OS 294--OUTSTAGN's GRAMMY PICKS (UPDATE--RESULTS)

This Sunday, the Grammy Awards will be televised on CBS.  Below are the nominations and our predictions of who will win.

UPDATE: OF THE 22 CATEGORIES WE PREDICTED 13 of them GIVING US A PERCENTAGE OF 59 PERCENT

Album of the year            

• “25” — Adele  
• “Lemonade” — Beyonce (WINNER) 
• “Purpose” — Justin Bieber
• “Views” — Drake 
• “A Sailor's Guide to Earth” — Sturgill Simpson
• ACTUAL WINNER: ADELE

Record of the year:

• "Hello" — Adele (WINNER) CORRECT
• "Formation" — Beyoncé
• "7 Years" — Lukas Graham
• "Work" — Rihanna featuring Drake 
• "Stressed Out" — Twenty One Pilots

Song of the year:

• "Formation" — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
• "Hello" — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele) WINNER CORRECT
• "I Took a Pill In Ibiza" — Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
• "Love Yourself" — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
• "7 Years" — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)

Best new artist:

• Kelsea Ballerini
• The Chainsmokers (WINNER) 
• Chance the Rapper
• Maren Morris
• Anderson .Paak 
• ACTUAL WINNER CHANCE 

Best pop vocal album:

• “25” — Adele (WINNER) CORRECT
• “Purpose” — Justin Bieber
• “Dangerous Woman” — Ariana Grande 
• “Confident” — Demi Lovato
• “This Is Acting” — Sia

Best alternative music album:

• “22, a Million” — Bon Iver 
• “Blackstar” — David Bowie (WINNER)CORRECT
• “The Hope Six Demolition Project” — PJ Harvey
• “Post Pop Depression” — Iggy Pop 
• “A Moon Shaped Pool” — Radiohead 

Best urban contemporary album:

• “Lemonade” — Beyoncé
• “Ology” — Gallant
• “We Are King” — King
• “Malibu” — Anderson .Paak
• “Anti” — Rihanna  WINNER)
• ACTUAL WINNER LEMONADE

Best rap performance:

• "No Problem" — Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz (WINNER) CORRECT
• "Panda" — Desiigner
• "Pop Style" — Drake Featuring the Throne
• "All the Way Up" — Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
• "That Part" — Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West

Best gospel album:

• “Listen” —Tim Bowman Jr.
• “Fill This House” — Shirley Caesar
• “A Worshipper's Heart [Live]” — Todd Dulaney
• “Losing My Religion” — Kirk Franklin (WINNER) CORRECT
• “Demonstrate [Live]” — William Murphy

Best music video:

• "Formation" — Beyoncé (WINNER) CORRECT
• "River" — Leon Bridges
• "Up & Up" — Coldplay
• "Gosh" — Jamie XX
• "Upside Down & Inside Out" — OK Go

Best pop duo/group performance

• “Closer” — The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
• “7 Years” — Lukas Graham 
• “Work” — Rihanna featuring Drake (WINNER)
• “Cheap Thrills” — Sia Featuring Sean Paul
• “Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots 
• “Culcha Vulcha” — Snarky Puppy
• ACTUAL WINNER STRESSED OUT 21 PILOTS

Best rock performancee

• “Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)” — Alabama Shakes
• “Don't Hurt Yourself” — Beyoncé featuring Jack White
• “Blackstar” — David Bowie (WINNER) CORRECT
• “The Sound of Silence (Live On Conan)” — Disturbed
• “Heathens” — Twenty One Pilots

Best rock song

• “Blackstar” — David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie) (WINNER) CORRECT
• “Burn the Witch” — Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
• “Hardwired” — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
• “Heathens” — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
• “My Name Is Human” — Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)

Best R&B performance

• “Turnin' Me Up” — BJ the Chicago Kid
• “Permission” — Ro James
• “I Do” — Musiq Soulchild
• “Needed Me” — Rihanna (WINNER)
• “Cranes In the Sky” — Solange (ACTUAL WINNER)
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Best traditional R&B performance

• “The Three Of Me” — William Bell
• “Woman's World” — BJ the Chicago Kid
• “Sleeping With the One I Love” — Fantasia
• “Angel” — Lalah Hathaway (WINNER) CORRECT
• “Can't Wait” — Jill Scott

Best R&B song

• “Come See Me” — J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor featuring Drake)
• “Exchange” — Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
• “Kiss It Better” — Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna) (WINNER)
• “Lake by the Ocean” — Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) ACTUAL WINNER
• “Luv” — Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)

Best R&B album

• “In My Mind” — BJ the Chicago Kid
• “Lalah Hathaway Live” — Lalah Hathaway (WINNER) CORRECT
• “Velvet Portraits” — Terrace Martin
• “Healing Season" — Mint Condition
• “Smoove Jones” — Mya

Best rap/sung performance

• “Freedom” — Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
• “Hotline Bling” — Drake (WINNER) CORRECT
• “Broccoli” — D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty
• “Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & the-Dream
• “Famous” — Kanye West featuring Rihanna

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)
• “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)
• “Hotline Bling” — Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake) WINNER CORRECT)
• “No Problem” — Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
• “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)

Best rap album

• “Coloring Book” — Chance the Rapper (ACTUAL WINNER)
• “And the Anonymous Nobody” — De La Soul
• “Major Key” — DJ Khaled
• “Views” — Drake (WINNER)
• “Blank Face LP” — Schoolboy Q
• “The Life of Pablo” — Kanye West

Best gospel performance/song

• “It's Alright, It's OK” — Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton (WINNER)
• “You're Bigger [Live]” — Jekalyn Carr
• “Made A Way [Live]” — Travis Greene
• "God Provides” — Tamela Mann (ACTUAL WINNER)
• “Better” — Hezekiah Walker

 

Best music film

• “I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: Steve Aoki” — Justin Krook, video director; Brent Almond, Matt Colon, David Gelb, Ryan Kavanaugh, Happy Walters & Matthew Weaver, video producers
• “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years” —  Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers (ACTUAL WINNER)
• “Lemonade” — Beyoncé Knowles Carter & Kahlil Joseph, video director
• (WINNER)
• s; Beyoncé Knowles Carter, video producer
• “The Music of Strangers” — Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble Morgan Neville, video director; Caitrin Rogers, video producer
• “American Saturday Night: Live From the Grand Ole Opry” — George J. Flanigen IV, video director; John Burke & Lindsey Clark, video producers

So based on our featured predictions the tally of winners will be Drake 4; Rihanna 4 (Note: She may win 5 if her Album win Best Packaging); Adele 3; Beyonce 3; David Bowie 3 and Lalah Hathway 2.