Say what you will about the Grammy’s but…well. Just say what you will about the Grammy’s. Hate ’em or shrug at ’em, Spotify thinks it can predict ’em. Using a slew of user data, Spotify has rounded up the following predictions, and now, with the Grammy’s starting up, we’re about to see if they’re right.
Here are the predictions, with the real winners obnoxiously marked in ALL CAPS:
Album of the Year
The Black Keys – El Camino
Fun. – Some Nights
Mumford & Sons – Babel REAL WINNER
Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
Jack White – Blunderbuss
Record of the Year
The Black Keys – “Lonely Boy”
Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger”
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae – “We Are Young”
Gotye feat. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know” REAL WINNER
Frank Ocean – “Thinkin Bout You”
Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes
Fun. REAL WINNER
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
Best Country Song
Carrie Underwood – “Blown Away” REAL WINNER
Ronnie Dunn -“Cost of Livin’ ”
Eli Young Band – “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”
Alan Jackson – “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore”
Eric Church – “Springsteen”
Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain (Live)” REAL WINNER
Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
Katy Perry – “Wide Awake”
Rihanna – “Where Have You Been”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Florence and the Machine – “Shake It Out”
Fun. – “We Are Young”
Gotye feat. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know” REAL WINNER
LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
Maroon 5 – “Payphone”
As Meatloaf would say: four outta six ain’t bad.
