PREDICTIONS FROM THE TECH WORLD
Shazam has shared their predictions on who'll win some of the major Grammy categories (and how the other nominees ranked) come Sunday, based on how many times the artist or track was recognized via their services over the past year.
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Record Of The year
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Meghan Trainor - "All About That Bass" (Epic)
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2
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Sam Smith - "Stay With Me" (Capitol)
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3
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Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX - "Fancy" (Grand Hustle/Def Jam)
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4
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Sia - "Chandelier" (Monkeypuzzle/RCA)
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5
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Taylor Swift - "Shake It Off" (Big Machine)
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Song of the year
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"All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor, Kevin Kadish
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"Stay with Me" - Sam Smith, William Phillips, James Napier
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"Chandelier" - Sia, Jesse Shatkin
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"Take Me to Church" - Hozier
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5
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"Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback
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Best New Artist
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Sam Smith (Capitol)
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Iggy Azalea (Grand Hustle/Def Jam)
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Bastille (Virgin)
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4
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HAIM (Columbia)
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5
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Brandy Clark (Warner Bros.)
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Meanwhile, streaming services Spotify and Rhapsody also tried their hand at fortune-telling in preparation for Music's Biggest Night by taking note of the top streamed songs and artists.
Spotify announced in a statement, "Additionally, we analyzed the listening habits of our 60 million users across the world to look at the most viral songs, albums, and artists in those categories to predict the possible 'dark horses.'"
Their round-up illustrates that Sia's "Chandelier" (Monkeypuzzle/RCA) is destined to be the Most Streamed Record of the Year and the Record of the Year based on virality. How 'bout that?
They were divided, however, on Song of the Year. Based on stream counts, Sia will win again, but based on virality, the category would belong to Hozier's "Take Me to Church" (Columiba).
On the other hand, Rhapsody, which focused strictly on the amount of streams, agreed that Sia's smash will snag Song of the Year, but disagreed on Record, deciding that the latter belongs to Iggy Azalea f/Charli XCX's "Fancy" (Grand Hustle/Def Jam).
