Best New Artist is a tricky award to decide this year, 2014 has seen plenty of relatively new acts make their mark worldwide, but few of them are eligible here. There have been some huge one off hits as usual, but none have really converted into much for the acts themselves, unlike the huge year long success of acts like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and fun. that have won this award. Continue reading
A category that is much easier to find potential nominees for, narrowing down Record Of The Year to just 5 songs is much tougher. Last year saw Get Lucky and Blurred Lines miss out on Song Of The Year nominations, despite the former winning the award for Record; success in both categories is often not a sure thing. There have been quite a few big hits in the last 12 months, so a few of them may not even make the cut here. Continue reading
You know what that header means. Grammy season is soon upon us. As the eligibility period ends lets take a look at my persona predictions for the 2015 awards. Kicking things off are the awards for Song of the Year. Continue reading
We all know the feeling. You hear a song on the radio, or on Spotify, or blasting from a phone on the train, how you discover the song is irrelevant to be honest, but you like it. It’s a tune. A tune in the best sense of the word and you find yourself humming along to … Continue reading
One of the most obvious joint tours of the year, Drake and Lil’ Wayne have been vital to each other’s careers for most of the last decade. Drake gained the exposure he needed early on thanks to his mentor, while Lil’ Wayne managed to stay relevant so late into his career by featuring on some … Continue reading
Ariana Grande made her chart debut at the top spot last week with a little help from Iggy Azalea. Will Problem make it 2 weeks at #1? In a week with few new entries we have Matrix & Futurebound with Don’t Look Back at number 38. The duo’s 4th top 40 hit, their 2013 single Control … Continue reading
As Jay Z and Beyonce kick off their long anticipated On The Run tour two of the few artists that eclipse even that duo are preparing for their own joint tour. Eminem and Rihanna are arguably the biggest male and female artists on the planet and this brief but exciting tour could be a high point for … Continue reading
Last week saw Ed Sheeran claim his first number one. Will X Factor’s Ella Henderson prevent him from staying there for a second week? There’s plenty of action down the bottom end of the chart this week, with a re-entry for DJ Snake and Lil John kicking things off at 37 with Turn Down For … Continue reading
We’ve seen a different number 1 every week for the past 16 weeks. With a huge new entry from Ed Sheeran will we make it to 17 weeks? Kicking things off we have a re-entry at number 38 for 5 Seconds Of Summer with their debut sing She Looks So Perfect. The song entered the charts … Continue reading
Last week saw Sam Smith score his third #1 single with Stay With Me. On the week of his debut album’s release has he stayed at the top of the chart? Kicking off this week’s chart we have a re-entry from Pitbull and Ke$ha with Timber. The 3rd biggest song of 2014 so far, the … Continue reading
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