Grammy predictions 2018: Our critic’s picks for who should, will win

FILE - In this Sunday, June 25, 2017, file photo, Bruno Mars performs "Perm" at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Mars is the top nominee with eight nods at the American Music Awards, while The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd all earned five nominations each. The show will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 19 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on ABC. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this Sunday, June 25, 2017, file photo, Bruno Mars performs "Perm" at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Mars is the top nominee with eight nods at the American Music Awards, while The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd all earned five nominations each. The show will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 19 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on ABC. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

By Glenn Gamboa January 28, 2018 5 min read

Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow says this year’s eclectic Grammy nominations show the organization’s drive toward diversity in recent years has succeeded. That unexpected shift makes the 60th Annual Grammy Awards one of the hardest to predict, but let’s give it a shot.

Here are our picks in the major categories.

RECORD OF THE YEAR

-“Redbone,” Childish Gambino

-“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber