It’s that time of year again. In one month, the Grammys will announce the nominees for the 57th Grammys. I really get into watching the Grammys and predicting who will get nominated and who will win (and I am actually pretty good at it). While sometimes it feels like the Grammys are rigged and sometimes I wonder how some songs even get nominated, I think they occasionally do a good job at honoring great music . For me, the Grammys are a great way to be introduced to new music and/or different genres. I’m in the process of creating my list of potential nominees, so I will update/edit this as I think of nominees, but look out for the real list December 5th!
I base my nomination predications on looking at past actions of the Academy and looking at past nominees; I’m not predicting nominations because I personally think they’re awesome (some of them I actually don’t), but because they’re just likely to get chosen.
Below are some categories with potential nominees as I think of them (there is no order, and I’m not capping the nominees at 5 like the Grammys will…I’m good, but not that good). Again, it’s not who I think will or should be nominated, it’s more a list of who could be and has a good shot at being nominated, and it’s not a complete list because I haven’t finished thinking about it, so it will grow/be edited until the actual nominations are released .
Album of the Year:
1000 Forms of Fear – Sia
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
X – Ed Sheeran
Lazaretto – Jack White
Song of the Year:
Joel Little and Ella Yelich-O’Connor for “Team” or “Tennis Court” by Lorde
Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor for “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
Ed Sheeran and Benjamin Levin for “Don’t” by Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith, James Napier, and William Phillips for “Stay with Me” by Sam Smith
Pharrell Williams for “Happy”
Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin for “Chandelier” by Sia
Tove Lo, Ludvig Söderberg, Jakob Jerlström, Daniel Ledinsky for “Habits (Stay High)” by Tove Lo
Marshall Mathers (Eminem), Bryan Fryzel, Bebe Rexha, Aaron Kleinstub, M. Athansaiou, Robyn Fenty (Rihanna), and Jon Bellion for “The Monster” by Eminem featuring Rihanna
John Stephens and Toby Gad for “All of Me” by John Legend
Record of the Year:
“Fancy” by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
“Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift
“Stay with Me” by Sam Smith
“Chandelier” by Sia
Best New Artist:
Iggy Azalea
Sam Smith
Tove Lo
Vance Joy
St. Vincent
Brantley Gilbert
Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Sing” by Ed Sheeran
“Chandelier” by Sia
“Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift
“Team” by Lorde
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
“All of Me” by John Legend
Best Pop Vocal Album:
1000 Forms of Fear – Sia
X – Ed Sheeran
Ultraviolence – Lana Del Rey
In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
Best Song Written for a Visual Media:
Joel Little and Ella Yelich O’Conor”Yellow Flicker Beat” by Lorde, from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff for “Sweeter Than Fiction” by Taylor Swift, from One Chance
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for “Let it Go,” from Frozen
Bono, U2, and Danger Mouse for “Ordinary Love” by U2, from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Pharrell Williams for “Happy” from Dispicable Me 2
Karen O and Spike Jonze for “The Moon Song,” from Her
Charlotte Aitchinson (Charli XCX), Fredrik Berger, Patrik Berger, Stefan Gräslund for “Boom Clap” by Chali XCX, from The Fault in Our Stars
