Today in the evening the Recording Academy will stage the Grammy Nominations Concert Live of the 2011 year, to lift the curtain on frontrunners for prizes come February, at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. Considering nods were culled from the season that ran September in 2009 to September this year, there may be some old faces, as well as some new. The Grammy Awards Ceremony itself will take place on February 13.

According to music experts, a person who will doubtlessly appear on stage will be Lady Gaga. Though her “Fame Monster” EP/re-released set will pack a punch beside relatively new albums like Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” and fresh-faced Justin Bieber. Jay-Z’s 2009 album “The Blueprint 3″ will be up against acts like Eminem for honors.
Most possible contenders for Best New Artist Category are Ke$ha, Taio Cruz, Florence & The Machine, Susan Boyle and Adam Lambert. Strong contenders Nicki Minaj, Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars aren’t eligible for various reasons this year, but there’s still a passel of worthy newcomers to chose from, in part because of the bumper crop of new solo pop/R&B males who filled the airwaves.

Who you think can win in Album of the Year category? I personally bet on Eminem “Recovery”, Sade “Soldier of Love” or Lady Antebellum “Need You Now”. It might also be Lady Gaga “The Fame Monster”, Jay Z “The Blueprint 3″, John Legend & The Roots “Wake Up”, Miranda Lambert “Revolution” or Arcade Fire “Suburbs”.

An talking about song of the year, the situation is the following. Forget about production, think about songcraft and how the tune would sound if it were played on an acoustic guitar. Would it hold up without all the bells and whistles?  For pure emotion, “The House That Built Me” wins hands down, but “Need You Now”  appealed to both country and pop fans…and pop and country Grammy voters.

Everybody listens to music daily either driving home and to work or as a background at home. So, I can say that music plays an important role in our everyday life. For that reason there are lots of complaints on the issue. The number one complaint is repetition. The same songs are broadcasted over and over again. Below is the list of good, even awesome and super popular songs that still have become really annoying due to excessive broadcasting.
•    Hotel California – The Eagles. One of the most recognizable songs in the history. Still who keeps on listening to the same stuff for decades? This single is definitely outdated.

•    Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers. This is a bane of every modern rock radio station. And the problem is not the song itself (by the way, it is gorgeous), but the number of times it has been broadcasted. Everybody who listens to radio or watches music videos have heard it at least 1000 times yet. That seems to be enough.

•    Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin. It has to be the most overplayed song in the history of broadcasting. There were times when the single closed every grade school dance, but that was so long ago. Led Zeppelin does not make new music any more, and the old tracks have to be thrown away.

•    You might blame me for my choice but the next song in this list is We Are the Champions, or We Will Rock You – Queen. The song itself is one of the best and the most successful in the history, yet it is high time to say it goodbye. It has the right to sound at stadiums but not on your way to work.

Modern world is changing rapidly that is why I can see no reason to stay in the same place for decades in music industry. Let’s go ahead!