1st Annual Awards Psychic Music Awards: Nominees

This year, I have decided that instead of just listing my top albums of the year, I would do my own version of awards for the best music of the year. In this case, I am going to stick with the Grammy's eligibility period, although I still think that by the time the Grammys actually roll around in February, are sadly behind the times. But anyway, I digress. Here are my nominees in various genres from October of 2011 through September of 2012:

Album of the Year

Black Keys “El Camino”

Florence + The Machine “Ceremonials”

Bonnie Raitt “Slipstream”

Killer Mike “R.A.P Music”
P!nk “The Truth About Love”

Best Rap Album

Nas “Life is Good”

The Roots “undun”

Killer Mike “R.A.P. Music”

Rick Ross “God Forgives…I Don’t”

Lupe Fiasco “Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1”

Best Pop Album

Kelly Clarkson “Stronger”

P!nk “The Truth About Love”

Bonnie Raitt “Slipstream”

Fiona Apple “The Idler Wheel…”

Santigold “Master of My Make-Believe”

Florence + The Machine “Ceremonials”

Best Rock/Alternative Album

Black Keys “El Camino”

Bruce Springsteen “Wrecking Ball”

Jack White “Blunderbuss”

Bob Dylan “Tempest”

Mumford & Sons “Babel”

Best R&B Album

Mary J. Blige “My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act 1)”

Estelle “All of Me”

Monica “New Life”

R. Kelly “Write Me Back”

Frank Ocean “Channel Orange”

Best Country Album

Carrie Underwood “Blown Away”

Zac Brown Band “Uncaged”

Willie Nelson “Heroes”

Lionel Richie “Tuskegee”

Ryan Bingham “Tomorrowland”

Single of the Year

Black Keys “Lonely Boy”

Jessie J “Domino”

Florence + The Machine “Shake It Out”

Ellie Golding “Lights”

P!nk “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”

Best New Artist

Frank Ocean

Ellie Golding

Jessie J

Elle Varner

Emeli Sande

Best Pop Performance

Florence + The Machine “Shake It Out”

Fiona Apple “Every Single Night”

Jessie J “Domino”
Ellie Golding “Lights”

P!nk “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)

Best R&B/Rap Performance

Frank Ocean “Thinkin Bout You”

Killer Mike feat. Bun B, T.I.,  and Trouble “Big Beast”

Rick Ross feat. Wale & Drake “Diced Pineapples”

Drake “Take Care”

Estelle feat. Rick Ross “Break My Heart”

Best Country Performance

Carrie Underwood “Good Girl”

Lionel Richie feat. Shania Twain “Endless Love”

Zac Brown Band “The Wind”

Ryan Bingham “Heart of Rhythm”

The Band Perry “All Your Life”

Best Rock Performance

Black Keys “Lonely Boy”

Mumford & Sons “I Will Wait”

Jack White “Freedom at 21”

Green Day “Oh Love”

Bruce Springsteen “We Take Care of Our Own”