Στις 6 Δεκεμβριου 2007 ανακοινώθηκαν οι υποψηφιότητες για τα grammy(gramophone) awards 2008 που πρόκειται να διεξαχθούν τον Φεβρουάριο 2008.Το περιοδικό R.stone δημοσιευσε τις υποψηφιότητες και κάνει μια πρόβλεψη για το ποιος θα κερδίσει ή ποιος θα έπρεπε ....

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Nominees: Beyoncé, "Irreplaceable"; Foo Fighters, "The Pretender"; Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, "Umbrella"; Justin Timberlake, "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"; Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"
Who's Going to Win: Beyoncé, "Irreplaceable."
Who Should Win: Rihanna. Can anybody really say that this wasn't the record of the last twelve months?

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nominees: Foo Fighters, Vince Gill, Herbie Hancock, Kanye West, Amy Winehouse
Who's Going to Win: Amy Winehouse.


BEST NEW ARTIST
Nominees: Feist, Ledisi, Paramore, Taylor Swift, Amy Winehouse
who's Going to Win: Amy Winehouse.
Who Should Win: Winehouse. No one else provided the potent combination of a great album, great tabloid copy and forward-thinking coifs.

SONG OF THE YEAR
Nominees: "Before He Cheats"; "Hey There Delilah; "Like a Star"; "Rehab"; "Umbrella"
Who's Going to Win: "Before He Cheats," by John Kear & Chris Tompkins.
Who Should Win: "Umbrella." Any tune that identifies an extra syllable in a word is cool with us.

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Nominees: Christina Aguilera, "Candyman"; Feist, "1234"; Fergie, "Big Girls Don't Cry"; Nelly Furtado, "Say It Right"; Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"
Who's Going to Win: Christina Aguilera.
Who Should Win: Feist, the most surprising breakthrough of the year.

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Nominees: Michael Bublé, "Everything"; John Mayer, "Belief"; Paul McCartney, "Dance Tonight"; Seal, "Amazing"; Justin Timberlake, "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"
Who's Going to Win: Justin Timberlake.
Who Should Win: Timberlake. Not officially the greatest singer, but he gets his point across.

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Nominees: Beck, "Timebomb"; Paul McCartney, "Only Mama Knows"; John Mellencamp, "Our Country"; Bruce Springsteen, "Radio Nowhere"; Lucinda Williams, "Come On"
Who's Going to Win: Paul McCartney.
Who Should Win: Lucinda Williams. One of the great voices of the last two decades singing an excellent song

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Nominees: Daughtry, Daughtry; John Fogerty, Revival; Foo Fighters, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace; Bruce Springsteen, Magic; Wilco, Blue Sky Blue
Who's Going to Win: Bruce.
Who Should Win: Wilco. A gorgeous album that sounds better now than when it came out — and it sounded pretty frigging great then.

BEST ROCK SONG
Nominees: "Come On" (Lucinda Williams); "Icky Thump" (Jack White); "It's Not Over" (Daughtry); "The Pretender" (Foo Fighters); "Radio Nowhere" (Bruce Springsteen)Who's Going to Win: Springsteen.
Who Should Win: "Icky Thump"; give Jack White points for stretching.

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Nominees: "I Wanna Love You" - Akon feat. Snoop Dogg; "Kiss, Kiss" - Chris Brown & T-Pain; "Let It Go" - Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim; "Umbrella" - Rihanna feat. Jay-Z; "Good Life" - Kanye West feat. T-Pain
Who's Going to Win: "Umbrella."
Who Should Win: "Umbrella"

BEST RAP SONG
Nominees: 50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake, "Ayo Technology"; T.I., "Big Things Poppin' Do It)"; Kanye West, "Can't Tell Me Nothing"; Soulja Boy, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"; Kanye West feat. T-Pain, "Good Life"
Who's Going to Win: "Crank That." .
Who Should Win: "Crank That"! The biggest rap of the year, even if you mostly heard it coming out of Nokias.

BEST RAP ALBUM
Nominees: Common's Finding Forever, Jay-Z's American Gangster, Nas' Hip Hop Is Dead, T.I.'s T.I. Vs. TIP, Kanye West's Graduation
Who's Going to Win: Kanye West.
Who Should Win: Kanye.

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Nominees: Bon Jovi, Lost Highway; Feist, The Reminder; Maroon 5, It Won't Be Soon Before Long; Paul McCartney, Memory Almost Full; Amy Winehouse, Back to Black
Who's Going to Win: Amy Winehouse.
Who Should Win: Winehouse. We wouldn't want to try.