Aggiornamento #5: ecco l’elenco di tutti i performers confermati nelle ultime ore:
- Beyoncé
- Adele
- Alicia Keys & Maren Morris
- Chance The Rapper – Some Drugs
- Little Big Town
- John Legend & Cynthia Erivo – memorial to musicians who have died in the past year
- Metallica & Lady Gaga
- Carrie Underwood & Keith Urban – The Fighter
- Bruno Mars
- Sturgill Simpson
- William Bell & Gary Clark Jr.
- The Weeknd & Daft Punk
- A Tribe Called Quest & Anderson Paak
- Katy Perry & Skip Marley – Chained to the Rhythm
- Little Big Town, Demi Lovato, Andra Day & Tori Kelly – The Bee Gees Tribute
- Lukas Graham
- Kelsea Ballerini
Aggiornamento #4: Anche Beyoncé secondo Entertainment Weekly si esibirà durante il prestigioso evento, nonostante la diva abbia annunciato da poco la sua gravidanza con tanto di pancione
Aggiornamento #3: confermati come performers anche Alicia Keys, che si esibirà in coppia con Maren Morris, The Weeknd sarà invece sul palco con i Daft Punk. Andersoon Paak si esibirà con il gruppo Hip-Hop storico “A Tribe Called Quest”.
Aggiornamento #2: Dopo la conferma della partecipazione di Adele in qualità di performer all’evento, poche ora fa é stato confermato anche Bruno Mars, che si aggiunge ad una line-up costituita da Adele appunto, John Legend, Metallica, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood.
Aggiornamento: uno dei produttorei dei Grammy, Ken Ehrlich, avrebbe confermato la presenza di Beyoncé ed Adele nella line-up dei performer del prestigioso evento!
Alla domanda “Adele e Beyoncé sono state contattate per esibirsi?” ha infatti risposto:
“Davvero poca gente dice di no ai Grammy. Per tutto il corso degli anni in cui mi sono occupato dello show, ci sono state solo tre o quattro persone che si sono rifiutate”
Alla domanda se fossero state Beyoncé oppure Adele a rifiutarsi ha risposto:
“Non dirò di chi si tratta. Ma posso dirvi che Adele e Beyoncé non sono fra queste. Abbiamo la sensazione che entrambe saranno con noi a febbraio”
Sono state rese note da Billboard le nominations per i prossimi ambiti Grammy Awards che si terranno la sera del 12 Febbraio 2017. Il numero più alto di nominations vanno ancora una volta alla regina della black music, Beyoncé, con ben 9 categorie assegnate! Seguono subito dopo Drake, Rihanna e Kanye West con 8 categorie a testa.
Qui di seguito la lista completa, divisa per categorie, dei cantanti, canzoni ed album che si contenderanno la vittoria dell’ambito grammofono dorato, premio giunto alla 59a edizione:
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 Vocal Album:
25 — Adele
Purpose — Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman — Ariana Grande
Confident — Demi Lovato
This Is Acting — Sia
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 Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Cinema — Andrea Bocelli
Fallen Angels — Bob Dylan
Stages Live — Josh Groban
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin — Willie Nelson
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway — Barbra Streisand
Best Dance Recording:
“Tearing Me Up” — Bob Moses
“Don’t Let Me Down” — The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
“Never Be Like You” — Flume Featuring Kai
“Rinse & Repeat” — Riton Featuring Kah-Lo
“Drinkee” — Sofi Tukker
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Skin — Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine — Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch — Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future — Underworld
Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII — Louie Vega
Best Rock Performance:
“Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)” — Alabama Shakes
“Don’t Hurt Yourself” — Beyoncé Featuring Jack White
“Blackstar” — David Bowie
“The Sound Of Silence” — Disturbed
“Heathens” — Twenty One Pilots
Best Metal Performance:
“Shock Me” — Baroness
“Slivera” — Gojira
“Rotting in Vain” — Korn
“Dystopia” — Megadeth
“The Price Is Wrong” — Periphery
Best Rock Song:
“Blackstar” — David Bowie
“Burn the Witch” — Radiohead
“Hardwired” — Metallica
“Heathens” — Twenty One Pilots
“My Name Is Human” — Highly Suspect
Best Rock Album:
California — Blink-182
Tell Me I’m Pretty — Cage The Elephant
Magma — Gojira
Death Of A Bachelor — Panic! At The Disco
Weezer — Weezer
Best Alternative Music Album:
22, A Million — Bon Iver
Blackstar — David Bowie
The Hope Six Demolition Project — PJ Harvey
Post Pop Depression — Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool — Radiohead
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
Best Country Solo Performance:
“Love Can Go To Hell” — Brandy Clark
“Vice” — Miranda Lambert
“My Church” — Maren Morris
“Church Bells” — Carrie Underwood
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
“Different for Girls” — Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
“21 Summer” — Brothers Osborne
“Setting The World On Fire” — Kenny Chesney & P!nk
“Jolene” — Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton
“Think Of You” — Chris Young With Cassadee Pope
Best Country Song:
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Keith Urban
“Die A Happy Man” — Thomas Rhett
“Humble and Kind” — Tim McGraw
“My Church” — Maren Morris
“Vice” — Miranda Lambert
Best Country Album:
Big Day In A Small Town — Brandy Clark
Full Circle — Loretta Lynn
Hero — Maren Morris
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth — Sturgill Simpson
Ripcord — Keith Urban
Best Music Video:
“Formation” — Beyoncé
“River” — Leon Bridges
“Up & Up” — Coldplay
“Gosh” — Jamie XX
“Upside Down & Inside Out” — OK Go
Best Music Film:
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead — Steve Aoki
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years — (The Beatles)
Lemonade — Beyoncé
The Music Of Strangers — Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry — (Various Artists)
