Shazam has released its prediction of the artists that will win key Grammy categories when the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards is broadcast this Sunday.
Last year, Shazam was recognised by the industry for being a reliable barometer for predicting Grammy winners, by accurately predicting three out of the four leading categories.
This year, Shazam looked at activity around seven key categories - Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Dance/Electronica Album, Best Country Album and Best Rap Album.
The Shazam music team looked at the total activity around each of these artists and as a percentage of the total activity for the category and made the following predictions:
Record of the Year – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, “Blurred Lines” – 5.4M Shazams (31% of the category)
Album of the Year – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “The Heist” – 11.4M Shazams (48% of the category)
Song of the Year – P!nk feat. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me a Reason” – 4.3M Shazams (31% of the category)
Best New Artist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (56% of the category)
Best Dance / Electronica Album – Calvin Harris, “18 Months” – 5M Shazams (59% of the category)
Best Country Album – Taylor Swift, “Red” – 4.3M Shazams (40% of the category)
Best Rap Album – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “The Heist” (42% of the category)
