Last year saw the same song take home both Record and Song of the Year at the Grammys. It was too hard to ignore the cultural and commercial significance of a song like This Is America for voters, but this year there isn’t an equivalent favourite. There’s just days to go until nominations are revealed, but for me the set of hits I expect to be in contention could result in a number of potential winners. Continue reading
Last year I incorrectly predicted that Album of the Year nominee H.E.R. would win Best New Artist in an interestingly diverse category that didn’t have the biggest breakout stars of the year even in contention. This year surely will, I think that there’s 4 or 5 names here that would easily win in any other … Continue reading
Best Country Solo Performance Beautiful Crazy – Luke Combs GIRL – Maren Morris God’s Country – Blake Shelton Bring Me Flowers Now – Tanya Tucker Love Wins – Carrie Underwood (Alternatives: Living – Dierks Bentley, Look What God Gave Her – Thomas Rhett, Whiskey Glasses – Morgan Wallen) Best Country Duo/Group Performance Speechless – Dan … Continue reading
I’m kicking this year’s Grammy Nomination Predictions with Pop, where some of the biggest hits of the year will be vying for the few spaces available in the nominations here. Continue reading
You’ll notice that I’ve titled this article Not Even Close to a Halftime Report. I’ve attempted to do this sort of piece here on my blog around 6 months into the eligibility period to give a clear picture of how things are looking so soon after the previous Grammy night. This year I’m writing this … Continue reading
The final of the big 4 categories, Album of the Year contains some of the best music of the last 12 months, as well as a Post Malone album. Who deserves to win? Continue reading
The categories that seemed to ‘benefit’ the least from the expansions of nominees from 5 to 8 this year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year remain, for the most part, quite predictable. All but one of the nominees were top 10 hits on the Hot 100, but there were still a few … Continue reading
I take a look at the artists who are nominated for Best New Artist at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Jorja Smith, H.E.R., Luke Combs and Dua Lipa feature. Continue reading
Another year gone, another list of albums that I loved. The likes of Christine and the Queens, Robyn, Years & Years and Kacey Musgraves feature in the list. Continue reading
It’s that time of the year agin when I look back on the songs that made my year. Appearances from the usual suspects Drake, Florence and the Machine and Lady Gaga sit side by side with some brand new artists like Maggie Rogers and Cardi B. Continue reading
