60th Grammy Nominations: Winning Predictions, January 2018

60th Grammy Nominations: Winner Predictions, January 2018 

The 60th Grammy Nominations were released this week and I'd like to take a stab at predicting who some of the winners will be. I have to watch the music charts closely for work so hopefully let's see how this goes:

1) Category: Record of The Year

• Redbone - Childish Gambino 
• Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, featuring Justin Bieber 
• The Story of O.J. - JAY-Z 
• Humble - Kendrick Lamar 
• 24K Magic - Bruno Mars 

And the winner is...

Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, featuring Justin Bieber (My Prediction) 

2) Category: Album Of The Year 

• Awaken, My Love! - Childish Gambino
• 4:44 - JAY-Z
• DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar 
• Melodrama - Lorde
• 24K Magic - Bruno Mars 

And the winner is...

24K Magic - Bruno Mars (My Prediction) 

3) Category: Song of The Year 

* Fun Fact: This award is giving to songwriters and not necessarily judged by the artist who made it popular. 

• Despacito -   Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Artist: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)

• 4:44 - Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Artist: JAY-Z)

• Issues - Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Artist: Julia Michaels)

• 1-800-273-8255 -  Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Artist: 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 (Artist: Bruno Mars)

And the winner is...

That's What I Like-  Artist: Bruno Mars (My Prediction)  

4) Category: Best New Artist 

• Alessia Cara
• Khalid 
• Lil Uzi Vert 
• Julia Micheals 
• SZA 

And the winner is... 

Alessia Cara (My Prediction) 

5) Category: Best Music Video

• Up All Night - Beck 
• Makeba - Jain 
• The Story Of O.J. - JAY- Z 
• Humble. - Kendrick Lamar 
• 1-800-273-8255 - Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid 

And the winner is...

The Story of O.J. - JAY-Z (My Prediction) 

6) Category: 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 

And the winner is...

That's What I Like - Bruno Mars (My Prediction) 

7) Category: Best Traditional R&B Performance

• Laugh And Move On - The Baylor Project
• Redbone - Childish Gambino
• What Im Feelin' - Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones
• All The Way - Ledisi
• Still - Mali Music 

And The Winner is....

Redbone - Childish Gambino (My Prediction) 

8) Category: Best R&B Song

* Fun Fact: This award is giving to songwriters and not necessarily judged by the artist who made it popular. 

• First Began -  PJ Morton, songwriter (Artist: PJ Morton)
• Location - Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Artist: Khalid)
• Redbone - Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Artist: Childish Gambino)
• Supermodel- Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Artist: 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 (Artist: Bruno Mars)

And The Winner Is...

That's What I Like - Artist: Bruno Mars (My Prediction) 

9) Category: Best Urban Contemporary Album 

• Free 6LACK- 6LACK
• Awaken! My Love - Childish Gambino 
• American Teen - Khalid 
• Ctrl - SZA
• Starboy - The Weeknd 

And the winner is... 

Starboy- The Weekend (My Prediction) 

10) Category: Best R&B Album 

• Freudian - Daniel Caeser 
• Let Love Rule - Ledisi 
• 24K Magic - Bruno Mars 
• Gumbo - PJ Morton
• Feel The Real - Musiq SoulChild 

And The Winner Is.... 

24K Magic - Bruno Mars 

Did you know there are 84 Categories for Grammy Awards this year? Yep, I only predicted the ten that I know a little something about, 84 is way too many for me to predict... LOL! Tell me what you think about my predictions.

Be sure to watch the 60th Grammy Awards, Sunday, January 28, 2017 on CBS.   

Love,
Myisha