3)Best Rock Album(最佳摇滚专辑)
Coldplay – "A Head Full of Dreams"
Paul Simon – "Stranger to Stranger"
The 1975 – "I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It"
Red Hot Chili Peppers – "The Getaway"
Wilco – "Schmilco"
候补名单:
Foo Fighters – "Saint Cecilia"
Panic! At the Disco – "Death of a Bachelor"
Cage the Elephant – "Tell Me I’m Pretty"
“最佳摇滚专辑”则相对比较好猜,因为这个领域最有可能获奖的两位——宝爷和Nick Cave都跑去另类专辑那边玩耍去了,所以能入围专辑掰着手指就能数过来。
天团一定要有——Coldplay;新生代代表一定要有——The 1975;敬老名额不能忘——Paul Simon和Red Hot Chili Peppers;艺术总监最后压轴——Wilco – "Schmilco" 。好了,最后我们猜猜看,格莱美指定摇滚钉子户Foo Fighters仅仅用五首歌的EP可以把上面哪组踢下来呢?
4)Best Alternative Music Album(最佳另类音乐专辑)
Radiohead – "A Moon Shaped Pool"
Bon Iver – "22, A Million"
David Bowie – "Blackstar"
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – "Skeleton Tree"
Grimes – "Art Angels"
候补名单:
Anohni – "Hopelessness"
Blood Orange – "Freetown Sound"
Angel Olsen – "My Woman"
James Blake – "The Colour in Anything"
Esperanza Spalding – "Emily’s D+Evolution"
今年的格莱美“最佳另类专辑”的报名阵容真心太恐怖了,别说从中选5张专辑,即便选出10张都不嫌多!首先先把今年的顶级专辑挑出来—— Radiohead职业生涯的又一神作"A Moon Shaped Pool‘’;宝爷的传奇遗作"Blackstar";暗黑系掌门人Nick Cave媒体综评过90分的口碑之作"Skeleton Tree"。另外一张没法不入围的是Bon Iver睽违N年的回归与转型之作"22, A Million"。好了,剩下一个名额会在以下几张乐评满堂彩的年度巨制中诞生——Grimes – "Art Angels"、Anohni – "Hopelessness"、Blood Orange – "Freetown Sound"、Angel Olsen – "My Woman",这是一个十分艰难的决定。
R&B类提名预测:
1)Best R&B Album(最佳R&B专辑)
Maxwell – "blackSUMMERS’night"
Fantasia – "The Definition Of…"
Babyface – "Return Of the Tender Lover"
Lalah Hathaway – "Lalah Hathaway Live"
Robert Glasper Experiment – "ArtScience"
候补名单:
Anthony Hamilton – "What I’m Feelin’"
Corinne Bailey Rae – "The Heart Speaks In Whispers"
Chrisette Michele – "Milestone"
R. Kelly – "The Buffet"
R&B领域的提名自从2010年后就现有按常理出牌的时候,把一些高质量的作品拒之门外,反而提名一些不靠的三俗专辑与歌曲。这里笔者只按照正常人的思维来预测,但提名结果估计会有一些出入。
首先要把格莱美一直青睐的两位Maxwell和Fantasia单独拎出来,两位今年的新专辑依然保持了各自一贯的高水准,尤其是前者的“黑暗夏夜”三 部曲的第二章"blackSUMMERS’night",应该会延续前作的辉煌。此外,老将回归的还有Babyface、 Anthony Hamilton和R. Kelly,但由于R. Kelly的新作口碑太烂,所以不做考虑,前面两位都有可能入围。女声方面,Lalah Hathaway的新专辑是R&B圈内今年讨论非常多的一张,理应入围,失踪人口Corinne Bailey Rae的再次回归也有可能溅起一些涟漪。而前几年发专必入围的Robert Glasper Experiment这张专辑大转型,更亲近主流的音乐不知道会不会依然受到评委的青睐。
2)Best Urban Contemporary Album(最佳当代R&B专辑)
Beyonce – "Lemonade"
Anderson Paak – "Malibu"
Rihanna – "ANTi"
Usher – "Hard II Love"
Bryson Tiller – "Trapsoul"
Janet Jackson – "Unbreakable"
候补名单:
Prince – "HITnRUN: Phase Two"
Solange – "A Seat at the Table"
Chris Brown – "Royalty"
Erykah Badu – "But You Cain’t Use My Phone"
虽然已经可以提前宣布本届格莱美“最佳当代R&B专辑”的归属——Beyonce – "Lemonade",但这个陪跑的阵容依然非常豪华,既有Rihanna的和Usher的作陪;又有今年表现非常抢眼的新人Anderson Paak和Bryson Tiller,更有近十年未发片的Janet Jackson和今年不幸逝世的一代传奇Prince作陪。这让如果在往年发片几乎一定入围的Chris Brown 和Solange各自的新作都命悬一线。
说唱类提名预测:
1)Best Rap Performance(最佳说唱演绎)
Desiigner – “Panda”
Drake ft. The Throne – “Pop Style”
Chance the Rapper ft. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne – “No Problem”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “For Free”
Schoolboy Q ft. Kanye West – “That Part”
候补名单:
Danny Brown Ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Really Doe”
ASAP Ferg ft. Future – “New Level”
Future – “Wicked”
2)Best Rap Song(最佳说唱歌曲)
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Desiigner – “Panda”
Chance the Rapper ft. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne – “No Problem”
Kanye West ft. Rihanna – “Famous”
Mac Miller ft. Anderson .Paak – “Dang!”
候补名单:
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “For Free”
Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons w/ Logic & Ty Dolla Sign, feat. X Ambassadors – “Sucker for Pain”
Mike Will Made It featuring Rihanna – “Nothing is Promised”
Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West – “That Part”
Danny Brown Ft. Kendrick lamar – “Really Doe”
今年的格莱美说唱提名几乎会被侃爷系占领,除了他本人,他的好基友Drake以及经他一手挖掘培养的Desiigner和Chance the Rapper都是今年说唱乐坛最受瞩目的中坚力量。在“最佳说唱歌曲”和“最佳说唱表演”方面,说Desiigner的 “Panda”是今年的年度歌曲也不足为过,铁定双杀;Chance the Rapper的“No Problem”虽然成绩不及前者,但依然是今年说唱领域无可争议的代表作。此外,Drake在这两个奖分别指派了“Hotline Bling”和“Pop Style”迎战,他本人帮帮唱DJ Khaled的“For Free”也有大几率入围“最佳说唱表演”。
“最佳说唱歌曲”的剩余名额中,导致侃爷与霉霉撕得不可开交的“Famous”肯定会入围,今年除了“Panda”之外没有哪首说唱歌曲有如此轰动的话题效应了。最后一个名额笔者个人倾向于Mac Miller与Anderson .Paak合作的艺术水准颇高的“Dang! ”,但如果把名额给《X特遣队》的插曲“Sucker for Pain”也在情理之中。
3)Best Rap/Sung Collaboration(最佳说唱合作)
Beyonce feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”
Kanye West ft. Rihanna – “Famous”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Mac Miller ft. Anderson .Paak – “Dang! ”
Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons w/ Logic & Ty Dolla Sign, feat. X Ambassadors – “Sucker for Pain”
候补名单:
Mike Will Made It featuring Rihanna – “Nothing is Promised”
Future ft. The Weeknd – “Low Life”
Anderson .Paak ft. The Game – “Room in Here”
除了上面已经提到的四首歌,B姐联手Kendrick Lamar再次跨界Slay的“Freedom”定会入围今年的“最佳说唱合作”,而作为帮唱嘉宾出现的Rihanna极有可能凭借与王牌制作人Mike Will Made合作的“Nothing is Promised”梅开二度。
4)Best Rap Album(最佳说唱专辑)
Kanye West – "The Life of Pablo"
Drake – "Views"
Chance the Rapper – "Coloring Book"
Desiigner – "New English"
G-Eazy – "When It’s Dark Out"