Greg Kot predicts the Grammy Awards

(Award to the artist and the producer, recording engineer and-or mixer)
Nominees:
“Get Lucky,” Daft Punk
“Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons
“Royals,” Lorde
“Locked Out of Heaven,” Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke
Who will win: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk
Who should win: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk
Who got shafted:“Dance Apocalyptic,” Janelle Monae  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

(For an artist who releases the first recording that establishes the artist’s public identity)
Nominees:
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Who will win: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Who should win: Kendrick Lamar
Who got shafted: Lorde  (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Nominees:
“Paradise,” Lana Del Rey
“Pure Heroine,” Lorde
“Unorthodox Jukebox,” Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke
“The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience,” Justin Timberlake
Who will win: “The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience,” Justin Timberlake
Who should win: “Pure Heroine,” Lorde
Who got shafted: “Push Any Button,” Sam Phillips

Nominees:
“13,” Black Sabbath
“The Next Day,” David Bowie
“Mechanical Bull,” Kings of Leon
“Celebration Day,” Led Zeppelin
”...Like Clockwork,” Queens of the Stone Age
“Psychedelic Pill,” Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Who will win: “Mechanical Bull,” Kings of Leon
Who should win: ”...Like Clockwork,” Queens of the Stone Age
Who got shafted: “Light Up Gold,” Parquet Courts  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Nominees:
“The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight...” Neko Case
“Trouble Will Find Me,” the National
“Hesitation Marks,” Nine Inch Nails
“Lonerism,” Tame Impala
“Modern Vampires of the City,” Vampire Weekend
Who will win: “Hesitation Marks,” Nine Inch Nails
Who should win: “Lonerism,” Tame Impala
Who got shafted: “Silence Yourself,” Savages   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Nominees:
“Nothing Was the Same,” Drake
“Magna Carta... Holy Grail,” Jay Z
“Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City,” Kendrick Lamar
“The Heist,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Yeezus,” Kanye West
Who will win: “Nothing Was the Same,” Drake
Who should win: “Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City,” Kendrick Lamar
Who got shafted: “Acid Rap,” Chance the Rapper  (Scott Strazzante / Chicago Tribune)

Nominees:
“Old Yellow Moon,” Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
“Love Has Come For You,” Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
“Buddy and Jim,” Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale
“One True Vine,” Mavis Staples
“Songbook,” Allen Toussaint
Who will win: “One True Vine,” Mavis Staples
Who should win: “Songbook,” Allen Toussaint
Who got shafted: “American Kid,” Patty Griffin  (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)

Nominees:
“Night Train,” Jason Aldean
“Two Lanes of Freedom,” Tim McGraw
“Same Trailer Different Park,” Kacey Musgraves
“Based on a True Story,” Blake Shelton
“Red,” Taylor Swift
Who will win: “Red,” Taylor Swift
Who should win: “Same Trailer Different Park,” Kacey Musgraves
Who got shafted: “Cheater’s Game,” Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)