10 Grammy Nominated Tracks To Score Your Next Run
These are just a few of our uptempo favorites for your next workout that are likely to take home some awards at this year's Grammys.
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With the Grammy Awards just around the corner, we wanted to round up some of the liveliest songs in competition this year for your running pleasure. It likely won’t surprise anyone to learn that Beyoncé leads the pack this year with nine nominations. By that same token, anyone with access to a radio this year could have predicted Justin Timberlake would be a contender in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category for his Trolls hit “Can’t Stop the Feeling” or that The Chainsmokers would be up for Best New Artist with their number one single “Closer.”
Apart from the obvious hits, the last year–and the nominations accordingly–have provided a few wild cards as well. With a six year gap between his debut and follow-up album, many folks wrote Mike Posner off. Nevertheless, his “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” is up for the Song of the Year Grammy. Skrillex and Rick Ross might make for an unlikely combo, but they’ve picked up a nomination in the Best Compilation Soundtrack category for the contribution to Suicide Squad. Lastly, moving beyond the Top 40, you can find a Waitress collaboration from Sara Bareilles and Jason Mraz that’s up for the Best Musical Theater Album award. As with most award shows, they provide an excellent way to celebrate the songs you’ve loved the last year and pick up on a few you missed along the way. Whether you give this playlist a spin in advance (or in lieu) of the broadcast, the aim here is the same. To that end, we’ve highlighted a few of the year’s uptempo favorites–according to the categories in which they’ll be competing.
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini – 74 BPM
Song Of The Year
Mike Posner – I Took a Pill in Ibiza (SeeB Remix) – 103 BPM
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop the Feeling – 113 BPM
Record Of The Year
Best Pop Vocal Album
Sia – Move Your Body (Single Mix) – 128 BPM
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Flume & Kai – Never Be Like You (Martin Solveig Remix) – 125 BPM
Best Musical Theater Album
Sara Bareilles & Jason Mraz – Bad Idea – 168 BPM
Best Rock Album
Panic! at the Disco – LA Devotee – 176 BPM
Best New Artist
The Chainsmokers & XYLØ – Setting Fires – 105 BPM
Best Rap Album
To find more workout songs, folks can check out the free database at Run Hundred. Visitors can browse the song selections there by genre, tempo, and era to find the music that best fits with their particular workout routine.