2019 Grammy Contenders (Pop Field)

[DParticipant Joined: Feb 6th, 2017 Topics: 11 Posts: 4242 View Predictions]

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Following up on Karol’s suggestion to compile a list of potential nominees by genre to aid NuCat in providing submissions once voting begins. I thought I’d get a headstart since I’ve been keeping tabs on the pop nominees all year. I may try to do a list of rap candidates in a separate thread later. Anyone who’s following country, rock/alternative, and R&B more closely may wish to compile a list of candidates instead, since those genres aren’t really my forte.

Please point out anything I’m forgetting. Trying to be as comprehensive as possible.

Note: everything listed with ✅ is a confirmed entry.

Pop Solo Performance
Alessia Cara – Growing Pains ✅
Alessia Cara – I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues ✅
Alice Merton – No Roots
Anne-Marie – 2002
Ariana Grande – God Is a Woman ✅
Avril Lavigne – Head Above Water ✅
Barbra Streisand – Don’t Lie to Me ✅
Bazzi – Mine ✅
Bebe Rexha – I’m a Mess ✅
Beck – Colors ✅
Bryce Vine – Drew Barrymore
Calum Scott – You Are the Reason ✅
Camila Cabello – Havana (Live) ✅
Celine Dion – Ashes ✅
Charlie Puth – The Way I Am ✅
Cher – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Christina Aguilera – Unless It’s With You ✅
Dean Lewis – Be Alright ✅
Demi Lovato – Sober ✅
Dua Lipa – New Rules (Live) ✅
Ed Sheeran – (anything)
Ella Mai – Naked ✅
George Ezra – Shotgun ✅
Halsey – Bad at Love ✅
Jade Bird – Lottery ✅
James Bay – Us ✅
Janelle Monáe – Make Me Feel ✅
Jason Mraz – Have It All ✅
John Legend – Gethsemane (I Only Wanted to Say) ✅
John Mayer – New Light ✅
Julia Michaels – Heaven ✅
Justin Timberlake – Filthy ✅
Kacey Musgraves – High Horse ✅
Keala Settle – This Is Me ✅
Kelly Clarkson – I Don’t Think About You ✅
Kesha – Here Comes the Change ✅
Khalid – Better
Lady Gaga – Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?) ✅
Lauren Daigle – You Say CHRISTIAN
Lauv – I Like Me Better
Loren Allred – Never Enough
Mariah Carey – GTFO R&B
Meghan Trainor – No Excuses ✅
Mike Posner – Song About You ✅
NF – Let You Down ✅
Niall Horan – Flicker ✅
Paul McCartney – I Don’t Know ✅
P!nk – Beautiful Trauma ✅
Post Malone – Better Now ✅
Robyn – Honey ✅
Sam Smith – Pray ✅
Sara Bareilles – I Don’t Know How to Love Him ✅
Selena Gomez – Back to You ✅
Shawn Mendes – In My Blood ✅
St. Vincent – New York (Live at Austin City Limits) ✅
Taylor Swift – Delicate ✅
Troye Sivan – My My My! ✅
Vance Joy – Saturday Sun ✅
Zayn – Let Me ✅

Pop Duo/Group Performance
5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood ✅
AJR – Burn the House Down ✅
AJR feat. Rivers Cuomo – Sober Up ✅
Arturo Sandoval & Pharrell Williams feat. Ariana Grande – Arturo Sandoval ✅
Backstreet Boys – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart ✅
Barbra Streisand & Jamie Foxx – Climb Ev’ry Mountain (Live 2016) ✅
Bastille – Quarter Past Midnight ✅
Bastille – World Gone Mad ✅
Bazzi feat. Camila Cabello – Beautiful
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – Meant to Be COUNTRY
Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid – Eastside ✅
Bleachers – Alfie’s Song (Not So Typical Love Song)
Børns & Lana Del Rey – God Save Our Young Blood ✅
Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B – Finesse
BTS – Fake Love ✅
Calum Scott & Leona Lewis – You Are the Reason
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One Kiss DANCE
Calvin Harris & Sam Smith – Promises
Camila Cabello feat. Kane Brown – Never Be the Same
Camila Cabello feat. Swae Lee – Real Friends
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I Like It RAP
The Chainsmokers feat. Emily Warren – Side Effects
The Chainsmokers feat. Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling ✅
Charlie Puth feat. James Taylor – Change ✅
Cher & Andy Garcia – Fernando
Chloe x Halle – Grown ✅
Christina Aguilera feat. Demi Lovato – Fall in Line ✅
Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato – Solo ✅
Clean Bandit feat. Julia Michaels – I Miss You
DJ Khaled feat. Demi Lovato – I Believe ✅
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo – No Brainer ✅
DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – Taki Taki ✅
Drake & Michael Jackson – Don’t Matter to Me ✅
Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé – Perfect Duet ✅
Elton John, P!nk & Logic – Bennie and the Jets
Eminem feat. Beyoncé – Walk On Water
Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran – River ✅
Florence + The Machine – Hunger ✅
Foster the People – Sit Next to Me
G-Eazy & Halsey – Him & I ✅
Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop – Capital Letters ✅
Halsey feat. Big Sean & Stefflon Don – Alone
Imagine Dragons – Natural ROCK
Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes
Janelle Monáe feat. Grimes – Pynk
Janelle Monáe feat. Pharrell Williams – I Got the Juice
Janet Jackson & Daddy Yankee – Made for Now ✅
Jason Derulo & David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Willy William – Goodbye ✅
Jason Mraz feat. Meghan Trainor – More Than Friends ✅
Jennifer Lopez feat. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – Dinero ✅
Josh Groban & Jennifer Nettles – 99 Years ✅
Josh Groban & Sarah McLachlan – Run ✅
Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton – Say Something ✅
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars RAP
Khalid & Normani – Love Lies R&B
Kygo & Miguel – Remind Me to Forget DANCE
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow ✅
Lake Street Dive – Good Kisser ✅
Leon Bridges feat. Luke Combs – Beyond (Live) ✅
Liam Payne & Rita Ora – For You (Fifty Shades Freed) ✅
Lil Dicky feat. Chris Brown – Freaky Friday ✅
Lil Peep & XXXTentacion – Falling Down ✅
Liam Payne & J Balvin – Familiar ✅
Logic & Marshmello – Everyday ✅
Logic feat. Ryan Tedder – One Day ✅
Lovelytheband – Broken ✅
LSD – Thunderclouds ✅
Luis Fonsi & Demi Lovato – Échame la Culpa ✅
Machine Gun Kelly, X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha – Home ✅
Macklemore feat. Kesha – Good Old Days ✅
Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B – Girls Like You ✅
Maroon 5 feat. SZA – What Lovers Do
Marshmello & Anne-Marie – FRIENDS ✅
Marshmello & Bastille – Happier ✅
Martin Garrix feat. Khalid – Ocean ✅
Miguel feat. Natalia Lafourcade – Remember Me ✅
Niall Horan & Maren Morris – Seeing Blind ✅
Nicki Minaj feat. Ariana Grande – Bed ✅
OneRepublic – Connection ✅
Panic! at the Disco – High Hopes ✅
Pharrell Williams & Camila Cabello – Sangria Wine ✅
Poo Bear feat. Justin Bieber & Jay Electronica – Hard 2 Face Reality ✅
Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Psycho ✅
Rita Ora feat. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX – Girls ✅
Sam Smith feat. Yebba – No Peace ✅
Selena Gomez & Marshmello – Wolves ✅
Shawn Mendes & Zedd – Lost in Japan
Shawn Mendes feat. Khalid – Youth ✅
Silk City & Dua Lipa – Electricity DANCE
Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran & Future – End Game ✅
Thirty Seconds to Mars – Dangerous Night ✅
Tiësto & Dzeko feat. Preme & Post Malone – Jackie Chan
Troye Sivan feat. Ariana Grande – Dance to This ✅
Twenty One Pilots – Nico and the Niners ✅
U2 – Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way ✅
Carrie Underwood feat. Ludacris – The Champion ✅
Walk the Moon – One Foot ✅
The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar – Pray for Me ✅
Weezer – Africa ✅
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – What Is This Thing Called Love ✅
Years & Years – If You’re Over Me ✅
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – The Middle ✅

Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Audra McDonald, New York Philharmonic & Andy Einhorn – Sing Happy ✅
Barbra Streisand – The Music… The Mem’ries… The Magic! ✅
Fantasia – Christmas After Midnight ✅
Gregory Porter – Nat “King” Cole & Me ✅
Katharine McPhee – I Fall in Love Too Easily ✅
Lamant Dozier – Reimagination ✅
Mandy Patinkin – Diary: January 27, 2018 ✅
Renée Fleming, BBC Concert Orchestra & Rob Fisher – Broadway ✅
Seal – Standards (Deluxe) ✅
Smokey Robinson – Christmas Everyday R&B
Southside Johnny – Detour Ahead: The Music of Billie Holiday ✅
Steve Tyrell – A Song for You ✅
Sutton Foster – Take Me to the World ✅
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall – Love Is Here to Stay ✅
Various – Hamlisch Uncovered ✅
Various – Jazz Loves Disney 2: A Kind of Magic ✅
Willie Nelson – My Way ✅

Pop Vocal Album
5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood ✅
Anne-Marie – Speak Your Mind ✅
Ariana Grande – Sweetener ✅
Bazzi – Cosmic ✅
Bebe Rexha – Expectations ✅
Beck – Colors ALTERNATIVE
BTS – Love Yourself: Tear ✅
Camila Cabello – Camila ✅
The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy… This Feeling ✅
Charli XCX – Pop 2 ✅
Charlie Puth – Voicenotes ✅
Cher – Dancing Queen DANCE
Christina Aguilera – Liberation ✅
Florence + The Machine – High as Hope ✅
George Ezra – Staying at Tamara’s ✅
Gwen Stefani – You Make It Feel Like Christmas ✅
Jason Mraz – Know. ✅
Josh Groban – Bridges ✅
Justin Timberlake – Man of the Woods ✅
Kelly Clarkson – Meaning of Life ✅
Major. – Even More ✅
Maroon 5 – Red Pill Blues ✅
Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic ✅
Niall Horan – Flicker ✅
Panic! at the Disco – Pray for the Wicked ✅
Paul McCartney – Egypt Station ROCK
Pentatonix – PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I ✅
P!nk – Beautiful Trauma ✅
Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys ✅
Sam Smith – The Thrill of It All ✅
Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes ✅
St. Vincent – Masseduction ALTERNATIVE
Taylor Swift – Reputation ✅
Thirty Seconds to Mars – America ✅
Troye Sivan – Bloom ✅
Vance Joy – Nation of Two ✅
Various – Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin ✅
Years & Years – Palo Santo ✅

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[OneAndOnlyMe.Participant Joined: Mar 21st, 2017 Topics: 6 Posts: 1052 View Predictions]

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Cher Dancing Queen (song)? I think you got most of them.

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[DParticipant Joined: Feb 6th, 2017 Topics: 11 Posts: 4242 View Predictions]

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OneAndOnlyMe. wrote:

<p>Cher Dancing Queen (song)? I think you got most of them.</p>

Wasn’t sure what song to put down. I went with Gimme because it was the first single.

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[BozParticipant Joined: Dec 5th, 2015 Topics: 8 Posts: 5839 View Predictions]

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Won’t happen, but: Avril Lavigne for Best Pop Solo Performance; DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna, & Cardi B for Pop Duo Group, and XXXTentacion’s SAD! in Pop Solo (+ his album in Pop Vocal)

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[GucciBlocked Joined: Oct 11th, 2015 Topics: 0 Posts: 8954 View Predictions]

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Get real! XXXTentacion will NOT be submitted to Pop. He’ll be in Rap or Urban Contemporary.

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[Edunn Zur LevyParticipant Joined: Jan 3rd, 2012 Topics: 0 Posts: 17 View Predictions]

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Of the proposed nominated songs/albums

Pop Solo Performance
Ariana Grande – No Tears Left to Cry
Ed Sheeran – Perfect
John Mayer – New Light
Taylor Swift – Delicate
Troye Sivan – My My My!

Pop Duo/Group Performance
Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B – Finesse
Janelle Monáe feat. Grimes – Pynk
Keala Settle & Greatest Showman Ensemble – This Is Me
Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B – Girls Like You
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – The Middle

Pop Vocal Album
Ariana Grande – Sweetener
Camila Cabello – Camila
Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys
Taylor Swift – Reputation
Troye Sivan – Bloom

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[Interstella 5555Participant Joined: Aug 26th, 2018 Topics: 0 Posts: 51 View Predictions]

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[24fanaticParticipant Joined: Nov 6th, 2010 Topics: 1 Posts: 600 View Predictions]

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Looking at the Pop Duo/Group/Collaboration contenders, there are a lot of different ways that voters can go! I think the only safe bets for noms are “Meant To Be” (assuming it doesn’t go country) and “The Middle”. I would then guess “Girls Like You” but after that, it’s anyone’s game to get in.

I do wonder if Grammy voters are going to go for “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman. It kind of stands out amongst that list. Voters did nominate the cast of Glee that one year, so anything is possible.

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[OneAndOnlyMe.Participant Joined: Mar 21st, 2017 Topics: 6 Posts: 1052 View Predictions]

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I think Greatest Showman will suprise a lot of people

–  AOTY nomination

-SOTY nomination

-Pop Group/Duo Nomination

-Visual Media Album

-Visual Media Song ( This Is Me)

-Possibly Visual Media Song (Never Enough)

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[Gašper VezonikParticipant Joined: Dec 27th, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 398 View Predictions]

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So is Ed submitting to pop solos or pop duo/group?

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[circa 1993Participant Joined: Nov 6th, 2010 Topics: 158 Posts: 4753 View Predictions]

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Post Malone will probably get in across the board (Pop Solo, Pop Duo/Group, Pop Album).

He’s had a huge year and the categories are pretty weak.

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[WildforFilmParticipant Joined: Jun 20th, 2013 Topics: 22 Posts: 848 View Predictions]

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Pop Solo Performance:
– “Perfect (Acoustic)”- Ed Sheeran
– “Delicate” – Taylor Swift
– “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It”- Kelly Clarkson
– “In My Blood”- Shawn Mendes
– “I Like Me Better” – Lauv
ALT: “No Tears Left to Cry” – Ariana Grande
This category tends to favor “Adult Top 40” types of songs, which is why I’m expecting Ariana to be left out. All the songs, expect Clarkson’s, are all over adult radio, so I see them being nominated. Clarkson will be nominated based on her Grammy history, vocal ability, and visibility.

Pop Duo/Group Performance:
– “Finesse”- Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B
– “Hunger”- Florence + the Machine
– “Sit Next to Me”- Foster the People
– “The Shallow”- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
– “The Middle”- Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
ALT: “Whatever It Takes”- Imagine Dragons (I’m assuming this will go Rock)
This category has also leaned heavily adult radio since its inception, and though Hunger and Shallow aren’t on radio (yet), I’m expecting Florence to get in since its a marvelous song, and Gaga to get in because Shallow is peaking right during the voting period.

Pop Vocal Album:
Reputation – Taylor Swift
The Meaning of Life – Kelly Clarkson
Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes
The Thrill of It All – Sam Smith
Sweetener – Ariana Grande
ALT: Beautiful Trauma – P!nk

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[PoweRParticipant Joined: Sep 27th, 2011 Topics: 77 Posts: 6688 View Predictions]

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Ariana Grande is definitely getting in before LAUV, and “Girls Like You” WILL be nominated for Pop Duo/Group.

Y’all gotta think realistically with these predictions.

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[Gašper VezonikParticipant Joined: Dec 27th, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 398 View Predictions]

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Who do you predict winning in those 3 categories?

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[WildforFilmParticipant Joined: Jun 20th, 2013 Topics: 22 Posts: 848 View Predictions]

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PoweR wrote:

<p>Ariana Grande is definitely getting in before LAUV, and “Girls Like You” WILL be nominated for Pop Duo/Group. </p> <p>Y’all gotta think realistically with these predictions.</p>

I disagree. Grande is definitely a bigger name than Lauv, but I think his song is more of what the Grammy voters will go for, in the same vein as “I Took A Pill in Ibiza.” I wouldn’t be surprised if Grande got in over Lauv (he’s probably my fifth pick), but I think its a song that will resonate more than NTLTC.

As for “Girls Like You,” I thought about it, but I don’t see Cardi B getting two nominations in the same category, and I think last year proved that the Grammys like Bruno Mars, so I see them selecting “Finesse” in place of Maroon 5. I know its really popular right now, but its not really that good of a song.

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