Five songs are competing for 'Record of the Year' at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

"Hello", "Formation", "7 Years", "Work", and "Stressed Out" will compete in the major categories of the 59th Grammy Awards on February 12th.

"Hello" - Adele

HelloThis is the first single from Adele's album 25, released on November 20, 2015.Written by Adele and songwriter Greg Kurstin, "Hello" can evoke the familiar melancholy found in her previous hits like "Someone Like You," "Chasing Pavements," and "Set Fire to the Rain." However, "Hello" also possesses the calmness of a mature woman.

Within the first 24 hours of its release, the song garnered over 27 million views on YouTube. After five days, that number increased to over 100 million, making it one of the fastest videos to reach this milestone. On January 18th, "Hello" surpassed one billion views on the Vevo YouTube channel.He received nominations for "Record of the Year," "Song of the Year," and "Best Pop Performance" at the 59th Grammy Awards in 2017.

"Formation" - Beyoncé

Formation is a single from Beyoncé's sixth album, Lemonade, released on February 6, 2016.The R&B queen continues to showcase her exceptional dance skills inFormation. The visuals of the music video are highly symbolic, leaving a lasting and haunting impression.

The singer conveys a message about feminism, pride in Black culture, and a call to eliminate racial discrimination. The music video opens with Beyonce sitting in a New Orleans police car slowly sinking into floodwaters. This image evokes the pain of Hurricane Katrina sweeping through New Orleans – a land considered a cradle of multiculturalism. The moment the police car crashes into a figure implicitly condemns the numerous cases of American police killings of Black people. The image of them raising their hands in surrender to a Black boy represents the dream of equality. Beyonce's daughter, Blue Ivy, also appears in the music video with her signature curly hair.

In addition to the "Record of the Year" nomination, Formation received nominations for "Song of the Year" and "Music Video of the Year".

"7 years" - Lukas Graham

"7 Years" is from Lukas Graham's second album, released on December 15, 2015. The four-member Danish band started in late 2011 but truly rose to prominence with the release of their soul-pop hit, "7 Years." The song is one of the most critically acclaimed tracks of the past year. "7 Years" features meaningful lyrics, like the story of a person's life from age seven to seven.

Lukas Forchhammer, lead singer and songwriter of "7 Years," shared that he wrote the song after his father passed away at the age of 61. His father's death made him realize how short life is: "It seems like my father's passing was destiny. He died just as we were preparing to enter the global music market. He helped us achieve the success we have today. Without him, I couldn't have written this song."

Lukas Graham's sweet ballad received nominations for "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year".

"Work" - Rihanna feat. Drake

Work is the first single from Rihanna's eighth album, released on January 27, 2016. Prior to that, all 13 tracks from RiRi's album Anti had been leaked online. Many fans felt that Work was significantly less appealing than her other musical releases.However, cCritics have praised the dancehall music (a genre of music from Jamaica).in Word.

The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine weeks, becoming Rihanna's 14th single to achieve this and placing her fourth on the list of artists with the most number-one singles in history (after The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Mariah Carey). The song also reached number one in Canada, Brazil, Denmark, France, and the Netherlands, and charted in the top 5 in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

Work received two nominations at the 59th Grammy Awards, including "Record of the Year" and "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance".

"Stressed Out"Twenty One Pilots

Twenty One Pilotsis an American band consisting of two members,Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun.Twenty One Pilots' songwriting style is quite unique. They often set poems to music. When the lyrics are too long, the two guys choose to rap.

Twenty One Pilotsrelease the songStressed OutThis was released in April 2015. This product clearly showcases the band's distinctive musical style.Stressed OutIt's a blend of many genres including Pop, Rock, Rap, and even hymn-inspired melodies. However, the two guys born in 1988 have managed to make them harmonious, catchy, and easily addictive.

According to VNE