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Post by jenglisbe on Jun 7, 2016 21:47:50 GMT -5
It's interesting between Beyonce and Adele - they are both worthy of AOTY for different reasons. Lemonade is edgy, artsy, and genre-bending. 25 is another timeless collection of top notch craftsmanship front to back. I think I'd give Beyonce the edge here, solely because she hasn't won before. Outside of that, Adele is very much a front runner imo. I always go back to looking at who makes up NARAS; it's mostly musicians, and therefore they understandably vote for more classic sounding music, especially if it utilizes a lot of live instruments (i.e. they don't tend to vote for producer-driven music). That's why we see winners like Herbie Hancock and Beck. That type of thing is also more in line with Adele's album. "Edgy" isn't often used to describe Grammy winners. That's isn't to say Beyonce can't/won't win, I'm just saying let's use history as a guide.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Jun 7, 2016 22:11:22 GMT -5
Song of the year The way I see it right now Hello-Adele Stand by you-Rachel Platten 7 years-Lukas Graham Piece by piece-Kelly Clarksom My church-Maren Morris Levitate-Kendrick Lamar If "Stand By You" and "Piece by Piece" get nominated I will be absolutely THRILLED but I'm not holding my breath for either. I really hope voters remember what a phenomenon PBP was for a hot second
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Post by M&TSwiftie on Jun 7, 2016 22:23:06 GMT -5
Song of the year The way I see it right now Hello-Adele Stand by you-Rachel Platten 7 years-Lukas Graham Piece by piece-Kelly Clarksom My church-Maren Morris Levitate-Kendrick Lamar If "Stand By You" and "Piece by Piece" get nominated I will be absolutely THRILLED but I'm not holding my breath for either. I really hope voters remember what a phenomenon PBP was for a hot second knowing the Grammys sometimes and how they nominate let's be hopeful. Piece by piece was hot it's standout moment from idol should count. So let's see who besides Adele and Lukas graham get song of the year nominated
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Post by Future Captain on Jun 8, 2016 2:16:28 GMT -5
I love the two, but let's be real. Piece By Piece's (the song) only shot at a nom is in Pop Vocal, and Stand By You really don't stand a chance to get any nom (Maybe Pop Vocal as well, but even that's pretty much a stretch). Even if they did get it, Hello would easily obliterate anything really.
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Post by when the pawn... on Jun 8, 2016 15:36:40 GMT -5
I was surprised to read that Drake only has one Grammy win. I wonder if that will change after such a big year so far. It could - Drake is, without question, the most popular rapper right now. That matters a lot, considering how clearly Kanye West, Jay-Z and Eminem have dominated this field for the last decade+. This year happens to be pretty competitive though, with Kanye, Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper also in contention. Chance is clearly the smallest name but has gotten wide critical acclaim. Kanye is a darling of the rap categories but TLOP is his least successful (and probably worst) effort to date. Kendrick is the new Grammy darling in town but his album is a compilation of unreleased/unfinished songs. And Drake lapping them all commercially but his album is notably the worst of the bunch (according to critics/internet chatter/etc. - not just my opinion). To be honest, I'm not sure who the frontrunner is.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jun 9, 2016 8:10:59 GMT -5
Drake is going to be in a lot of categories, though. I'm sure "Too Good" will go R&B or something, he'll have a Rap/Sung entry, he'll have a Rap Solo entry, he'll be in Rap Album, etc. Of course he'll likely also compete with Beyonce in some of them, too.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2016 12:08:20 GMT -5
It's interesting between Beyonce and Adele - they are both worthy of AOTY for different reasons. Lemonade is edgy, artsy, and genre-bending. 25 is another timeless collection of top notch craftsmanship front to back. I think I'd give Beyonce the edge here, solely because she hasn't won before. Outside of that, Adele is very much a front runner imo. I always go back to looking at who makes up NARAS; it's mostly musicians, and therefore they understandably vote for more classic sounding music, especially if it utilizes a lot of live instruments (i.e. they don't tend to vote for producer-driven music). That's why we see winners like Herbie Hancock and Beck. That type of thing is also more in line with Adele's album. "Edgy" isn't often used to describe Grammy winners. That's isn't to say Beyonce can't/won't win, I'm just saying let's use history as a guide. I don't disagree with you. And I didn't mean to imply that Lemonade's edginess is why it would win over 25. I was just getting at my personal opinion on the two potential AOTY nominees and the contrast between them. The reason I gave Beyonce the edge is that she has yet to win AOTY, not because her album is edgier.
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Post by ampersand on Jun 9, 2016 13:22:48 GMT -5
Even though I prefer Adele's album, I wouldn't mind Beyoncé winning just so Kendrick can nab AOTY for being featured. lol.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jun 9, 2016 14:41:57 GMT -5
Even though I prefer Adele's album, I wouldn't mind Beyoncé winning just so Kendrick can nab AOTY for being featured. lol. Is that rule still in effect? I hate it. No one should have an AOTY nom/win for being on essentially 1/2 a song. So lame.
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Post by ilikemusic on Jun 10, 2016 4:50:38 GMT -5
Best new artist should go to Maren Morris and it's not even debatable
Adele will probably snatch AOTY. I would say I'm 95% certain "25" will win that. If not, "Lemonade" by Beyoncé will win.
As for ROTY and SOTY, there really is no obvious answer so far. I feel like the expected thing to do would be to give this to Adele as well, but I feel as if the Grammy panel won't pander to her as much this time around. I mean, we still have ~4 months left so we'll see who releases this summer. I don't think the "major artists" (Bruno, Gaga, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran) will release until the holiday season which means they won't be eligible for the coming award show.
Drake will probably snatch up all the urban categories.
Is it me, or is there less and less to pick from each year??
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 10:02:27 GMT -5
Is it me, or is there less and less to pick from each year?? You're probably not alone, but I don't feel this way. I think for some of us that spend time on Pulse and/or other music forums, it creates a bit of a bubble effect and our perceptions may get skewed. There's a ton of (arguably good and/or Grammy-worthy) music out there despite radio and many consumers flocking to a select few artists/songs/albums in huge numbers. Do you have an example of what makes you feel there's less to pick from this year than last? I'm curious and wanna find out where this perception comes from. It's interesting.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jun 10, 2016 12:36:31 GMT -5
I don't think the "major artists" (Bruno, Gaga, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran) will release until the holiday season which means they won't be eligible for the coming award show. I suppose it's possible at least one of them will release a new single before eligibility ends. I do think we have a more limited amount of likely nominees than we used to have, so in that sense I agree. I don't think it means there is less quality music now as much as it's just that with sales so bad now, when something does well it really stands out.
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Post by ilikemusic on Jun 10, 2016 17:31:44 GMT -5
Is it me, or is there less and less to pick from each year?? You're probably not alone, but I don't feel this way. I think for some of us that spend time on Pulse and/or other music forums, it creates a bit of a bubble effect and our perceptions may get skewed. There's a ton of (arguably good and/or Grammy-worthy) music out there despite radio and many consumers flocking to a select few artists/songs/albums in huge numbers. Do you have an example of what makes you feel there's less to pick from this year than last? I'm curious and wanna find out where this perception comes from. It's interesting. I just feel as if the Grammy Awards are becoming more like the Billboard Music Awards..... I get that success of the songs/albums plays a part in the nominations but as the years go on, most of the noms are just representative of the Top 5-10 Billboard hits as opposed to less "mainstream" but subjectively better music. For example, take the Grammy's 10 years ago vs. today: Grammy's 2005Record of the Year "Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles & Norah Jones "Let's Get It Started" – The Black Eyed Peas "American Idiot" – Green Day "Heaven" – Los Lonely Boys "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris Album of the Year Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles & Various Artists American Idiot – Green Day The Diary of Alicia Keys – Alicia Keys Confessions – Usher The College Dropout – Kanye West Song of the Year "Daughters" – John Mayer "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys "Jesus Walks" – Kanye West "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw "The Reason" – Hoobastank Grammy's 2015Record of the Year "Stay with Me" (Darkchild Version) – Sam Smith "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX "Chandelier" – Sia "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor Album of the Year Morning Phase – Beck Beyoncé – Beyoncé x – Ed Sheeran In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith G I R L – Pharrell Williams Song of the Year "Stay with Me" (Darkchild Version) "All About That Bass" "Chandelier" "Shake It Off" "Take Me to Church" Every nomination in the 2015 show was basically a major Top 10 Billboard hit/album. The most left field nom is probably the Beck album, thus I'm not surprised that's the one that actually won. Sure, in 2005, a good amount of the noms were pretty mainstream, but I guess what I'm trying to say it that they aren't as "obvious" of choices. The elimination of the male/female pop category I guess also limited nominations, but when Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus are being nominated in "best pop vocal album", it just makes me scratch my head a little bit. Do they have catchy radio-friendly Top 40 music? Yes. Is it grammy worthy? Not so much. Same thing with Meghan Trainor winning best new artist and Taylor Swift's "1989" winning album of the year. It just seems like the Grammy's are now awarding the most chart-successful acts. 1989 is NOT that great of an album, and this is coming from someone who generally likes Taylor Swift. That's why I feel as if Adele will win for "25". I love Adele but I think 25 as a whole is a pretty mediocre album, especially when compared to 21. But, since it was clearly far and beyond the most successful album as of late, it will win if the Grammy's continue to follow their current trend. I also think that the industry is releasing a lot less material into the stratosphere. That's why I asked if there was less to pick from. 2016 is halfway over and I feel like as if there really weren't a ton of major releases. Same thing applies for the past 3-4 years. That's why I said that Drake would probably snatch up all the urban categories, because a) The Grammy's now award the most successful acts b) It's really one of the only notable hip-hop releases this year.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 17:59:18 GMT -5
^ I see what you're saying and it makes sense. I hadn't really considered the thing about less albums being released in general, which could very well be true now that you mention it. It would be interesting to find out if that's true of 2014 vs 2015 for starters. I see wikipedia has a list of every album released in any given year, but they don't have a tally. Manually counting those right now is not happening haha. Maybe sometime.
But yeah, great post and I can dig a lot of what you're saying.
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Post by bigbertha on Jun 14, 2016 1:11:48 GMT -5
Is One Dance a ROTY/SOTY contender? It's shaping up the be the biggest hit of the year.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jun 14, 2016 10:35:15 GMT -5
For example, take the Grammy's 10 years ago vs. today: Grammy's 2005Grammy's 2015I don't see a huge difference tbh. The Ray Charles noms were about his death and the renewed interest in him. Take out those noms, and you are left with all fairly popular songs and albums. 2005 may have had a bit more diversity, but I think that's because popular music was more diverse in 2004. Back then it wasn't as unusual for a country song to crossover, and plenty of 'urban' and 'rock' tracks got Top 40 play. It's not as if in 2005 they nominated indie artists or something.
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The Recording Academy® Announces Rule Amendments and Dates for the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Process Annual Amendments Affect Streaming Eligibility, Voting Guidelines, And Select Award Categories New Regulations Go Into Effect Immediately For The Upcoming 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards® On Feb. 12, 2017 SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Recording Academy® has completed its annual awards review and established new amendments and key dates guiding the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards® process. Among other changes, the updates allow previously ineligible streaming-only works into the process and limit the number of categories in which members may vote. The new guidelines go into effect immediately in the current-year awards cycle. “I'm proud of this year's changes because they're a testament to the artists, producers, and writers – the people who rolled up their sleeves to shape the proposals and, in turn, the future of the GRAMMYs. It's exactly what they should be doing. It's their award.” Tweet this "The GRAMMYs® aren't just peer-awarded, they're peer-driven. Throughout the year, members of the music community come to us asking to make changes to the Awards process, and we work with them to figure out how those changes might work," said Bill Freimuth, Senior Vice President of Awards for The Recording Academy. "I'm proud of this year's changes because they're a testament to the artists, producers, and writers – the people who rolled up their sleeves to shape the proposals and, in turn, the future of the GRAMMYs. It's exactly what they should be doing. It's their award." Key Dates Eligibility Period: Oct. 1, 2015 to Sept. 30, 2016 Nominations Date: Dec. 6, 2016 Awards Date: Feb. 12, 2017 *Visit grammy101.com for a complete timeline of awards eligibility and voting dates. Rule Amendments Streaming-Only Recordings Now Eligible Previous eligibility guidelines required recordings to be commercially available via general distribution or digital recordings/downloads, thereby precluding works released solely through streaming services. The eligibility guidelines have been revised to include recordings released via streaming platforms, and are updated as follows: Release Date: Recordings (albums/singles) must be available to the public nationwide as stand-alone purchases or streams between Oct. 1, 2015, and Sept. 30, 2016. Imports are not eligible. General Distribution: Works must be released via general distribution, defined as the nationwide release of a recording via brick and mortar, third-party online retailers, and/or applicable digital streaming services. Applicable streaming services are paid subscription, full catalogue, on-demand streaming/limited download platforms that have existed as such within the United States for at least one full year as of the submission deadline. All recordings entered must have an assigned International Standard Recording Code (ISRC). Digital Recordings: Recordings released nationwide via download or streaming service must have quality comparable to at least 16-bit 44.1 kHz. Submissions sent to The Academy for consideration must also include both the original file and the product, proper label credits (producer, mixer, songwriter, etc.) in the metadata file, and a verifiable online release date. Recordings must be non-infringing, original works of authorship. To the extent a recording embodies in whole or in part the copyrighted work of a third party, appropriate authorization to use and incorporate such copyrighted work must have been obtained. If allegations are made that a recording is unauthorized and does not meet these criteria, The Academy will consider the allegations and determine, in its sole discretion, the eligibility of such recording. Number Of Categories In Which Voters May Vote Decreases To encourage members to vote only in those categories in which they are most knowledgeable, passionate, and qualified, while keeping in mind that certain genre fields contain several distinct award categories, the number of categories in which Academy members may vote has decreased from 20 to 15, plus the four General Field categories (Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist). Best New Artist Guidelines Amended To Reflect Trends In How Emerging Artists Release Music Previous Best New Artist rules were amended to remove the album barrier given current trends in how new music and developing artists are released and promoted. To be eligible in the category of Best New Artist, the artist, duo, or group: Must have released a minimum of five singles/tracks or one album, but no more than 30 singles/tracks or three albums. May not have entered into this category more than three times, including as a performing member of an established group. Must have achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and impacted the musical landscape during the eligibility period. Additional Blues Category Added To American Roots Field To reflect the dynamic range of Blues submissions The Recording Academy receives, the category previously known as Best Blues Album will now branch into two distinct categories: Best Traditional Blues Album Blues recordings with traditional blues song structures, harmonic structures, and rhythms, that may also employ traditional blues instruments such as acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ, harmonica, horns, and electric bass and drums. This category includes various subgenres such as Delta blues, Piedmont blues, jump/swing blues, Chicago blues, and classic/Southern soul. Best Contemporary Blues Album Blues recordings that vary from traditional blues song and harmonic structures. These may employ non-traditional blues rhythms such as funk, hip-hop, reggae, and rock, and may also include both traditional blues instruments and non-traditional blues instruments. Recordings may also feature contemporary techniques such as the use of synthesizers, programmed tracks, and loops. This category includes various subgenres, such as funk blues and blues-rock. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Category Renamed And Redefined Best Rap/Sung Collaboration has been renamed and redefined as Best Rap/Sung Performance to represent the current state and future trajectory of rap by expanding the category beyond collaborations between rappers and vocalists to include recordings by a solo artist who blurs the lines between rapping and singing. The expanded category is defined as follows: Best Rap/Sung Performance This category is intended to recognize solo and collaborative performances containing elements of R&B and rap in melody and song. In the case of a collaboration of artists who don’t usually perform together, one of the collaborating artists should be credited and recognized as a featured artist. Additional amendments were made to the number and type of music creators recognized in the categories of Best Choral Performance and Best Jazz Vocal album, and procedural updates were made to the process of populating nominations committees. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160616005484/en/Recording-Academy%C2%AE-Announces-Rule-Amendments-Dates-59th
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Post by jenglisbe on Jun 16, 2016 9:35:05 GMT -5
The change I like most is the one decreasing the number of categories in which voters can vote.
The streaming component makes complete sense..
The Rap/Sung one sounds ok, but it could be weird in execution. I can see some random competition.
Best New Artist continues to be an enigma.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2016 9:44:39 GMT -5
I think they should ditch the Best New Artist category altogether. It's relatively pointless and often seems to be such a mess.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jun 16, 2016 13:23:31 GMT -5
I like all of the changes.
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Post by cking33 on Jun 17, 2016 17:35:55 GMT -5
I wish they'd just institute a "best live recording" category. Remember when Beyoncé won best pop female solo for "Halo" and then was nominated the next year in the same category with "Halo (Live)"? Insane. I think a live recordings category just makes sense... and that way you Kelly wouldn't have to be up against Adele next year. LOL That whole "Halo" snafu was one of the most ridiculous things to ever happen to the Grammys. They didn't have another song they could have nominated that year? So stupid.
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Post by shayonce on Jun 29, 2016 6:00:49 GMT -5
adele or radiohead probavly get the AOTY. adele gets universal loves from all the genre.. even if they don't go crazy for her, they will be like she's different than other pop star. she's real one. her only con is the she won before and 'tired of her' vote.
radiohead will gets big votes from rock /alternative and they're very respected 'rock' band. I expect there will be more pop / urban albums in nomination (adele and beyonce is on rock) so votes will be split among them. radiohead can pull the beck then..
beyonce won't get anything from genre outiside pop and urban. country/rock and other genre won't vote for her no matter what. she won't get AOTY unless she plays the politic and promotions.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 7, 2016 9:35:27 GMT -5
hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=301813Thursday, July 7, 2016 GREIN ON GRAMMYS: BEYONCÉ, ADELE, DRAKE AND THE CLASS OF 2016 (PART ONE)by Paul Grein We’re a little more than three-quarters of the way through the eligibility year for the 59th annual Grammy Awards (which runs through Sept. 30). As such, it’s a good time to see how the key races—Album, Record and Song of the Year and Best New Artist—are shaping up. It doesn’t take a genius to know that Beyoncé’s Lemonade and Adele’s 25 are headed for Grammy nominations for Album of the Year. Two of Beyoncé’s last three albums—I Am… Sasha Fierce and Beyoncé—were nominated in the category. Adele won the award with her previous album, 21. But who will these megastars face in the finals? ALBUM OF THE YEAR Beyoncé has amassed 20 Grammys, but just one of those awards came in one of the Big Four categories. That was when “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” took Song of the Year. This may lead to a sense that she’s due for another big win. Lemonade is the critics’ choice as the best album of the year so far at three key outlets—Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and Metacritic.com. It’s too early to know if 25 will win the Grammy for Album of the Year on Feb. 12. But just being nominated would defy the odds. This would be the first time that an artist’s follow-up to an Album of the Year winner has been nominated in the category since Bob Dylan’s Love and Theft (the follow-up to Time Out of Mind) was a 2001 finalist. (How to explain this? It’s hard to follow an Album of the Year winner. Greatness is expected. Anything less than that is viewed as a disappointment.) At least a dozen albums are vying to fill the other three nomination slots. Let’s take them in descending order of their perceived likelihood of landing a nomination. Drake’s Views is the top album so far this year in terms of sales plus streaming, with nine straight weeks at #1. The album’s success has dramatized the increasing importance of streaming, which gives it an added sense of significance. But Views has drawn mostly tepid reviews. And Drake has yet to be nominated for Album of the Year. (Of course, he never had a year like this before.) I don’t think the committee would be entirely comfortable if this was the only rap or hip-hop album in the finals, but if the critically lauded Chance the Rapper (or Kanye West) is also nominated, it could well happen. The Recording Academy changed its rules in June to extend eligibility to albums that have not been commercially released. That’s good news for Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book, which made history when it became the first album to hit the charts based solely on streaming. The album has drawn rave reviews. EW hailed the album’s “fusion of gospel, electronic and hip-hop music.” Grammy voters often respond to music that bridges genres. Paul Simon and Grammy voters are “Old Friends,” to cite the title of a song from Simon & Garfunkel’s 1968 album Bookends. Simon’s latest album, the well-reviewed Stranger to Stranger, may give him his eighth career Album of the Year nomination. That would allow Simon to set three Grammy records. He would have the longest span of Album of the Year nominations (48 years, going back to Bookends). He would become the first artist in Grammy history to receive Album of the Year nominations in six consecutive decades. Finally, Simon, who turns 75 in October, would become the oldest lead artist ever nominated for Album of the Year. Three-time Album of the Year nominee Radiohead could be back for a fourth time with A Moon Shaped Pool. Only two rock bands have amassed four or more Album of the Year noms—The Beatles, who lead with five, and U2, who have had four. Kanye West has made no secret of his displeasure with the Grammys, despite his impressive tally of 21 awards. His beef: He has yet to win in one of the Big Four categories. Will the committee of Grammy insiders that selects the final nominees in the top four categories nominate him anyway, despite his history of complaints? The Life of deleted would give West his fourth Album of the Year nom. That would be more than any other rap artist in history. West is currently tied for that distinction with Eminem, with three noms each. David Bowie received one Album of the Year nom in his lifetime, for 1983’s Let’s Dance. If he’s nominated for Blackstar, which was released two days before his death in January, he’d become the first lead artist to receive a posthumous nomination in this category since Ray Charles was nominated (and won) 12 years ago for Genius Loves Company. (Since then, one group member, LeRoi Moore of Dave Matthews Band, has received a posthumous Album of the Year nom.) Here’s a possible complication: There’s no way to “pay off” the nomination with a performance on the telecast. Besides, the Grammys already paid tribute to Bowie on this year’s show (via Lady Gaga’s whirlwind 10-song medley). The success of Drake’s Views has dramatized the increasing importance of streaming, which gives it an added sense of significance. Two country albums are likely to be strong contenders: Sturgill Simpson’s A Sailor’s Guide to Earth and Margo Price’s Midwest Farmer’s Daughter. Simpson’s album topped the country chart in April. Kendrick Lamar has made the finals with his last two studio albums. He could be back in the running with untitled unmastered, a compilation of leftovers from his last album, but the committee may decide to wait until his next proper studio album. Rihanna could land her second nomination in this category with the hit-filled ANTI. She was a finalist four years ago for Loud. But the committee usually strives for genre, racial and gender balance among the nominees, and Beyoncé already has a lock on a nom. Justin Bieber, who finally won his first Grammy earlier this year for his featured role on the Jack Ü smash “Where Are Ü Now,” is a serious candidate for his hit-laden Purpose. Maxwell’s just-released blackSUMMERS’night is a possibility. “Pretty Wings,” the lead single from Maxwell’s previous studio album, BLACKsummers’night, was a surprise Song of the Year nominee seven years ago. Maxwell is helping to keep real R&B alive. Other candidates include The 1975’s I Like It When You Sleep…, Bonnie Raitt’s Dig in Deep, Loretta Lynn’s Full Circle and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ The Getaway. Of course, the coming weeks will bring many more releases that could make the finals. Chief among them: Frank Ocean’s long-awaited sophomore album, Boys Don’t Cry, which is expected sometime this month. Ocean’s 2012 debut, channel ORANGE, was an Album of the Year nominee. DJ Khaled’s Major Key, due July 29, is also a possibility. Note: twenty one pilots’ Blurryface isn’t eligible. It was entered for Album of the Year last year. The album’s key track, “Stressed Out,” is, however, eligible for Record and Song of the Year. To recap: The likely nominees are Beyoncé’s Lemonade, Adele’s 25, Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book, Paul Simon’s Stranger to Stranger and Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool.
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Post by when the pawn... on Jul 7, 2016 14:27:31 GMT -5
I agree with those 5 picks except I'd put Bowie instead of Paul Simon. Still, a good mix of pop, R&B, rap, alternative and rock.
Adele Beyonce David Bowie Chance the Rapper Radiohead
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Post by anafan on Jul 12, 2016 8:09:11 GMT -5
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 GREIN ON GRAMMYS: THE CLASS OF 2016 (PART TWO) by Paul Grein We’re a little more than three-quarters of the way through the eligibility year for the 59th annual Grammy Awards (which runs through Sept. 30). As such, it’s a good time to see how the key races are shaping up, Today, we work through the field of potential nominees for… BEST NEW ARTIST With a good chance at an Album of the Year nomination, Chance the Rapper is a sure thing to be nominated in this category. By the same token, with likely nominations for Record and Song of the Year, Lukas Graham is also a front-runner here. The other likely nominees are Alessia Cara, Bryson Tiller and either Margo Price or Maren Morris. Tiller won two major awards at the BET Awards—Best New Artist and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist. (He beat The Weeknd in the latter category, which was a jaw-dropper.) Morris’ first major-label album topped the country chart in June. The list of likely alternates includes several artists who had had top 10 hits during the year—The Chainsmokers (who had two Top 10 hits with “Roses” and “Don’t Let Me Down”), Kent Jones (“Don’t Mind”), Desiigner (“Panda”) and Bebe Rexha (“Me, Myself & I”). The list of possibilities also includes two artists whose breakthrough hits blew up in 2015, but who weren’t eligible then—Charlie Puth and Rachel Platten. Puth was nominated for three Grammys last year, including Song of the Year for “See You Again.” Platten’s anthemic “Fight Song” was a big hit last year. Last year, 431 artists were entered for Best New Artist—and that was the least crowded of the Big Four categories. Anohni, whose first solo album, Hopelessness, has received rave reviews, is an intriguing possibility. She recorded four previous albums as the leader of Antony and the Johnsons, which may or may not disqualify her. The committee may have an added interest in Anohni, who would become the first transgender nominee in this category. A transgender artist performing on the Grammys? Now that’s what I call a Grammy Moment. Leslie Odom Jr., the Tony-winning star of Hamilton, is also a possibility. Since 1980, two other Broadway stars (and Tony winners) went on to receive Grammy noms for Best New Artist. They are Jennifer Holliday (Dreamgirls) and Heather Headley (Aida). Other candidates include Troye Sivan, Jordan Smith, Bishop Briggs and The Strumbellas. Note: I assume Sturgill Simpson and twenty one pilots will be ruled ineligible, on the grounds that they achieved prominence prior to this eligibility year. (Simpson’s previous album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, was nominated for Best Americana Album.) If they’re somehow allowed in, they’re sure to be nominated. To recap, the likely nominees are Chance the Rapper, Lukas Graham, Alessia Cara, Bryson Tiller and Margo Price. A final thought: As you can see, these categories are extremely competitive. Last year, 431 artists were entered for Best New Artist—and that was the least crowded of the Big Four categories. (More than a thousand songs were entered for Song of the Year.) So when artists (excluding the never-satisfied Kanye West) say “it’s an honor just to be nominated,” it really is. People in the media throw the word “snub” around a lot. If an artist isn’t nominated, they were “snubbed.” But it may just mean they came in sixth or seventh or eighth, still a good showing, just not quite good enough. Paul Grein has been reporting on the Grammys long enough to know that Alessia Cara wouldn’t be the first artist with that surname to receive a Best New Artist nomination. Irene Cara (no relation) was nominated in 1980. hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=301891
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Post by Wave. on Jul 12, 2016 8:16:43 GMT -5
I'd go for Tiller, Chance, and Aleesia.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 15, 2016 11:01:50 GMT -5
hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=301966Friday, July 15, 2016 GREIN ON GRAMMYS: HANDICAPPING THE CLASS OF 2016 (PART THREE)by Paul Grein RECORD OF THE YEARLukas Graham’s “7 Years” is the kind of thoughtful, purposeful single that Grammy voters have favored for decades. Adele’s blockbuster ballad “Hello” also seems like a sure thing. This would give Adele her third nom in this category. She was nominated for her breakthrough hit, “Chasing Pavements,” and won for “Rolling in the Deep.” twenty one pilots’ “Stressed Out” is an effective blend of rock and hip-hop. The duo would become the first rock group or duo to make the finals since Imagine Dragons scored with “Radioactive” three years ago. Beyoncé’s “Formation” has a timely #blacklivesmatter theme, which may give it a boost. “Formation” took Video of the Year at the BET Awards on June 26. EW rated it as the best song of the first half of the year. Beyoncé has received four Record of the Year nominations (counting one with Destiny’s Child). If she receives another nom this year, she’ll tie Barbra Streisand as the female artist with the most career Record of the Year noms in Grammy history. Two Canadian chart titans, Justin Bieber and Drake, may duke it out for the fifth spot. Both have multiple hits in the running. Bieber has “Love Yourself” and “Sorry.” Drake has “One Dance” (featuring WizKid & Kyla) and “Hotline Bling” (which was released in the previous eligibility year, but wasn’t entered then; it thus is eligible this year). Drake is also featured on Rihanna’s chartbuster “Work.” Now let’s dig into this: “One Dance” is a transatlantic #1 smash, but “Hotline Bling” may be a more memorable record. The problem: It was released on 7/31/15, so it may seem ancient by the time the nominations are announced on 12/6. Of the two Drake hits, “One Dance” would seem fresher, which is in the Grammys’ interest. But Drake must also compete with young Mr. Bieber, who, in “Love Yourself,” came up with an impressive record far removed both from the teenpop of his early hits and the EDM approach of “Where Are Ü Now,” his comeback hit with Jack Ü. James Bay’s “Let It Go” and ZAYN’s “PILLOWTALK” are high on the list of alternates. Bay received three nominations last year, including Best New Artist and Best Rock Album. In fact, he performed “Let It Go” on the Grammys in February. The striking “Pillowtalk,” Zayn’s first single after leaving One Direction, was a global #1 smash. Justin Timberlake’s feel-good smash “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” is a little light in tone for a Record of the Year nom. But he’s a Grammy fave, having been nominated three times in the category. So he’ll at least get a look. Other possibilities include Maxwell’s “Lake by the Ocean,” Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy Man,” Fifth Harmony’s “Work From Home” (featuring Ty Dolla $ign), Kanye West’s gospel-infused “Ultralight Beam” (featuring Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, The-Dream and Kelly Price) and Chance the Rapper’s “No Problem” (featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz). Note: Alessia Cara’s “Here” and The Chainsmokers’ “Roses” (featuring ROZES) would have been strong contenders, but they’re not eligible. Both were entered last year. To recap: the likely nominees are Lukas Graham’s “7 Years,” Adele’s “Hello,” twenty one pilots’ “Stressed Out,” Beyoncé’s “Formation” and Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself.”SONG OF THE YEARLet’s cut right to the chase: I’ll put my money on Lukas Graham’s “7 Years,” Adele’s “Hello,” Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself,” Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy Man” and James Bay’s “Let It Go.” Lukas Graham leader Lukas Forchammer co-wrote “7 Years” with Stefan Forrest, Morten Ristorp and Morten Pilegaard. Adele co-wrote “Hello” with Greg Kurstin. This would be Adele’s third nom in this category; Kurstin’s second. Adele was nominated for “Chasing Pavements” and won for “Rolling in the Deep.” Kurstin was nominated four years ago for the Kelly Clarkson smash “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).” Trivia note: Lionel Richie’s “Hello” was nominated for Song of the Year 32 years ago. If Adele’s song is also nominated, this will mark the first time in Grammy history that two different songs with the same title have been nominated in this category. Bieber co-wrote “Love Yourself” with Ed Sheeran and Benjamin Levin. This would be Sheeran’s third nom in this category in the past five years. He was nominated for “The A Team” and won for “Thinking Out Loud.” Rhett co-wrote “Die a Happy Man” with Sean Douglas and Joe Spargur. One or more country songs has made the finals in this category in five of the last 10 years. And this song, which mentions Marvin Gaye, has broad appeal. Bay co-wrote “Let It Go” with Paul Barry. The song has the tender poignancy of Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud.” Kurstin, who seems a shoo-in for a nom for “Hello,” has two other strong candidates in the running—“Piece by Piece,” which he co-wrote with Kelly Clarkson, and “Cheap Thrills,” which he co-wrote with Sia. Hit machine Max Martin, who has been nominated four times in the category (including the last three years in a row) has two strong candidates this year: “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (which he co-wrote with Justin Timberlake and Shellback) and “Just Like Fire” (which he co-wrote with P!nk, Karl Johan Schuster and Oscar Holter). Maxwell and his collaborator, Hod David, have a good chance of returning to the Song of the Year finals with the old-school R&B ballad “Lake by the Ocean.” They were nominated seven years ago for “Pretty Wings.” Other candidates include “Formation” (which Beyoncé co-wrote with Khalif Brown, Jordan Frost, Asheton Hogan and Michael Len Williams II), “Stressed Out” (written by Tyler Joseph), “PILLOWTALK” (which ZAYN co-wrote with Levi Lennox, Anthony Hannides, Michael Hannides and Joe Garrett), “One Dance” (which Drake and WizKid co-wrote with Paul Jefferies, Aman Tekleab, Noah Shebib, Logan Sama, Themba Sekowe, Osabuohien Osaretin, Melanie Calumpad and Errol Reid) and “Ultralight Beam” (which Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, The-Dream and Kelly Price co-wrote with Mike Dean, Nico “Donnie Trumpet” Segal, Kasseem Dean, Noah Goldstein, Jerome Potter, Samuel Griesemer, Cydel Young and Derek Watkins). To recap: The likely nominees are Lukas Graham’s “7 Years,” Adele’s “Hello,” Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself,” Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy Man” and James Bay’s “Let It Go.”Paul Grein has been reporting on the Grammys long enough to know that Alessia Cara wouldn’t be the first artist with that surname to receive a Best New Artist nomination. Irene Cara (no relation) was nominated in 1980.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jul 15, 2016 22:35:55 GMT -5
hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=301813Thursday, July 7, 2016 GREIN ON GRAMMYS: BEYONCÉ, ADELE, DRAKE AND THE CLASS OF 2016 (PART ONE)by Paul Grein To recap: The likely nominees are Beyoncé’s Lemonade, Adele’s 25, Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book, Paul Simon’s Stranger to Stranger and Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool. How is this man paid to write about this stuff? Last year he predicted Sam Hunt and Don Henley to get in AOTY. Nope. Chance the Rapper is not getting in AOTY. If any male hip-hop act does for an album released to this point, it will be Drake. I also don't see both Paul Simon and Radiohead getting in AOTY as even though they are different musically, they still both fill the 'veteran rock' slot.
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Post by Kurt on Jul 15, 2016 23:24:29 GMT -5
I'm more gobsmacked at the idea that Jordan Smith would be in his list for a big-four GRAMMY nomination!
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Post by anafan on Jul 16, 2016 14:53:22 GMT -5
I wonder if Justin Bieber will actually land ROTY and SOTY nominations as he is predicting. I know Love Yourself was a big hit and co-written by Ed Sheeran but I would be kind of surprised if it happened.
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