Yep, the numbers are in. Out of 13 Grammy award, Billboard picked 7 correctly, while my web crawling approach picked 6. Congrats to the a Billboard editorial team for winning (this round!). Let me know where to send the milkshakes!
Here are the details. All the raw data is at Paul vs. Billboard.
Category | Paul’s prediction | Billboard’s prediction | Actual Grammy | Who was right? |
Album Of The Year | Adele | Adele | Adele | Both |
Record Of The Year | Adele | Adele | Adele | Both |
Song of the Year | Adele | Bruno Mars | Adele | Paul |
Best New Artist | Bon Iver | The Band Perry | Bon Hiver | Paul |
Best Pop Solo Performance | Adele | Lady Gaga | Adele | Paul |
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera | Tony Bennett | Tony Bennet | Billboard |
Best R&B Album | Kelly Price | Chris Brown | Chris Brown | Billboard |
Best Country Album | Jason Aldean | Taylor Swift | Lady Antebellum | Neither |
Best Dance/Electronica Album | Cut/Copy | Skrillex | Skrillex | Billboard |
Best Rock Album | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Foo Fighters | Foo Fighters | Billboard |
Best Alternative Music Album | Bon Iver | Bon Iver | Bon Hiver | Both |
Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album | Calle 13 | Calle 13 | Maná | Neither |
Best Rap Album | Kanye West & Jay-Z | Nicki Minaj | Kanye West | Neither |