{"id":116539,"date":"2018-01-25T02:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=116539"},"modified":"2019-05-08T13:55:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T20:55:40","slug":"albums-to-listen-before-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/albums-to-listen-before-grammys\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Albums to Listen to Before the Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest day in music is approaching, and with so much new talent that\u2019s been displayed in the last year, we thought we\u2019d give you a quick crash course on what to expect.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of our favorite, must-listen albums up for a Grammy award this year. Don&#8217;t forget to tune in Sunday, January 28 to see who wins!<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tvTRZJ-4EyI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>DAMN.<\/em> &#8212; Kendrick Lamar<\/h3>\n<p>Kendrick Lamar repped his hometown Compton with the release of\u00a0<em>DAMN.<\/em>\u00a0His hard work paid off because his hit track <em>HUMBLE.<\/em> has\u00a0been nominated for Record of the Year,\u00a0Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video. Oh, and K-Dot is expected to perform this year!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Vv-BfVoq4g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>\u00f7 (Divide)<\/em> &#8212; Ed Sheeran<\/h3>\n<p>Ah, Ed Sheeran&#8230;how could we not include his latest album on the list? The album not only debuted at number one in the U.K., but it also became the fastest-selling album by a male artist. The album&#8217;s been nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album, and his ever-so-popular single <em>Shape of You<\/em> is up for Best Pop Solo Performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cMD63TwzB1o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Ctrl<\/em> &#8212; SZA<\/h3>\n<p>SZA is definitely someone to keep tabs on for future music. With her track <em>Supermodel<\/em>, she&#8217;s pretty much as real as artists get.\u00a0<em>Supermodel<\/em> is up for Best R&amp;B Song and her album\u00a0<em>Ctrl<\/em> has been nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BEW_n1922vk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>A Moment Apart<\/em> &#8212; ODESZA<\/h3>\n<p>ODESZA&#8217;s been on everyone&#8217;s radars ever since their release of <em>Say My Name<\/em> in 2015. They returned in 2017 with their latest album\u00a0<em>A Moment Apart<\/em>, which has been nominated for Best Dance\/Electronic Album. Plus, they have some amazing featured artists including Leon Bridges and Regina Spektor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SxAp27sFaIM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Luv Is Rage 2<\/em> &#8212; Lil Uzi Vert<\/h3>\n<p>Symere Woods (aka Lil Uzi Vert) has been nominated for Best New Artist this year. He put out a pretty emotionally-laden album this past year &#8212; take <em>Sauce It Up<\/em> for example, which is both a banger and an introspective track.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eP4eqhWc7sI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Lust For Life<\/em> &#8212; Lana Del Rey<\/h3>\n<p>Our princess is back. Lana has never disappointed with delivering talent and emotion, and her most recent album is no exception. The album has been nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album (well-deserved, might we add!).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LsoLEjrDogU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>24K Magic<\/em>\u00a0&#8212; Bruno Mars<\/h3>\n<p>The &#8217;80s and early &#8217;90s-inspired pop album was the talk of the town when it was released. The artist has been nominated for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&amp;B Performance, Best R&amp;B Song, Best R&amp;B Album, Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical), and Producer of the Year (Non-Classical).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kp7eSUU9oy8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Awaken, My Love!<\/em> &#8212; Childish Gambino<\/h3>\n<p>The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, and for good reason. The tracks were on everyone&#8217;s playlists, which only makes sense that the album&#8217;s up for the Album of the Year award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBkHHoOIIn8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Woodstock<\/em> &#8212; Portugal. The Man<\/h3>\n<p><em>Feel It Still<\/em> has been nominated for Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance, and it gives us all kinds of feels. Not only did it top the Billboard&#8217;s Alternative Song chart, but it was also featured in a ton of commercials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZJM4AQSbZDk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Mura Masa<\/em> &#8212; Mura Masa<\/h3>\n<p>Alex Crossan&#8217;s (aka Mura Masa) self-titled album caught fire almost instantly. <em>Love$ick<\/em>, featuring A$AP Rocky is a fan favorite, and has skyrocketed the album to be nominated for Best Dance\/Electronic Album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9W44NWYwa1g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Humanz<\/em> &#8212; The Gorillaz<\/h3>\n<p><em>Andromeda<\/em>, with its intergalactic feel, is up for Best Dance Recording. <em>Humanz<\/em> is The Gorillaz\u2019s fifth studio album, which features big names such as Vince Staples, Danny Brown, Kelela, and Pusha T.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"The biggest day in music is approaching, and with so much new talent that\u2019s been ...","author":2352152,"featured_media":116547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[261],"tags":[483],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/25150658\/shutterstock_123072700.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/25150658\/shutterstock_123072700-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"January 25, 2018","category_name":"Entertainment","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113831\/entertainment-2.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#2d66d8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116539"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}