Well. It’s been one hell of the year in music and life and it ain’t over yet!!! Adele, Beyonce and Kanye West lead the 2017 Grammy parade of hits. So, get your stuff I’m going to grab a fresh cup of lemonade and a few other pop culture goodies for the ride. Alright, let’s get into it! Last I add to the blog all was almost right in Gotham City. A black man had been elected as the president of these United State’s, Prince was alive and funky as ever and Right was indeed right, wrong was always undoubtedly wrong. 2016 will most defiantly be going out with a bang that we will all remember for a long time. But, enough of my views of this year’s biggest moment, I’ll save that for my year in review (note to self). OK, so. Let’s get into it.
For the “Record of the Year”, I honestly don’t know which song should get this award. Adele is the best vocalist period. As far as ballad diva are concerned she is all by herself. Nobody can touch her in that respect. but, I listen to Hello once, twice , three times then I’m done with this song. Until it comes on in the car, airport, Starbucks. Beyonce’s Formation was the anthem of summer sixteen. It was the only project I played consistently the entire year, I made sure I got my Formation Tour ticket and I bought ($50 bone) the ugliest T’shirt I have ever owned, at the show. (No I was not drunk; I just had to have it) Formation the song and Lemonade the project is also the needed social-political artistic statement the nation needed to hear from a black artist on how African-American’s are/have processed racism in America. For me Lemonade is timeless perfection.
7 years by Lukas Graham, Work by Rihanna and Stressed Out by Twenty OnePilots are all great songs and I would not be mad if any of them won. Each artist in this Categorgy had a great year and could take home music most coveted award.
If the 2017 Grammy’s hire me to producer th performances this is how I would lay out the performances.
For the list full list of nominees go to grammy.com
Record Of The Year
Hello
Adele
Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan & Alex Pasco, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
Track from: 25
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia Records
Formation
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Will Made-It & Pluss, producers; Jaycen Joshua & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
7 Years
Lukas Graham
Future Animals & Pilo, producers; Delbert Bowers, Sebastian Fogh, Stefan Forrest & David LaBrel, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Track from: Lukas Graham
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Work
Rihanna Featuring Drake
Boi-1da, producer; Noel “Gadget” Campbell, Kuk Harrell, Manny Marroquin, Noah “40” Shebib & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment
Stressed Out
Twenty One Pilots
Mike Elizondo & Tyler Joseph, producers; Neal Avron & Adam Hawkins, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Track from: Blurryface
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Album Of The Year
25
Adele
Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder, producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia Records
Lemonade
Beyoncé
James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd & Jack White, featured artists; Vincent Berry II, Ben Billions, James Blake, BOOTS, Jonny Coffer, Dannyboystyles, Michael Dean, Alex Delicata, Diplo, Derek Dixie, Kevin Garrett, Diana Gordon, HazeBanga, Hit-Boy, Just Blaze, King Henry, Beyoncé Knowles, Ezra Koenig, Jeremy McDonald, MeLo-X, Mike Will Made-It, Pluss & Jack White, producers; Mike Dean, Jaycen Joshua, Greg Koller, Tony Maserati, Lester Mendoza, Vance Powell, Joshua V. Smith & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Purpose
Justin Bieber
Big Sean, Diplo, Halsey, Travis Scott & Skrillex, featured artists; The Audibles, Axident, Justin Bieber, Big Taste, Benny Blanco, Blood, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Scott “Scooter” Braun, Mike Dean, Diplo, Gladius, Nico Hartikainen, Mark “The Mogul” Jackson, Steve James, Ian Kirkpatrick, Maejor, MdL, Skrillex, Jeremy Snyder & @ S O U N D Z, producers; Simon Cohen, Diplo, Mark “Exit” Goodchild, Josh Gudwin, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Chris ‘Tek’ O’Ryan, Johannes Rassina, Gregg Rominiecki, Chris Sclafani, Skrillex, Dylan William & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Views
Drake
dvsn, Future, Kyla, PartyNextDoor, Rihanna & Wizkid, featured artists; Brian Alexander-Morgan, Axlfoliethc, Beat Bully, Boi-1Da, Cardo, Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin-Quee, Daxz, DJ Dahi, Frank Dukes, Maneesh, Murda Beatz, Nineteen85, Ricci Riera, Allen Ritter, Noah “40” Shebib, Southside, Sevn Thomas, Jordan Ullman, Kanye West, Wizkid & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel “Gadget” Campbell, Seth Firkins, David “Prep” Bijan Huges & Noah “40” Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
Label: Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth
Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson, producer; Geoff Allan, David Ferguson & Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
Label: Atlantic
Song Of The Year
Formation
Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp./Sounds From Eardrummers LLC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/Oakland 13 Music
Hello
Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: 25
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): Universal – Songs of Polygram Int’l, Inc./EMI April Music Inc./Kurstin Music
I Took A Pill In Ibiza
Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
Label: Island; Publisher(s): North Greenway Productions/SonyATV Tunes LLC
Love Yourself
Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
Label: Def Jam Recordings; Publisher(s): Songs Of Universal, Inc. o/b/o Please Don’t Forget To Pay Me Music/Universal Music Corp. o/b/o Bieber Time Publishing/SonyATV Songs LLC
7 Years
Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Track from: Lukas Graham
Label: Warner Bros. Records; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp o/b/o Lukas Graham Songs/WB Music Corp o/b/o Stefpublishing & Halla!Halla! Publishing/Then We Take The World/Westside Independent Music Publishing o/b/o Thou Art the Hunger/Late 80’s Music/F*** YOU DAVE
Best New Artist
- Kelsea Ballerini
- The Chainsmokers
- Chance The Rapper
- Maren Morris
- Anderson .Paak
Best Pop Solo Performance
Hello
Adele
Track from: 25
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia Records
Hold Up
Beyoncé
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Love Yourself
Justin Bieber
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Piece By Piece (Idol Version)
Kelly Clarkson
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited
Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande
Track from: Dangerous Woman
Label: Republic Records
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Closer
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
Label: Disruptor Records/Columbia
7 Years
Lukas Graham
Track from: Lukas Graham
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Work
Rihanna Featuring Drake
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment
Cheap Thrills
Sia Featuring Sean Paul
Label: RCA Records/Monkey Puzzle Records
Stressed Out
Twenty One Pilots
Track from: Blurryface
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Best Pop Vocal Album
25
Adele
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia Records
Purpose
Justin Bieber
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande
Label: Republic
Confident
Demi Lovato
Label: Hollywood Records/Island Records
This Is Acting
Sia
Label: Monkey Puzzle Records/RCA Records
Best Rock Performance
Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes
Label: ATO Records
Don’t Hurt Yourself
Beyoncé Featuring Jack White
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Blackstar
David Bowie
Track from: Blackstar
Label: ISO/Columbia Records
The Sound Of Silence (Live On Conan
Disturbed
Label: Reprise
Heathens
Twenty One Pilots
Track from: Suicide Squad: The Album
Label: Atlantic Records
Best R&B Performance
Turnin’ Me Up
BJ The Chicago Kid
Track from: In My Mind
Label: Motown Records
Permission
Ro James
Track from: Eldorado
Label: ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records
I Do
Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Life On Earth
Label: My Block, Inc./Entertainment One
Needed Me
Rihanna
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records
Cranes In The Sky
Solange
Track from: A Seat At The Table
Label: Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment
Best Traditional R&B Performance
The Three Of Me
William Bell
Track from: This Is Where I Live
Label: Stax Records
Woman’s World
BJ The Chicago Kid
Track from: In My Mind
Label: Motown Records
Sleeping With The One I Love
Fantasia
Track from: The Definition Of…
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited
Angel
Lalah Hathaway
Track from: Lalah Hathaway Live
Label: Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One
Can’t Wait
Jill Scott
Track from: Woman
Label: Blues Babe Records/Atlantic Records
Best R&B Song
Come See Me
J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake)
Track from: PartyNextDoor 3 (P3)
Label: OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Records; Publisher(s): Party OMO Ltd./Warner Chappell Music/Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing/Mavor & Moses Inc./Kobalt
Exchange
Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
Track from: T R A P S O U L
Label: RCA Records; Publisher(s): The MeKanics Music/EMI April Music, Inc.
Kiss It Better
Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna)
Track from: Anti
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal/Sony/ATV Songs/The Kills Effect/Way Above Music
Lake By The Ocean
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Track from: blackSUMMERS’night
Label: Columbia Records; Publisher(s): SonyATV Tunes LLC o/b/o Muszewell/EMI April Music Inc. o/b/o itself and Ben Ami Music
Luv
Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)
Track from: I Told You
Label: Mad Love/ Interscope Records; Publisher(s): Infinite Stripes/Back Hair Music Publishing admin. by Universal Music Publishing/Please Don’t Forget To Pay Me Music admin. by Universal Music Publishing/Tory Lanez Publishing /Tony Kelly Music/Universal – Songs of PolyGram Int., Inc./Dub Plate Music Publishers Ltd./Shocking Vibes Music Ltd./Greensleeves Publishing Ltd.
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Lemonade
Beyoncé
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Ology
Gallant
Label: Mind Of A Genius Records/Warner Bros. Records
We Are King
KING
Label: KING Creative, LLC
Malibu
Anderson .Paak
Label: OBE/Steel Wool/Art Club/Empire
Anti
Rihanna
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records
Best R&B Album
In My Mind
BJ The Chicago Kid
Label: Motown Records
Lalah Hathaway Live
Lalah Hathaway
Label: Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One
Velvet Portraits
Terrace Martin
Label: Sounds Of Crenshaw/Ropeadope
Healing Season
Mint Condition
Label: Mint Condition Music, LLC
Smoove Jones
Mya
Label: Planet 9
Best Rap Performance
No Problem
Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
Label: Chance The Rapper
Panda
Desiigner
Label: Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings
Pop Style
Drake Featuring The Throne
Track from: Views
Label: Cash Money Records/Republic Records
All The Way Up
Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
Label: RNG/Empire
That Part
ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West
Track from: Blank Face LP
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records
Best Rap/Sung Performance
Freedom
Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Hotline Bling
Drake
Track from: Views
Label: Cash Money Records/Republic Records
Broccoli
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
Label: Empire/Atlantic Records
Ultralight Beam
Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
Track from: The Life Of Pablo
Label: G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings
Famous
Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
Label: G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings
Best Rap Song
All The Way Up
Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared)
Label: RNG/Empire
Famous
Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Rihanna)
Label: G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./BMG Platinum Songs/Mr. Redan Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC/Juvenile Hell/Universal Music-MGB Songs/Noah Goldstein admin. by Donda Publishing/EMI April Music Inc./Sound EQ Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Papa George Music admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Chancelor Bennett Publishing Designee/Monza Ronza/Universal Tunes/Donda Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Warp Publishing/Plain Pat What Up
Hotline Bling
Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
Track from: Views
Label: Cash Money Records/Republic Records; Publisher(s): Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing/Nyan King Music Inc./EMI April/Sony ATV
No Problem
Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
Label: Chance The Rapper
Ultralight Beam
Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico “Donnie Trumpet” Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)
Track from: The Life Of Pablo
Label: G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publishng Corp./Papa George Music admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/For the Write Price admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/2082 Music Publishing/WB Music Corp./Universal Music Brentwood Benson Songs/Universal Music Z-Tunes LLC/Monza Ronza/Universal Tunes/Chancelor Bennett Publishing Designee/Noah Goldstein Music/JLOL ASCAP/Samuel Griesemer Publishing Designee/BMG Platinum Songs/Mr. Redan Music
Best Rap Album
Coloring Book
Chance The Rapper
Label: Chance The Rapper
And The Anonymous Nobody
De La Soul
Label: A.O.I. Records
Major Key
DJ Khaled
Label: Epic
Views
Drake
Label: OVO Sound/Young Money/Cash Money/Republic
Blank Face LP
ScHoolboy Q
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records
The Life Of Pablo
Kanye West
Label: G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings
My Happy Surprises.
- Mint Condition
- Mya
How I hope the performances happen.
