CBS San Francisco Radio Personalities Make Their GRAMMY Picks
The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards are here on CBS this Sunday at 8 PM so we sought out some expert advice on who would take home trophies in select categories. We asked the DJs at our sister stations Alice@97.3 and LIVE 105 to give their picks on who will win this weekend.
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The Sarah and Vinnie Show, Music Director and evening drive DJ Jayn, and the rest of the Alice on-air staff gave their picks on the biggest and pop categories.
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RECORD OF THE YEAR
Fancy - Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX (Vinnie's Pick)
Chandelier - Sia
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) - Sam Smith (Jayn's Pick, Gretchen's Pick)
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift (Sarah's Pick, Hooman's Pick, Uzette's Picks, Vanessa's Picks, Katie Mason's Pick)
All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Morning Phase - Beck (Vinnie's Pick)
Beyoncé - Beyoncé
X - Ed Sheeran (Sarah's Pick, Uzette's Picks, Hooman's Pick, Vanessa's Picks)
In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith (Jayn's Pick, Gretchen's Pick, Katie Mason's Pick)
Girl - Pharrell Williams
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SONG OF THE YEAR
All About That Bass - Kevin Kadish & Meghan Trainor, songwriters (Meghan Trainor) (Vinnie's Pick, Hooman's Pick)
Chandelier - Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin, songwriters (Sia) (Vanessa's Picks)
Shake It Off - Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) (Jayn's Pick, Uzette's Pick)
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) - James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith) (Sarah's Pick)
Take Me To Church - Andrew Hozier-Byrne, songwriter (Hozier) (Gretchen's Pick, Katie Mason's Pick)
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BEST NEW ARTIST
Iggy Azalea (Hooman's Pick)
Bastille
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith (Jayn's Pick, Gretchen's Pick, Sarah's Pick, Vinnie's Pick, Uzette's Picks, Vanessa's Picks, Katie Mason's Pick)
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BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Ghost Stories - Coldplay (Jayn's Pick, Hooman's Pick)
Bangerz - Miley Cyrus
My Everything - Ariana Grande (Vinnie's Pick)
Prism - Katy Perry
X - Ed Sheeran (Gretchen's Pick, Uzette's Picks, Vanessa's Picks)
In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith (Sarah's Pick, Katie Mason's Pick)
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On the rock and alternative side we turned to LIVE 105.3's staff for picks. The Kevin Klein morning show (Kevin, Ally, Dead Eyes, Useless Weirdo) and DJs Dallas, Danica and Greg Beharrell to wade into the GRAMMY nominations.
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BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Gimme Something Good - Ryan Adams
Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys (Greg Beharrell, Useless Weirdo's Pick, DEAD EYES' Pick, Dallas' Pick)
Blue Moon - Beck (Kevin's Pick)
Fever - The Black Keys (Ally's Pick)
Lazaretto - Jack White (Danica's Pick)
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BEST ROCK ALBUM
Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams (Dallas' Pick)
Morning Phase - Beck (Kevin's Pick, DEAD EYES' Pick)
Turn Blue - The Black Keys (Greg Beharrell, Useless Weirdo's Pick, Danica's Pick)
Hypnotic Eye - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Ally's Pick)
Songs Of Innocence - U2
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BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
This Is All Yours - Alt-J (Danica's Pick)
Reflektor - Arcade Fire (Useless Weirdo's Pick)
Melophobia - Cage The Elephant (Ally's Pick, DEAD EYES' Pick)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent
Lazaretto - Jack White (Greg Beharrell, Kevin's Pick, Dallas' Pick)
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BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Syro - Aphex Twin (Greg Beharrell, Useless Weirdo's Pick, Danica's Pick)
While(1<2) - Deadmau5 (Ally's Pick)
Nabuma Rubberband - Little Dragon (Dallas' Pick)
Do It Again - Röyksopp & Robyn (DEAD EYES' Pick)
Damage Control - Mat Zo (Kevin's Pick)
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Watch the 57th annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 8th at 8 PM on CBS.
