PANDORA’S 2016 LISTENER GRAMMY® AWARDS PREDICTIONS
It’s official – award season is in full swing. In anticipation of the 58th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, Pandora has made predictions across 10 of the nomination categories by analyzing the way their listeners interact with music. The winners were determined by pulling the overall number of spins for the track in the last year, and comparing that to the number of thumbs up.
If Pandora listeners had their say, here’s the list of predicted winners:
Record of the Year: The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
Song of the Year: Wiz Khalifa – “See You Again”
Album of the Year: Chris Stapleton – “Traveller”
Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Best Pop Solo Performance: The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
Best Rap Song: Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown – “Only”
Best Country Song: Chris Stapleton – “Traveller”
Best Rock Song: Highly Suspect – “Lydia”
Pandora is the world’s most powerful music discovery platform – a place where artists find their fans and listeners find music they love. We are driven by a single purpose: unleashing the infinite power of music by connecting artists and fans, whether through earbuds, car speakers, live on stage or anywhere fans want to experience it. Our team of highly trained musicologists analyze hundreds of attributes for each recording which powers our proprietary Music Genome Project®, delivering billions of hours of personalized music tailored to the tastes of each music listener, full of discovery, making artist/fan connections at unprecedented scale. Founded by musicians, Pandora empowers artists with valuable data and tools to help grow their careers and connect with their fans.
