R&B Field Predictions: Grammys 2024

[Gucci Joined: Dec 1st, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 17039 View Predictions]

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Get real!  A song does NOT have to be traditional for Best Traditional R&B Performance consideration (see “Love on Top,” “Plastic Off the Sofa,” “Wonder What She Thinks of Me” among others).

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[Huerco Joined: Oct 31st, 2020 Topics: 5 Posts: 943 View Predictions]

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These days “traditional r&b” is just a r&b song without pop/rap influence and with classical instrumental and vocal performance.

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[Huerco Joined: Oct 31st, 2020 Topics: 5 Posts: 943 View Predictions]

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Bruce Springsteen’s album and covers will be submitted here? Where they could place this?

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[P(oweR) Valley Joined: Sep 27th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 5455 View Predictions]

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Huerco wrote:

Bruce Springsteen’s album and covers will be submitted here? Where they could place this?

Traditional Pop?

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[Cameron Joined: Sep 11th, 2019 Topics: 12 Posts: 2323 View Predictions]

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In Pieces (Chlöe).  I think she’s another contender for Best Progressive R&B Album along with SOS (SZA).

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[lovetodream Joined: Nov 17th, 2022 Topics: 1 Posts: 431 View Predictions]

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yeah, progressive r&b should be pretty easy for chloe to get in to based on the lack of competition

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[Deemy Joined: Feb 20th, 2015 Topics: 3 Posts: 2932 View Predictions]

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Chlöe can easily miss sadly. If Summer can’t get in with two successful albums that should’ve been locks I don’t put it past R&B voters to snub her. She and her sister got in under a panel. Haven’t gotten nominated since.

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[Gucci Joined: Dec 1st, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 17039 View Predictions]

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Honey, the nominees in Best Progressive R&B Album are getting more and more obscure.  Chloe may NOT get in.  A bunch of nobodies will probably get in over her.

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[Bee Joined: Oct 25th, 2016 Topics: 1 Posts: 780 View Predictions]

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Deemy wrote:

Chlöe can easily miss sadly. If Summer can’t get in with two successful albums that should’ve been locks I don’t put it past R&B voters to snub her. She and her sister got in under a panel. Haven’t gotten nominated since.

Wouldn’t compare it to Summer. She just isn’t liked

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[CoolSonic Joined: Oct 23rd, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 126 View Predictions]

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Chlöe’s debut album In Pieces starts off with a Metacritic score of 65 based off 5 reviews.

I’ll give my thoughts in another post but I have to agree, this was such a mixed bag. :/

Emmy’s FYC:

Abbott Elementary: Series, Brunson, Williams, James, Ralph, Perfetti, Walter
Only Murders in the Building: Series, Martin, Short, Gomez
The Bear: Series, White, Edibiri
Beef: Series, Yeun, Wong

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[Huerco Joined: Oct 31st, 2020 Topics: 5 Posts: 943 View Predictions]

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Deemy wrote:

Chlöe can easily miss sadly. If Summer can’t get in with two successful albums that should’ve been locks I don’t put it past R&B voters to snub her. She and her sister got in under a panel. Haven’t gotten nominated since.

Chlöe was nominated two times in this category and she is so high in the ballot.

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[CoolSonic Joined: Oct 23rd, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 126 View Predictions]

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CoolSonic wrote:

Chlöe’s debut album In Pieces starts off with a Metacritic score of 65 based off 5 reviews. I’ll give my thoughts in another post but I have to agree, this was such a mixed bag. :/

Now, I love Chloe but after a couple of listens this album underwhelmed me. Most of the songs are so short with a total runtime under 40 minutes. The production is safe and in need of some “Ungodly Hour” experimentation. In fact, a lot of the songs feel safe and derivative in terms of production and songwriting. Sometimes the production and vocal layering is overdone and too excessive, which I’ve noticed with her solo music. I’ve always known her to be a great vocalist. But, some of her vocal inflections on songs such as Cheatback though.. particularly  in verse 2, not a fan when she does that, but others will or don’t care. Anyway, love my girl but who knows maybe it’ll grow on me.

Emmy’s FYC:

Abbott Elementary: Series, Brunson, Williams, James, Ralph, Perfetti, Walter
Only Murders in the Building: Series, Martin, Short, Gomez
The Bear: Series, White, Edibiri
Beef: Series, Yeun, Wong

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[P(oweR) Valley Joined: Sep 27th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 5455 View Predictions]

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We don’t know if Chloe is liked either. Sure, she got into the R&B field with her sister, but that was with her sister… under a panel. Two different types of situations… I do know that her music and image have been met with lukewarm responses.

I also find Chloe to be underwhelming as a solo artist. The production and songwriting are uninteresting and despite her being a great singer, I don’t find her type of singing appealing. I can see her getting a throwaway nomination in Progressive R&B, but there are so many better contenders out there now.

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[The EGOT Expert Joined: Jun 8th, 2022 Topics: 0 Posts: 107 View Predictions]

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Huerco wrote:

These days “traditional r&b” is just a r&b song without pop/rap influence and with classical instrumental and vocal performance.

And that’s the problem. This is why the panels are needed. Traditional R&B Performance is a category meant for legendary R&B vocalists who would otherwise be overlooked. Their tracks are nostalgic, soulful, and evoke music of a bygone era. Past nominees like PJ Morton, Fantasia, Ledisi, and Anthony Hamilton deserved their nods and wins here. Recent nominees like Chloe x Halle, Lizzo, and Ella Mai did not due to their contemporary R&B songs. Voters are lazy when it comes to this category. They shove anybody here, as is evident by some of the nominees the past five years.

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[Moment 4 Life Joined: Apr 29th, 2021 Topics: 7 Posts: 710 View Predictions]

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Right now, I’d put In Pieces in my Progressive R&B Album predictions. But that’ll probably change when we get to August and more artists release.

Janelle Monaé’s album is coming and I can see it in Progressive R&B, at least based on the lead single, ‘Float’.

Summer Walker is also dropping an EP soon and has teased that it’s going to be the follow-up to her acoustic Clear EP. But to be honest, I don’t even know if it’s worth mentioning because if they snubbed her for Still Over It, they’ll probably do the same again!

Victoria Monét & Lucky Daye’s new single ‘Smoke’ is great, I wonder if it has a chance at a nomination? Lucky Daye seems to be a favorite with the Academy. Would love to see Victoria in BNA as she’s dropping a new project soon, and her writing credits for other artists put her in a Muni Long type situation. However, I feel like the R&B BNA slot is going to Coco Jones this year. I would love to see multiple R&B artists get in though. It happened in 2019 with the likes of Jorja Smith and Chloe x Halle, so I’m hopeful it could happen again. FLO also should hopefully get in.

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