The Grammy's are this Sunday, will you watch?

​Since the modest inaugural Grammy Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in 1959, the Grammy's have blossomed into a major media production, with an estimated 19.1 million people watching last year. "Music's Biggest Night" has blossomed into a who's who of major record label poster children, and is a far cry from reality in terms of an objective look into music. While a few categories feature some underdog artists, it's no stretch to say that the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has a taste for the redundant.

Just look at the nominees for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:

"I'm On A Boat" - The Lonely Island & T-Pain
"Knock You Down" - Keri Lilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
"Run This Town" - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
"Ego" - Beyoncé & Kanye West
"Dead And Gone" - T.I. & Justin Timberlake

That's right, the Lonely Island's joke song "I'm On A Boat," a satirical stab at the music industry and auto-tune, is seriously up for a Grammy. Kanye West has a three-fifths chance of winning that category. 

Listed performers include Beyoncé; the Black Eyed Peas; Bon Jovi; Lady Antebellum; Lady Gaga; Maxwell; Pink; Taylor Swift; the Zac Brown Band; Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, etc. etc.

For all of you who cringed with every subsequent name you read on that list, there are a few redeeming artists at the Grammy's that have the potential to surprise and offer some sense of vindication. Take, for example, Wilco.

Best Americana Album: Wilco (The Album)

Here are a few artists for you to chew on from a few less-known categories:

Best Contemporary Blues Album: The Derek Trucks Band

Best Electronic/Dance Album: The Crystal Method - Divided By Night

Just for fun, check out Best New Wave Album nominee Henta Ellis performing this song live, if that's your thing.