Grammy Awards 2018: Who deserves to win Song of the Year
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Grammy Awards 2018: Who deserves to win Song of the Year

It was always typical of the Grammy Awards that when considering the Record of the Year and Song of the Year contenders to draw similar conclusions between the near identical lists for the track categories. Every few years though we see two very different lists of songs in each category, ideally proving the difference between a big hit and a well written song. This year sees just one song appear in both categories, with two other artists submitted different tracks for Record than they did here. Only one can win on the night, will it be the same as I predicted for Record? Continue reading

Grammy Awards 2018: Who Should Win Record of the Year?
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Grammy Awards 2018: Who Should Win Record of the Year?

I made a promise to myself this year that I would finally return to an in depth look at the nominees of the big 4 categories, weighing up the chances that each nominee has and sharing more of my personal opinions on how deserving each would be of the trophy on the night. First up is Record of the Year which for the first time in nearly 4 decades sees no female act nominated. Continue reading

Grammy Awards 2017: Nomination Predictions – Album of the Year
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Grammy Awards 2017: Nomination Predictions – Album of the Year

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

Grammy Awards 2017: Nomination Predictions – Song of the Year
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Grammy Awards 2017: Nomination Predictions – Song of the Year

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

Grammy Awards 2017: Nomination Predictions – Pop
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Grammy Awards 2017: Nomination Predictions – Pop

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

Grammy Awards 2017 Nomination Predictions: (Not Quite) Halftime Report
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Grammy Awards 2017 Nomination Predictions: (Not Quite) Halftime Report

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