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The girlies are OUTSIDE prepping for the big show! Our writers, producers, media correspondence and PR professionals are on the job, as per usual. This time of year brings the entertainment industry together, celebrating the accomplishments of our favorite artists. I particularly love this year's contenders because all categories include women who respectively made their mark in 2023. Let's take a walk through some of the most anticipated categories for tomorrow night and predict some winners!
Record Of The Year
Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero
Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire
Jon Batiste - Worship
Victoria Monet - On My Mama
Boy Genius - Not Strong Enough
SZA - Kill Bill
Miley Cirus - Flowers
There is no debating here, the numbers don't what? LIE. Kill Bill charted on Billboard immediately after its release and stayed at number 1 for 21 weeks straight. Who is doing that? I predict a clean sweep for the night because there is simply no denying the success and impact of SOS.
Who Has Your Vote?
SZA - KILL BILL
VICTORIA MONET - ON MY MAMA
ANOTHER NOMINEE
Album Of The Year
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
Boy Genius- The Record
Taylor Swift - Midnights
SZA - SOS
Janelle Monae - The Age Of Pleasure
Lana Del Ray - Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
Miley Cirus- Endless Summer Vacation
Jon Batiste - World Music Radio
This one is a bit tough because the Swifties do NOT play. Taylor had an extremely successful year. Miley Cirus and Janelle Monae also made waves with their projects. Personally, I love watching the evolution of Janelle's artistry- The Age Of Pleasure is a solid album. All that said, I GOTTA go with SZA again. However, I would not be surprised if this was awarded to Taylor or another artist in this category.
Who Has Your Vote ?
SZA - SOS
TAYLOR SWIFT - MIDNIGHTS
MILEY CIRUS - ENDLESS SUMMER VACATIONS
JANELLE MONAE - THE AGE OF PLEASURE
Song Of The Year
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) - What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture \"Barbie"
Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo). - Vampire
Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA) - Kill Bill
Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Miley Cyrus) - Flowers
Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa) - Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)
Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste) - Butterfly
Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) - Anti- Hero
Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey & Sam Dew, songwriters (Lana Del Rey) - A&W
3 For 3. I do think that Jon Batiste or Billie Eilish have a strong chance, both receiving multiple noms for the night. We'll See! (I love "Flowers")
Who Has Your Vote?
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Bi
Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein & Michael Pollack, songwrite
Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA) - Ki
Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste) - Butter
Best New Artist
Jelly Roll
The War And Treaty
Victoria Monet
Noah Kahan
Coco Jones
Ice Spice
Fred again
Stacy Abrams
Brace yourselves, LOL. History has taught us that the award will go to someone like Ice Spice because of her success. This might be given to any of the other nominee who didn't see as much commercial success. HOWEVER, I believe this one should go to Coco Jones. If not for anything else, hopefully for her dedication to preserve real R&B music. Don't get me wrong, Victoria deserves as well! We stan a media maven!
Who Has Your Vote?
COCO JONES
VICTORIA MONET
ICE SPICE
ANOTHER NOMINEE
Best Pop Solo Performance
Taylor Swift - Anti -Hero
Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire
Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture \"Barbie"
Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red
Miley Cirus - Flowers
Straight to the point, I just think Doja can do any wrong. Despite what one may think, she's has proven her talent time and time again.
Who Has Your Vote?
Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red
Miley Cirus - Flowers
Taylor Swift - Anti -Hero
ANOTHER NOMINEE
Best Pop Duo - Group Performance
SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers - Ghost In The Machine
Taylor Swift ft Ice Spice - Karma
Labrinth Featuring Billie Eilish - Never Felt So Alone
Lana Del Rey Featuring Jon Batiste - Candy Necklace
Miley Cyrus Featuring Brandi Carlile - Thousand Miles
Biased opinion, only because I experienced the song LIVE at SZA's NYC stop on her tour. She brought Phoebe out and it was one of those things where I didn't listen to that specific song until afterwards. It's that song you keep skipping, not realizing how beautiful it is. On the other hand, my spidey senses are telling me they may give it to Taylor Swift and Ice Spice for obvious reasons.
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Who Has Your Vote?
SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers - Ghost In The Machine
Taylor Swift ft Ice Spice - Karma
ANOTHER NOMINEE
Best R&B Perfomance
SZA - Kill Bill
Victoria Monet - How Does It Make You Feel
Coco Jones - ICU
Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley - Back To Love
Chris Brown - Summer Too Hot
NOW, this is where is gets spicy for me! All nominees deserve this win! Selfishly, I would love to see Breezy walk away with this one. I wouldn't be bothered if any of the other artists snagged it up.
Who Has Your Vote?
SZA - Kill Bill
Victoria Monet - How Does It Make You Feel
Coco Jones - ICU
Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley - Back To Love
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Victoria Monét Featuring Earth, Wind & Fire & Hazel Monét - Hollywood
SZA- Love Language
PJ Morton Featuring Susan Carol - Good Morning
Kenyon Dixon - Lucky
Babyface Featuring Coco Jones - Simple
This is just obvious. Rooting for Princess Hazel Monét and the LEGENDARY Earth Wind & Fire! #HERStory
Who Has Your Vote?
Victoria Monét Featuring Earth, Wind & Fire & Hazel Monét -
ANOTHER NOMINEE
Best R&B Song
Darryl Andrew Farris, Riley Glasper, Robert Glasper & Alexandra Isley, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley) - Back To Love
Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA) - Snooze
Dernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Victoria Monét, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre & Charles Williams, songwriters (Victoria Monét) - On My Mama
Darhyl Camper Jr., Courtney Jones, Raymond Komba & Roy Keisha Rockette, songwriters (Coco Jones) - ICU
Halle Bailey, Theron Feemster & Coleridge Tillman, songwriters (Halle) - Angel
This category might be my favorite. When I listen to music, I tend to connect with lyrics first, so it is so important to me that songwriters receive their flowers as well. In this case, it's between Snooze and ICU. The ability to articulate every kind of human emotion and lived experience is truly special.
Who Has Your Vote?
Back To Love
Snooze
ICU
On My Mama
Best Progressive R&B Album
SZA - SOS
Janelle Monae - The Age Of Pleasure
Terrace Martin And James Fauntleroy - Nova
Diddy - The Love Album: Off The Grid
6LACK - Since I Have A Lover
The Age Of Pleasure should get this one. The entire album is about liberation and living in one's authenticity. I wish we made a bigger deal of it, because let's face it, Janelle doesn't miss.
Who Has Your Vote?
SZA - SOS
Janelle Monae - The Age Of Pleasure
Diddy - The Love Album: Off The Grid
6LACK - Since I Have A Lover
Best R&B Album
Summer Walker - CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EP
Victoria Monet - JAGUAR II
Emily King - Special Occasion
Coco Jones - What I Didn't Tell You (DELUXE)
Babyface - Girls Night Out
When it comes to an entire body of work, I HAVE to say this is between Summer Walker and Babyface. The concept of Girls Night Out was genius and great way of fusing traditional r&b while and the new age of this genre.
Who Has Your Vote?
Summer Walker - CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EP
Victoria Monet - JAGUAR II
Emily King - Special Occasion
Coco Jones - What I Didn't Tell You (DELUXE)
Best Rap Performance
Coi Leray - Players
Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future And Eryn Allen Kane - Scientists & Engineers
Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex
Black Thought - Love Letter
Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar - The Hillbillies
Let's not pretend like Coi is not that girl! She's been putting in the work while giving us hits. It was very hard to turn on the radio without hearing Players in rotation last year. I would love to see her have her moment, but I wouldn't mind if Drake/21 or Killer Mike grabbed this one.
Who Has Your Vote?
Coi Leray - Players
Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future And Eryn Allen Kane
Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex
Black Thought - Love Letter
Best Melodic Rap Performance
SZA - Low
Lil Durk featuring J Cole - All My Life
Drake & 21 Savage - Spin Bout You
Doja Cat - Attention
Remember when the conversation around Beyonce's flow, crowned her as a rapper? Well, I think Solana's pen isn't anything to play with. The bars are unlimited. All of these nominees are deserving though, especially Burna Boy and Durk!
Who Has Your Vote?
SZA - Low
Lil Durk featuring J Cole - All My Life
Drake & 21 Savage - Spin Bout You
Doja Cat - Attention
Best Rap Song
Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future And Eryn Allen Kane) - Scientists & Engineers
Brytavious Chambers, Isaac "Zac" De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael "Finatik" Mule & Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, songwriters (Drake & 21 Savage) - Rich Flex
Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods & Javier Mercado, songwriters (Lil Uzi Vert) - Just Wanna Rock
Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua) - Barbie World
Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini & Ari Starace, songwriters (Doja Cat) - Attention
BARS. This should go to Drake + 21 Savage. Nicki and Ice might give it a run, due to the commercial success of the Barbie Movie and this massive hit. Could Nicki win her first Grammy? -- We'll see!
Who Has Your Vote?
Scientists & Engineers
Rich Flex
Just Wanna Rock
Barbie World
Best Rap Album
Travis Scott - UTOPIA
Nas - King's Disease III
Metro Boomin - Heroes & Villains
Killer Mike - MICHAEL
Drake & 21 Savage - Her Loss
I'll leave this one is up to ya'll! I can't choose! All solid, but I think it's between Metro Boomin and Nas!
So, there we have it! CEO of the Recording Academy, Harvey Mason Jr has been openly dedicated to diversifying the award ceremony and shifting the board rooms. It will be interesting to see how this year's festivities play out! Aside from the award presentations, the performances and production is always great to look forward to. Cast your votes and stay updated on tomorrow's events!
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