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Grammy 2016 Predictions - Record Of The Year

Record of the Year –

Nominees:

D’Angelo and the Vanguard – Really Love

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud

Taylor Swift – Blank Space

The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face

Who should win?

For me, this is a hugely strong category for Record of the Year. Up for the gong are four of the biggest singles of the past 18 months, alongside D’Angelo’s soulful ‘Really Love’ which stands out as a favourite purely because it’s an industry expert voted award. However, if it were down to me, the winner would be Taylor Swift with ‘Blank Space. Lifted from Swift’s first full on pop album, Blank Space tells the tale of how the world’s media have perceived her love life to be. In the track, Swift portrays herself to be ‘an overly attached man-eater who dates for songwriting material’. Released at the end of 2014, Blank Space has remained a huge electropop anthem and definitely is one of 1989’s best tracks. This award should belong to Taylor.

Who will win?

This is where it all gets tricky. ‘Blank Space’ solidified Swift’s status as an international megastar and received mass critical acclaim, is it really the best received work of the category? Potentially not.

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mar’s now legendary track ‘Uptown Funk’ received widespread acclaim from both the general public and music industry experts. The track brought funk music right into the 21st century and led the way for artists such as Fleur East, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Olly Murs to find success with the same genre of music. Also, the track was the biggest selling single worldwide in 2015, and it’s video is the fourth most watched on YouTube to date.

Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ came as a bit of a sleeper hit from smash hit album ‘X’. In the UK, the track reached the top of the charts in it’s nineteenth week in the top 40, making it the longest climb to number one in UK chart history. In the US, the track became Sheeran’s most successful to date. And of course, it is likely to be a staple at weddings for many years to come.

The Weeknd really emerged as a music powerhouse in 2015, and one of the tracks that helped him was ‘Can’t Feel My Face’. Clearly inspired by the works of the late, great Michael Jackson, the track sounds like the likes of ‘Billie Jean’ and Dirty Diana’ due to it’s similar disco-funk genre. The song is full of infectious hooks, explaining why it hit the top of the charts in the US and Canada. Finally, both Rolling Stones and Billboard magazine named the track the best of 2015.

And then there’s the dark horse. D’Angelo returned to the music industry in 2014 after a turbulent 14 years. The album ‘Black Messiah’ received critical acclaim from all corners of the world. Lead single ‘Really Love’ received equal praise, with many citing his much missed soulful vocals as to why the track was so great.

At an award ceremony which can surprise many at times, you have to ask if D’Angelo can possibly win this year’s award. I think it’s a strong contender, however I think I can see who will reign victorious in this category. So don’t be too shocked when The Weeknd takes home this gong for ‘Can’t Feel My Face’.

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Music - Top Tips For 2016 - #1 is … Zayn Malik

Erm, just in case you don’t know who Zayn Malik is, let me tell you. So there’s a little known boyband called One Direction who formed on a show called The X Factor. They have a couple of singles (nothing too big) and then Zayn leaves without any drama. Erm, yes that is the exact opposite to what happened. Zayn’s departure from the band sent fans crazy, #cutforzayn was started on social media and the rest of the boys are going on a ‘hiatus’ for a few years. Although Zayn is yet to release a solo single, we all know it’s going to be huge and quite possibly, amazing. I’m predicting we’re going to get a RnB album for Zayn, and the lead single will be out around June or July, and that’ll probably stay number one for around 6 or 7 weeks. One Direction have possibly the biggest fan base on the planet, and they all still love Zayn deep down. So 2016 is going to be the year of Zayn Malik.

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Music - Top Tips For 2016 - #2 is … Alessia Cara

2015 was the year that The Weeknd became a superstar, so naturally 2016 will have the same fate for Alessia Cara. Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia has received widespread acclaim and her debut album has already been a success in the USA. It’s due out in March over in the UK, and is predicted to be huge. Debut single ‘Here’ has been somewhat of a success to date, but currently hasn’t charted in the UK, although it will most likely be re-released when the album comes out. The reason I spoke about The Weeknd is actually because of ‘Here’ - it sounds exactly like his worldwide hit single ‘Earned It’, and I’m pretty sure it can reach the same heights this year. You won’t be forgetting Alessia Cara’ name anytime soon.

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Music - Top Tips For 2016 - #3 is … Zara Larsson

Swedish pop princess Zara Larsson is already a huge name in her native land. She’s had 3 number ones in Sweden since 2013, and had a number one album in 2014. Around the world, she’ll be best known for her 2015 smash hit with MNEK called ‘Never Forget You’. The single charted at number 3 in Australia and number 5 in the UK. But now, Zara’s releasing her solo work in the UK. Her new single ‘Lush Life’ is an electropop jam, and has a real Meghan Trainor vibe around it. It tells the tale of man wasting his chances with Zara, and when he makes the effort, she doesn’t want to know. It’s a very relatable message, and will become a huge hit I’m sure. Zara will be difficult to escape in 2016.

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Music - Top Tips For 2016 - #4 is … Hailee Steinfeld

Hailee Steinfeld first made her name as an actress, in the 2010 film ‘True Grit’ which earned her BAFTA and Oscar nominations, whilst aged just 14. Last year, she appeared in the amazing ‘Pitch Perfect 2′, which launched her music career. Debut single ‘Love Myself’ is a girl power anthem. It’s the type of song that we’re used to seeing Demi Lovato or Selena Gomez do, and it really works for Hailee. Although it hasn’t been a huge hit so far, I think with a bit of time, it will be massive. Can Hailee be 2016′s pop princess? Of course she can.

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Music - Top Tips For 2016 - #5 is ... Jack Garratt

Singer-songwriter Jack Garratt has already received a lot of praise within the music industry. He’s won both BBC Sound Of 2016 and the Brits Critics Choice Award. Garratt is a multi-instrumentalist - he plays the drums, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, piano and ukulele. Single ‘Weathered’ is extremely soulful and anthemic. There’s something spiritual about Jack’s music. Will he be a success? I’m pretty sure Jack will be one of 2016′s biggest stars. 

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Music - Top Tips For 2016 - #6 is ... Lukas Graham

Danish soul pop band Lukas Graham have been HUGE on home soil, scoring 7 top 5 singles so far from their 8 singles. In addition to this, they have charted in Austria, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. New single ‘7 Years’ is my personal favourite track I’ve heard this year. It’s beautiful, haunting and in some ways, tragic. It tells the tale of a 7 year old boy growing older, right up to 60 years and then reflecting on his life. Already a huge hit all over Europe, it won’t be long until the UK is crazy about Lukas Graham and ‘7 Years’.

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Music - Top Tips For 2016 - #7 is ... WSTRN

London RnB trio WSTRN have already had a huge single in the UK, and many more are expected to come. The group have had huge support from Radio 1 Xtra, and have work with the likes of Pixie Lott and Rita Ora. Their debut single ‘In2′ entered the UK charts at number 60 based on streaming figures alone, but climbed right up to number 4 in the space of a week, and ever since the track was been everywhere. Will WSTRN be one of 2016′s biggest groups? Quite possibly

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Music - Top Tips For 2016 - #8 is ... Frances

British singer-songwriter Frances is expected to become the next Adele or Emeli Sande this year. Already, she has been nominated for both BBC Sound Of 2016 and the prestigious Brit’s Critics Choice Award. Her most famous track is called ‘Grow’ and featured on a television advert for Amazon Prime last year. It’s truly moving and haunting. Can Frances be the Queen of 2016′s ballads? I’m sure she can.

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Music - Top Tips For 2016 - #9 is ... Elle King

If there’s one thing that singer-songwriter Elle King has in bundles, it’s attitude. She’s got this rock chick vibe going on and I’m really feeling it. Her biggest single ‘Ex’s & Oh’s’ shows that this scorned woman isn’t to be mess with it. Vocally, you could compare Elle to Paloma Faith’s soulfulness. Will Rob Schneider’s daughter make it big in 2016? I think so ...

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Music - Top Tips For 2016 - #10 is ... LION BABE

Neo soul duo LION BABE had 6 million streams of their self titled EP in 2014, so it’s not hard to imagine that they’ll be pretty big this year. Already the pair have worked with Disclosure, Mark Ronson and Pharrell Williams. Their debut studio album ‘Begin’ is due out in the next couple of months, so stay tuned to listen to ‘Where Do We Go’ along with many other 80s inspired jams.

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Brit Awards 2016 - The Major Snubs

This year’s Brit nominations are officially out! Amongst the nominees, we find the likes of Adele, Florence + The Machine and Justin Bieber, who are all hugely deserving of their nominations. Also up though, the likes of Amy Winehouse, Ellie Goulding and U2. How a woman who has been dead since 2011 can be up for an award is beyond me, and why anyone would choose to nominate Bono & Co over several credible acts. Also finding their way onto the nominee list is Eagles Of Death Metal, who of course were the band who found their concert at the centre of the horrific terrorism attacks in Paris last November. But, would the group be up for Best International Group had this not of happened? I think not...

One act who SHOULD have been nominated this year is Nicki Minaj. Nicki released her Pinkprint album right at the end of 2014, and was ineligible for last year’s awards. But now that the Brits could have nominated her, they’ve chosen not to. Why should she have been nominated? This collection of work gave the world ‘Anaconda’, which would go on to become a worldwide smash and spawned a viral music video. Also on this album was ‘Only’, which proved that Nicki is still as bad ass as ever, and still the world’s number one female hip hop star. AND ... FEELING MYSELF WAS ON THE ALBUM!!!! This Beyonce hook up gave serious diva attitude and made the world want to hit the dancefloor. Other snubbed artists in the International Female category include - Madonna, Selena Gomez and Tori Kelly.

So I’ve spoken about how Eagles Of Death Metal and U2 didn’t deserve nominations for International Group, but one group that did deserve a nomination is Fifth Harmony. By far the most successful act to come from The X Factor USA, Fifth Harmony showed that women are bosses in 2015, quite literally. Their chart friendly single ‘Sledgehammer’ may have failed to smash up the charts, but follow up track ‘Worth It’ oozed girl power, and claimed the band a top five single in the UK for the first time. And album track ‘Like Mariah’ samples the legendary diva herself, with possibly more sass than Miss Carey could ever give.

In the International Male category (perhaps this year’s strongest), Drake, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd will all face each other, alongside ... FATHER JOHN MISTY! Erm, you’ll be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Father John Misty because I don’t think many people have. It turns that John is a former member of the indie rock group Fleet Foxes. But yeah, I can’t say that I agree with his nomination, purely because I’ve never heard his music. Instead, I would suggest that Fetty Wap should be nominated in this category. I don’t think many people take Fetty Wap as a serious rapper, but let’s be honest, everyone was listening to ‘Trap Queen’ or ‘679′ last summer. The fact is that Wap’s tracks are instantly catchy and recognisable, which is clearly something that cannot be said about Father John Misty....

When it comes to British artists, four acts are missing for me. Charli XCX should be up for British Female instead of Winehouse. I was a HUGE fan of Amy, but she’s gone, and no amount of nominations is going change that. Tinie Tempah deserves at least one nod in the British Single category. Tinie had two huge number one’s last year with ‘Not Letting Go’ and ‘Turn The Music Louder (Rumble)’; both tracks are amongst my favourite of 2015. Krept & Konan should be nominated for Best Breakthrough. Not many people were familiar with the duo before 2015, but then a top five album and a top ten single happened. The album in question even won Album Of The Year at the 2015 MOBOS. And finally, Disclosure came back last year. They deserve to be up for British Group and British Album after setting the dancefloor and the charts alight yet again. They worked with the likes of Sam Smith, Lorde and The Weeknd, with magical results for the twin brothers.

Let me know what you think of this year’s nominees. Have the wrong artists been nominated?

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Chris Brown DENIES he pulled out of Atlanta gig because it was a Gay Pride event.

Singer Chris Brown has rubbished reports that he pulled out of a recent gig in Atlanta due to it being a Gay Pride event. Brown has told Twitter about his love towards the LGBT community, and claims he ‘wasn’t aware’ he was even going at the event!

Breezy found himself in the firing line of the founder of Traxx Girls, Melissa Scott. Scott has claimed that Brown knew exactly what he was signing up for after agreeing to introduce his tour’s support act Teyana Taylor onto the stage. But the artist has denied this, and didn’t even know he was attending the event.

But when Brown did not show at the event, Scott told GA voice that she was ‘baffled’ by the incident, saying:  "I think it's unfortunate for mainstream artists to take people's money with the complete prior knowledge of knowing what the event is and being very clear about what the event is about. I'm completely baffled. You know it's gay pride. You knew you agreed when you sent the contract in and took the money."

How did Chris Brown respond? Take a look for yourself.

That seems to be everything on this particular situation, with the artist insisting he is innocent of what he’s being accused of. I’m sure Breezy will find himself back in the headlines again fairly soon. Will be it for a rare, good action? Probably not. But, we can all hope and pray.

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The Revival Is On!

Selena Gomez’s big comeback to music been in the works all year. In 2014/15 transitioning period, Gomez dropped ‘The Heart Wants What It Wants’, which was her first track since 2013. It received critical acclaim, with many critics preferring the singer’s new sound over her ‘Stars Dance’ album. Fans felt the lyrics in the song where directed at Gomez’s on-off partner, Justin Bieber. Really, this track had an extremely addictive hook and an unfortunate message that many can relate to. However, ‘The Heart Wants What It Wants’ was released as the lead single from Selena’s best-of collection.

Many months passed by, with almost nothing from Selena. Well, apart from a featuring vocal on an average Zedd song. But then came ‘Good For You’. Gomez hooked up with rapper A$AP Rocky on the sultry R&B ballad, and the result was amazing. Some have called the track sexist, due to Selena obviously wanting to meet the desires of her lover. But yet again, it’s a message which many people could relate to in some way or form. ‘Good For You’ is also by far the most acclaimed single in Selena’s back catalogue, with critics noting Gomez’s seductive vocal and ‘the sensual poetic vibe of the track’.

So after her recent releases, fans have been excited for any further information surrounding new album, ‘Revival’. And Gomez has not disappointed. Yesterday (8th September), Gomez revealed the album’s artwork via Twitter. Fans have gone absolutely crazy about the beauty’s with album cover, and I’m sure it won’t be long until the whole of the internet goes crazy for it. I mean, she’s naked and it’s Selena Gomez. This is going to be huge.

So forget about Rihanna, forget about Miley. 2015′s Queen of Pop is already here, and it is Selena!

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This Week’s Hottest Release (18/08/2015) -

In 2012, I went absolutely crazy for Lana Del Rey’s second studio release ‘Born To Die’. By far my favourite album of that year, it’s still a personal favourite of mine to this day. Last year, Lana released ‘Ultraviolence’, and yet again it was amazing. One of the albums of 2014. However, I just haven’t been anticipating new album ‘Honeymoon. Nothing about the artist’s new project has got me excited to listen to it. But last week, Lana premiered her new single, and all of that changed. 

‘High By The Beach’ is a upbeat trap-pop ballad with serious attitude. In what many have called the single of her career, Lana sings about being so drained by life and love, that she seeks the escape of relaxing by the beach and getting high. The single has received universal acclaim and is being compared to Rihanna’s ‘Bitch Better Have My Money.’ 

The visual is also amazing, purely for it’s rawness. There’s clearly no big budget on this video, with very little editing, and yet it seems like a masterpiece. The track has entered the US Charts at position seven, making it the second highest debut on that chart in 2015, behind only One Direction’s Drag Me Down (which debuted at number three a week ago.) Hopefully, ‘High By The Beach’ is a statement of what’s to come from ‘Honeymoon’, which could see the album become huge.

What do you think about ‘High By The Beach’?

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This Week’s Hottest Release (30/07/2015) -

When Disclosure released ‘Latch’ back in 2012, it was a breath of fresh air into the music industry. Not only were the duo bringing new talent into the world of production, but singer Sam Smith provided a vocal that became instantly recognizable. Little did anyone know that in 2015, both acts would be hugely successful in their own right, with Smith even earning 4 Grammy Awards for his debut collection ‘In The Lonely Hour’. Disclosure’s debut ‘Settle’ was potentially my favourite album of 2013, it was amazing then and that is still the case. However, I haven’t been able to get excited about it’s follow up ‘Caracal’, which is to be released in September. It has felt like something was missing from their most recent work. Until now that is. All of the duo’s biggest hits, like ‘Latch’ and ‘White Noise’ have featured killer and distinctive vocals from unique talents. Hooking up with Smith’s wailing vocals, combined with the house production is match made in heaven. ‘Omen’ is set to be a huge hit for the Lawrence brothers and Smith, and will be just as addictive as ‘Latch’ was.

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This Week’s Hottest Release -

This week has seen two huge releases in the world of music. Little Mix returned to the top spot with summer friendly hit, Black Magic. But, my personal favourite is Swedish DJ Avicii’s new smash hit, ‘Waiting For Love’. The infectious tune is co-produced by Martin Garrix, and features uncredited vocals from Simon Aldred. 2015 has been so heavily dominated with EDM produced by the likes of Kygo or Garrix, and now Avicii is reclaiming the crown of best producer. It’s nowhere near as good as the likes of ‘Wake Me Up’ or ‘Hey Brother’, but it’s the strongest track he’s released in a good while. A strong improvement from the Swede, and a track which is most definitely here to stay.