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Grammy Favorite Ledisi Talks 2012 Chances, Category Cuts

2008 Best New Artist nominee Ledisi is a Grammy favorite. In 2010, she was also up for Best R&B Album and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and this year's she's back with three nominations, for Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Album. Will this be her year?

In the interview below, shot backstage this weekend at the Grammy rehearsals, the funky diva talks about her Grammy chances and the outfit she has planned for the big night, and on a more serious note, she weighs in on the controversial 31 category cuts that Grammy committee made this year.

(Interview courtesy of Dial Global's "Backstage at the Grammys" brought to you by Turbo Tax and Mastercard.)

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