Drake, Cardi B, Travis Scott, Dua Lipa, & Ella Mai would come away with trophies.
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards will air this Sunday on CBS, and fans are eagerly trying to predict if their favorite artists will walk away with a coveted brass gramophone trophy. While members of the Recording Academy cast their votes based on personal preference, a song’s popularity and cultural impact also play a big part in the decision making.
We looked at Genius data to see what it tells us about 2019’s Grammy nominees. Albums are evaluated based on the peak month of their average monthly Genius pageviews across all songs on the project, songs by their total Genius pageviews, and artists by the peak monthly pageviews of all their songs across the eligibility period (October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018). If the 2019 Grammy awards were based on the impact of their lyrics, here’s how they’d look—with the winner placed first in each category:
Record Of The Year
Drake, “God’s Plan” (8,366,832 views)
- Post Malone feat. 21 Savage, “rockstar” (4,992,544 views)
- Childish Gambino, “This is America” (4,688,162 views)
- Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It” (2,735,249 views)
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “All the Stars” (1,699,247 views)
- Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey, “The Middle” (1,272,566 views)
- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow” (199,497 views)
- Brandi Carlile, “The Joke” (29,961 views)
Album Of The Year
Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy (430,000 average monthly view peak)
- Drake, Scorpion (429,000 average monthly view peak)
- Various Artists, Black Panther: The Album (194,000 average monthly view peak)
- Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys (157,000 average monthly view peak)
- Janelle Monáe, Dirty Computer (38,000 average monthly view peak)
- Brandi Carlile, By the Way, I Forgive You (4,000 average monthly view peak)
- H.E.R., H.E.R. (7,000 average monthly view peak)
- Kacey Musgraves, Golden Hour (5,000 average monthly view peak)
Song Of The Year
Drake, “God’s Plan” (8,366,832 views)
- Childish Gambino, “This is America” (4,688,162 views)
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “All the Stars” (1,699,247 views)
- Shawn Mendes, “In My Blood” (1,360,661 views)
- Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey, “The Middle” (1,272,566 views)
- Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up” (599,297 views)
- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow” (199,497 views)
- Brandi Carlile, “The Joke” (29,961 views)
Best New Artist
Dua Lipa (952,000 peak monthly views)
- Jorja Smith (384,000 peak monthly views)
- H.E.R. (354,000 peak monthly views)
- Bebe Rexha (209,000 peak monthly views)
- Luke Combs (111,000 peak monthly views)
- Chloe X Halle (89,000 peak monthly views)
- Greta Van Fleet (85,000 peak monthly views)
- Margo Price (5,000 peak monthly views)
Best Pop Solo Performance
Camila Cabello, “Havana” (2,922,954 views)
- Ariana Grande, “God is a woman” (2,764,406 views)
- Post Malone, “Better Now” (1,035,967 views)
- Lady Gaga, “Joanne” (64,879 views)
- Beck, “Colors” (33,095 views)
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B, “Girls Like You” (2,229,884 views)
- Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey, “The Middle” (1,272,566 views)
- Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton, “Say Something” (568,746 views)
- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow” (199,497 views)
- Backstreet Boys, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (83,795 views)
- Christina Aguilera & Demi Lovato, “Fall in Line” (30,2045 views)
- Tony Bennett & Diana Krall, “’S Wonderful” (6 views)
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ariana Grande, Sweetener (313,000 average monthly view peak)
- Taylor Swift, reputation (238,000 average monthly view peak)
- Camila Cabello, Camila (155,000 average monthly view peak)
- Shawn Mendes, Shawn Mendes (85,000 average monthly view peak)
- P!nk, Beautiful Trauma (18,000 average monthly view peak)
- Kelly Clarkson, Meaning of Life (3,000 average monthly view peak)
Best Rap Performance
- Travis Scott feat. Drake, Big Hawk, & Swae Lee, “SICKO MODE” (2,436,118 views)
- Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, & James Blake, “Kings Dead” (2,115,195 views)
- Cardi B, “Be Careful” (2,017,593 views)
- Anderson .Paak, “Bubblin” (110,225 views)
Best Rap/Sung Performance
Post Malone feat. 21 Savage, “rockstar” (4,992,544 views)
- Childish Gambino, “This is America” (4,688,162 views)
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “All the Stars” (1,699,247 views)
- 6lack feat. J. Cole, “Pretty Little Fears” (254,159 views)
- Christina Aguilera feat. Goldlink, “Like I Do” (31,062 views)
Best Rap Song
Drake, “God’s Plan” (8,366,832 views)
- Travis Scott feat. Drake, Big Hawk, & Swae Lee, “SICKO MODE” (2,436,118 views)
- Eminem feat. Joyner Lucas, “Lucky You” (2,392,857 views)
- Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, & James Blake, “Kings Dead” (2,115,195 views)
- Jay Rock, “WIN” (110,437 views)
Best Rap Album
Travis Scott, ASTROWORLD (445,000 average monthly view peak)
- Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy (430,000 average monthly view peak)
- Pusha-T, DAYTONA (139,000 average monthly view peak)
- Mac Miller, Swimming (69,000 average monthly view peak)
- Nipsey Hussle, Victory Lap (10,000 average monthly view peak)
Best R&B Performance
The Carters, “SUMMER” (2,392,857 views)
- H.E.R. feat. Daniel Caesar, “Best Part” (90,218 views)
- Toni Braxton, “Long As I Live” (47,358 views)
- PJ Morton, “First Began” (22,185 views)
- Lalah Hathaway, “Y O Y” (1,083 views)
Best R&B Song
Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up” (599,297 views)
- Miguel feat. J. Cole & Salaam Remi, “Come Through And Chill” (421,343 views)
- Childish Gambino, “Feels Like Summer” (256,630 views)
- H.E.R., “Focus” (244,666 views)
- Toni Braxton, “Long As I Live” (47,358 views)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Best R&B Album
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
