Below, you’ll find writer Mary-Margaret Sulllivan’s predictions of winners for some main categories of the Grammys along with the added winners. The 56th Annual Grammys aired Sunday night.

By Mary-Margaret Sullivan

Well here we are, another year, and yet another Grammy Awards. Commencing on January 26, this year is proving to be one of the most interesting and competitive in all categories. With artist such as Katy Perry, Lorde, Macklemore, and many others performing, this might actually be an award show to stay in and watch! Although there are many more awards given then stated here, here are some of the nominees and my predictions on who is going to take home the Grammy in the general categories:

[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Record of the Year:[/title]

• “Get Lucky”-Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams

• “Radioactive”-Imagine Dragons

• “Royals”-Lorde

• “Locked Out of Heaven”-Bruno Mars

• “Blurred Lines”-Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams

PREDICTION: I think this one is going to be between “Radioactive” and “Royals”. Although Imagine Dragons’ song has been around longer, Lorde skyrocketed the charts, took Miley’s number one spot in a day, and is now respectively three spots above “Radioactive” on iTunes charts. I give the Grammy to: Lorde for her song “Royals”.
WINNER: “Get Lucky”-Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams

[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Album of the Year:[/title]

• The Blessed Unrest-Sara Bareilles

• Random Access Memories-Daft Punk

• Good Kid, M.A.A.D City-Kendrick Lamar

• The Heist-Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

• Red-Taylor Swift

PREDICTION: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for the win! This album came out almost a year ago and is still ridiculously popular. After many of sold out concerts throughout the country, the songs are still played repeatedly played on the radio, and there are still two songs on both iTunes and Billboard charts. Although I believe Daft Punk will be a very close contender, I give the grammy to: The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
WINNER: Random Access Memories–  Daft Punk

[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Song of the Year:[/title]

• “Just Give Me a Reason”-Pink

• “Locked Out of Heaven”-Bruno Mars

• “Roar”-Katy Perry

• “Royals”-Lorde

• “Same Love”-Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

PREDICTION: This is going to be a tough, TOUGH category; if not the most competitive. I really think this is a toss up. But, I do think Katy Perry has made quite the splash this year with “Dark Horse” and “Roar” that possibly she could take Song of the Year. Although, I can say with almost certainty that Lorde has a very good chance at sweeping up this Grammy as well. Just the same, songs like “Same Love” and “Locked Out of Heaven” and ESPECIALLY “Just Give Me a Reason” got a ton of radio airtime, and stayed on top of charts for weeks on end. Although, I give the Grammy to: “Roar” by Katy Perry.
WINNER: “Royals”- Lorde

[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Best New Artist:[/title]

• James Blake

• Kendrick Lamar

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

• Kacey Musgraves

• Ed Sheeran

PREDICTIONS: My heart is really pulled in this one because I absolutely LOVE Kacey Musgraves. I have a weak heart for up and coming female country artists. But also, Ed Sheeran is a ridiculously talented London artist that finally got his debut in the U.S. James Blake also popped onto the scene fast and has made quite the splash with his introduction song “Retrograde”. Plus Kendrick Lamar, who has been featured on repeatedly played songs on the radio, and now came out with his own album, has a solid running. And then there’s Macklemore & Ryan Lewis who got a boat load of recognition this year for their album The Heist, after being in the underground rap game for years. I give the Grammy to: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
WINNER: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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2013 was an extremely creative, innovative and a year that seriously changed music. Artists were protesting gay marriage rights, Daft Punk came back after so many years of being out of being M.I.A in music, and movies such as The Great Gatsby innovated the way the 20’s saw music with rap and spectacular beats to jitter bug too.  It was a great year in music, and this 56th Annual Grammy Awards is going to be one for the books!

[title size=”4″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Other Grammy categories and their winners:[/title]

Best pop solo performance
Sara Bareilles — “Brave”
Lorde — “Royals” — WINNER
Bruno Mars — “When I Was Your Man”
Katy Perry — “Roar”
Justin Timberlake — “Mirrors”

Best pop duo/group performance
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers — “Get Lucky” — WINNER
P!nk featuring Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me a Reason”
Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko — “Stay”
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell — “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake and Jay Z — “Suit & Tie”

Best pop instrumental album
Herb Alpert — “Steppin’ Out” — WINNER
Boney James — “The Beat”
Earl Klugh — “Handpicked”
Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot — “Summer Horns”
Jeff Lorber Fusion — “Hacienda”

Best pop vocal album
Lana Del Rey — “Paradise”
Lorde — “Pure Heroine”
Bruno Mars — “Unorthodox Jukebox” — WINNER
Robin Thicke — “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake — “The 20/20 Experience — The Complete Experience”

Best dance recording
“Need U (100%)” — Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E & MNEK
“Sweet Nothing” — Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
“Atmosphere” — Kaskade
“The is What it Feels Like” — Armin Van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie
“Clarity” — Zedd featuring Foxes — WINNER

Best dance/electronica album
“Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk — WINNER
“Settle” — Disclosure
“18 Months” — Calvin Harris
“Atmosphere” — Kaskade
“A Color Map of the Sun” — Pretty Lights

Best traditional pop vocal album
“Viva Duets” — Tony Bennett and various artists
“To Be Loved” — Michael Bublé — WINNER
“The Standards” — Gloria Estefan
“Cee Lo’s Magic Moment” — Cee Lo Green
“Now” — Dionne Warwick

Best rock performance
Alabama Shakes — “Always Alright”
David Bowie — “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”
Imagine Dragons — “Radioactive” — WINNER
Led Zeppelin — “Kashmir”
Queens of the Stone Age — “My God is the Sun”
Jack White — “I’m Shakin’ ”

Best metal performances
Anthrax — “T.N.T.”
Black Sabbath — “God is Dead?” — WINNER
Dream Theater — “The Enemy Inside”
Killswitch Engage — “In Due Time”
Volbeat featuring King Diamond — “Room 24”

Best rock song
“Ain’t Messin’ ‘Round” — Gary Clark Jr.
“Cut Me Some Slack” — Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear — WINNER
“Doom and Gloom” — The Rolling Stones
“God Is Dead?” — Black Sabbath
“Panic Station” — Muse

Best rock album
Black Sabbath — “13”
David Bowie — “The Next Day”
Kings of Leon — “Mechanical Bull”
Led Zeppelin — “Celebration Day” — WINNER
Queens of the Stone Age — “… Like Clockwork”
Neil Young with Crazy Horse — “Psychedelic Pill”

Best alternative music album
Neko Case — “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You”
The National — “Trouble Will Find Me”
Nine Inch Nails — “Hesitation Marks”
Tame Impala — “Lonerism”
Vampire Weekend — “Modern Vampires of the City” — WINNER

Best R&B performance
Tamar Braxton — “Love and War”
Anthony Hamilton — “Best of Me”
Hiatus Kaiytoe featuring Q-Tip — “Nakamarra”
Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar — “How Many Drinks?”
Snarky Puppy with Lala Hathaway — “Something” — WINNER

Best traditional R&B performance
Gary Clark Jr. — “Please Come Home” — WINNER
Fantasia — “Get It Right”
Maysa — “Quiet Fire”
Gregory Porter — “Hey Laura”
Ryan Shaw — “Yesterday”

Best R&B song
“Best of Me” — Anthony Hamilton
“Love and War” — Tamar Braxton
“Only One” — PJ Morton featuring Stevie Wonder
“Pusher Love Girl” — Justin Timberlake — WINNER
“Without Me” — Fantasia featuring Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott

Best urban contemporary album
Tamar Braxton — “Love and War”
Fantasia — “Side Effects of You”
Salaam Remi — “One: In the Chamber”
Rihanna — “Unapologetic” — WINNER
Mack Wilds — “New York: A Love Story”

Best R&B album
Faith Evans — “R&B Divas”
Alicia Keys — “Girl on Fire” — WINNER
John Legend — “Love in the Future”
Chrisette Michele — “Better”
TGT — “Three Kings”

Best rap performance
Drake — “Started From the Bottom”
Eminem — “Berserk”
Jay Z — “Tom Ford”
Kendrick Lamar — “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz — “Thrift Shop” — WINNER

Best rap/sung collaboration
J. Cole featuring Miguel — “Power Trip”
Jay Z featuring Beyoncé — “Part II (On the Run)”
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake — “Holy Grail” — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar featuring Mary J. Blige — “Now or Never”
Wiz Khalifa featuring the Weeknd — “Remember You”

Best rap song
“F***in’ Problems” — A$AP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar
“Holy Grail” — Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake
“New Slaves” — Kanye West
“Started From the Bottom” — Drake
“Thrift Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — WINNER

Best rap album
Drake — “Nothing Was the Same”
Jay Z — “Magna Carta … Holy Grail”
Kendrick Lamar — “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — “The Heist” — WINNER
Kanye West — “Yeezus”

Best country solo performance
Lee Brice — “I Drive Your Truck”
Hunter Hayes — “I Want Crazy”
Miranda Lambert — “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Darius Rucker — “Wagon Wheel” — WINNER
Blake Shelton — “Mine Would Be You”

Best country duo/group performance
The Civil Wars — “From This Valley” — WINNER
Kelly Clarkson featuring Vince Gill — “Don’t Rush”
Little Big Town — “Your Side of the Bed”
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban — “Highway Don’t Care”
Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton — “You Can’t Make Old Friends”

Best country song
“Begin Again” — Taylor Swift
“I Drive Your Truck” — Lee Brice
“Mama’s Broken Heart” — Miranda Lambert
“Merry Go ‘Round” — Kacey Musgraves — WINNER
“Mine Would Be You” — Blake Shelton

Best country album
Jason Aldean — “Night Train”
Tim McGraw — “Two Lanes of Freedom”
Kacey Musgraves — “Same Trailer Different Park” — WINNER
Blake Shelton — “Based on a True Story”
Taylor Swift — “Red”

Best Latin pop album
Frankie J — “Faith, Hope y Amor”
Ricardo Montaner — “Viajero Frecuente”
Draco Rosa — “Vida” — WINNER
Aleks Syntek — “Syntek”
Tommy Torres — “12 Historias”

Best Latin rock, urban or alternative album
Café Tacvba — “El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco”
El Tri — “Ojo Por Ojo”
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas — “Chances”
La Santa Cecilia — “Treinta Dias” — WINNER
Los Amigos Invisibles — “Repeat After Me”

Producer of the year, nonclassical
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams — WINNER

Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
“Django Unchained”
“The Great Gatsby” (deluxe edition)
“Les Miserables” (deluxe edition
“Muscle Shoals”
“Sound City: Real to Reel” — WINNER

Best score soundtrack for visual media
“Argo”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Skyfall” — WINNER
“Zero Dark Thirty”

Best song written for visual media
Coldplay — “Atlas” — “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
Jessie J — “Silver Lining” — “Silver Linings Playbook”
Adele — “Skyfall” — “Skyfall” — WINNER
Colbie Caillat featuring Gavin DeGraw — “We Both Know” — “Safe Haven”
Lana Del Rey — “Young and Beautiful” — “The Great Gatsby” (deluxe edition)
Regina Spektor — “You’ve Got Time” — “Orange is the New Black”

Best music video
Captial Cities — “Safe and Sound”
Jay Z — “Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”
Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z — “Suit & Tie” — WINNER
Jack White — “I’m Shakin'”

Best music film
Coldplay — “Live 2012”
Green Day — “¡Cuatro!”
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite — “I’m in I’m Out and I’m Gone: The Making of Get Up!”
Paul McCartney — “Live Kisses” — WINNER
Mumford & Sons — “The Road to Red Rocks”