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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 6:40:23 GMT -5
And if Chris Stapleton releases something before the cutoff, he'll be there to play. Album is out May 5, so he'll definitely be in contention. Oh, that's great news! Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 19:08:42 GMT -5
I think Ed Sheeran will be a front runner for a lot of the pop awards and even some overall ones, after his big release this year. Bruno Mars could be, but I doubt it because he released his album towards the end of 2016.
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Post by Envoirment on Mar 25, 2017 13:10:34 GMT -5
^ I think Bruno could be a front runner in the R&B categories. "That's What I Like" is gearing up to be a long running big hit with a possible chance of #1 on the Hot 100 as well, so wouldn't be surprised if that picked up a nom in Song/Record of the year - although still early days with 6 months to go before the deadline.
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Post by jenglisbe on Mar 25, 2017 17:20:05 GMT -5
^ I think Bruno could be a front runner in the R&B categories. "That's What I Like" is gearing up to be a long running big hit with a possible chance of #1 on the Hot 100 as well, so wouldn't be surprised if that picked up a nom in Song/Record of the year - although still early days with 6 months to go before the deadline. Has he ever been nominated in the R&B categories?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2017 19:41:01 GMT -5
^ I think Bruno could be a front runner in the R&B categories. "That's What I Like" is gearing up to be a long running big hit with a possible chance of #1 on the Hot 100 as well, so wouldn't be surprised if that picked up a nom in Song/Record of the year - although still early days with 6 months to go before the deadline. Has he ever been nominated in the R&B categories? He hasn't ever even submitted anything to r&b before. But 24k is also the first album where his songs have actually been promoted to urban or UAC radio and Billboard has let them show up on the r&b/hip-hop charts - until Uptown Funk, I don't think he sent songs there, let alone charted. So Atlantic may very well try its luck with Bruno in a couple of the r&b categories this time? The move to categorize him as r&b now has been very lowkey, but they're definitely trying it.
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Post by 14887fan on Mar 25, 2017 20:14:01 GMT -5
Lemme go pray to whatever God I need to pray to that Jojo somehow manages a nomination for *literally* anything. I don't even care if it's for Best Album Liner Notes.
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Post by Wave. on May 24, 2017 14:22:55 GMT -5
...so what do y'all think so far in terms of nominations?
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Post by braveheart on May 24, 2017 14:53:21 GMT -5
with all Bruno's amazing live performances, i think Bruno Mars definitely is the favorite heading into the Grammy noms.. with Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd right behind him.. The most interesting question is which one/if any of the pop girls can sneak in a pop solo performance nom with the amount of guys now dominating. who has the best chance of a nomination ? Katy ? Miley ? Selena ? Camilla
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on May 24, 2017 14:55:30 GMT -5
Watch it be Katy's year lmao
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Post by Enigma. on May 25, 2017 2:38:42 GMT -5
Miley Cyrus will definitely be nominated if the album is any good. Critics love Malibu
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2017 4:57:50 GMT -5
The charts certainly indicate it's a guy's year, but when I think about it there aren't any clear Grammy front runners outside of Bruno and Ed (and to a lesser degree The Weeknd, though he let his era's buzz die out rather early). I still presume Weeknd will send a single to pop solo but the album to urban contemp...so that would leave two open spots in pop solo and three in pop album. There's Calvin, but he'd submit to dance album, right?
Sam Smith is still planning to release his album in September I think, so he's pretty much guaranteed a nom as long as he delivers on time and it doesn't suck.
This could be a year where the 'filler' nomination spots are rounded out with older artists with acclaimed albums, but I know nothing about who in that vein has released or will release something this year.
Aside from that, I think the best chances for a pop female nom are going to be Alessia (albeit via Zedd, so they'd go to pop collab) and maybe Miley - I need to see how Miley's whole album is received though. If Kelly would actually drop her album on time (argh!) she would be a shoo-in but at this rate I'm almost expecting her to be a 4Q release and thus miss the 2018 cutoff. Selena and Camilla have outside chances but they probably need to smash HARD with something, otherwise they don't have serious contender buzz around them. Katy is probably dead in the water, which is unfortunate if the album turns out to be good as a whole. Of what she has released so far only CTTR somewhat deserves anything.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on May 25, 2017 14:29:51 GMT -5
"The Cure" for Pop Vocal Performance pleez
I think "Issues" by Julia Michaels will surprise us with at least one nom.
New lead single from Taylor Swift will hopefully make it in time.
'Harry Styles' for Album of the Year would not shock me.
Finally, I would DIE for "Bad Liar" under SOTY.
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Post by jenglisbe on May 25, 2017 21:11:52 GMT -5
Miley Cyrus will definitely be nominated if the album is any good. Critics love Malibu Miley hasn't been a Grammy fave to this point, so it ain't happening this next time unless she has a huge career turn around.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on May 25, 2017 22:33:41 GMT -5
Which lesser known acts will make it? Any critical favs flying under the mainstream radar to look out for?
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Post by BDGeek on May 26, 2017 22:59:36 GMT -5
Paramore's After Laughter has been a critical success (and rightfully so). So hopefully they manage to score some noms/wins in the Rock or Alternative categories (if not the General or Pop categories).
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Post by Harx on May 27, 2017 0:46:52 GMT -5
I can see Migos, Khalid, Harry Styles, maybe Julia Michaels gettig nominations for best new artist. (Yes I know Migos have already been around for a while).
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Post by Monarca on May 28, 2017 10:23:03 GMT -5
with all Bruno's amazing live performances, i think Bruno Mars definitely is the favorite heading into the Grammy noms.. with Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd right behind him.. The most interesting question is which one/if any of the pop girls can sneak in a pop solo performance nom with the amount of guys now dominating. who has the best chance of a nomination ? Katy ? Miley ? Selena ? Camilla Maybe the ex-Disney Girls.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jun 14, 2017 10:41:52 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/7832881/grammy-awards-changes-online-voting-album-rap-categoriesGrammys Make Sweeping Changes to Voting, Top Album and Rap Categories6/14/2017 by Hannah Karp A slew of changes to the rules and procedures governing the Grammy Awards could curb fraud, boost songwriters’ profiles, increase voting participation from touring musicians and young voters, and help shift races such as the best rap music from popularity contests to competitions that focus on the music itself, Recording Academy SVP of awards Bill Freimuth tells Billboard. The changes, effective this year, include allowing the Academy’s 13,000 members to vote online, which Freimuth says will prevent voters from filling out their ballots incorrectly, voting in "blocks" to boost a nominee and bring in younger voters. "When I met younger voters and talked about the ballots going out in the U.S. mail, I got eye-rolls and sighs," Freimuth said, adding that online voting -- which has already proven successful for the Latin Grammys - will allow voters on tour to weigh in. "It was frustrating for us to lose a segment of voters because they were on the road." Songwriters credited with at least one-third of playing time on the album of the year will win their own Grammys, a policy Freimuth said there was no reason the organization didn’t implement earlier. In addition, "nomination review" committees will be set up to vet the nominations for rap, contemporary instrumental, and new-age music, all of which Freimuth said came about at the request of the genre communities themselves. Fifteen other categories - including album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist - already have such committees, which Freimuth said can help "override the popular vote to focus on what is really the best," regardless of age, fame or marketing budget. Freimuth said professional from the rap world had been meeting regularly via conference call in recent years and had grown concerned that "most of people being nominated were the big names." "While they certainly are not saying that those people at times shouldn’t be deserving, maybe not absolutely everything they do is Grammy worthy," Freimuth said. Meanwhile, the Academy expanded the definition of an album to include albums with just a single track, killing the previous five-track-minimum. While the old rule would have precluded many classical, jazz and dance albums from qualification, Freimuth said the academy had been making exceptions to skirt the rule, anyway. "We don’t usually like to do that," Freimuth said. Below are the changes, as listed by the Academy: Grammy Awards Voting Will Now Be OnlineFor the first time, voting members will cast their Grammy Awards votes online rather than by paper ballot. This transition will provide greater flexibility for touring artists, eliminate the possibility of invalid ballots, and protect further against fraudulent voting. All voting members in good standing will be eligible to vote online in both rounds for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Songwriters Now Recognized In Album Of The YearMoving forward, all music creators (songwriters, producers, engineers, mixers, mastering engineers, featured artists) credited with at least 33 percent or more playing time on the winning album will be eligible to receive a Grammy in the Album Of The Year category. Previously, songwriters were not recognized in this category. Nominations Review Committees Established For Rap, Contemporary Instrumental, And New Age FieldsBeginning this year, Nominations Review Committees will be created and implemented for the Rap, Contemporary Instrumental, and New Age Fields. A Nominations Review process was established in 1989 as an additional round of checks and balances to eliminate the potential for a popularity bias that puts emerging artists, independent music, and late-year releases at a disadvantage. Since then, Nominations Review Committees have been established across 15 awards fields. Album Definition Expanded To Allow For More Inclusion In Classical, Dance, And Jazz FieldsTo be eligible for Grammy consideration, an album must comprise a minimum total playing time of 15 minutes with at least five distinct tracks or a minimum total playing time of 30 minutes with no minimum track requirement. Prior to this amended album definition, the only delineation was 15 minutes and five tracks. The definition expansion allows for greater inclusion of music creators who produce longer pieces, particularly in the Classical, Dance, and Jazz Fields. Amendments To The Music For Visual Media Field As a general rule, only one version of a track is permitted for entry in the GRAMMY Awards process. Moving forward, an exception will be made in the Best Song Written For Visual Media category, allowing the film version of a track to be entered in the category, even if a different version of the track is submitted in other categories. In the Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media category, eligibility guidelines have been amended to require soundtrack albums for a documentary or biopic to contain 51 percent or more of newly recorded music.
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Post by Caviar on Jun 14, 2017 11:04:23 GMT -5
That Macklemore/Best Rap Album win is still resonating.
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Jun 14, 2017 14:20:13 GMT -5
James Corden Returning to Host 2018 Grammy Awards 5/17/2017 by Colin Stutz
The 'Late Late Show' star will head to New York next year with music's biggest night.
James Corden will return as the host of the 2018 Grammys, CBS announced at its upfront presentation in New York on Wednesday, Billboard has confirmed.
The Late Late Show star emceed the music awards show for the first time in February. Next year, the Grammys' 60th edition will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event was last held in New York in 2003.
Speaking with Billboard last week, Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy, said, "I am a proponent of having an open mind, being willing to experiment, take risks and try things, and also mix it up and not be predictable." Apparently a new host was not one of those changes he had in mind.
Last year, Corden replaced longtime Grammys host LL Cool J, who had hosted the ceremony for the previous five years.
The Grammy Awards will air Jan. 28, 2018, on CBS.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Jun 17, 2017 11:21:48 GMT -5
Lorde just made herself a serious AOTY contender, didn't she.
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Post by ilikemusic on Jun 18, 2017 16:35:44 GMT -5
Album of the year will come down to Kendrick, Bruno, Ed, Chris Stapleton, and possibly a female artist -- Lorde being the contender for now
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Post by DJ General on Jun 18, 2017 20:12:13 GMT -5
Jason Isbell just released his album Friday and many are saying that will be AOTY material. He won Best bluegrass album previously
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Jun 18, 2017 22:06:15 GMT -5
Album of the year will come down to Kendrick, Bruno, Ed, Chris Stapleton, and possibly a female artist -- Lorde being the contender for now Bookmark this! Other than Lorde, I can't see the Grammys filling the category with all recent noms from this same category from within the last three years. Maybe 2 of those 4. I also bet Kendrick doesn't get in there this time.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 1:23:43 GMT -5
Album of the year will come down to Kendrick, Bruno, Ed, Chris Stapleton, and possibly a female artist -- Lorde being the contender for now Bookmark this! Other than Lorde, I can't see the Grammys filling the category with all recent noms from this same category from within the last three years. Maybe 2 of those 4. I also bet Kendrick doesn't get in there this time. I don't think that would bother the voters at all. It's not their fault that the strongest releases thus far have mostly been from previous AOTY contenders. Ed and Bruno are the biggest pop (and r&b, if Bruno decides to aim for those categories) stories, Kendrick is this year's biggest hip-hop story by a long mile, and Chris Stapleton is arguably the biggest story in country (he's certainly the most acclaimed so far). I don't keep up with rock much but I really can't recall any notable rock releases this year; if Lorde is nominated she'd be the quasi-rock/alternative pick I guess. I definitely don't see Kendrick getting an AOTY snub. I don't see him winning, but that is a whole other matter. I could see this being Bruno's year. What are the odds of SZA getting in? I haven't listened to CTRL yet but it is also highly acclaimed, so she might nab that final spot. The main thing holding her back is lack of familiarity among the general public. But she's signed to Top Dawg (Kendrick's label) and RCA so there is potentially a weighty voting bloc behind her.
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Post by Choco on Jun 19, 2017 11:21:04 GMT -5
I can see Lorde as a lock for Pop categories, but lack of hype and buzz could kill her AOTY nod chances without a hit single (at least so far). Hopefully her team can turn Perfect Places into a decent hit.
Ed Sheeran is also a lock for Pop, as is Bruno, but I could see either of them missing AOTY (probably Ed). ROTY nods for Shape of You and That's What I Like are near locks.
This is probably Kendrick's year for AOTY, specially considering the sizable amount of outrage that followed 1989's victory over To Pimp a Butterfly.
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Jun 19, 2017 14:45:17 GMT -5
As of now If I had to pick one male who is most likely to miss AOTY nod it's The Weeknd. It seems Starboy era just died out naturally. This mixed with terrible single choice for Pop and so-so reception from critics could be a deadly combination. The only males that are shoe-in for AOTY nods are Bruno and Kendrick imho. It still can go either way with Ed.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jun 19, 2017 14:57:23 GMT -5
Lorde just made herself a serious AOTY contender, didn't she. No.
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Post by Wave. on Jun 19, 2017 18:45:13 GMT -5
Beck didn't spin no mainstream hits, and won AOTY, so I won't count out Lorde, regardless of her singles not performing like her debut's.
It's getting awesome reviews, still 90 on Metacritc.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Jun 20, 2017 7:26:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree with that previous poster. Lorde is definitely an AOTY contender now, there's only three months left for eligibility. It would really help if she had a hit though, anything to elevate her profile. But the lack of female contenders really works in her favor. Don't think for a second the Grammy's want the negative publicity and the flack from an all male AOTY category.
I think Kendrick, Bruno and Chris are all locks. The other two are up for grabs. I think Ed probably has the best shot at one of those, he's just too huge and the Grammy's can't help themselves in their desperation to seem relevant. If The Weeknd and his label hadn't f**ked this era up, I'd say he was a shoo-in, but I think he's out of the picture now.
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