13th "An Irish Person" Music Awards: Part V - FINAL REVIEW

Well it seems fitting to write my final ode to the music of 2015-2016 on the day of music's biggest night. Yes the Grammy Awards are tonight and I'm hoping and thinking that Beyonce is going to dominate like she did with my best of the year in music. I also fear she will not because when it comes to the Grammys they are such weirdo's going for the oddest of choices. Anyway this was a great year in music with heavy hitters like Adele, Beyonce and Frank Ocean releasing truly groundbreaking works of music that the fact they all came during the same year is beyond me because they are arguable the greatest achievements by each of the artists. Below is a quick review of my winners and nominees from this year.

13TH "AN IRISH BOY" MUSIC AWARDS:

OUTSTANDING ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Adele, "25" (Produced by Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Linda Perry, Ariel Rechtshaid, Mark Ronson, Shellback, The Smeezingtons, Ryan Tedder)
Beyonce, "Lemonade" (Produced by Beyoncé, Kevin Garrett, Diplo, Ezra Koenig, Jack White, Wynter Gordon, Kevin Cossom, MeLo-X, Danny Boy Styles, Ben Billions, Boots, Mike Dean, Vincent Berry II, James Blake, Jonathan Coffer, Just Blaze, Mike Will Made It, King Henry)
Ellie Goulding, "Delirium" (Produced by Klas Åhlund, Jim Eliot, Carl Falk, Fred Gibson, Calvin Harris, Joe Kearns, Chris Ketley, Anders Kjær, Greg Kurstin, Guy Lawrence, Joel Little, Kristian Lundin, Major Lazer, Max Martin, Jimmy Napes, Ali Payami, Picard Brothers, Laleh Pourkarim, Ilya Salmanzadeh, The Struts, Peter Svensson, Synthomania, Ryan Tedder, Gustaf Thörn, Noel Zancanella)
Frank Ocean, "Blond" (Produced by Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross, Francis Farewell Starlite, James Blake, Jon Brion, Joe Thornalley, Malay, Michael Uzowuru, Om'Mas Keith, Pharrell Williams, Rostam Batmanglij)
Sia, "This is Acting" (Produced by Greg Kurstin, Jesse Shatkin, Kanye West, Jack Antonoff, 88-Keys, Jake Sinclair, T-Minus, Nikhil Seetharam, Chris Braide, Josh Valle, Cameron Deyell, Alan Walker, Oliver Kraus)

OUTSTANDING RECORD OF THE YEAR:
Adele, "Hello" (Produced by Greg Kurstin)
Beyonce, "Formation" (Produced by Mike Will Made It, Beyoncé & A+)
Demi Lovato, "Confident" (Produced by Max Martin & Ilya)
Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself" (Produced by Benny Blanco)
Selena Gomez, "Hands 2 Myself" (Produced by Mattman & Robin & Max Martin)

OUTSTANDING SONG OF THE YEAR:
Adele, "Hello" (Written by Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin)
Adele, "When We Were Young" (Written by Adele Adkins & Tobias Jesso Jr.)
Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar, "Freedom" (Written by Jonny Coffer, Beyoncé Knowles, Carla Marie Williams, Dean McIntosh, Kendrick Duckworth, Frank Tirado, Alan Lomax & John Lomax, Sr.)
Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself" (Written by Ed Sheeran, Benny Blanco & Justin Bieber)
Sia, "The Greatest" (Written by Sia Furler, Greg Kurstin & Kendrick Duckworth)

OUTSTANDING NEW ARTIST:
Alessia Ciara
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper
Kelsea Ballerini
Shawn Mendes

OUTSTANDING POP PERFORMANCE:
Adele, "Hello"
Gwen Stefani, "Used to Love You"
Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself"
Shawn Mendes, "Mercy"
Sia, "The Greatest"

OUTSTANDING POP ALBUM:
Adele, "25"
Ellie Goulding, "Delirium"
Shawn Mendes, "Illuminate"
Sia, "This is Acting"
Zayn, "Mind of Mine"

OUTSTANDING R&B PERFORMANCE:
Beyonce, "Formation"
Fantasia, "No Time for It"
Frank Ocean, "Nikes"
Janet Jackson, "Unbreakable"
Maxwell, "Lake by the Ocean"

OUTSTANDING R&B ALBUM:
Beyonce, "Lemonade"
Fantasia, "The Definition Of"
Frank Ocean, "Blond"
Janet Jackson, "Unbreakable"
Maxwell, "blackSUMMERS'night"

OUTSTANDING COUNTRY PERFORMANCE:
Beyonce, "Daddy Lessons"
Carrie Underwood, "Heartbeat"
Cyndi Lauper, "Hard Candy Christmas"
Kelsea Ballerini, "Peter Pan"
Tim McGraw, "Damn Country Music", "Humble and Kind"

OUTSTANDING COUNTRY ALBUM:
Carrie Underwood, "Storyteller"
Cyndi Lauper, "Detour"
Kelsea Ballerini, "The First Time"
Tim McGraw, "Damn Country Music"

OUTSTANDING RAP PERFORMANCE:
Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar, "Freedom"
Chance the Rapper, "Angels"
Drake, "One Dance"
Kanye West, "Fade"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Dance Off"

OUTSTANDING RAP ALBUM:
Chance the Rapper, "Coloring Book"
Drake, "Views"
Kanye West, "The Life of Pablo"
Kendrick Lamar, "untitled unmastered"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "This Unruly Mess I've Made"

OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO:
Adele, "Hello" (Directed by Xavier Dolan)
Beyonce, "Formation" (Directed by Melina Matsoukas)
Gwen Stefani, "Make Me Like You" (Directed by Sophie Muller)
Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself" (Directed by Parris Goebel)
Sia, "The Greatest" (Directed by Sia and Daniel Askill)

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE (FILM, STAGE, TV):
Carter Burwell for Carol
Ramin Djawadi for Game of Thrones
Lin Manuel-Miranda for Hamilton
Max Richter for The Leftovers
Andy Hull & Robert McDowell for Swiss Army Man

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG (FILM, STAGE, TV):
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, "You Stupid Bitch"
Hamilton, "It's Quiet Uptown"
Hamilton, "Wait for It"
Sing Street, "Drive it Like You Stole It"
Zootopia, "Try Everything"

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERFORMER (FILM, STAGE, TV):
Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Nora Bunch in "CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND"
Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson in "HAMILTON"
Cynthia Erivo as Celie in "THE COLOR PURPLE"
Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr in "HAMILTON"
Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton in "HAMILTON"