Handicapping the battles between Gaga and Adele, Kanye and Chris Brown, and more

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With the Grammy nominations now public, speculation time is here. Below, a few quick, subject-to-revision thoughts on who the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is likely to pick, who they should pick, and why. For now, I'm sticking to categories I know something about—that means no country, sadly.

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