I can confidently say none of these will be nominated.

It’s called The Big Day, and I’m not sure why it’s not in the prediction center yet.

Chance the Rapper is a different case because his debut album has been hotly anticipated for years.

I don’t think it’s wrong to predict it; I just think it’s too soon to talk about it being a frontrunner to win, and it’s worth pointing out that Beyoncé is often overestimated in Grammy predictions, whether that comes to nominations (Everything…[Read more]

Ella Mai is not eligible for Best New Artist; she is already a Grammy winner.

And “Trip” is eligible.

When the album was announced as being heavy on African collaborators, I actually thought it could be a Best World Music Album competitor. Having listened to the album, it’s most likely Urban Contemporary. They could throw it in Pop because the R&B panel can be weird sometimes, but UC is most likely.

Everyone here literally says every Beyoncé album will get in AOTY. Everything Is Love was the most predicted album last year and didn’t get nominated. Everyone was saying Homecoming was getting in until this new album was announced. I didn’t have to be here in 2011 to know that 4 was heavily predicted.

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You could say the same thing about “Dearest.”

It’s a cover of a well known song, her biggest hit on alternative radio, Beck just got in with an alternative radio only hit this past year, and Lana has been nominated in the pop field a few times.

I’m not necessarily saying it will get nominated, but it could.

Paul Grein confirmed with the Recording Academy that “Truth Hurts” is eligible this year.

Of course not

It’s forgettable.

And Tony Bennett beat Willie Nelson before only to lose to him this year. What is your point?

Greta Van Fleet, H.E.R., Chloe x Halle, Margo Price, Jorja Smith, James Bay, Tori Kelly, Courtney Barnett, Haim, Brandy Clark, James Blake, Kacey Musgraves, Alabama Shakes, Skrillex, Mumford & Sons, MGMT, and Silversun Pickups did not need top 40 hits to get nominated for Best New Artist.

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I don’t think she’s winning anything this year regardless of her submissions. She has tougher competition than last year. But it wouldn’t hurt to be strategic with them just in case a frontrunner falters.

And he has also beat Michael Bublé before, so I’m not sure why you’re pointing out that those two losses were to Bublé. It doesn’t matter who he lost to; he’s not unbeatable.

The only point I was making was that Cheek to Cheek‘s win was not a “gimme” award or by any means a guaranteed win, and of course you’re over here making a big deal about i…[Read more]

He lost in 2010 and 2014 before Cheek to Cheek won, and lost again this year with another collaborative album, so no, he does not “always win.”

Partners was wildly successful and super baity so yes, Cheek to Cheek could have lost, and there’s even an argument to be made that Gaga’s involvement could have tipped the scales in Bennett’s favor.

Artists make bad submissions all the time, including Ariana this past year. We’ll see what ends up happening.

The smart move would be to enter “7 Rings” in ROTY and “Thank U, Next” everywhere else, but who knows if they’ll do that.

I mean, Ed Sheeran isn’t exactly a great artist, but I think most people are aware of how much the Grammys like him. He got nominated for SOTY with a middling hit, the committee used a loophole to put him in BNA the next year, he got a somewhat surprising AOTY nomination, and then won SOTY the next year.

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I would not be surprised to see “Doin’ Time” by Lana Del Rey nominated in Best Pop Solo Performance.

Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Maggie Rogers, Lewis Capaldi, Dean Lewis, Yola, SHAED, Megan Thee Stallion, Morgan Wallen, DaBaby, Summer Walker, City Girls, Ava Max.

And Juice WRLD if they let him in this year.