My obsession with the Grammys as a kid has followed me all my life. Today, I went through the nominations this year and picked two candidates out of each category that I think definitely have a worthy shot of snatching the 2019 GRAMMYs.
I guess we’ll see if my predictions are anywhere close to the real deal on Feb. 10th!
RECORD OF THE YEAR:
God’s Plan, Drake
Shallow, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
All The Stars, Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Rockstar, Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
The Middle, Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
I Like It, Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
The Joke, Brandi Carlile
This Is America, Childish Gambino
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
By The Way, I Forgive You, Brandi Carlile
Scorpion, Drake
H.E.R., H.E.R.
Beerbongs & Bentleys, Post Malone
Dirty Computer, Janelle Monáe
Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By, Various Artists
Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B
BEST NEW ARTIST:
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
Chloe x Halle
BEST R&B SONG:
Boo’d Up, Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
Come Through And Chill, Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
Feels Like Summer, Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
Focus, Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
Long As I Live, Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)
BEST DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR:
Electricity, Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
Ghost Voices, Virtual Self
Northern Soul, Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
Ultimatum, Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
Losing It, Fisher
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE:
Be Careful, Cardi B
Nice For What, Drake
King’s Dead, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
Bubblin, Anderson .Paak
Sicko Mode, Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee
BEST COUNTRY SONG:
Break Up In The End, Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
Dear Hate, Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)
I Lived It, Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
Space Cowboy, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
Tequila, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
When Someone Stops Loving You, Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE:
Four Out Of Five, Arctic Monkeys
When Bad Does Good, Chris Cornell
Made An America, THE FEVER 333
Highway Tune, Greta Van Fleet
Uncomfortable, Halestorm
The GRAMMYs will air on Feb. 10th 2019, Stay tuned!
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