The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song honors the best songwriting in the genre, so we often look for overlap with the Song of the Year category for a clue as to who might be out front. This year there are no R&B songs up for that top writing award, but one nominee here does contend for Record of the Year: "Really Love" by D'Angelo, co-written by Kendra Foster. Does that make it the frontrunner? -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions Record of the Year is not a songwriting award – it goes to the artist, producers, engineers and mixers – but it does indicate strong support from the recording academy. It's not a total guarantee, however. In 2004, Usher's blockbuster hit "Yeah!" was up for Record of the Year, not Song of the Year, and it ended up losing this contest to a song...
- 2/3/2016
- Gold Derby
With just over two months until the 2016 Grammy Awards, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences just released the first batch of nominees.
And as could be expected, Taylor Swift scored nods for Record of the Year and Song of the Year while her buddy Ed Sheeran also nabbed a Song of the Year and Record of the Year mention.
The 58th annual Gramm Awards will go live on February 15th, 2016 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with plenty of powerful performances and a slew of sexy stars. Meanwhile, here is the first wave of nominees-
Record of the Year
“Really Love,” by D’angelo and the Vanguard
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd
Album of the Year
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton...
And as could be expected, Taylor Swift scored nods for Record of the Year and Song of the Year while her buddy Ed Sheeran also nabbed a Song of the Year and Record of the Year mention.
The 58th annual Gramm Awards will go live on February 15th, 2016 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with plenty of powerful performances and a slew of sexy stars. Meanwhile, here is the first wave of nominees-
Record of the Year
“Really Love,” by D’angelo and the Vanguard
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd
Album of the Year
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton...
- 12/7/2015
- GossipCenter
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