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| | Predicting Grammy 2001 by Seth Rogovoy |
 | | Best New Artist: The Grammys are always at their most curious in this category, where, for example, an artist who has been recording for well over a decade like Shelby Lynne can be nominated. |
 | | Best Female Rock Vocal: This category pits a typical crew of the likes of Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morrissette, Fiona Apple and Sheryl Crow against the woman who pretty much broke the female rock vocal mold, Patti Smith, in what is probably her first nomination ever. |
 | | Best Alternative Music Album: The nominees are Fiona Apple, Beck, The Cure, and believe it or not, Paul McCartney, for an album called "Liverpool Sound Collage" that no one has heard of, much less heard. |
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