* Britney Spears. She had a #1 album that yielded a trio of hits. So what gives? Well, for one, Britney isn’t exactly known for wading into that whole “singing live” pool. Katy Perry is hardly a legendary vocalist, but, despite the sometimes mixed results, she does actually perform live during her shows and appearances. That goes a long way toward establishing credibility. Likewise, Spears doesn’t really play the game much anymore, as far as giving interviews, doing the talk show rounds, etc. Just an observation.

* Kanye West. Okay, we’re not going to cry too much for Kanye. He did, after all, score the most nominations (seven). That said, it’s curious that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy — an album that landed on dozens of Best Of The Year lists in December 2010 — was overlooked for Album Of The Year. And yet, somehow, Rihanna’s Loud gets a nod in that category? We’ll point out once again — RiRi plays the game (often in skimpy clothing). As for West? He occasionally plays it, but sometimes it’s with what’s perceived to be a bad attitude.

* Taylor Swift. No Album Of The Year kudos for best seller Speak Now, either. Hey, Kanye and Taylor — great opportunity to go have a drink together!

* Miguel. We’ll let his post-nominations tweet do the talking here: “I’m Fucking Pissed Yo. I don’t think I’m Gods gift to music but I know the Album or at LEAST Sure Thing should have been Nominated.” Oh, well — at least now the thrill of performing at our South By Southwest Pray For Pop Party earlier this year will remain the highlight of Miguel’s year.

* Beyonce. Bey’s already got 16 Grammys cluttering up her and Jay-Z’s mantle at home. And, yes, she does stand to add two more to the collection this year. Still, Best Long Form Video (for I Am… World Tour) and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (for “Party” with Andre 3000) are hardly the sexiest nominations to land, are they? Guess, to borrow from Beyonce’s past, the writing is on the wall: 4 really didn’t produce a single breakout hit.

* Dr. Luke & Max Martin. They shared the ASCAP Songwriter Of The Year award this year, and deservedly so — between the two of them, they wrote and/or produced undeniable hits like the following: Katy Perry’s “E.T.” and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”, Britney Spears’ “Hold It Against Me”, “Till The World Ends” and “I Wanna Go”, Jessie J’s “Price Tag”, Ke$ha’s “We R Who We R” and “Blow” and Pink’s “F***in’ Perfect”. But no Producer Of The Year (Non Classical) nomination? Is pop still considered to be such a dirty word, NARAS?

* Christina Perri. We had this Pennsylvania singer-songwriter down for getting a few nominations (including Best New Artist) when we whipped up our predictions this week. But alas, she got nothing, despite “Jar Of Hearts” being inescapable this year. She can at least take consolation in the fact that, for someone who’s only just starting out, she’s off to a great start. We’ve got a feeling bigger things are still to come for Perri.

Who else were you surprised to see overlooked when it came to this year’s Grammy nominations? Let us know in the comments below, or by hitting us up on Facebook and Twitter!

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How will “I Wanna Go” fare in the charts? It’s a Femme Fatale standout, produced by svengali Max Martin and written by Savan Kotecha (who’s penned Glee’s “Loser Like Me”) is even more of a straight-up dance song than previous singles “Hold It Against Me” and “Till The World Ends,” but with its insanely catchy whistle-hook and Britney’s irresistible naughty sex-kitten vocal delivery, we’d be surprised if she didn’t have another Top 10 hit on her hands (below the blanket or otherwise).

Do you think fans will wanna go too?

“You and me, turn it up ten thousand watts / Tell me why we gotta stop?” the kids sing in this upbeat, “Firework”-esque anthem about shining brightly. We can only imagine that when New Directions unleash this on New York City in the finale, Nationals won’t know what hit them. With a jam like this, how could they not win?

Like non-cover “Loser Like Me,” “Light Up The World” is a collaboration between Martin and songwriter Savan Kotecha — and of course, will be appearing on Volume 6 of Glee: The Music.

And now for the latest in Glee-on-Adele, as Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff take on the oft-covered “Rolling In The Deep”:

Production chores were handled by Guetta, RedOne, Afrojack, Polow Da Don and DJ Frank E (you’ll recall he produced Enrique Iglesias’ “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You)”), as well as Benny Blanco and ASCAP Songwriters Of The Year Max Martin and Dr. Luke, who all twiddled the knobs on one track called “Come & Go.”

As for the kitchen sink, well, that went flying straight down the stairs after it was thrown in the mix.

[Via PRNewswire]

Savan once again worked with ASCAP Songwriter Of The Year Max Martin on the yet-to-be revealed track. “It was fun because I’m the only one out of me, Max and [co-producer] Shellback who watched Glee,” he said when asked about “Loser Like Me” and its success. “I was a Gleek in high school – I was in the choir – so I love that show.”

Columbia/Epic chairman Rob Stringer says, “There will definitely be new songs going forward, although not every week. We will spread the net as wide as we can as we go on to find people who are suitable to write songs for certain characters.”

So who exactly is Savan Kotecha, some Gleeks may be wondering. You might not know him by name just yet, but surely you’ll know a few of the jams he’s had a hand in writing:

Carrie Underwood – “Inside Your Heaven”

Usher – “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love”

Britney Spears – “If You Seek Amy”

Adam Lambert – “If I Had You”

Are you looking forward to more original tunes on Glee, or do you like it better when the cast performs familiar music you can already sing along to?

Dr. Luke’s production on Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok” and Miley Cyrus’ “Party In The U.S.A.” also factored into his win.

Other ASCAP awards were handed out to Train frontman Pat Monahan (Song Of The Year, “Hey, Soul Sister”), Rod Stewart (Founders Award), Band Of Horses (Vanguard Award) and Randy Backhman (Global Impact Award).

Some of the tunes singled out as Most-Performed Songs: Kelly Clarkson’s “Already Gone,” Owl City’s “Fireflies,” Rihanna’s “Only Girl (In The World),” Mike Posner’s “Cooler Than Me,” Flo Rida and David Guetta’s “Club Can’t Handle Me” and Bruno Mars’ “Just The Way You Are.” (See full list here.)

Do you have a favorite Max Martin and/or Dr. Luke song from last year? Let us know what it is!

Jump below to listen to the balled “Get It Right”, and the Max Martin-produced “Loser Like Me”, which fits in nicely with Pink’s “Raise Your Glass”, Ke$ha’s “We R Who We R” and all the other alleged “It Gets Better”-type pop songs that celebrate waving your freak flag high in the air.

The songs premiered this morning on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show.

Glee Cast – “Loser Like Me”

“You may think that I’m a zero, but hey everyone you wanna be probably started off like me,” sings Lea. “You may say that I’m a freak show / But hey just give it just a little time, bet you’re gonna change your mind.”

“Just go ahead and hate on me and run your mouth so everyone can hear / Hit me with the words you got and knock me down, baby I don’t care…. You wanna be a loser like me.”

We can imagine Avril Lavigne singing this. Or maybe even Pink. (Makes perfect sense, as Martin has worked with both those artists several times.) Although this song is credited to the whole cast, all we can hear is Lea.

Lea Michele – “Get It Right”

“What have I done? Wish I could run from this ship going under / Just trying to help, heard everyone else, now I feel the weight of the world is on my shoulders,” sings Lea on this piano ballad, which sounds like it could actually live on country radio. “What can you do when your good is not good enough?… How many times does it take to get it right?”

This one, compared to the instantly catchy “Loser Like Me”, is a bit more underwhelming, though Lea kills it.

Both songs will be featured on the March 15 episode, and will also be available on Glee: The Music, Volume 5, out March 8.

Hmmm. Britney as a caged pop bird?

This short clip of “I Wanna Go” follows the one for “Inside Out” that Dr. Luke posted over the weekend.

It’s a long way to March 29, the day Femme Fatale is released. Guess we can expect plenty of abbreviated soundbites of Britney tunes till then (a la the 14 sometimes-frustrating teasers leading up to the “Hold It Against Me” video premiere)? At the very least it would be nice to get another full single ahead of that date.

And, P.S.: is Britney ever going to do an interview to promote her new music?

From what little we can hear, the Femme Fatale track certainly has potential. In fact, it reminds us most of the dubstep bridge in “Hold It Against Me,” so at least we can expect some cohesion on the album? (We’re using a question mark because the rather absurd practice of giving us sonic snippets that don’t even clock in at a full 15 seconds makes it difficult to judge.) Given the rather ho-hum reactions to the “Hold It Against Me” video after so much build-up, you’d think maybe this team would have learned its lesson about using teases to build hype? Then again, it certainly did the trick in generating buzz, and certainly anticipation for this next single will be huge, too.

“Come on / Can’t you give me something to remember?” Brit sings in “Inside Out.” Funny — we were just about to request the same thing…