2016 Grammy Awards
Dec 5, 2015 18:41:58 GMT -5
Post by when the pawn... on Dec 5, 2015 18:41:58 GMT -5
I guess these are my final predictions? Don't feel super solid but here goes. Alternates are listed in terms of likelihood. 3 video nominations sound like a lot for Kendrick Lamar but that category is weird so I don't know what to do. I don't know if Mark Ronson will be up for pop, R&B and rap awards but I'm calling it anyway. Unlikely that ROTY/SOTY will match up perfectly but I still think those 5 tracks are the strongest contenders - "Uptown Funk" doesn't read like a SOTY nominee but perhaps it's just too massive to be snubbed?
Kendrick Lamar - 12 (!!!)
The Weeknd - 8
Mark Ronson - 7
Taylor Swift - 7
Florence and the Machine - 5
Alabama Shakes - 4
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - 4
Drake - 4
Fetty Wap - 4
Foo Fighters - 4
John Legend - 4
Leon Bridges - 4
ALBUM OF THE YEAR - 4 out of 5. Foo Fighters out, Chris Stapleton (my 2nd Alternate) in.
• Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color
• Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways
• Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
• Taylor Swift – 1989
• The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness
*Alternates: Mark Ronson, Chris Stapleton, Bjork, D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Sam Hunt
RECORD OF THE YEAR - 4 out of 5. Kendrick Lamar out, D'Angelo in.
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
• Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
• Taylor Swift - "Black Space"
• The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
*Alternates: "Don't Wanna Fight," "FourFiveSeconds," "See You Again," "Love Me Like You Do," "Sugar"
SONG OF THE YEAR - 3 out of 5. Ronson, The Weeknd out, Little Big Town (3rd alternate) and Wiz Khalifa (2nd alternate) in.
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Taylor Swift - "Black Space"
• The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
• Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
• Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
*Alternates: "Don't Wanna Fight," "See You Again," "Girl Crush," "Traveler," "FourFiveSeconds"
BEST NEW ARTIST - 2 out of 5/6. Bridges, CHVRCHES, Fetty, Hozier out. Courtney Barnett (5th alternate), Tori Kelly (2nd alternate), James Bay in.
• Leon Bridges
• CHVRCHES
• Fetty Wap
• Hozier
• Sam Hunt
• Meghan Trainor
*Alternates: Shawn Mendes, Tori Kelly, FKA Twigs, Walk the Moon, Courtney Barnett
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
• Justin Bieber – “What Do You Mean?”
• Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
• Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
• Taylor Swift - "Black Space"
• The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
*Alternates: "Writing's On The Wall," "Fight Song," "Budapest," "Want To Want Me," "Alive"
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
• Florence and The Machine - "Ship To Wreck"
• Ariana Grande featuring The Weeknd - "Love Me Harder"
• Rihanna And Kanye West And Paul McCartney - "FourFiveSeconds"
• Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
• Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood"
• Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth - "See You Again"
*Alternates: "Sugar," "Lay Me Down," "Lean On," "Omen"
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
• Florence and The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
• Calvin Harris- Motion
• Mark Ronson - Uptown Special
• Taylor Swift - 1989
• Meghan Trainor - Title
*Alternates: One Direction, Madonna, Tori Kelly, CHVRCHES, Carly Rae Jepsen
BEST DANCE RECORDING
• The Chemical Brothers - "Go"
• Disclosure - "Bang That"
• Calvin Harris featuring John Newman - "Blame (Extended version)"
• Robyn and Royksopp - "Monument"
• Skrillex and Diplo featuring Justin Bieber - "Where Are Ü Now"
*Alternates: "Never Catch Me," "Beautiful Now," "Heroes (We Can Be)," "Burn Up the Dance," "Real Love"
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
• The Chemical Brothers - Born In The Echoes
• Disclosure - Caracal
• Hot Chip - Why Make Sense?
• Jamie xx - In Colour
• Skrillex and Diplo - Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
*Alternates: Zedd, Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique, Alesso, Kaskade, Arca
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
• Alabama Shakes - "Don’t Wanna Fight"
• Beck - "Dreams"
• Florence and The Machine - "What Kind Of Man"
• Foo Fighters - "Something From Nothing"
• Tame Impala - "Let It Happen"
*Alternates: "Believe," "Lampshades on Fire," "Mercy," "Bad Blood," "Pedestrian at Best"
BEST ROCK SONG
• Mumford & Sons - "Believe"
• Alabama Shakes - "Don’t Wanna Fight"
• Modest Mouse - "Lampshades On Fire"
• Foo Fighters - "Something From Nothing"
• Florence and The Machine - "What Kind Of Man"
*Alternates: "Let It Happen," "Mercy," "Pedestrian at Best," "Random Name Generator," "Every Other Freckle"
BEST ROCK ALBUM
• AC/DC - Rock Or Bust
• Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways
• Hozier - Hozier
• Mumford & Sons - Wilder Mind
• Muse – Drones
*Alternates: Death Cab for Cutie, Imagine Dragons, Ryan Adams, Fall Out Boy, James Bay
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
• Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
• Björk - Vulnicura
• Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love
• Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
• Tame Impala - Currents
*Alternates: Wilco, Modest Mouse, Courtney Barnett, Beach House, FKA Twigs
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
• Beyonce – “7/11”
• D'Angelo and The Vanguard - "Really Love"
• Miguel – “Coffee”
• Mark Ronson featuring Keyone Starr - "I Can’t Lose"
• The Weeknd - "Earned It"
*Alternates: "B**** Better Have My Money," "Angel," "Feeling Good," "Doubt," "Fool's Gold"
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
• Babyface – “We’ve Got Love”
• Leon Bridges – “Coming Home”
• D’Angelo and The Vanguard – “Ain’t That Easy”
• Ms. Lauryn Hill – “Feeling Good”
• Jill Scott – “Back Together”
*Alternates: "My Favorite Part of You," "He Is," "Santa Claus Can Go Straight to the Ghetto," "Can You Do This," "Back in my Arms"
BEST R&B SONG
• Miguel – “Coffee”
• Leon Bridges – “Coming Home”
• The Weeknd - "Earned It"
• Mark Ronson featuring Keyone Starr - "I Can’t Lose"
• D'Angelo and The Vanguard - "Really Love"
*Alternates: "Doubt," "B**** Better Have My Money," "Infinity," "Game Changer," "Slow Motion"
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
• Ciara – Jackie
• Lianne La Havas - Blood
• Miguel - WildHeart
• Tinashe – Aquarius
• The Weeknd - Beauty Behind The Madness
*Alternates: Childish Gambino, Jordin Sparks, Wondaland Presents
BEST R&B ALBUM
• Mary J Blige – The London Sessions
• Leon Bridges – Coming Home
• D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah
• Jill Scott - Woman
• Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show
*Alternates: Charlie Wilson, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo, Faith Evans, Tyrese
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
• Drake - "Energy"
• Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Mark Ronson featuring Mystikal - "Feel Right"
• Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney - "All Day"
*Alternates: "Talking to my Diary," "Blessings," "Apparently," "Truffle Butter," "Ice Princess"
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
• A$AP Rocky featuring Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson - "Everyday"
• Big Sean featuring Kanye West, John Legend- "One Man Can Change The World"
• Commom featuring John Legend - "Glory"
• Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat - "These Walls"
• Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown - "Only"
*Alternates: "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)," "Classic Man," "Ayo," "Can't Stop"
BEST RAP SONG
• Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney - "All Day"
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Drake - "Energy"
• Common featuring John Legend - "Glory"
• Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
*Alternates: "Everyday," "Feel Right," "Feeling Myself," "Apparently," "I Don't F*** With You"
BEST RAP ALBUM
• Drake - If You're Reading This Its Too Late
• Dr. Dre - Compton
• Fetty Wap - Fetty Wap
• Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
• Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
*Alternates: J. Cole, A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Future, Run the Jewels
SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
• The Weeknd - Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
• Common & John Legend – “Glory”
• Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
• Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again"
• Sam Smith - "Writing’s On the Wall
*Alternates: "Til It Happens To You," "Miracles," "Phenomenal," "Opportunity," "Hope to the Future"
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
• Florence and the Machine – “Ship to Wreck”
• Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me”
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Sia - "Elastic Heart"
• Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood"
*Alternates: "Uptown Funk," "B**** Better Have My Money," "Where Are U Now," "7/11," "Let It Happen"
Kendrick Lamar - 12 (!!!)
The Weeknd - 8
Mark Ronson - 7
Taylor Swift - 7
Florence and the Machine - 5
Alabama Shakes - 4
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - 4
Drake - 4
Fetty Wap - 4
Foo Fighters - 4
John Legend - 4
Leon Bridges - 4
ALBUM OF THE YEAR - 4 out of 5. Foo Fighters out, Chris Stapleton (my 2nd Alternate) in.
• Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color
• Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways
• Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
• Taylor Swift – 1989
• The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness
*Alternates: Mark Ronson, Chris Stapleton, Bjork, D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Sam Hunt
RECORD OF THE YEAR - 4 out of 5. Kendrick Lamar out, D'Angelo in.
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
• Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
• Taylor Swift - "Black Space"
• The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
*Alternates: "Don't Wanna Fight," "FourFiveSeconds," "See You Again," "Love Me Like You Do," "Sugar"
SONG OF THE YEAR - 3 out of 5. Ronson, The Weeknd out, Little Big Town (3rd alternate) and Wiz Khalifa (2nd alternate) in.
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Taylor Swift - "Black Space"
• The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
• Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
• Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
*Alternates: "Don't Wanna Fight," "See You Again," "Girl Crush," "Traveler," "FourFiveSeconds"
BEST NEW ARTIST - 2 out of 5/6. Bridges, CHVRCHES, Fetty, Hozier out. Courtney Barnett (5th alternate), Tori Kelly (2nd alternate), James Bay in.
• Leon Bridges
• CHVRCHES
• Fetty Wap
• Hozier
• Sam Hunt
• Meghan Trainor
*Alternates: Shawn Mendes, Tori Kelly, FKA Twigs, Walk the Moon, Courtney Barnett
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
• Justin Bieber – “What Do You Mean?”
• Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
• Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
• Taylor Swift - "Black Space"
• The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
*Alternates: "Writing's On The Wall," "Fight Song," "Budapest," "Want To Want Me," "Alive"
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
• Florence and The Machine - "Ship To Wreck"
• Ariana Grande featuring The Weeknd - "Love Me Harder"
• Rihanna And Kanye West And Paul McCartney - "FourFiveSeconds"
• Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
• Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood"
• Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth - "See You Again"
*Alternates: "Sugar," "Lay Me Down," "Lean On," "Omen"
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
• Florence and The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
• Calvin Harris- Motion
• Mark Ronson - Uptown Special
• Taylor Swift - 1989
• Meghan Trainor - Title
*Alternates: One Direction, Madonna, Tori Kelly, CHVRCHES, Carly Rae Jepsen
BEST DANCE RECORDING
• The Chemical Brothers - "Go"
• Disclosure - "Bang That"
• Calvin Harris featuring John Newman - "Blame (Extended version)"
• Robyn and Royksopp - "Monument"
• Skrillex and Diplo featuring Justin Bieber - "Where Are Ü Now"
*Alternates: "Never Catch Me," "Beautiful Now," "Heroes (We Can Be)," "Burn Up the Dance," "Real Love"
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
• The Chemical Brothers - Born In The Echoes
• Disclosure - Caracal
• Hot Chip - Why Make Sense?
• Jamie xx - In Colour
• Skrillex and Diplo - Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
*Alternates: Zedd, Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique, Alesso, Kaskade, Arca
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
• Alabama Shakes - "Don’t Wanna Fight"
• Beck - "Dreams"
• Florence and The Machine - "What Kind Of Man"
• Foo Fighters - "Something From Nothing"
• Tame Impala - "Let It Happen"
*Alternates: "Believe," "Lampshades on Fire," "Mercy," "Bad Blood," "Pedestrian at Best"
BEST ROCK SONG
• Mumford & Sons - "Believe"
• Alabama Shakes - "Don’t Wanna Fight"
• Modest Mouse - "Lampshades On Fire"
• Foo Fighters - "Something From Nothing"
• Florence and The Machine - "What Kind Of Man"
*Alternates: "Let It Happen," "Mercy," "Pedestrian at Best," "Random Name Generator," "Every Other Freckle"
BEST ROCK ALBUM
• AC/DC - Rock Or Bust
• Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways
• Hozier - Hozier
• Mumford & Sons - Wilder Mind
• Muse – Drones
*Alternates: Death Cab for Cutie, Imagine Dragons, Ryan Adams, Fall Out Boy, James Bay
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
• Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
• Björk - Vulnicura
• Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love
• Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
• Tame Impala - Currents
*Alternates: Wilco, Modest Mouse, Courtney Barnett, Beach House, FKA Twigs
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
• Beyonce – “7/11”
• D'Angelo and The Vanguard - "Really Love"
• Miguel – “Coffee”
• Mark Ronson featuring Keyone Starr - "I Can’t Lose"
• The Weeknd - "Earned It"
*Alternates: "B**** Better Have My Money," "Angel," "Feeling Good," "Doubt," "Fool's Gold"
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
• Babyface – “We’ve Got Love”
• Leon Bridges – “Coming Home”
• D’Angelo and The Vanguard – “Ain’t That Easy”
• Ms. Lauryn Hill – “Feeling Good”
• Jill Scott – “Back Together”
*Alternates: "My Favorite Part of You," "He Is," "Santa Claus Can Go Straight to the Ghetto," "Can You Do This," "Back in my Arms"
BEST R&B SONG
• Miguel – “Coffee”
• Leon Bridges – “Coming Home”
• The Weeknd - "Earned It"
• Mark Ronson featuring Keyone Starr - "I Can’t Lose"
• D'Angelo and The Vanguard - "Really Love"
*Alternates: "Doubt," "B**** Better Have My Money," "Infinity," "Game Changer," "Slow Motion"
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
• Ciara – Jackie
• Lianne La Havas - Blood
• Miguel - WildHeart
• Tinashe – Aquarius
• The Weeknd - Beauty Behind The Madness
*Alternates: Childish Gambino, Jordin Sparks, Wondaland Presents
BEST R&B ALBUM
• Mary J Blige – The London Sessions
• Leon Bridges – Coming Home
• D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah
• Jill Scott - Woman
• Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show
*Alternates: Charlie Wilson, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo, Faith Evans, Tyrese
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
• Drake - "Energy"
• Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Mark Ronson featuring Mystikal - "Feel Right"
• Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney - "All Day"
*Alternates: "Talking to my Diary," "Blessings," "Apparently," "Truffle Butter," "Ice Princess"
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
• A$AP Rocky featuring Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson - "Everyday"
• Big Sean featuring Kanye West, John Legend- "One Man Can Change The World"
• Commom featuring John Legend - "Glory"
• Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat - "These Walls"
• Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown - "Only"
*Alternates: "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)," "Classic Man," "Ayo," "Can't Stop"
BEST RAP SONG
• Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney - "All Day"
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Drake - "Energy"
• Common featuring John Legend - "Glory"
• Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
*Alternates: "Everyday," "Feel Right," "Feeling Myself," "Apparently," "I Don't F*** With You"
BEST RAP ALBUM
• Drake - If You're Reading This Its Too Late
• Dr. Dre - Compton
• Fetty Wap - Fetty Wap
• Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
• Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
*Alternates: J. Cole, A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Future, Run the Jewels
SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
• The Weeknd - Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
• Common & John Legend – “Glory”
• Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
• Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again"
• Sam Smith - "Writing’s On the Wall
*Alternates: "Til It Happens To You," "Miracles," "Phenomenal," "Opportunity," "Hope to the Future"
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
• Florence and the Machine – “Ship to Wreck”
• Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me”
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Sia - "Elastic Heart"
• Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood"
*Alternates: "Uptown Funk," "B**** Better Have My Money," "Where Are U Now," "7/11," "Let It Happen"