2017 Grammy's Nominations | Predictions

Predictions (from selected categories) in red and bold, happy weekend dear readers:


Record of the Year

"Redbone" – Childish Gambino

"Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber

"The Story of O.J." – Jay-Z

"Humble" – Kendrick Lamar

"24K Magic" – Bruno Mars



Album of the Year

"Awaken, My Love!" – Childish Gambino

4:44 – Jay-Z

Damn – Kendrick Lamar

Melodrama – Lorde

24K Magic – Bruno Mars


Song of the Year

"Despacito"
Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton

"4:44"
Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)

"Issues"
Benjamin Levin, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)

"1-800-273-8255"
Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)

"That's What I Like"
Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)


Best New Artist

Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA


Best Pop Solo Performance


"Love So Soft" – Kelly Clarkson
"Praying" – Kesha
"Million Reasons" – Lady Gaga
"What About Us" – Pink
"Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran


Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

"Something Just like This" – The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
"Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
"Thunder" – Imagine Dragons
"Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man
"Stay" – Zedd and Alessia Cara


Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Nobody but Me (deluxe version) – Michael Bublé
Triplicate – Bob Dylan
In Full Swing – Seth MacFarlane
Wonderland – Sarah McLachlan
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 – Dae Bennett, producer (various artists)


Best Pop Vocal Album

Kaleidoscope EP – Coldplay
Lust for Life – Lana Del Rey
Evolve – Imagine Dragons
Rainbow – Kesha
Joanne – Lady Gaga
÷ – Ed Sheeran



Best Dance Recording

"Bambro Koyo Ganda" – Bonobo featuring Innov Gnawa
Bonobo, producer; Bonobo, mixer

"Cola" – Camelphat & Elderbrook
Camelphat & Elderbrook, producers; Camelphat & Elderbrook, mixers

"Andromeda" – Gorillaz featuring DRAM
Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, Remi Kabaka & Anthony Khan, producers; Stephen Sedgwick, mixer

"Tonite" – LCD Soundsystem
James Murphy, producer; James Murphy, mixer

"Line of Sight" – Odesza featuring WYNNE & Mansionair
Clayton Knight & Harrison Mills, producers; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer


Best Dance/Electronic Album

Migration – Bonobo
3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk
Mura Masa – Mura Masa
A Moment Apart – Odesza
What Now – Sylvan Esso


Best Rock Performance

"You Want It Darker" – Leonard Cohen
"The Promise" – Chris Cornell
"Run" – Foo Fighters
"No Good" – Kaleo
"Go to War" – Nothing More


Best Rock Song

"Atlas, Rise!" – Metallica
"Blood in the Cut" – K.Flay
"Go to War" – Nothing More
"Run" – Foo Fighters
"The Stage" – Avenged Sevenfold


Best Rock Album

Emperor of Sand – Mastodon
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct – Metallica
The Stories We Tell Ourselves – Nothing More
Villains – Queens of the Stone Age
A Deeper Understanding – The War on Drugs


Best Alternative Music Album

Everything Now – Arcade Fire
Humanz – Gorillaz
American Dream – LCD Soundsystem
Pure Comedy – Father John Misty
Sleep Well Beast – The National



Best R&B Performance

"Get You" – Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis
"Distraction" – Kehlani
"High" – Ledisi
"That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars
"The Weekend" – SZA


Best Traditional R&B Performance

"Laugh and Move On" – The Baylor Project
"Redbone" – Childish Gambino
"What I'm Feelin'" – Anthony Hamilton featuring The Hamiltones
"All the Way" – Ledisi
"Still" – Mali Music



Best R&B Song

"First Began"
PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

"Location"
Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)

"Redbone"
Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

"Supermodel"
Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)

"That's What I Like"
Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)


Best Urban Contemporary Album

Free 6lack - 6lack
"Awaken, My Love!" - Childish Gambino
American Teen - Khalid
Ctrl - SZA
Starboy - The Weeknd


Best R&B Album

Freudian - Daniel Caesar
Let Love Rule - Ledisi
24K Magic - Bruno Mars
Gumbo - PJ Morton
Feel the Real - Musiq Soulchild



Best Rap Performance

"Bounce Back" – Big Sean
"Bodak Yellow" – Cardi B
"4:44" – Jay-Z
"Humble" – Kendrick Lamar
"Bad and Boujee" – Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert


Best Rap/Sung Performance

"Prblms" – 6lack
"Crew" – GoldLink featuring Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy
"Family Feud" – Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé
"Loyalty" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna
"Love Galore" – SZA featuring Travis Scott

Best Rap Song

"Bodak Yellow"
Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)

"Chase Me"
Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)

"Humble"
K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

"Sassy"
M. Evans & E. Gabouer, songwriters (Rapsody)

"The Story of O.J."
Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)

Best Rap Album

4:44 – Jay-Z
Damn – Kendrick Lamar
Culture – Migos
Laila's Wisdom – Rapsody
Flower Boy – Tyler, the Creator