The 2017 Grammy Nominations Are In Beyonce Leads, Mya Returns, And R&B Welcomes A New

Music’s Night Of Excellence

The 2017 Grammy Award nominations are in, and Beyonce leads with 9 nominations projecting from her most talked about album yet, “LEMONADE”. The coming year’s Grammy Award show will take place on February 12th 2017.

This year’s nominations were full of surprises. New comer Ro James enters the reigns with his nomination in the coveted R&B Performance category with his hit record; “Permission”.

Mya the grammy winning singer, dancer, and actress returns to music with her album “Smoove JONES” and a 2017 grammy nomination in the R&B album category.

Leading the top category’s Beyonce, Kanye, Rihanna, and Drake take over the important, often televised categories, which you’d think would influence the Grammy’s to show more people of colour during the live show, but that rarely happens. Hopefully this year, that will change.

2017 Grammy Nominations: [Predictions Are In Bold]

Album Of The Year:

25 — Adele
Lemonade — Beyoncé
Purpose — Justin Bieber
Views — Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth — Sturgill Simpson

Record Of The Year:

“Hello” — Adele
“Formation” — Beyoncé
“7 Years” — Lukas Graham
“Work” — Rihanna Featuring Drake
“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots

Song Of The Year:

“Formation” — (Beyoncé)
“Hello” — (Adele)
“I Took A Pill In Ibiza” — (Mike Posner)
“Love Yourself” — (Justin Bieber)
“7 Years” — (Lukas Graham)

Best New Artist:

Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak

Best Pop Solo Performance:

“Hello” — Adele
“Hold Up” — Beyonce
“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber
“Piece By Piece (Idol Version)” — Kelly Clarkson
“Dangerous Woman” — Ariana Grande

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

“Closer” — The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
“7 Years” — Lukas Graham
“Work” — Rihanna Featuring Drake
“Cheap Thrills” — Sia Featuring Sean Paul
“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots

Best R&B Performance:

“Turnin’ Me Up” — BJ The Chicago Kid
“Permission” — Ro James
“I Do” — Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” — Rihanna
“Cranes in the Sky” — Solange

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

“The Three Of Me” — William Bell
“Woman’s World” — BJ The Chicago Kid
“Sleeping With The One I Love” — Fantasia
“Angel” — Lalah Hathaway
“Can’t Wait” — Jill Scott

Best R&B Song:

“Come and See Me” — (PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake)
“Exchange” — (Bryson Tiller)
“Kiss It Better” — (Rihanna)
“Lake By the Ocean” — (Maxwell)
“Luv” — (Tory Lanez)

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

Lemonade — Beyoncé
Ology — Gallant
We Are King — KING
Malibu — Anderson .Paak
Anti — Rihanna

Best R&B Album:

In My Mind — BJ The Chicago Kid
Lalah Hathaway Live — Lalah Hathaway
Velvet Portraits — Terrace Martin
Healing Season — Mint Condition
Smoove Jones — Mya

Best Rap Performance:

“No Problem” — Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Panda” —Desiigner
“Pop Style” — Drake Featuring The Throne
“All The Way Up” — Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
“That Part” — ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Performance:

“Freedom” — Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Hotline Bling” — Drake
“Broccoli” — D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
“Famous” — Kanye West Featuring Rihanna

Best Rap Song:

“All The Way Up” — (Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared)
“Famous” — (Kanye West Featuring Rihanna)
“Hotline Bling” — (Drake)
“No Problem” — (Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
“Ultralight Beam” — (Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)

Best Rap Album:
Coloring Book — Chance The Rapper
And the Anonymous Nobody — De La Soul
Major Key — DJ Khaled
Views — Drake
Blank Face LP — ScHoolboy Q
The Life of Pablo — Kanye West