Predicting the winners (and losers) at the 2017 Grammy Awards

Nominees

"A Sailor's Guide To Earth" - Sturgill Simpson

"Purpose" - Justin Bieber

"Lemonade" - Beyoncé

"25" - Adele

"Views" - Drake

Winner: "Lemonade"

It's Beyoncé's world, and we're all just living in it. "Lemonade" might go down as the best album she ever recorded, and it stands head and shoulders above the rest of the albums on this list.

Nominees

"Formation" - Beyoncé

"Hello" - Adele

"Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots

"Work" - Rihanna feat. Drake

"7 Years" - Lukas Graham

Winner: "Hello"

Adele and Beyoncé are likely to split these first two categories, and though "Formation" was, by all accounts, the song of 2016, Adele is and has always been a Grammy magnet, so she stands a good chance at stealing this one from Beyoncé.

Nominees

"Love Yourself" - Justin Bieber

"I Took A Pill In Ibiza" - Mike Posner

"7 Years" - Lukas Graham

"Hello" - Adele

"Formation" - Beyoncé

Winner: "Hello"

Again, by all accounts, Beyoncé should take the award here, but if previous history is anything to go by, Adele will sweep both the Record and Song of the Year categories.

Nominees

The Chainsmokers

Chance the Rapper

Maren Morris

Anderson .Paak

Kelsea Ballerini

Winner: Chance the Rapper

It's an open secret that the Grammy for Best New Artist usually goes to an artist that is decidedly not new. There would be rioting in Chicago if Chance the Rapper didn't take home the award.

Nominees

"Hello" - Adele

"Hold Up" - Beyoncé

"Dangerous Woman" - Ariana Grande

"Piece By Piece (Idol Version)" - Kelly Clarkson

"Love Yourself" - Justin Bieber

Winner: "Hello"

Adele will need a wheelbarrow to carry home all the Grammys she'll win this year. If "Hello" wins either Record or Song of the year, she's almost guaranteed to take home this award as well.

Nominees

"7 Years" - Lukas Graham

"Work" - Rihanna feat. Drake

"Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots

"Closer" - The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey

"Cheap Thrills" - Sia feat. Sean Paul

Winner: "7 Years"

Lukas Graham racked up plenty of nominations for "7 Years" in categories he never really had a chance at winning. To make up for that, look for him to upset the field here.

Nominations

"Cinema" - Andrea Bocelli

"Stages Live" - Josh Groban

"Fallen Angels" - Bob Dylan

"Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin" - Willie Nelson

"Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway" - Barbra Streisand

Winner: "Fallen Angels"

You never, ever, ever want to bet against Bob Dylan at the Grammys, especially when he releases an album that is very, very strong.

Nominees

"Tearing Me Up" - Bob Moses

"Don't Let Me Down" - The Chainsmokers feat. Daya

"Never Be Like You" - Flume feat. Kai

"Drinkee" - Sofi Tukker

"Rinse & Repeat" - Riton feat. Kah-Lo

Winner: "Don't Let Me Down"

Sure, it's the safe choice -- it's the most popular song on the list. But if there's one thing we know about the Grammy Awards, it's that they absolutely love to play it safe. Plus, this is one of the few categories that The Chainsmokers have any chance at winning this year.

Nominees

"Blackstar" - David Bowie

"Burn the Witch" - Radiohead

"Heathens" - Twenty One Pilots

"My Name Is Human" - Highly Suspect

"Hardwired" - Metallica

Winner: "Blackstar"

Earlier, we predicted that "Lazarus" would win this category, but since it wasn't nominated (and since Bowie seems to be incredibly under-appreciated this year), "Blackstar" is the only choice.

Nominees

"Death of a Bachelor" - Panic! At The Disco

"California" - Blink-182

"Magma" - Gojira

"Weezer" - Weezer

"Tell Me I'm Pretty" - Cage The Elephant

Winner: "Death of a Bachelor"

A comeback story is always Grammy fodder, and Panic! At The Disco's new album gives the committee a chance to reward the band for getting back together.

Nominees

"Joe (Live from ACL)" - Alabama Shakes

"Blackstar" - David Bowie

"Don't Hurt Yourself" - Beyoncé feat. Jack White

"Heathens" - Twenty One Pilots

"The Sound Of Silence" - Disturbed

Winner: "Blackstar"

Again, here, it's pretty safe to assume that if "Blackstar" wins for Best Rock Song, he'll probably take home the award for Best Rock Performance as well.

Nominees

"I Do" - Musiq Soulchild

"Permission" - Ro James

"Turnin Me Up" - BJ The Chicago Kid

"Cranes in the Sky" - Solange

"Needed Me" - Rihanna

Winner - "Cranes in the Sky"

Hopefully, this is the start of bigger things for Solange. She deserves it on the strength of "Cranes in the Sky."

Nominees

"Ology" - Gallant

"We Are King" - KING

"Lemonade" - Beyoncé

"Anti" - Rihanna

"Malibu" - Anderson .Paak

Winner: "Lemonade"

It's a pretty strong field here, actually. That said, despite the strength of challengers (most notably Rihanna and Best New Artist nominee Anderson .Paak), Beyoncé will win this award.

Nominees

"No Problem" - Chance the Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz

"Ultralight Beam" - Kanye West feat. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream

"Famous" - Kanye West feat. Rihanna

"Hotline Bling" - Drake

"All The Way Up" - Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infrared

"Donnie Trumpet" - Kanye West feat. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream

Winner: "Hotline Bling"

This pains me. Especially because "Hotline Bling" had one of the year's most iconic music videos and wasn't even nominated in that category. "Hotline Bling" doesn't deserve to be nominated in this category, however. There are much better Drake songs that should have been in its place. But The Grammy Awards are mysterious, and many times, especially in the rap categories, the best song doesn't go home with the award. I wonder why that is?

Nominees

"Coloring Book" - Chance the Rapper

"The Life of Pablo" - Kanye West

"Blank Face LP" - ScHoolboy Q

"Major Key" - DJ Khaled

"Views" - Drake

"And the Anonymous Nobody" - De La Soul

Winner: "Views"

We predicted that Drake would take home the award back when we made our Grammy nomination predictions, and not much has changed now that the nominations have been finalized.

Nominees

"No Problem" - Chance the Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz

"That Part" - ScHoolboy Q feat. Kanye West

"All The Way Up" - Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infrared

"Panda" - Desiigner

"Pop Style" - Drake feat. The Throne

Winner: "No Problem"

Chance the Rapper won't just go home with one Grammy, so look for him to pull a minor upset here and beat out Drake, Desiigner, and the rest.

Nominees

"Vice" - Miranda Lambert

"Die A Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett

"Blue Ain't Your Color" - Keith Urban

"My Church" - Maren Morris

"Humble and Kind" - Tim McGraw

Winner: "Vice"

Again, this is something we predicted earlier, and we're not changing our tune. "Vice" was the best country song this year by far, and it would be very, very surprising if it didn't win this Grammy.

Nominees

"Ripcord" - Keith Urban

"Hero" - Maren Morris

"Big Day in a Small Town" - Brandy Clark

"Full Circle" - Loretta Lynn

"A Sailor's Guide To Earth" - Sturgill Simpson

Winner: "A Sailor's Guide To Earth"

Sturgill Simpson and his psychedelic country album come into this category (and the category of Album of the Year) as the ultimate dark horse. But in this field, his album is also the strongest. Look for an upset here.

Nominees

"Bright Star"

"Waitress"

"The Color Purple"

"Fiddler on the Roof"

"Kinky Boots"

Winner: "Fiddler on the Roof"

The 2016 production of "Fiddler on the Roof" was incredibly strong, as was the official cast recording. And though "Waitress," "Kinky Boots," "The Color Purple," and "Bright Star" are all worthy challengers, look for the committee to go with a classic here.

Nominees

"Upside Down & Inside Out" - OK Go

"Up & Up" - Coldplay

"River" - Leon Bridges

"Gosh" - Jamie XX

"Formation" - Beyoncé

Winner - "Formation"

The committee really did Beyoncé a favor here. "Hotline Bling" wasn't nominated, nor were "Angels," "Famous," or any of the year's other iconic and groundbreaking music videos. She should waltz away with this award easy-peasy.