Best Pop Solo Performance Nominees:
- “Heartbeat Song” – Kelly Clarkson
- “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
- “Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding
- “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
- “Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd
Who Should Win: “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
Performance categories are always hard for me because each artist has a different singing style, so you can’t judge based on their vocal quality. I mean, if you put Adele in the category (I know she’s not this year, but next year…) she’d win because Adele could sing my grocery list and it’d be flawless. Therefore, I’d have to judge this based on which performance grabbed me in the most and had struck me the most, and Ed Sheeran did that. He doesn’t hold back and really grabs the listener into his song. When he sings on this track, it feels like time stands still.
Who Will Probably Win: “Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd
I feel like I’m going to write this a lot, but any one of these nominees could win. They each have very emotive performances, so it probably will come down to politics…
Still, The Weeknd, does have an exceptional vocal performance on “Can’t Feel My Face.” I personally enjoy when he sings in his lower register. Still, I’d prefer to see Ed Sheeran win because he does this vocal thing in the last chorus that feels more real than The Weeknd’s performance. But, again, it’s a gut feeling…
