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2018 GRAMMYs Poll: Who Will Win Best Pop Vocal Album?

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Coldplay, Lana Del Rey, Kesha, Imagine Dragons, Lady Gaga, and Ed Sheeran are vying for Best Pop Vocal Album for the 60th GRAMMY Awards — who will GRAMMY voters choose?
Tim McPhate
GRAMMYs
Nov 28, 2017 - 5:42 am

The Best Pop Vocal Album field for the 60th GRAMMY Awards is so deep that it is one of two categories this year with six nominees. (The other? Best Album Notes.)

Coldplay represent with their interlude, Kaleidoscope EP. There's Lana Del Rey's sultry Lust For Life and Kesha's colorful comeback, Rainbow. Imagine Dragons list with the forward-thinking Evolve. And then there's Lady Gaga's stripped-down Joanne and Ed Sheeran's vivid ÷.

Who do you think GRAMMY voters will choose? Cast your vote below.

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The 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York on Jan. 28, 2018, airing live on CBS from 7:30–11 p.m. ET/4:30–8 p.m. PT.

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2018 GRAMMYs Poll: Who Will Win Best Pop Solo Performance?

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They've dominated the pop scene this year and now they have earned 60th GRAMMY nominations for Best Pop Solo Performance — who will GRAMMY voters choose as the winner?
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Jan 16, 2018 - 4:14 pm

Pop aficionados, assemble. It's your turn to sound off on who you think will win this year's GRAMMY for Best Pop Solo Performance.

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Let's take a closer look at the 60th GRAMMY Awards nominees in the category. They include Kelly Clarkson's soulful crowd-pleaser "Love So Soft," which features members of Earth, Wind & Fire as session musicians, Kesha's gorgeous comeback ballad "Praying," Lady Gaga's introspective and impactful "Million Reasons," Pink's charged dance anthem "What About Us," and Ed Sheeran's catchy, inescapable "Shape Of You."

Who do you think GRAMMY voters will choose as the winner for Best Pop Solo Performance? Cast your vote now!

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The 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York on Jan. 28, airing live on CBS from 7:30–11 p.m. ET/4:30–8 p.m. PT.

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Lady Gaga To Kesha: Women On The 2018 GRAMMYs Red Carpet

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Colors, hair, dresses, makeup, accessories — see which women wore it well on the 60th GRAMMY Awards red carpet
Renée Fabian; Photo Captions by Lakeia Brown
GRAMMYs
Jan 28, 2018 - 5:38 pm

One of the best parts of any award show is the fashion the stars wear on the red carpet, whether it's a stunning gown, a vivid color, a revealing fashion-forward ensemble, or the perfect accessory. The 60th GRAMMY Awards prove to be a night to remember thanks to the stunning group of women who dazzled the red carpet.

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Women On The 2018 GRAMMYs Red Carpet

We've rounded up some of the hottest female looks, powered by IBM's Watson,  from the GRAMMY red carpet, including Lady Gaga's show-stopping gown, Kesha's blue out-of-the-box suit, Cardi B and SZA's beautiful white ensembles, and Pink's feathered dress, which had everyone talking.

Whether they're first-time nominees or GRAMMY veterans, take in the sights from some of the best of the 60th GRAMMYs red carpet below, powered by IBM's Watson.

(Lakeia Brown is a freelance writer and host of the podcast, Decoded with Elle Bee. She has been published in publications like O, The Oprah Magazine, Essence and Complex. You can follow her on IG @elle_bee_decoded.)

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'2018 GRAMMY Nominees' Album, Featuring 21 Hits, Available Now

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Get your copy of the genre-spanning compilation featuring 60th GRAMMY nominees Bruno Mars, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Pink, Kesha, Kenny Chesney, and more
Tim McPhate
GRAMMYs
Jan 12, 2018 - 6:30 am

Available now, the 2018 GRAMMY Nominees album features a 21-deep track listing reflecting the world's top recording artists and emerging talent.

The collection commemorating the 60th GRAMMY Awards nominees includes Album Of The Year nominees Childish Gambino, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, and Bruno Mars; and Song Of The Year nominees Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber, Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid, and Julia Michaels, among others. See the full track listing below.

1. Bruno Mars, "24K Magic"
2. Kelly Clarkson, "Love So Soft"
3. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Feat. Justin Bieber, "Despacito" (Remix)
4. Kendrick Lamar, "HUMBLE."
5. Lorde, "Green Light"
6. Childish Gambino, "Redbone"
7. Jay-Z, "The Story Of O.J."
8. Zedd & Alessia Cara, "Stay"
9. Lady Gaga, "Million Reasons"
10. Imagine Dragons, "Thunder"
11. Portugal. The Man, "Feel It Still" 
12. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay, "Something Just Like This" 
13. P!nk, "What About Us"
14. Logic Feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid, "1-800-273-8255"
15. Julia Michaels, "Issues"
16. Kesha, "Praying"
17. Chris Stapleton, "Broken Halos"
18. Little Big Town, "Better Man"
19. Thomas Rhett Feat. Maren Morris, "Craving You"
20. Lady Antebellum, "You Look Good"
21. Kenny Chesney, "All The Pretty Girls"  

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A portion of album proceeds benefits the year-round work of the GRAMMY Museum and MusiCares — two charitable organizations founded by the Recording Academy that focus on music education programs and critical assistance for music people in need.

The 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live on CBS Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT.

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2018 GRAMMYs: 7 Things To Know About The Pop Field Nominees

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The pool of pop for the 60th GRAMMY Awards includes first-time nominees, first-time Pop Field joiners and decorated veterans alike
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Dec 11, 2017 - 10:30 am

As one of the most watched fields each year, the Pop Field for the 60th GRAMMY Awards is surely overflowing with talent.

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Spanning four categories — Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and Best Pop Vocal Album — this year's class is a tasty mix of first-time nominees and decorated veterans to artists garnering their first recognition in the Pop Field.

Take a deeper dive into the Pop Field nominees with this list of seven facts about this year's esteemed class of GRAMMY pop nominees.

1. First-Time Nominee Trio

While many of the Pop Field nominees are GRAMMY veterans, this year's pool includes a trio of newcomers — Kesha, Alessia Cara and Portugal. The Man.

Kesha earned her first career nods for her heartfelt comeback album, Rainbow, including Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance for the soulful ballad "Praying."

Cara joins the field with a nomination for "Stay" for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Zedd. She's also nabbed nods for Best New Artist and Song Of The Year and Best Music Video for her contribution to Logic's track "1-800-273-8255," also featuring fellow first-time nominee Khalid.

 

Portugal. The Man have earned their first GRAMMY recognition for the catchy "Feel It Still" in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category.

2. Pop Field First-Timers

While these artists have GRAMMY nods in their past, for Imagine Dragons and Zedd, this year marks the first time they earned nominations in the Pop Field.

GRAMMY winners Imagine Dragons are nominated at the 60th GRAMMYs for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ("Thunder") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Evolve). These are their first nominations outside the Rock and General Fields. The Las Vegas-based quartet previously earned a GRAMMY win at the 56th GRAMMY Awards for Best Rock Performance for "Radioactive," which also earned a nod for Record Of The Year.

Zedd joins the Pop Field from the Dance/Electronic Music Field where he previously won a GRAMMY at the 56th GRAMMYs for Best Dance Recording for his Foxes collaboration "Clarity." This year he is up for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Stay" with Cara.

3. Most Decorated Pop Field Nominees

The Pop Field nominees also include a few decorated GRAMMY veterans.

In terms of GRAMMY history, the nominee with the most is Bob Dylan with 38 prior nominations and 10 GRAMMY wins. His most recent GRAMMY win came for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album for Modern Times at the 49th GRAMMY Awards. This year Dylan is nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Triplicate, his three-disc set covering classic American songs.

Behind Dylan, Coldplay have 29 prior GRAMMY nods and seven wins, most recently taking the prize for Best Rock Album at the 51st GRAMMY Awards for Viva La Viva Or Death And All His Friends. They are up for two awards in the Pop Field this year, including Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their collaboration with the Chainsmokers "Something Just Like This" and for Best Pop Vocal Album for Kaleidoscope EP.

4. Kelly Clarkson Evens "American Idol" Score

What do Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood have in common? Quite a bit actually, if you count that they're each GRAMMY winners and past winners of "American Idol."

While Underwood has managed to edge out Clarkson with her GRAMMY tally — 14 nominations and seven wins — this year Clarkson looks to start closing the gap. With Clarkson's nod for Best Pop Solo Performance for the soulful "Love So Soft" at the 60th GRAMMYs, Clarkson is now also a 14-time GRAMMY nominee, evening the nomination total with her fellow "Idol" alum.

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5. "Despacito" Makes GRAMMY History

The ubiquitous Latin hit not only took over the charts this summer, but it had a great showing at the 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards, earning Latin GRAMMYs for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Short Form Music Video, and Best Urban Fusion/Performance for the remix with Justin Bieber.

Now Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's smash hit has come to the 60th GRAMMY Awards Pop Field with a nod for the remixed version featuring Bieber for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, along with nods for Record and Song Of The Year. And they've made history.

Following Los Lobos' nod for "La Bamba" for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 30th GRAMMY Awards, "Despacito" is the second Spanish-language song to ever be nominated in the history of the Pop Field.

6. Sarah McLachlan's Wintery Return

Known for '90s hits such as "Angel" and "I Will Remember You," smooth-voiced singer Sarah McLachlan has made her return to the GRAMMY nominations fold with a nod for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her 2016 Christmas-themed LP, Wonderland.

Already a three-time GRAMMY winner, this marks McLachlan's first GRAMMY nomination in 11 years. She earned her last GRAMMY nomination in the same category for another Christmas-themed album, Wintersong, for 2006.

7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Vets

Each member of the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category has one thing in common — they've all been here before. From Michal Bublé and Dylan to Seth MacFarlane, McLachlan and producer Dae Bennett, each nominee has earned a nod in this category at least once before.

And the true veterans of traditional pop?

Dae Bennett, Tony Bennett's son, is this Field's most decorated nominee with six prior wins for Best Traditional Pop Vocal album as a producer/engineer. He earned a nod this year as the producer on his father's three-disc collection, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90, which features artists such as GRAMMY winners Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Diana Krall, Billy Joel, and Elton John, among others.

Bublé is also quite accomplished, having earned four wins for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, most recently at the 56th GRAMMY Awards for To Be Loved. He's in the running this year for Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version).

The 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York on Jan. 28, 2018, airing live on CBS from 7:30–11 p.m. ET/4:30–8 p.m. PT.