You'd think the Grammys would be old hat for Victoria-born, Malibu-based uber-producer David Foster. He's picked up 14 of the coveted music awards over the last 25 years.

But there's been a lot more Grammy defeat than victory for Foster to recall.

"I've lost a lot of times, too," says Foster, 55, while on his cellphone in his car en route to a meeting in Los Angeles.

"I've been nominated 43 times. One year I was nominated for seven -- it would have been in the mid-to-late '80s and I lost all seven. So by the fifth one, it was getting to be a joke. You know, my mom says, 'It's just nice to be nominated.' But she's wrong. It's nice to win."

This year at tomorrow night's Grammys ceremony, Foster is up for best instrumental arrangement accompanying a vocalist for jazz newcomer Renee Olstead's Summertime.

But the 55-year-old producer is already predicting he'll lose to Victor Vanacore, who arranged the Ray Charles-Johnny Mathis duet Over The Rainbow.

"I think Ray Charles is going to win. I think he's going to sweep it, including my category. But, you know, that's the way it goes."

The late Charles is up for seven Grammys, including best album for his duets collection, Genius Loves Company, plus there are additional nominations related to the record, including Vanacore's.

At least Foster has many other activities over Grammy weekend to keep that predicted impending defeat off his mind.

Not only is he a Grammy nominee this year but he is also the chairman of the Grammy Foundation.

"That basically means we're in charge of everything, other than the telecast," says Foster. "Obviously, the sexy part is the telecast and winning the Grammys. But there's lots of other programs they have that are just as meaningful."

Coincidentally, Foster was also nominated for a Juno Award this week. He's up for producer of the year for his work with Josh Groban and Vancouver crooner Michael Buble.

But, again, Foster thinks he'll end up losing.

"Again, that's a category that I would assume that Bob Rock would win and I think he should win," says Foster, who's got five albums in the works this year including holiday albums for both Groban and himself, and a new Olstead collection.

Still, that prediction hasn't got Foster ruling out a trip to Winnipeg on April 4 for the Juno telecast.

"I was even thinking of going 'cause I've never been to Winnipeg before," he says. "If the schedule permits I'd love to be there. I've gone in the past, even when I wasn't nominated, and it's a lot of fun."

First Ozzy ... now David

We've seen famous dysfunctional families on such hit TV reality shows as The Osbournes and Growing Up Gotti. So how about Meet The Fosters?

That's just one of the names being bandied about for an upcoming half-hour, FOX "unscripted sitcom," about music mogul David Foster's life at his 22-acre, multi-million-dollar Malibu estate.

The focus will be on Foster, his wife Linda Thompson, and his two unemployed stepsons, 23-year-old Brandon and 21-year-old Brody, who he threatens to throw out unless they get jobs.

"Basically what happened was my two stepsons, I've been on their ass for years to go get a job," says Foster. "So they said, 'Okay, well, we'll start filming our lifestyle in Malibu,' and their cameras worked their way into the house."

Foster gave the raw footage to reality TV producer Brant Pinvidic, who turned it into a "hard-hitting, five-minute piece that was funny as hell," and three networks started a bidding war. Filming for the first six episodes begins on March 4 and the first episode is expected to air on FOX at the end of May.

"They're throwing around a lot of titles like, Get Out Of My House, which I think is funny," says Foster, who agreed to be filmed two days a week. "Another one is Meet The Fosters. And then they also like the idea of getting the word 'Malibu' in the title so they were looking at Malibu's Most Unwanted."