Grammy predictions 2011: who will win, who should win, who got shafted

The Grammy Awards will hold their 53rd annual shindig at 8 p.m. Sunday on CBS. To get primed for the telecast, we play the perilous game of predicting how the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will honor "artistic excellence," and point out the even more excellent music it overlooked (remember, only recordings released from Sept. 1, 2009, to Sept. 30, 2010, are eligible).

Album of the Year

Nominees: "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire; "Recovery," Eminem; "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum; "The Fame Monster," Lady Gaga; "Teenage Dream," Katy Perry.

Who will win: "Recovery," Eminem.

Who should win: "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire.

Who got shafted: "The ArchAndroid," Janelle Monáe.

Record of the Year

(Award to the artist and the producer, recording engineer and-or mixer)

Nominees: "Nothin' On You," B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars; "Love the Way You Lie," Eminem Featuring Rihanna; "Forget You," Cee Lo Green; "Empire State Of Mind," Jay-Z & Alicia Keys; "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum.

Who will win: "Empire State Of Mind," Jay-Z & Alicia Keys.

Who should win: "Empire State Of Mind," Jay-Z & Alicia Keys.

Who got shafted: "Albatross," Besnard Lakes.

Song of the Year

(A songwriters award)

Nominees: "Beg Steal or Borrow," Ray LaMontagne; "Forget You," Cee Lo Green; "The House That Built Me," Miranda Lambert; "Love the Way You Lie," Eminem featuring Rihanna; "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum.

Who will win: "Love the Way You Lie," Eminem featuring Rihanna.

Who should win: "Forget You," Cee Lo Green.

Who got shafted: "Madder Red," Yeasayer.

Best New Artist

(For an artist who releases the first recording that establishes the artist's public identity)

Nominees: Justin Bieber; Drake; Florence & The Machine; Mumford & Sons; Esperanza Spalding.

Who will win: Drake.

Who should win: Esperanza Spalding.

Who got shafted: Janelle Monáe.

Best Pop Vocal Album

Nominees: "My World 2.0," Justin Bieber; "I Dreamed a Dream," Susan Boyle; "The Fame Monster," Lady Gaga; "Battle Studies," John Mayer; "Teenage Dream," Katy Perry.

Who will win: "Battle Studies," John Mayer.

Who should win: "The Fame Monster," Lady Gaga.

Who got shafted: "Body Talk 1," Robyn.

Best Rock Album

Nominees: "Emotion and Commotion," Jeff Beck; "The Resistance," Muse; "Backspacer," Pearl Jam; "Mojo," Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; "Le Noise," Neil Young.

Who will win: "The Resistance," Muse.

Who should win: "Le Noise," Neil Young.

Who got shafted: "The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night," Besnard Lakes.

Best R&B Album

Nominees: "The Love and War Masterpeace," Raheem DeVaughn; "Back to Me," Fantasia; "Another Round," Jaheim; "Wake Up!" John Legend and the Roots; "Still Standing," Monica.

Who will win: "Wake Up!" John Legend and the Roots.

Who should win: "Wake Up!" John Legend and the Roots.

Who got shafted: "New Amerykah Part Two," Erykah Badu.

Best Rap Album

Nominees: "The Adventures of Bobby Ray," B.o.B.; "Thank Me Later," Drake; "Recovery," Eminem; "The Blueprint 3," Jay-Z; "How I Got Over," the Roots.

Who will win: "Recovery," Eminem.

Who should win: "How I Got Over," the Roots.

Who got shafted: "A Badly Broken Code," Dessa.

Best Country Album

Nominees: "Up on the Ridge," Dierks Bentley; "You Get What You Give," Zac Brown Band; "The Guitar Song," Jamey Johnson; "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum; "Revolution," Miranda Lambert.

Who will win: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum.

Who should win: "The Guitar Song," Jamey Johnson

Who got shafted: "The List," Rosanne Cash.

Best Alternative Music Album

Nominees: "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire; "Infinite Arms," Band of Horses; "Brothers," the Black Keys; "Broken Bells," Broken Bells; "Contra," Vampire Weekend.

Who will win: "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire.

Who should win: "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire.

Who got shafted: "This is Happening," LCD Soundsystem.