Grammy Award winning Dirty Vegas predict this year’s champs

Ten years ago, Brit house gods Dirty Vegas won a Grammy for their stellar international hit single “Days Go By.”

“When we won back in 2003 for Best Dance Recording, it was the first year the award existed,” vocalist Steve Smith remembers.

Before Dirty Vegas, Best Dance Recording didn’t merit its own category, it was simply a subgenre mashed in with pop.

Since the overhaul, the trophy’s gone to the likes of The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga and last year, Skrillex.

“These are the most exciting times for the Grammys,” Steve says. “Now there are great artists from our electronic world nominated in all kinds of categories more than ever before. It will only be a matter of time before an electronic artist is up for Album of the Year or Song of the Year.”

On the anniversary of Dirty Vegas’ win, Steve predicts this year’s top dogs in the major Grammy categories and reveals who he feels deserves the hardware in the dance department.

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Album of the Year

• El Camino – The Black Keys
• Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
• Some Nights – Fun
• Blunderbuss – Jack White
• Babel – Mumford & Sons

“Wow! Very tough choices! Every artist here deserves it for one reason or another. I would love to see Frank Ocean get this, but my gut feeling is that The Black Keys will bag it. They have been around for so long and have got to where they have by hard work and great albums.”

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Song of the Year

• “Call Me Maybe” Carly Rae Jepsen
• “The A Team” Ed Sheeran
• “We Are Young” Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
• “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” Kelly Clarkson
• “Adorn” Miguel

“No one on this planet could have missed Carly Rae Jepsen’s song last summer. It’s one of those pop classics, but my hopes are for Ed Sheeran to get this one. I’ve met him and he’s such a great humble person with a huge future.”

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Record of the Year

• “Lonely Boy” – The Black Keys
• “Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye featuring Kimbra
• “Thinkin Bout You” – Frank Ocean
• “We Are Young” – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
• “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
• “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor Swift

“My underdog heart would go for Gotye, as I respect how a great song can make it from the unknown to every radio station around the world. My guilty pleasure is Taylor Swift, she is one smart chick. I love the new style she has gone for, her song in this category is one of my favorites of 2012.” 

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Best Dance Recording

• “Levels” – Avicii
• “Let’s Go” – Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo
• “Bangarang” – Skrillex
• “Don’t You Worry Child” – Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin
• “I Can’t Live Without You” – Al Walser

“Well, four of these certainly were heard in every club, and on every radio around the country. My personal fave is Calvin Harris. I think he is a genius, even though ‘Lets Go’ is not my favorite track by him. But I think the award will go to Skrillex. He has been such a trailblazer in electronic music and 2012 was a big year for him.”

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Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Wonderland – Steve Aoki
• Don’t Think – The Chemical Brothers
• > Album Title Goes Here < – Deadmau5
• Fire & Ice – Kaskade
• Bangarang – Skrillex

“Again, a very tough group. Every artist spends thousands of hours making a full length album, and all of these show that. The Chemical Brothers we’re my heroes growing up in the UK in the 90s. Kaskade made a very solid album, but I think again, this award will go to Skrillex. He really did set the world on fire.”

For the complete list of the 2013 nominees click here. The Grammy Awards air Sunday, February 10, on CBS. Follow Steve on twitter, and Dirty Vegas on facebook and twitter.

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