Grammy Nomination Predictions - Best Musical Album For Children

Well, the Grammy Award nominations are being announced Wednesday night, and for what it's worth, I'm going to go out on a limb and predict the 5 nominations for the Best Musical Album For Children. (I miss doing my Oscar pool, perhaps.)

This list isn't a list of my top 5 favorites, or top 5 best -- it's the list of the 5 albums I think are most likely to be nominated from the list of eligible albums. Now, that list is missing some fairly obvious candidates. For example, They Might Be Giants' Here Comes Science, which would be a shoo-in given that, you know, it's really good and the band won the category last year, isn't on the list, tripped up by the Aug. 31 cut-off date. Lunch Money's Dizzy isn't on the list, either -- the band simply didn't submit it. Other folks, previous nominees especially, will take their place.

But here are five albums I wouldn't be surprised to see make the list (none of which would be an embarrassing choice):

Ziggy Marley - Family Time
Peter Himmelman - My Trampoline
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer w/ Christylez Bacon - Banjo to Beatbox
Buck Howdy - Pete Seeger Tribute
The Sippy Cups - The Time Machine (hey, somebody's got to fill the Brady Rymer slot this year, right?)

Comments

[Buck Howdy]

Thanks, but there's no way I'm going to be a finalist in this category this year - not that I wouldn't be thrilled to be in such company.

I agree with three out of five of your picks but I also expect Milkshake and Greg and Steve to be in the running - with a lot of other worthy releases nipping at their heels.

My best hope is for my spoken word for kids release - "Aaaaah! Spooky Scary Stories and Songs" But even that might be a long shot with Jennifer Aniston and other big names in the run.

Congrats in advance to anyone who does make it - tough year with GREAT music out there.

BH

[Nora Johnson]

Sippy Cups are the greatest band for kids!!

[Paul Godwin]

Stefan, we are simply delighted to be included on your short list (among such illustrious peers) and hope you are a good fortune teller. If you're right, I'll be asking for the lottery number next. Love to all Zooglobbers!

Sippy Paul

[rudy trubitt]

Congrats, Buck! You're in!Best wishes,Rudy & The Sippy Cups

Field 16 - Children'sCategory 76 - Best Musical Album For Children(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)

• American Heroes #3Jonathan Sprout[Sprout Recordings]

• Banjo To BeatboxCathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez Bacon[Community Music, Inc.]

• Family TimeZiggy Marley[Tuff Gong Worldwide]

• Great DayMilkshake[Milkshake Music]

• Jumpin' & Jammin'Greg & Steve[Greg & Steve Productions]

• Pete Seeger Tribute - Ageless Kids' SongsBuck Howdy[Prairie Dog Entertainment]