Record of the Year
Nominees: Beyoncé’s “Halo,” Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling,” Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody,” Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face,” Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me”
I want to pick Kings of Leon because I’ve been in Australia and they’re the one band that beat me out of the Number One spot there. And that’s my country! But I like their story. Like with me, when “Who Knew” came out it got played, I think, 12 times in America and then was dropped from every station. And then it came out again a year and a half later and went to Number One, which I think is hilarious. I think that “Use Somebody” has sort of the same story — it kind of floated around the rest of the world for months and months and then just blew up here, way after the fact.
Album of the Year
Nominees: Beyoncé’s I Am … Sasha Fierce, Black Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D., Lady Gaga’s The Fame, Dave Matthews Band’s Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, Taylor Swift’s Fearless
I think I’d have to go with Lady Gaga because she really, really just took over this year. She was everywhere. She?s fearless when it comes to fashion and videos and I think a lot of other people play it really safe. I think she’s been a total breath of fresh air. I love her videos. In some ways I think she’s the most interesting without seeming to try to hard since Madonna. I think I’m able to like her because I don’t see any of myself in her. And for awhile, I think, after Missundaztood came out, it was like, “Oh, everybody wants to be a rock star now.” But with her, I don’t know, I think she’s marching to the beat of her own drum. And I really, really like that.
Thanks: N@tasha
