The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards Air Tonight, And Here Are My Predictions for 2016

It's music's biggest night, as the GRAMMY Awards air live on CBS at 7 p.m. tonight. Who do I think will win big--and who's going home empty-handed? Here are my winner predictions for the 2016 GRAMMYs!There are, like, ten million GRAMMY categories, so I'm just going to focus on the artists and music we play on B101.7--so pop, rock, and a little alternative. Y'all ready? LET'S DO THIS.

Category: Record of the Year

Nominees:

• "Really Love" D'Angelo and the Vanguard
• "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
• "Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran
• "Blank Space" Taylor Swift
• "Can't Feel My Face" The Weeknd

Who Will Win: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars

Who Should Win: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars

"Uptown Funk" was EVERYWHERE last year. It was an unstoppable force, and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars deserve the GRAMMY this year.

Category: Album of the Year

Nominees

• Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
• To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
• Traveller, Chris Stapleton
• 1989, Taylor Swift
• Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd

Who Will Win: Taylor Swift

Who Should Win: (TIE) Alabama Shakes and Kendrick Lamar

I really feel like Taylor will bring home several GRAMMYs for 1989, but I also think the Alabama Shakes and Kendrick Lamar put out albums that are every bit as deserving of a win (if not more so) than 1989.

Category: Song of the Year

Nominees

• "Alright," Kendrick Lamar
• "Blank Space," Taylor Swift
• "Girl Crush," Little Big Town
• "See You Again," Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
• "Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran

Who Will Win: Taylor Swift

Who Should Win: Kendrick Lamar

I think "Alright" was one of the most important songs of the year and want to see Kendrick bring home a GRAMMY for his incredibly moving work.

Category: Best New Artist

Nominees

• Meaghan Trainor
• Tori Kelly
• Sam Hunt
• James Bay
• Courtney Barnett

Who Will Win: Meaghan Trainor

Who Should Win: Courtney Barnett

Don't get me wrong: I am, indeed, all about that bass--but Courtney Barnett is definitely my favorite new artist in a long time.

Category: Best Pop Solo Performance

Nominees

• "Heartbeat Song," Kelly Clarkson
• "Love Me Like You Do," Ellie Goulding
• "Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
• "Blank Space," Taylor Swift
• "Can't Feel My Face," The Weeknd

Who Will Win: Taylor Swift

Who Should Win: The Weeknd

"Can't Feel My Face" was the anthem of summer 2015, and I think The Weeknd needs a GRAMMY for creating such an undeniable hit.

Category: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Nominees

• "Ship to Wreck," Florence + The Machine
• "Sugar," Maroon 5
• "Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
• "Bad Blood," Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar
• "See You Again," Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth

Who Will Win: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars

Who Should Win: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars

OBVIOUSLY.

Category: Best Pop Vocal Album

Nominees

• Piece by Piece, Kelly Clarkson
• How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + The Machine
• Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
• 1989, Taylor Swift
• Before This World, James Taylor

Who Will Win: James Taylor

Who Should Win: Taylor Swift

The GRAMMYs are known for their love of old dudes, so I feel like James Taylor may beat out Taylor Swift in this category.

Category: Best Rock Performance

Nominees

• "Don't Wanna Fight," Alabama Shakes
• "What Kind of Man," Florence + The Machine
• "Something from Nothing," Foo Fighters
• "Ex's and Oh's," Elle King
• "Moaning Lisa Smile," Wolf Alice

Who Will Win: Alabama Shakes

Who Should Win: Alabama Shakes

Sound & Color is incredible from start to finish, and I'm dying to see the Shakes represent Alabama at the GRAMMYs tonight. No song rocked harder than "Don't Wanna Fight."

Category: Best Rock Song

Nominees

• "Don't Wanna Fight," Alabama Shakes
• "Ex's and Oh's," Elle King
• "Hold Back the River," James Bay
• "Lydia," Highly Suspect
• "What Kind of Man," Florence + The Machine

Who Will Win: Elle King

Who Should Win: Alabama Shakes

I think Elle King will win tonight, but I'm not counting the Shakes out either.

Category: Best Rock Album

Nominees

• Chaos and the Calm, James Bay
• Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
• Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
• Drones, Muse
• .5: The Grey Chapter, Slipknot

Who Will Win: James Bay

Who Should Win: James Bay

TBH, I haven't listened to any of these albums except Chaos and the Calm--so... go with what you know!

Category: Best Alternative Rock Album

Nominees

• Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
• Vulnicura, Bjork
• The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
• Currents, Tame Impala
• Star Wars, Wilco

Who Will Win: Alabama Shakes

Who Should Win:EVERYONE

All of these albums were awesome, so picking the best is an impossible task--but I have to give it up for Alabama Shakes.

There y'all have it--my GRAMMY predictions for 2016! I'll check back tomorrow and see how accurate my predictions were. Enjoy the GRAMMYs--they air live on CBS beginning at 7 p.m. tonight.