Well it seems fitting to write my final ode to the music of 2017-2018 on the day of music's biggest night. Yes the Grammy Awards are tonight and I'm hoping that some great women artists from this past year win a whole bunch. Anyway this was a great year in music with heavy hitters like Janelle, Ariana and Kacey releasing truly great albums of music. Below is a quick review of my winners and nominees from this year.
OUTSTANDING ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Ariana Grande, “Sweetener” (Produced by Ariana Grande, Scooter Braun, Charles Anderson, Malik, Tommy Brown, Michael Foster, Hit-Boy, Ilya, Max Martin, Pharrell Williams)
The Carters, “EVERYTHING IS LOVE” (Produced by Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Cool & Dre, Fred Ball, Pharrell, NAV)
Janelle Monae, “Dirty Computer” (Produced by Janelle Monae, Nate Wonder, Chuck Lightning, Puff Daddy, Nana Kwabena, Roman GianArthur, Jon Jon Traxx, Wynne Bennett, Jon Brion, Mattman & Robin, Organized Noize)
Kacey Musgraves, “Golden Hour” (Produced by Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves)
St. Vincent, “Masseducation” (Produced by Jack Antonoff, St. Vincent, Lars Stalfors, John Congleton)
OUTSTANDING RECORD OF THE YEAR:
Ariana Grande, “God is a Woman” (Produced by Ilya)
Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga, “Shallow” (Produced by Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice)
The Carters, “APESHIT” (Produced by Pharrell Williams)
Childish Gambino, “This is America” (Produced by Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson)
Janelle Monae, “Make Me Feel” (Produced by Mattman & Robin)
OUTSTANDING SONG OF THE YEAR:
Ariana Grande, “God is a Woman” (Written by Ariana Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Rickard Göransson)
Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga, “Shallow” (Written by Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, Mark Ronson)
Childish Gambino, “This is America” (Written by Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Jeffery Lamar Williams)
Janelle Monae, “Make Me Feel” (Written by Janelle Monáe Robinson, Julia Michaels, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson, Justin Tranter)
St. Vincent, “Pills” (Written by Annie Clark, Mark Anthony Spearsm Jack Antonoff)
OUTSTANDING NEW ARTIST:
Cardi B
H.E.R.
Kelela
Post Malone
Troye Sivan
OUTSTANDING POP PERFORMANCE:
Ariana Grande, “God is a Woman”
Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga, “Shallow”
Pink, “Beautiful Trauma”
St. Vincent, “Pills”
Troye Sivan, “Bloom”
OUTSTANDING POP ALBUM:
Ariana Grande, “Sweetener”
Camila Cabello, “Camila”
Pink, “Beautiful Trauma”
St. Vincent, “Masseducation”
Troye Sivan, “Bloom”
OUTSTANDING R&B PERFORMANCE:
The Carters, “Summer”
Janelle Monae, “Make Me Feel”
Kelela, “Waitin”
Toni Braxton, “Long As I Live”
The Weekend, “Call Out My Name"
OUTSTANDING R&B ALBUM:
The Carters, “EVERYTHING IS LOVE”
H.E.R., “H.E.R.”
Janelle Monae, “Dirty Computer”
Toni Braxton, “Sex & Cigarettes”
The Weekend, “My Dear Melancholy,”
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY PERFORMANCE:
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida George Line, “Meant to Be”
Kacey Musgraves, “Butterflies”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Miss Me More”
Little Big Town, “When Someone Stops Loving You”
Loretta Lynn, “Wouldn't It Be Great?”
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY ALBUM:
Blake Shelton, “Texoma Shore”
Chris Young, “Losing Sleep”
Kacey Musgraves, “Golden Hour”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Unapologetically”
Loretta Lynn, “Wouldn’t It Be Great”
OUTSTANDING RAP PERFORMANCE:
Cardi B, “Be Careful”
Childish Gambino, “This is America”
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Janelle Monae, “Django Jane”
Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA, “All the Stars”
OUTSTANDING RAP ALBUM:
Cardi B, “Invasion of Privacy”
Kendrick Lamar, “Black Panther the Album”
Migos, “Culture II”
Nicki Minaj, “Queen”
Travis Scott, “ASTROWORLD”
OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO:
Ariana Grande, “God is a Woman” (Directed by Dave Meyers)
The Carters, “APESHIT” (Directed by Ricky Saiz)
Childish Gambino, “This is America” (Directed by Hiro Murai)
Janelle Monae, “Make Me Feel” (Directed by Alan Ferguson)
Janelle Monae, “Pynk” (Directed by Emma Westenberg)
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE (FILM, STAGE, TV):
David Yazbek for The Band’s Visit
Ludwig Göransson for Black Panther
Jonny Greenwoord for Phantom Thread
Angelo Badalamenti for Twin Peaks
Carter Burwell for Wonderstruck
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG (FILM, STAGE, TV):
Black Panther, “All the Stars” (Music by Mark Spears, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth and Anthony Tiffith; Lyrics by Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Anthony Tiffith & Solána Rowe)
Call Me By Your Name, “The Mystery of Love” (Music and Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens)
Call Me By Your Name, “Visions of Gideon” (Music and Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “Let’s Generalise About Men” (Music and Lyrics by Adam Schlesinger, Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen & Aline Brosh McKenna)
A Star is Born, “Shallow” (Music and Lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt)
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERFORMER (FILM, STAGE, TV):
Lauren Ambrose as Eliza Doolittle in “MY FAIR LADY”
Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Nora Bunch in “CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND”
Bradley Cooper as Jackson "Jack" Maine in “A STAR IS BORN”
Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas in “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE IN CONCERT”
Lady Gaga as Ally Maine in “A STAR IS BORN”
Ariana Grande, “Sweetener” (Produced by Ariana Grande, Scooter Braun, Charles Anderson, Malik, Tommy Brown, Michael Foster, Hit-Boy, Ilya, Max Martin, Pharrell Williams)
The Carters, “EVERYTHING IS LOVE” (Produced by Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Cool & Dre, Fred Ball, Pharrell, NAV)
Janelle Monae, “Dirty Computer” (Produced by Janelle Monae, Nate Wonder, Chuck Lightning, Puff Daddy, Nana Kwabena, Roman GianArthur, Jon Jon Traxx, Wynne Bennett, Jon Brion, Mattman & Robin, Organized Noize)
Kacey Musgraves, “Golden Hour” (Produced by Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves)
St. Vincent, “Masseducation” (Produced by Jack Antonoff, St. Vincent, Lars Stalfors, John Congleton)
OUTSTANDING RECORD OF THE YEAR:
Ariana Grande, “God is a Woman” (Produced by Ilya)
Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga, “Shallow” (Produced by Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice)
The Carters, “APESHIT” (Produced by Pharrell Williams)
Childish Gambino, “This is America” (Produced by Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson)
Janelle Monae, “Make Me Feel” (Produced by Mattman & Robin)
OUTSTANDING SONG OF THE YEAR:
Ariana Grande, “God is a Woman” (Written by Ariana Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Rickard Göransson)
Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga, “Shallow” (Written by Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, Mark Ronson)
Childish Gambino, “This is America” (Written by Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Jeffery Lamar Williams)
Janelle Monae, “Make Me Feel” (Written by Janelle Monáe Robinson, Julia Michaels, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson, Justin Tranter)
St. Vincent, “Pills” (Written by Annie Clark, Mark Anthony Spearsm Jack Antonoff)
OUTSTANDING NEW ARTIST:
Cardi B
H.E.R.
Kelela
Post Malone
Troye Sivan
OUTSTANDING POP PERFORMANCE:
Ariana Grande, “God is a Woman”
Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga, “Shallow”
Pink, “Beautiful Trauma”
St. Vincent, “Pills”
Troye Sivan, “Bloom”
OUTSTANDING POP ALBUM:
Ariana Grande, “Sweetener”
Camila Cabello, “Camila”
Pink, “Beautiful Trauma”
St. Vincent, “Masseducation”
Troye Sivan, “Bloom”
OUTSTANDING R&B PERFORMANCE:
The Carters, “Summer”
Janelle Monae, “Make Me Feel”
Kelela, “Waitin”
Toni Braxton, “Long As I Live”
The Weekend, “Call Out My Name"
OUTSTANDING R&B ALBUM:
The Carters, “EVERYTHING IS LOVE”
H.E.R., “H.E.R.”
Janelle Monae, “Dirty Computer”
Toni Braxton, “Sex & Cigarettes”
The Weekend, “My Dear Melancholy,”
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY PERFORMANCE:
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida George Line, “Meant to Be”
Kacey Musgraves, “Butterflies”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Miss Me More”
Little Big Town, “When Someone Stops Loving You”
Loretta Lynn, “Wouldn't It Be Great?”
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY ALBUM:
Blake Shelton, “Texoma Shore”
Chris Young, “Losing Sleep”
Kacey Musgraves, “Golden Hour”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Unapologetically”
Loretta Lynn, “Wouldn’t It Be Great”
OUTSTANDING RAP PERFORMANCE:
Cardi B, “Be Careful”
Childish Gambino, “This is America”
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Janelle Monae, “Django Jane”
Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA, “All the Stars”
OUTSTANDING RAP ALBUM:
Cardi B, “Invasion of Privacy”
Kendrick Lamar, “Black Panther the Album”
Migos, “Culture II”
Nicki Minaj, “Queen”
Travis Scott, “ASTROWORLD”
OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO:
Ariana Grande, “God is a Woman” (Directed by Dave Meyers)
The Carters, “APESHIT” (Directed by Ricky Saiz)
Childish Gambino, “This is America” (Directed by Hiro Murai)
Janelle Monae, “Make Me Feel” (Directed by Alan Ferguson)
Janelle Monae, “Pynk” (Directed by Emma Westenberg)
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE (FILM, STAGE, TV):
David Yazbek for The Band’s Visit
Ludwig Göransson for Black Panther
Jonny Greenwoord for Phantom Thread
Angelo Badalamenti for Twin Peaks
Carter Burwell for Wonderstruck
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG (FILM, STAGE, TV):
Black Panther, “All the Stars” (Music by Mark Spears, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth and Anthony Tiffith; Lyrics by Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Anthony Tiffith & Solána Rowe)
Call Me By Your Name, “The Mystery of Love” (Music and Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens)
Call Me By Your Name, “Visions of Gideon” (Music and Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “Let’s Generalise About Men” (Music and Lyrics by Adam Schlesinger, Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen & Aline Brosh McKenna)
A Star is Born, “Shallow” (Music and Lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt)
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERFORMER (FILM, STAGE, TV):
Lauren Ambrose as Eliza Doolittle in “MY FAIR LADY”
Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Nora Bunch in “CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND”
Bradley Cooper as Jackson "Jack" Maine in “A STAR IS BORN”
Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas in “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE IN CONCERT”
Lady Gaga as Ally Maine in “A STAR IS BORN”
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