Best of the Decade: Top 100 Songs
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Best of the Decade: Top 100 Songs

I have collated a list of my top 40 songs of every year since 2010. That means 400 songs sit in a playlist of my ‘Best of the Decade’. Luckily I’m not expecting anyone to sit through hundreds of write ups of these songs, just one hundred. If you don’t fancy suffering through endless garbled … Continue reading

Grammy Awards 2020: Nomination Predictions – Not Even Close to a Halftime Report
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Grammy Awards 2020: Nomination Predictions – Not Even Close to a Halftime Report

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

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 – Best New Artist
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Grammy Awards 2017: Nomination Predictions – Best New Artist

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