It's time to review the night of music. Lots of highs, a pain-inducing low (ADELE, it' not your fault), and just a lot of great moments. Here's my sassy-ass wrap-up:
Way to NOT save the glitter until the end Taylor Swift.
Anywhere I see LL Cool J, all I picture is my 5-year-old self feeling naughty for watching this...
Nice to see you and those arms Sam Hunt
Talk about powerful with Ellie Goulding & Andra Day in perfect harmony.
Hello Demi Lovato! (Skip to 1:40)
Camera cuts to Taylor Swift singing along have been replaced with ADELE and we’re ok with that.
Tonights the night! My predictions are posted (and mind you, these aren't ALL of the categories, just the ones I'm invested in). I've decided each category here is worth 2 points. If my prediction of who WILL win is correct, 2 points for me. If my wish for who SHOULD win is correct instead, 1 point for me then. Tell me what your thoughts are, and let's see if I know what I'm talking about here!
Record of the Year
Who will win: “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
Who should win: “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
Album of the Year
Who will win: 1989 – Taylor Swift
Who should win: To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar
Song of the Year
Who will win: “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
Who should win: “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
Best New Artist
Who will win: Meghan Trainor
Who should win: Tori Kelly
Best Pop Solo
Performance
Who will win: “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
Who should win: “Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding
Best Pop Duo/Group
Performance
Who will win: “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
Who should win: “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
The time has come to countdown my favorite albums of the year!
10.) Reflection
Fifth Harmony
(#6 Pop Album of 2015)
Fifth Harmony emerged this
year with one hell of a debut album. It was pop, it was R&B, and it was
memorably catchy. Almost every song could be a hit. Here’s to hoping their next
album is just as good, if not better.
Best Single: “Worth It”
Favorite Song: “Everlasting Love”
9.) Caracal
Disclosure
Disclosure’s debut was a
cohesive piece of art. Where electronic music is concerned nowadays, it all
seems to feel and sound the same. Disclosure came out of the gate with
something very refreshing and different. “Latch” catapulted them to success and
they followed with this impressive roster of talent for their sophomore album.
Lorde, Miguel, Sam Smith, the list continues but never overshadows the magical
music moments.
Best Single: “Magnets”
Favorite Song: “Moving Mountains”
8.) I Cry When I Laugh
Jess Glynne
(#5 Pop Album of 2015)
It’s a shame that Jess
Glynne didn’t get catapulted into superstardom with this album. “Rather Be” was
a hit last year and her debut album was filled with Euro-dance pop goodness. It’s
addictive fun from beginning to end.
Best Single: “Hold My Hand”
Favorite Song: “Ain’t Got Far To Go”
7.) Rebel Heart
Madonna
(#4 Pop Album of 2015)
After the little fumble that
was MDNA, Madonna came out this year stronger and fiercer than ever. Enlisting
a great group of collaborators including Diplo & Kanye West, she came out
with a very smart and well put together album that was sexy, revealing, and
another step in her musical evolution.
Best Single: “Bitch, I’m Madonna”
Favorite Song: “Devil Pray”
6.) Fifty Shades of Grey
Various
Artists
Every year there’s always at
least one soundtrack that compiles a list of songs that fit the movie or
television show perfectly. Two years ago it was The Great Gatsby and
this year it was Fifty Shades of Grey. With 2 incredible singles from
The Weeknd & Ellie Goulding, sexy slow jams from Sia & Jessie Ware,
great throwbacks from Annie Lennox, Frank Sinatra, & The Rolling Stones,
and not to mention two…TWO Beyoncé tracks including a very heavenly re-work of “Crazy
in Love”, it’s safe to say I think very highly of this soundtrack!
Best Single: “Love Me Like You Do”
Favorite Song: “Crazy in Love (2014 Remix)”
5.) Beauty Behind the Madness
The Weeknd
The Weeknd has been around
for quite a while, but 2015 was his breakout year finally. With a hit song from
a hit film (“Earned It”), he started out with a bang and continued his streak
with “Often”, “The Hills”, and “Can’t Feel My Face”. His debut album is edgy,
dark, mysterious, and full of great material. Believe the hype, he’s insanely
talented.
Best Single: “The Hills”
Favorite Song: “Dark Times”
4.) Blue Neighbourhood
Troye Sivan
(#3 Pop Album of 2015)
Troye Sivan came out of
nowhere in my opinion. With one of the last albums released this year, it’s a
wonder to behold! His voice is so deep and moody, but so telling. His album is
a great representation of 2010’s electronic-pop music for all the right
reasons. It’s relevant and current, fresh and hip, and very well-produced.
Best Single: “YOUTH”
Favorite Song: “FOOLS”
3.) Reality Show
Jazmine
Sullivan
My girl. Jazmine came back
with another solid album, proving that she just gets better and better with
each new release. This time, Jazmine showed a sexier side, more rough around
the edges than she usually is. I’ve missed that raspy, deep voice and those
runs for days. Keep ‘em coming girl!
Best Single: “Let It Burn”
Favorite Song: “Brand New”
2.) E•MO•TION
Carly Rae
Jepsen
(#2 Pop Album of 2015)
Everyone knows juts how obsessed
I was with this album. “Call Me Maybe” seems to overshadow everything she does
following. This album was pop perfection from beginning to end, a collection of
songs reminiscent of 80’s pop but for today’s world. Give it a chance people, I’m
telling you.
Best Single: “Run Away With Me”
Favorite Song: “Boy Problems”
1.) 25
ADELE
(#1 Pop Album of 2015)
As if I could put anything
else at the top of the list when ADELE comes back. As I said in my review a
couple weeks ago, it may not be on the same level as 21, but there’s no
denying how well-produced and how mature this album was. Great moments, great
emotion, and one hell of a voice. It’s truly breathtaking.
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