My students do not belong to NARAS.

Last Friday, I had my students, grades 5-8, vote for the big four awards in this year's Grammy awards: Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Record of the Year, and Album of the Year. Most of what they picked didn't win, mainly because they hadn't heard the Robert Plant and Alison Krauss album. Also, middle school kids have different tastes than the majority of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Here were those nominees, along with who the students voted for, and the real winners.

Best New Artist

Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

5th Grade: The Jonas Brothers
6th, 7th, and 8th Grade: Duffy
Real Winner: Adele


Song of the Year

American Boy (Estelle featuring Kanye West)
Chasing Pavements (Adele)
I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)
Love Song (Sara Bareilles)
Viva La Vida (Coldplay)

5th Grade: Tie, American Boy and I'm Yours
6th and 7th Grade: American Boy
8th Grade: Viva La Vida
Real Winner: Viva La Vida


Record of the Year

Chasing Pavements (Adele)
Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis)
Paper Planes (M.I.A)
Please Read the Letter (Robert Plant and Alison Krauss)

5th Grade: Tie, Viva La Lida and Paper Planes
6th: Viva La Vida
7th, and 8th Grade: Paper Planes
Real Winner: Please Read the Letter


Album of the Year

Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (Coldplay)
Tha Carter III (Lil Wayne)
Year of the Gentleman (Ne-Yo)
Raising Sand (Robert Plant and Alison Krauss)
In Rainbows (Radiohead)

5th and 8th Grade: Tha Carter III
6th and 7th Grade: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
Real Winner: Raising Sand