Boston Music Award battle: Hotline vs Guestlisted

Repost from Hotline, where everything is at stake: In celebrating tonight's Boston Music Awards at the Liberty Hotel, Hotline's Michael Marotta is going up against Herald music critic Jed Gottlieb's Guestlisted blog in a friendly game of "Pick The Winners."

And to quote De La Soul, the stakes is high. Whichever blog gets the most categories correct will post a YouTube video of the writer's choice on the others' blog tomorrow afternoon. Yes, very scandalous. Will Jed give Hotline some old-school Van Halen action? Will Michael dazzle Guestlisted with some much-needed Britpop love? Stay tuned... (Predictions in bold)

GUESTLISTED'S BMA PREDICTION BALLOT HERE

Album of the Year
Manners - Passion Pit
The Everyday Visuals - The Everyday Visuals
Saving Seamus Ryan - Esoteric
Diving for Gold - Session Americana
Axe to Fall - Converge
Torrent - Will Dailey
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin - The Low Anthem

Act of the Year
Will Dailey
Doomriders
Dropkick Murphys
Drug Rug
Esoteric
Low Anthem
Amanda Palmer
Passion Pit

Song of the Year
“The Reeling” - Passion Pit
“She’s Into Black Guys” - Bodega Girls
“Leave Me Alone” - Lisa Bello
“The Horizon is a Beltway” -The Low Anthem
“We Have Arrived” - Taxpayer
“Good for Nothing” - Televandals
“Face of the Earth” - Mean Creek
“Sleepy Lion” - Magic Magic

New Act of the Year
New Collisions
Mean Creek
Jenny D & Delinquents
Bad Rabbits
Will C
Gozu
Mystery Roar

Female Vocalist of the Year
Lisa Bello
Sarah Borges
Ayla Brown
Eilen Jewell
Erin McKeown
Amanda Palmer
Sarah Cronin

Male Vocalist of the Year
Michael Angelakos (Passion Pit)
Al Barr (Dropkick Murphys)
Louie Bello
Chris Cote (Upper Crust)
Chris Pappas (Everyday Visuals)
John Powhida
Eli “Paperboy” Reed

R&B Act of the Year
Lisa Bello
Louie Bello
Jesse Dee
Dwight & Nicole
Masspike Miles
Eli “Paperboy” Reed
Lee Wilson

Jazz Act of the Year
Annie & the Beekeepers
Club D’Elf
Grace Kelly
Miss Tess
Esperanza Spaulding
Elan Trotman

Pop Act of the Year
Chester French
Everyday Visuals
Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women
Me & Joan Collins
New Collisions
Passion Pit
Yes Giantess

Live Act of the Year
Louie Bello
Bang Camaro
State Radio
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Pretty & Nice
Rubblebucket
Hooray For Earth
Upper Crust

Metal Act of the Year
Cave In
Converge
Doomriders
Gozu
Mother Boar
Panzer Bastard
Shadows Fall
Phantom Glue

Americana Act of the Year
Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles
Dennis Brennan
Eilen Jewell
Girls Guns and Glory
Mean Creek
Jimmy Ryan & Hayride
Session Americana
Sea Monsters

Punk Act of the Year
Big D and the Kids Table
Dropkick Murphys
Have Nots
Mission of Burma
Vagiant

Hip Hop Act of the Year
Big Shug
Dramatik
Esoteric
Omega Red
Slaine
Termanology
Big Digits

International Act of the Year
Zili Misik
Debo
Alex Alvear
Bloco Afro Brazil
Egui Castrillo

DJ Electronic Act of the Year
Bodega Girls
DJ Die Young
DJ Knife
Frank White
Gucci Vuitton
Clinton Sparks

Rock Act of the Year
The Luxury
Dear Leader
Drug Rug
Upper Crust
Viva Viva
Wild Light

Singer/Songwriter of the Year
Steve Brodsky
Will Dailey
Antje Duvekot
Mike Fiore (Faces on Film)
Lori McKenna
Erin McKewen

Blues Act of the Year
David Maxwell/LA Red
Darrell Nulisch
Paul & Annie
Troy Gonyea & the Howl
Matt Stubbs
Racky Thomas
Luke Mulholland

Folk Act of the Year
Ellis Paul
Kris Delmhorst
Amy Fairchild
Audrey Ryan
Anne Heaton
Rose Polenzani
Deer Tick

Gospel/Choir of the Year
Berklee Reverence Gospel Choir
Ayana McDonald
Boston Pops Gospel Choir
Rashad McPherson & Divine Purpose
Thando 4 Thanda
Troy Durden & Judah

Producer of the Year -Rock
Paul Kolkerie/Adam Taylor
Andy Hong
Ed Valauskas
Mike Deneen
Matthew Ellard
Ducky Carlisle

R&B/Pop Producer of the Year
Dow Brain & Brad Young
Jared Hancock
John Johnson
Clinton Sparks
Malik Williams

Hip/Hop Producer of the Year
J. Cardin
D-Tension
Nelly Protoolz
Dickie Skinz
Matty Trump