The oddsmakers have spoken, and on both sides of the Atlantic, Taylor Swift seems to be the favorite to win big at the 2010 Grammys on Sunday night. To triumph, though, she’ll have to beat fellow fierce ladies Beyoncé and Lady Gaga in three top categories: Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Six-time Grammy winner John Legend, who’s up for another statue this year, is a big supporter of all three artists, but he has a feeling the youngest is going to walk away with the most awards.
“There are a lot of country fans,” he told reporters at the Sundance Film Festival. “Never underestimate the country fans. And Taylor Swift had a great year.
“I’m sure Kanye would have something to say about it,” he joked, referencing the rapper’s notorious Video Music Awards run-in with Swift.
Still, Legend was quick to give props to Swift’s competitors — “Lady Gaga is great, and Beyoncé is supreme,” he said — and he thinks it will ultimately “depend on what people’s tastes are, what music they feel.”
Legend is returning to the Grammys not only because he’s nominated (in the Best Male Pop Vocal category against Jason Mraz, Maxwell and others), but also because he’s presenting. Rihanna, too, is returning to the Grammys a year after she had to cancel her appearance when then-boyfriend Chris Brown assaulted her the night before the show, and Legend lent his support to Rihanna.
“I think ‘Run This Town’ is a great record,” he said of the single she recorded with Jay-Z and Kanye. “I think Jay’s album is a great album. I wish Rihanna the best. I think she’s very talented. She’s a sweetheart. She had a rough year, and you just wish her the best and you hope everything goes well for her.”
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