The 60th GRAMMY Awards, do you agree with the winners?

Winners of the night

The 60th GRAMMY Awards were held on January 28th, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, so we already enjoyed the show and know who were the winners of a Grammy.

As I said in the previous post of this same topic, the nominees from this year were very "scandalous," because according to some people (and even me), the list of nominees in some categories were unfair and/or there were a missing of some other artists. In this post, I will show you the winners, my opinion about it and if I was right with the predictions that I did. Are you ready?! (Remember, I will talk just about the 20 most insteresting categories)

By the way, Bruno Mars was the king of the night and Kendrick Lamar was the prince.

1. Record Of The Year

WINNER: 24K Magic - Bruno Mars 

(My prediction were Redbone - Childish Gambino or HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar)

The truth is that it was a big surprise to me (and maybe for a lot of other people too), that Bruno have won this category. It's a good song, but I'm still not very sure if it was "the record of the year of 2017." However, I'm happy that "Despacito" didn't won (#SorryNotSorry).

2. Album Of The Year

WINNER: 24K Magic - Bruno Mars 

(My predictions were 4:44 - JAY-Z and DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar)

Another one for Bruno Mars! It was also the "surprise" of the night, I mean, Bruno won instead of Jay-z or Kendrick! Bruno Mars is an amazing artists, he dances well, sings well, and more; however, I don't feel like he should have won the category. On the other hand, I wanted that Lorde would won, because "Melodrama" is a masterpiece and I think that she deserved a Grammy for that album. For me, it was like a disrespect for Lorde and her album. She deserved more!

3. Song Of The Year

WINNER: That's What I Like - Bruno Mars

(My prediction was correct!)

This is the first category where I was right with my prediction, I chose Bruno Mars as the winner with his song "That's What I Like".

4. Best New Artist

WINNER: Alessia Cara

(My predictions were SZA and Khalid)

I'm not totally in agreement with the winner, but at the same time I feel like she deserved it. Nevertheless, I have to be honest and I wanted to see SZA winning this category.

5. Best Pop Solo Performance

WINNER: Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran

(My prediction was right!)

Even when I said that Ed was going to be the winner, I wanted to see Kesha winning her first Grammy for her song "Praying". But it's okay, Ed Sheeran deserved this Grammy for this category.

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

WINNER: Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man

(I was right in my prediction!)

Again, I chose this song as the song that should win this category and I feel happy that Portugal. The Man won it.

7. Best Pop Vocal Album

WINNER: ÷ (Divide) - Ed Sheeran

(My prediction was correct)

8. Best Dance/Electronic Album

WINNER: 3-D The Catalogue - Kraftwerk

(My prediction was Mura Masa - Mura Masa)

I have to say that I disagree with this, because this is a live album and I feel like it's not that fair. Mura Masa deserved it!

9. Best Rock Album

WINNER: A Deeper Understanding - The War On Drugs

(My prediction was Hardwired...To Self-Destruct - Metallica)

10. Best Alternative Music Album

WINNER: Sleep Well Beast - The National

(My predictions were Humanz - Gorillaz and Everything Now - Arcade Fire)

11. Best R&B Performance

WINNER: That's What I Like - Bruno Mars

(My prediction was The Weekend - SZA)

Well, Bruno Mars was the king of the night and even when I'm not totally disagree, SZA (again) deserved a Grammy.

12. Best R&B Song

WINNER: That's What I Like - Bruno Mars

(My prediction was correct!)

13. Best Urban Contemporary Album

WINNER: Starboy - The Weeknd

(My prediction was correct!)

I'm so happy that The Weeknd won this category because, honestly, "Starboy" is an amazing album; however, this album is so good that it should have be nominated for more categories.  

14. Best R&B Album

WINNER: 24K Magic - Bruno Mars

(My prediction was right!)

15. Best Rap Performance

WINNER: HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar

(My predictions were Bodak Yellow - Cardi B and 4:44 - JAY-Z)

It's very surprising that Jay-z didn't won, but I agree with the decision of the academy.

16. Best Rap/Sung Performance

WINNER: LOYALTY. - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna

(My predictions was Family Feud - JAY-Z Featuring Beyoncé)

I agree with the decision of the record academy, they deserved it.

17. Best Rap Song

WINNER: HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar

(My prediction was correct!)

18. Best Rap Album

WINNER: DAMN.- Kendrick Lamar

(My prediction was correct!)

It's still very surprising that Jay-Z haven't won (again), but I'm happy for that, because let's be honest, Jay-Z already have like a million of Grammys.

19. Best Song Written For Visual Media

WINNER: How Far I'll Go - (Auli'i Cravalho) - Track from: Moana: The Songs

(My prediction was I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) - (ZAYN & Taylor Swift) - Track from: Fifty Shades Darker)

20. Best Music Video

WINNER: HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar

(My prediction was correct!)

The music video for "HUMBLE." is pretty dope and well done; however, I wanted to see Jain winning her first Grammy for the music video of "Makeba".

I had 10 correct predictions (out of 20) and I feel good about that (ha!).  Some other artists also deserved a Grammy for what they did, but at the end, the people from the record academy decide who has to win. I have to say that I'm kind of sad, because Lorde didn't won something for "Melodrama", for me, it was "the album of the year."

Tell me guys, what do you think about my opinions? Do you agree? Write it down and let's keep in touch, comment and / or share this blog. Remember that the official twitter of this blog is @JusSayinggBlog and Facebook @JusSayinggBlog also my staff is on the left top of this page. Thanks for still been here and see you later with new posts!

The 60th GRAMMY Awards, who should win & who will win?!

The 60th GRAMMY Awards will be held in New York, on January 28th and I think that it's the perfect time to talk about the nominations from this year. The truth is that since the nominees where released, there were a lot of opinions aginst it, because there were some artists that weren't in the list (and others that shouldn't be there , as always). Today, I will tell you who should win and who will win, according to my thoughts, remember this is Jus' Sayingg! (I will choose the 20 most interesting categories)

1. Record Of The Year

(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

• Redbone - Childish Gambino: This song should win, I really love everything in this track.

• HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar: However, I feel like this song will win this category.

• Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber

• The Story of O.J. - JAY-Z

• 24K Magic - Bruno Mars

2. Album Of The Year

(Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.)

• Melodrama - Lorde: Personally, this is my album of the year 2017 and this should win, but...

• 4:44 - JAY-Z: This battle of the winner will be between this album and...

• DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar: This other album could win.

• "Awaken, My Love!" - Childish Gambino

• 24K Magic - Bruno Mars

3. Song Of The Year

(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• That's What I Like (Bruno Mars): The truth is that I'm not pretty sure of who should win in this category, but personally, this song by Bruno is the best one in this list (according to me).

• Despacito (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber): But I just don't know why, but I feel like this song will win and I'm not very happy with it (I just don't like it).

• 4:44 (JAY-Z)

• Issues (Julia Michaels)

• 1-800-273-8255 (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)

4. Best New Artist

(An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.)

• SZA: I feel like SZA should win in this category, she's a great singer and her debut album is impressive!

• Khalid: Nevertheless, I think that Khalid will win and it's ok with me (but SZA would be better, ha!).

• Alessia Cara

• Lil Uzi Vert

• Julia Michaels

5. Best Pop Solo Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Praying - Kesha: This song is pretty beautiful and Kesha's voice shines in this track. I really think that "Praying" should win.

• Shape of You - Ed Sheeran: But let's be honest, "Shape of You" was one of the most popular song of the past year and I think that it will win. I like it, but "Praying" is a masterpiece.

• Love So Soft - Kelly Clarkson

• Million Reasons - Lady Gaga

• What About Us - P!nk

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man: It was hard to choose just one, because almost all the songs (except "Despacito") are great songs, but Portugal. The Man's last album is pure fire and this song should win.

• Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber: Again, I feel like this song will win this category.

• Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

• Thunder by Imagine Dragons

• Stay by Zedd & Alessia Cara

7. Best Pop Vocal Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.)

• Lust For Life - Lana Del Rey: It was hard to choose one! But I believe that "Lust for Life" should win, I mean, Lana deserves a Grammy for this.

• ÷ (Divide) - Ed Sheeran: However, Ed will win.

• Kaleidoscope EP - Coldplay (This is not an album!!!)

• Evolve - Imagine Dragons

• Rainbow - Kesha

• Joanne - Lady Gaga

8. Best Dance/Electronic Album

(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• Mura Masa - Mura Masa: This is the first category, where I feel that this album should and will win!

• Migration - Bonobo

• 3-D The Catalogue - Kraftwerk

• A Moment Apart - ODESZA

• What Now - Sylvan Esso

9. Best Rock Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.)

• Hardwired...To Self-Destruct - Metallica: This should and will win.

• Emperor Of Sand - Mastodon

• The Stories We Tell Ourselves - Nothing More

• Villains - Queens Of The Stone Age

• A Deeper Understanding - The War On Drugs

10. Best Alternative Music Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Humanz - Gorillaz: This album should win.

• Everything Now - Arcade Fire: But I think that Arcade Fire will win.

• American Dream - LCD Soundsystem

• Pure Comedy - Father John Misty

• Sleep Well Beast - The National

11. Best R&B Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.)

• The Weekend - SZA: This is the second category where I feel that SZA should and will win.

• Get You - Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis

• Distraction - Kehlani

• High - Ledisi

• That's What I Like - Bruno Mars

12. Best R&B Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Redbone (Childish Gambino): Again, I will choose this one as the "should win," I just love this song.

• That's What I Like (Bruno Mars): However, I think that Bruno Mars has high possibilities of winning here.

• First Began (PJ Morton)

• Location (Khalid)

• Supermodel (SZA)

13. Best Urban Contemporary Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.)

• Starboy - The Weeknd: This is an amazing album and I don't understand how it wasn't nominated in other categories, so this album should win at least in this category.

• Ctrl - SZA: However, SZA is very strong in this category and I feel like she will win.

• Free 6LACK - 6LACK

• "Awaken, My Love!" - Childish Gambino

• American Teen - Khalid

14. Best R&B Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.)

• 24K Magic - Bruno Mars: I don't even have to explain, is very clear, Bruno will win.

• Freudian - Daniel Caesar

• Let Love Rule - Ledisi

• Gumbo - PJ Morton

• Feel The Real - Musiq Soulchild

15. Best Rap Performance

(For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Bodak Yellow - Cardi B: I really love Cardi's attitude and that's why she should win hahaha.

• 4:44 - JAY-Z: Nevertheless, JAY-Z will have this one.

• Bounce Back - Big Sean

• HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar

• Bad And Boujee - Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert

16. Best Rap/Sung Performance

(For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.)

• Family Feud - JAY-Z Featuring Beyoncé: They will win.

• PRBLMS - 6LACK

• Crew - Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy

• LOYALTY. - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna

• Love Galore - SZA Featuring Travis Scott

 17. Best Rap Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award.  A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• HUMBLE. (Kendrick Lamar): This should win.

• The Story Of O.J. (JAY-Z): But this will win.

• Bodak Yellow (Cardi B)

• Chase Me (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)

• Sassy (Rapsody)

18. Best Rap Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.)

• DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar: Again a battle! This album should win, but...

• 4:44 - JAY-Z: But Jay will win (Grammy's loves him).

• Culture - Migos

• Laila's Wisdom - Rapsody

• Flower Boy - Tyler, The Creator

19. Best Song Written For Visual Media

(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) - (ZAYN & Taylor Swift) - Track from: Fifty Shades Darker: Don't have to explain it, they'll win.

• City Of Stars - (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone) - Track from: La La Land

• How Far I'll Go - (Auli'i Cravalho) - Track from: Moana: The Songs

• Never Give Up - (Sia) - Track from: Lion

• Stand Up For Something - (Andra Day Featuring Common) - Track from: Marshall

20. Best Music Video

(Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.)

• Makeba - Jain: I really love this album and singer, she's French and if don't know her, do you a favor and watch this video. It's pretty creative and entertaining. She should win.

• Humble. - Kendrick Lamar: I really like this video and I think that it will win.

• Up All Night - Beck

• The Story Of O.J. - JAY-Z

• 1-800-273-8255 - Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid

Tell me guys, what do you think about my predictions? Do you agree? Write it down and let's keep in touch, comment and / or share this blog. Remember that the official twitter of this blog is @JusSayinggBlog and Facebook @JusSayinggBlog also my staff is on the left top of this page. Thanks for still been here and see you later with new posts!
Remember the 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place in New York on January 28th and if you want to see the full list of nominees click here.

The 20 Best Albums of 2017 (Part 1/2)

Personally, 2017 was an amazing year full of beautiful, complicated, hard, surprising, and thrilling moments that have changed me for life. I will never forget this year, because I had so many moments that I will appreciate until I die. On the other hand, musically it was also an amazing year, because the albums that you will find in the following list have songs that will form part of my life.

I hope you have enjoyed this year for the music and all the good moments that you have had. 

Without any more preambles, these are the 20 best albums of 2017 (part one of two) according Jus' Sayingg (the list was created according the date of release from the album).

1. Ed Sheeran - ÷ (divide)

Album cover

"Divide" was released on March 3rd 2017, and since that date this album has successfully be on top of the best of 2017. Frankly, this album is part of several lists of this kind, not because of its success in sales, but because it's full of beautiful and unforgettable songs. Ed Sheeran has a great facility to transforming simple experiences into a songs; however, his speciality are the songs about love. We have to admit that "Divide" has epic love songs. If I should have to select the best tracks from it, "Shape of You" and "Perfect" would be the first of the list.

2. Charli XCX - Number 1 Angel

Mixtape cover

"I just got bored and made a load of songs, so I decided to put them out." Said Charli XCX before releasing this amazing mixtape (independently released album) on March 10th 2017. Personally, I consider Charli as one of the most creative and talented artist of this generation and this mixtape is a great example of it. Each song is so has an amazing production and her talent as songwriter is pretty notorious.  "Number 1 Angel" is full of bangers; such as, "Dreamer" (featuring Starrah and Raye), "3AM (Pull Up)" (featuring MØ), "Emotional", and "Babygirl" (featuring Uffie), just to metion some of them.

3. Tinie Tempah - Youth

Album cover

The third studio album by the British rapper Tinie Tempah was released on April 14th 2017. This album has 17 amazing tracks, where Tinie "wanted to show people a level of excellence… that there is magic within us.” The truth is that he really showed us his magic; however, he asked the help of other artists, because "Youth" has several great collaborations with different artist and each one is fire! His style is pretty original and the beat from the whole album is perfect; personally, I consider it as one of the best hip hop albums of 2017. The best songs are "Not for the Radio" (featuring MNEK), "Text from Your Ex" (featuring Tinashe) and "Girls Like" (featuring Zara Larsson).

4. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

Album cover

"It’s about just being an individual and loving everything you do. There was no pressure from no label or nobody." Said Kendrick in an interview about his fourth studio album "DAMN." released on April 14th 2017. What he did with this album is something that will serve as a reference for several rappers, because we cannot deny that the messages and style from this album is unique and beyond amazing. It's full of anthems and empowering tracks; such as, "DNA", "LOYALTY", and the great "HUMBLE." Something that was also notorious in it, is that the album has a more "commercial sound" making it "radio friendly." 

5. Gorillaz - Humanz

Album cover

"I see the “z” in Humanz as referring to robots, AI, programming, brainwashing, indoctrination. And it’s a question to us: are we human or are we humanz? " Explained Jamie Hewlett in an interview about this album released on April 28th 2017. This is another example of powerful bands with powerful collaborations, because "Humanz" has several of them with other artists and all of them work so good. As Jamie explained, this album has robotic beats and different interludes that serve to introduce us into their "virtual" world. I noticed that in this album they explored new sounds without loosing their unique style, and that makes it even better! My favorite tracks were "Saturnz Barz" (featuring Popcaan), "Submission" (featuring Danny Brown and Kelela) and "Andromeda" (featuring D.R.A.M.).

6. Paramore - After Laughter

Album cover

"You can run on the fumes of being a teenager for as long as you want, but eventually life hits you real hard." Said the lead singer of the band Hayley and this comment sums up the perfectly the whole album. "After Laughter" is their fourth album and it was released on May 12th 2017. It has a solid concept and it is full of memoreable lyrics blended with 80s vibes. Something that I really admire about Paramore's music is that, they can cover sad songs with "happy rhythms," it's like you can dance while crying of realizing that life's is really hard. I think that we can relate with several of the songs from the album; such as, "Told You So," "Fake Happy" and the amazing "Hard Times." 

7. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa

Album cover

"I want people to see a piece of me. I want people to have an insight into everything that’s happened over the last few years while I was writing the album and actually really get to know me." Said Dua Lipa, one of the most successful new artists of 2017. Her self-titled debut album was released on June 2nd 2017, and since that date she has rising to the point that she has been named the queen of Spotify 2017. Since we heard her hit "Hotter Than Hell", we knew that she was going to be a success and when she released this album, she let us know that Dua Lipa is here to stay! Her powerful voice, her charm, and catchy songs made "Dua Lipa" one of the best albums (and debuts) of 2017.

8. Beth Ditto - Fake Sugar

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"Sometimes it's just that simple. It made me think of glitter. I really like glitter." Said Beth Ditto about her debut solo album "Fake Sugar" released on June 16th 2017. Some of you may remember her, because she was the lead singer of the band Gossip; however, the band is over and Beth decided to create a new empire. Personally, Beth Ditto has an amazing voice and the music style that she decided to mixed in "Fake Sugar" goes perfectly with her. Her debut album has a big range of music genres incorporated in one album; such as, Southern rock, soul, glam-pop, r&b, and a little bit of dance-pop. The best tracks from it are "Fire," "In and Out," "Fake Sugar," "Go Baby Go," and "Lover."

9. Lorde - Melodrama

Album cover

“a record about being alone… The good parts and the bad parts.” Is what Lorde wanted to reflect in her second album "Melodrama" released on June 16th 2017. "Melodrama" has been on repeat since its release, because of its amazing beats and dramatic lyrics. Lorde has grown a lot musically and this album reflects it. Through 11 tracks, the New Zealand singer shows us what she wrote in solitude, with intelligent verses and dope beats, it's like the perfect combo! It's almost impossible to chose the best tracks on it, because each one is just better that the previous; however, "Green Light", "Sober", "Homemade Dynamite", "Liability", and "Perfect Places" as the most powerful songs on the album.

10. Imagine Dragons - Evolve

Album cover

"So this record, to me, is really a celebration in a lot of ways. It’s an evolution of mind and sonics." Explained the lead singer of the band Dan Reynolds about their third album "Evolve", released on June 23rd 2017. I couldn't be more agree with the title of this album, it's totally an evolution for the band. We can't deny the amazing bops that "Evolve" has.Lyrically, it's not "depressing" and it's more lighter, without losing their unique music style. The whole album is great, but if I had to chose the best tracks "I Don't Know Why" and "Believer" would be on the top of my list.

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Three amazing new songs by Maroon 5, Korn & Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé - Garden

The Scottish recording artist and songwriter Emeli Sandé, has released a new song called Garden, taken from her upcoming album Long Live the Angels. Garden is a collaboration with Áine Zion & Jay Electronica. It has a great beat and I like its message. Furthermore, this new song has a darker beat in comparation with the first single that she released.

"You're in the club, how you dance, how you touch

How you offer up all your love and devotion

Roll it up, spark it up, let it burn

On the balcony, and we can fly to the ocean"

Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (ft. Kendrick Lamar)

Don't Wanna Know is the title of Maroon 5's new single, featuring Kendrick Lamar. It is about past lovers and it has a rhythmic beat, it sounds tropical and I like the rhythm. It also very catchy and Kendrick gives a cool vibe to the track. 

I noticed that Maroon 5 has been changing their music style since they released Overexposed in 2012, because Don't Wanna Know sounds pretty different.

"Do you think of me? Of what we used to be?

Is it better now that I'm not around?

My friends are actin' strange, they don't bring up your name

Are you happy now?"

Korn - Take Me 

The Serenity of Suffering is the upcoming twelfth studio album by nu metal band Korn, so they have released a new track from it called Take Me. This song has a dark story behind, the leading vocalist Jonathan Davis said about it the following: "I’ve been sober 18 years from alcohol and not a day goes by or at least a week when I don’t hear the alcohol calling me, talking to me and telling me to drink it and that’s just the addiction that’s what it does."

"You bumped into me

I was down and you took me up past the ceiling

You are the disease

I'm the remedy that numbs all your feelings"

What about you guys? What was your favorite song? Did you liked Maroon 5's newest song? Do you like Korn's music? Leave here all your comments and follow me on Twitter and Facebook (@JusSayinggBlog). Don't forget to visit the other posts and find new songs and videos.