And the Grammy goes to...

This swap is for people with diverse musical tastes ... and for those of us who love to discover new music!

This is a survey/link swap. Please pick ONE FAVORITE artist/band -- and at least two (but up to four) "runners up" -- for 10 or more of the listed categories.

Include a link (i.e. official website, YouTube video, Wikipedia article) for each category "winner"*; if you'd like to include a link for your "runners up", you're welcome to, but this is not mandatory.

Example:

FAVORITE ROCK BAND - Nirvana (www.nirvana.com)

(Coldplay, U2, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Dave Matthews Band)

You do not have to pick new artists, or music from the past year (as if this was the real Grammys), unless you want to. This is just a chance for you to share YOUR favorite music of all time ... from any time!

I'm going to start with 5 assigned partners; but, as this is my first official hosted swap, I'm not sure how many people will actually sign up. Depending on how many people do, I might adjust the number. Of course, you may send the same list to all of your partners, regardless of how many partners you have.

Please let me know if you have any questions! HAVE FUN! :-)

Categories

FAVORITE ARTIST

FAVORITE SONG

FAVORITE ALBUM

FAVORITE ROCK BAND

FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST, MALE

FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST, FEMALE

FAVORITE ROCK SONG

FAVORITE COUNTRY BAND

FAVORITE COUNTRY ARTIST, MALE

FAVORITE COUNTRY ARTIST, FEMALE

FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG

FAVORITE SOUL/R&B BAND

FAVORITE SOUL/R&B ARTIST, MALE

FAVORITE SOUL/R&B ARTIST, FEMALE

FAVORITE SOUL/R&B SONG

FAVORITE HIP HOP ARTIST, MALE

FAVORITE HIP HOP ARTIST, FEMALE

FAVORITE HIP HOP SONG

FAVORITE INDIE BAND

FAVORITE INDIE ARTIST, MALE

FAVORITE INDIE ARTIST, FEMALE

FAVORITE INDIE SONG

FAVORITE FOLK BAND

FAVORITE FOLK ARTIST, MALE

FAVORITE FOLK ARTIST, FEMALE

FAVORITE FOLK SONG

FAVORITE JAZZ BAND

FAVORITE JAZZ ARTIST, MALE

FAVORITE JAZZ ARTIST, FEMALE

FAVORITE JAZZ SONG

FAVORITE CLASSICAL COMPOSER

FAVORITE CLASSICAL PIECE

FAVORITE ARTIST OF THE:

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

FAVORITE SONG OF THE:

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

FAVORITE BIG BAND ARTIST/BAND

FAVORITE CHRISTIAN ARTIST/BAND

FAVORITE WORLD ARTIST/BAND

FAVORITE ELECTRONICA ARTIST/BAND

FAVORITE CHILDREN'S MUSIC ARTIST/BAND

FAVORITE LOCAL ARTIST/BAND

FAVORITE BAND/ARTIST FROM:

USA

Canada

Mexico

England

Ireland

Germany

Sweden

Norway

Japan

Australia

(sender's choice country)

If I left out a category that you want to include, feel free to include it in your list as a bonus!