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[Lazarus]

Rihanna and Paul Simon made great records, yes, but they?re among the artists and execs with the most to gain ? and lose.

Kelsea Ballerini
WHO: The Taylor Swift-approved country artist.
ISSUE: A year after a radio consultant recommended limiting airplay for female artists, Ballerini, along with Maren Morris and Cam, hopes to contend for best new artist.
UPSHOT: At least one of these upstarts should make the final ballot -- which bodes well for the future of Nashville?s ?tomatoes.?

Sturgill Simpson
WHO: The outspoken critic?s darling behind the country-soul album A Sailor?s Guide to Earth.
ISSUE: In a year without a Nashville juggernaut, Simpson has an outside shot at a nod for album of the year.
UPSHOT: Will calling the Academy of Country Music Awards ?formulaic cannon-fodder bullshit? lend outlaw cred or torpedo his chances?

Paul Simon
WHO: The veteran artist who released the five-years-in-the-making Stranger to Stranger LP.
ISSUE: Desert Trip proves boomers can still sell tickets, but will they still be a factor for awards?
UPSHOT: The late David Bowie may get an album of the year nod; Simon has a shot, too. But this could be the year that hallowed rock elders are shut out from the top honor.--

Rihanna
WHO: The VMAs-honored singer, who released a No. 1 Billboard 200 album (Anti) and No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single (?Work?) in 2016.
ISSUE: She has won eight Grammys, but never in a major category.
UPSHOT: Hard to see her lapping Beyonc?. What does a good girl gone bad need to do for proper recognition of a record-smashing career?

Kanye West
WHO: The rapper who released The Life of Pablo in February (and tweaked and revised it for weeks).
ISSUE: He has won 21 Grammys, but -- as he?s quick to remind us -- none in the album, record or song of the year categories.
UPSHOT: Drake dominated airplay, and Chance the Rapper got the critical love. West could be left hanging.

Les Moonves
WHO: The president/CEO of CBS, home of the Grammys telecast.
ISSUE: The 2016 Grammys were the lowest-rated in six years, and TV ratings for awards shows are declining in general.
UPSHOT: Adele versus Beyonc? may draw TV viewers, but only an innovative performance -- or impassioned speech -- is likely to go viral.

Jay Z & Jimmy Iovine
WHO: The heads, respectively, of streaming services Tidal and Apple Music.
ISSUE: Will music released through exclusive deals with streaming services turn off Grammy voters?
UPSHOT: The superstars should emerge unscathed, but certain albums being harder to hear could damage streaming?s image.

[SouravMay]

Solange will SWEEP

[CHOKE]

Beyonc? and Adele

The others may not even get noms

[D.I.E.G.O.]

Bey has the most to lose. If she gets snubbed for Lemonade, the Grammys are done.

[Vonc2002]

Rih will definitely win atleast one but id love to see her take home a record of the yr mess

[Scott.]

Did Solange make the cut off tho?

[Vonc2002]

Did Solange make the cut off tho?

Rig said she released that last day, iono if that's gonna work

[Ulysses]

Record of the year for a song that consists of saying "Work" repeatedly 85 times?? I don't think so....

[Opposites Attract.]

Record of the year for a song that consists of saying "Work" repeatedly 85 times?? I don't think so....

n

That's irrelevant

[Bulldagger]

Send my Grammys (To My New Address) Adele. Sadly I think Adele will be overlooked, but Queen took home the real gold already.

[FlowerBomb]

Record of the year for a song that consists of saying "Work" repeatedly 85 times?? I don't think so....

n

That's irrelevant

!!!!!
What's wrong with her?

[Bulldagger]

Send my Grammys (To My New Address) Adele. Sadly I think Adele will be overlooked, but Queen took home the real gold already.

[Eternal Bell]

o

[TogetherAgain]

Adele could lose....some fckn weight.

[pettypatty]

I don't know

But Lemon' or 'Dele don't deserve Album of the year.