The 55th Annual Grammy Awards are this weekend on CBS, and Cadenza will be watching along with the rest of America. Justin Timberlake, Elton John and Rihanna are among the performers, with Jennifer Lopez and triumphant halftime queen Beyoncé slated as presenters. Here are our predictions for the major categories.

Album of the Year
“El Camino” – The Black Keys
“Some Nights” – fun.
“Babel” – Mumford & Sons
“Channel Orange” – Frank Ocean
“Blunderbuss” – Jack White

Album of the Year, the big one. As the internet has changed the way people consume music, albums have become less important while people listen to all their favorite songs on shuffle, but there is still something about listening to an entire album from start to finish. The Black Keys and Jack White have been playing their bluesy rock for years while drawing comparisons to each other for the entire time, a compliment to both. ”Lonely Boy” from “El Camino” is up for record of the year, and White’s “Blunderbuss” sees him up to his old tricks from his days in The White Stripes, but the two will likely spilt each other’s votes. Mumford & Sons’ sophomore album, “Babel,” isn’t quite indicative of a slump, but they did not stretch themselves much past their first album. “Some Nights” by fun. rounds out the indie/rock nominees. “Channel Orange” by Frank Ocean is the lone R&B album up for Album of the Year. fun. and Ocean are each up for six Grammys, so the race is likely between the two of them. Expect whichever wins Best New Artist to win this award as well.
– Trevor Leuzinger
Will win and should win: “Channel Orange,” Frank Ocean

Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes
Frank Ocean
fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers

Much like many of the categories at the Grammys, this will come down to fun. and Ocean. The other nominees are all just as deserving, especially Hunter Hayes, who replaced Taylor Swift as the fresh-faced country crossover star. But Ocean and fun. absolutely dominated nominations, and one of them will triumph. I’m predicting that fun. will win because one should always assume that if the worst thing possible can happen at the Grammys, it will. And calling the band behind the demonic and overplayed “Some Nights” “Grammy-winners” is one of the worst things possible. – Georgie Morvis
Should win: Frank Ocean
Will win: fun.

Song of the Year
“The A Team” – Ed Sheeran
“Adorn” – Miguel
“Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
“We Are Young” – fun. featuring Janelle Monae

Song of the Year is an award for songwriting, which normally would give Ed Sheeran a huge advantage over his competition, as he is the only traditional singer-songwriter on the list. Unfortunately, he faces two of the songs that defined the past year in music: “Call Me Maybe” and “We Are Young.” fun. scored nominations for Album and Record as well, so expect the New York City-based trio to walk away with the Song of the Year prize, even if I would prefer the infectious Carly Rae Jepsen tune and its 153 plays in my iTunes to win.
– Georgie Morvis
Will Win: “We Are Young” – fun.
Should win: “Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen

Record of the Year
“Lonely Boy”- The Black Keys
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”- Kelly Clarkson
“We Are Young”- fun. featuring Janelle Monae
“Somebody That I Used To Know”- Gotye Featuring Kimbra
“Thinkin Bout You”- Frank Ocean
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”- Taylor Swift

Grammy voters are wildly unpredictable in this category, with Lady Antebellum, Kings of Leon, and Alison Krauss and Robert Plant taking three of the last four Record of the Year awards. Like the Album of the Year field, this year’s crop is surprisingly consistent, as even the poppier numbers have their merits. The ubiquitous presence and anthemic feel of “We Are Young” will likely appeal to a broader range of voters than any of the other nominees, allowing it to eke out a close win. While “We Are Young” is more poignant than most top 40 hits, it can’t match the masterful production of “Thinkin Bout You.” Using a less-is-more approach, “Thinkin Bout You” lets Ocean’s saccharine voice take center stage over a bed of swirling synths, blowing his contemporaries out of the water.
– Mark Matousek
Who Will Win: “We Are Young” – fun. featuring Janelle Monae
Who Should Win: “Thinkin Bout You” – Frank Ocean

Pop Vocal Album
“Stronger” – Kelly Clarkson
“Ceremonials” – Florence and the Machine
“Some Nights” – fun.
“Overexposed” – Maroon 5
“The Truth About Love” – P!nk

From pop music mainstays like Kelly Clarkson to newer, more genre-bending groups like fun., this year’s Best Pop Vocal Album nominees feature a nice variety of radio-friendly albums. Clarkson, Maroon 5 and P!nk have all been raking in Grammy awards and nominations since the early 2000s, and any one of their chart-topping new albums (“Stronger,” “Overexposed” and “The Truth About Love,” respectively) could secure them another win. Florence and the Machine has only been nominated once before (for Best New Artist in 2011), so perhaps the band’s newest album, “Ceremonials,” will finally allow Florence Welch to take home an award. But if there’s one artist that took the pop music scene by storm last year, it’s breakout band fun. The group will be attending its first-ever Grammys with six major nominations, so a Best Pop Vocal Album win for “Some Nights” would just be icing on the cake.
– Katharine Jaruzelski
Will and should win: “Some Nights” – fun.

The 2013 Grammys take place on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. CST on CBS.