTY and that will make her 6th Grammy!
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I really do think Alicia can snag SOTY."Like You'll Never See Me Again" is one of her best songs she has ever written and it seems like the type of song Grammy Voters would reward.
Originally posted by Classof2006: I really do think Alicia can snag SOTY."Like You'll Never See Me Again" is one of her best songs she has ever written and it seems like the type of song Grammy Voters would reward.
I think she WILL get the nomination for song of the year for "Like You'll Never See Me Again" definitely!! I don't think she'll take home 5 though, she already has too many awards..let's spread the wealth for pete's sake!!
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I actually do not see Alicia snag'n 5 or more wins this year. Her album is OK. She's definitely in the running for an AOTY nomination, however, I don't think thats a lock for her (after all, she has yet to be nominated there). "Like You'll Never See Me Again" and "Teenage Love Affair" are not big enough records to make it into ROTY (especially if "No One", which was a #1 hit couldn't do it). Her best bet for a general field nomination is for SOTY, where she'll face stiff competition from Coldplay and John Mayer.
As for Pop Vocal Collaboration, I don't think its a sure thing for Alicia to be nominated here. If so, it would be tough to beat either Robert Plant/Alison Krauss or One Republic/Timbaland.
For the R&B Categories, Alicia seems like a safe bet to predict for wins in R&B Female and R&B Song (although she faces competition from "With You" and "Love in This Club" here). I don't think R&B Album is on lock. Watch out for Al Green, who's album is one of the most critically acclaimed of the year. He could also be the reason why Alicia isn't nominated in AOTY once again.
Best case scenario, I see Alicia winning 3 Grammys this year...not 5.
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Originally posted by 24fanatic: I actually do not see Alicia snag'n 5 or more wins this year. Her album is OK. She's definitely in the running for an AOTY nomination, however, I don't think thats a lock for her (after all, she has yet to be nominated there). "Like You'll Never See Me Again" and "Teenage Love Affair" are not big enough records to make it into ROTY (especially if "No One", which was a #1 hit couldn't do it). Her best bet for a general field nomination is for SOTY, where she'll face stiff competition from Coldplay and John Mayer.
As for Pop Vocal Collaboration, I don't think its a sure thing for Alicia to be nominated here. If so, it would be tough to beat either Robert Plant/Alison Krauss or One Republic/Timbaland.
For the R&B Categories, Alicia seems like a safe bet to predict for wins in R&B Female and R&B Song (although she faces competition from "With You" and "Love in This Club" here). I don't think R&B Album is on lock. Watch out for Al Green, who's album is one of the most critically acclaimed of the year. He could also be the reason why Alicia isn't nominated in AOTY once again.
Best case scenario, I see Alicia winning 3 Grammys this year...not 5.
I agree with the whole post, she won't win 5 Again but she will definetly be one of the nights biggest winner if not the biggest winner.
I simply doubt Al Green wins Best R&B Album. He might pull off a win in Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. I also doubt he gets into Album of the Year. A nomination will be his award, if he gets one. Look at Prince and Anita losses in Best R&B Album in 2005. Alicia's album may not be the best in quality, but it is too huge to pass up. I also doubt "With You" and "Love in this Club" are frontrunners for Best R&B Song. Alicia put a smile on my face when she won for Best R&B Song over Usher in 2005.
She does have alot of Grammys, but no one really put out anything amazing or worth rewarding, with an exception of a few artists.
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but seeing your explanation than I guess yes...it can happen...
I can see her typical three Grammys comming her way....Female, Album and Song. I highly doubt Mariah will have any impact given how close to "underwhelming" her album is comming to be in terms of sales and acclaim and interest in the public (totally her fault, not the albums)...so Alicia's got that category pretty much to herself. Same goes for Song and Album.
But then it gets tricky. I don't see her winning the other two, although she totally can and ultimately like Mr Talented says...she's a darling and her name is worth a lot in whatever category she gets placed in so she might end up winning on name alone.
She's not winning anything in the General Field that's for sure. And she's definetly not winning Producer. She's not gonna win Pop Collaboration either although lately one could think that the Mayer/Keys combo would be unbeatable, but the song itself is unbeatable as hell, plus there's Krauss and Plant....
So in the end...it could happen, but it's not as easy as it once was....she might do it again, R&B is the easiest way to get 5 wins without even touching a General Field Grammy....
I'm betting she will win the usual three (Female R&B Vocal, R&B Song, R&B Album). I don't think she will win Traditional R&B because popular acts don't win that award. I don't think she will even be nominated for Urban/Alternative. That category is usually for more innovative kind of music.
I thought I was the only one who thought her record company should submit "Teenage Love Affair" to Best Urban/Alternative Performance and "Superwoman" to Best Traditional Vocal R&B Performance. I think UPitt was the only one who agreed with my logic. As long as she submits to the smaller categories, she'll rack up four or more wins.
Thanks for the shout-out Musicluva123!!!!
Yeah, I definitely think that her handlers will submit "Teenage Love Affair" for Best Urban/Alternative, so that it won't clash with "Like You'll Never See Me Again."
While I am not Alicia's biggest fan, I do see a strong possibility for her to walk away with 5 Grammys in 2009. I think that she certainly has these categories locked down, if she submits the right material -
Best R/B Album - As I Am Best R/B Female Vocal - "Like You'll Never See Me Again" Best R/B Song - "Like You'll Never See Me Again" Best Urban/Alternative - "Teenage Love Affair" Best R/B Traditional - "Superwoman"
As far as the other categories, I am not quite certain that she will win them, but she will certainly get nominated in those other categores, except for Record of the Year - there are sooo many strong records this year, I am not quite certain if "Like You'll Never See Me Again" will make the cut.
I don't think Alicia Keys will win 5 Grammys. I'm not even convinced she'll get nominations in ROTY, SOTY, Traditional R&B Vocal Performance and Urban/Alternative Performance.
I have a feeling someone else will be the night's biggest winner. As already stated, Alicia will probably win R&B Female, R&B Song and R&B Album.
I'm about 75% sure that "Superwoman" will get a nomination in Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, just like she did in 2006 for "If I Was Your Woman".
I don't see how people can say that "Like You'll Never See Me Again" isn't big enough for ROTY. It was a bigger hit than "Clocks," which beat out "Crazy In Love" and "Hey Ya!" in a very competitive ROTY year.
Originally posted by MrTalented: I don't see how people can say that "Like You'll Never See Me Again" isn't big enough for ROTY. It was a bigger hit than "Clocks," which beat out "Crazy In Love" and "Hey Ya!" in a very competitive ROTY year.
Exactly.And let's not forget that the Foo Fighters got in last year for a song that didnt even make a splash on the charts.I think Alicia can definitley get nominated.
Originally posted by MrTalented: I don't see how people can say that "Like You'll Never See Me Again" isn't big enough for ROTY. It was a bigger hit than "Clocks," which beat out "Crazy In Love" and "Hey Ya!" in a very competitive ROTY year.
That's because some posters refuse to do their Grammy homework.
FACT: "Beautiful Day," "Walk On," "Don't Know Why," "Clocks," "Dance With My Father," "Here We Go Again," "Daughters," "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" and "Not Ready To Make Nice" all won ROTY and/or SOTY this decade and weren't hits.
"Not Ready To Make Nice" hit #4 on the pop charts the week it won ROTY & SOTY, but it quickly fell after that week.
This decade NARAS has not gone with the biggest hit in ROTY or SOTY.
"Like You'll Never See Me Again" is very much a contender in both races. Alicia is sure to make the Top 20 in both categories and this is the kind of Grammy baity track that will go over well with the Blue Ribbon Panel on the weekend they listen to the Top 20 vote getters in ROTY & SOTY.
Alicia's Grammy haul this decade is similar to what Stevie Wonder did in the 1970s. Everyone got so sick of Stevie Wonder winning 3-4 every other year or two. But unless Alicia's contemporaries REALLY step their game up then I expect Alicia to continue to dominate the Grammys until the quality of her work declines.
Originally posted by MrTalented: I don't see how people can say that "Like You'll Never See Me Again" isn't big enough for ROTY. It was a bigger hit than "Clocks," which beat out "Crazy In Love" and "Hey Ya!" in a very competitive ROTY year.
That's because some posters refuse to do their Grammy homework.
FACT: "Beautiful Day," "Walk On," "Don't Know Why," "Clocks," "Dance With My Father," "Here We Go Again," "Daughters," "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" and "Not Ready To Make Nice" all won ROTY and/or SOTY this decade and weren't hits.
"Not Ready To Make Nice" hit #4 on the pop charts the week it won ROTY & SOTY, but it quickly fell after that week.
This decade NARAS has not gone with the biggest hit in ROTY or SOTY.
"Like You'll Never See Me Again" is very much a contender in both races. Alicia is sure to make the Top 20 in both categories and this is the kind of Grammy baity track that will go over well with the Blue Ribbon Panel on the weekend they listen to the Top 20 vote getters in ROTY & SOTY.
Alicia's Grammy haul this decade is similar to what Stevie Wonder did in the 1970s. Everyone got so sick of Stevie Wonder winning 3-4 every other year or two. But unless Alicia's contemporaries REALLY step their game up then I expect Alicia to continue to dominate the Grammys until the quality of her work declines.
I agree."Like You'll Never See Me Again" has all the markings of a ROTY/SOTY nominee. Especially the lyrics.
As far as Alicia dominating the Grammys,I think she will continue to dominate even if her contemporaries step their game up.She's the kind of artist that will no matter how good other people's material is! Same thing with Beyonce.
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