Album of the Year 25 – Adele Lemonade – Beyoncé Blackstar – David Bowie Views – Drake Stranger to Stranger – Paul Simon Alternatives: Coloring Book – Chance the Rapper, Purpose – Justin Bieber, A Moon Shaped Pool – Radiohead Here we are, the final nominations predictions for the Grammy Awards 2017 and we have … Continue reading
Usually by this time of my Grammy predictions I have a really good picture of the music that artists have submitted for each of the categories. 2017 has been very slow for any news of this, so other than some very recent leaks, the submissions list remains more elusive than usual. Continue reading
There are only 2 songs I’ve tipped for nominations in both Song and Record of the Year in 2017 both of which are the obvious favourites across either award; Hello and Formation are guaranteed nominations here. Continue reading
Best Country Solo Performance Heartbeat – Carrie Underwood Nobody To Blame – Chris Stapleton My Church – Maren Morris Humble and Kind – Tim McGraw Die a Happy Man – Thomas Rhett Alternatives: Record Year – Eric Church, Peter Pan – Kelsea Ballerini, Vice – Miranda Lambert Best Country Group/Duo Performance Go Ahead and Break My Heart … Continue reading
Song of the Year Formation – Khalif Brown, Jordan Frost, Asheton Hogan, Michael Len Williams II, Beyoncé Knowles (Beyoncé) Hello – Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin (Adele) Love Yourself – Ed Sheeran, Benjamin Levin, Justin Bieber (Justin Bieber) Piece By Piece – Kelly Clarkson, Greg Kurstin (Kelly Clarkson) 7 Years – Lukas Forchammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Ristorp, Morten Pilegaard (Lukas … Continue reading
The genre I’m usually most confident with at this point in the year, the placement of songs here in 2016 is still difficult to decide. We saw last year that a huge hit, Major Lazer’s Lean On was submitted for the Pop field, leading it to miss out on the nomination/win that it was sure to receive in the dance category. Given that the lines between Dance/Pop/RnB/Rap are so blurred, this entire list may need a rethink once the submissions lists begin to be revealed. Continue reading
As always, I’m kicking off Grammy nomination prediction season with Best New Artist the award I’m notoriously bad at predicting. Last year I was convinced that Meghan Trainor wouldn’t win and she did, but at least I had her pegged as a nominee. This year I’m feeling oddly confident about my picks, all with major success under their belt. Continue reading
Another year, another (hugely late) halftime report on next year’s Grammy Awards. There’s one very obvious contender for just about every possible award, but something tells me that it won’t be another clean sweep for the current reigning ‘Queen of the Grammys’ Adele. I take a very early look at some of the biggest contenders. Continue reading
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