November 18th, 2009
The nominations for next year’s Grammy Awards will be announced on December 2 and one of the year’s biggest stars is not eligible for one of the ceremony’s top honors.
The ubiquitous rookie Lady GaGa — who plastered airwaves with her singles “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “LoveGame” and “Paparazzi” — can’t be nominated because “Just Dance” was a contender at last year’s Grammys in the “Best Dance Recording” category, losing out to Daft Punk’s “Harder Better Faster Stronger.”
That leaves the field wide open for other newcomers to swoop in and claim the award. One of the frontrunners of this race is Keri Hilson. The R&B songstress might not bring instant recognition, but she’s this year’s “artist you don’t know, but have definitely heard.”
Need further convincing? Her partners on wax include Lil Wayne (on “Turnin’ Me On”), Timbaland (“The Way I Are”), and Kanye West and Ne-Yo (“Knock You Down”). She’s written songs for Ciara and Britney Spears. She’s even appeared as the object of desire in videos by Usher (“Love in This Club”) and Ne-Yo (“Miss Independent”).
Having already taken home an award for “Breakthrough Artist” from the BET Awards, can a nomination for “Best New Artist” at the Grammys be far behind? According to 68% of voting Predicto Mobile members, the odds are in the Decatur, Ga., native’s favor!
“Hilson has [an] incredible voice and [I] would not be surprised if she wins a Grammy,” says member “vau4252.”
“Ms. Hilson is very passionate about her career and holding her ground,” says “dnty4149.”
With such passionate praise, how can Grammy voters say no?
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