Taylor, hands-down. A Grammy bait song from an acclaimed album and weak competition. “Rain On Me” didn’t have staying power. “Dynamite” and “Intentions” are lightweight. “Un Dia” is a nonfactor.

so did Beyoncé

Billie

I don’t agree. The Grammys’ stance that if you’ve already won a Grammy as a performer you shouldn’t be eligible is fair. It just needs to apply consistently to all Grammy winners.

Winning a Grammy before your debut album is an impressive feat, but they should spread the love around to artists who haven’t gotten their shot to win yet.

“Sign of the Times” was a commercial dud and his debut album had no hits. Fine Line is one of the biggest albums of this year and has two big hits. This is a very weak comparison.

Harry is 100% locked in AOTY at this point; anyone suggesting otherwise is in denial.

Not really relevant. The committee still could have chosen that over Watch the Throne.

She could still get in both categories. First-round voting ended awhile ago so assuming “I Can’t Breathe” got enough votes, it could break through. And SNL definitely had an impact seeing as “Damage” is top 5 on iTunes.

Not happening.

Also Natalie is one voter; she’s not an expert or a Grammy pundit.

I’m not sold on “Shameika” in either category

Looking at the confirmed submissions for Pop Duo/Group (and one song that I’m assuming was submitted*), this is how I’d rank everything:

The top contenders (most likely getting nominated):
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande – Rain On Me
Maroon 5 – Memories
Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver – Exile

Strong possibilities (could round out the category or replace…[Read more]

I’m not sold on Finneas getting nominated, regardless. For one, I’m sure the committee will raise concerns about nominating somebody who just won 6 Grammys (including the 3 top categories) over people who haven’t won their first.

Secondly and above all else, Finneas hasn’t exactly made a lot of noise with his solo music. His EP failed to chart on…[Read more]

LMAO I’m not “praying” for Dua Lipa to miss pop nominations; I like her music and really couldn’t care less what she does or doesn’t get. Don’t credit me for your delusions.

It’s pretty evident that they blocked ÷ because they thought it posed a serious threat to win and they didn’t want it to, and that they blocked Reputation because they didn’t think it was worthy of bringing Taylor back to the finals after just winning with her previous album. There’s really no other way around it.

I mean, I highly doubt…[Read more]

I’m not sure about a “bandwagon” happening. There’s a strong case to be made for it getting in. It’s a song relevant to what’s been happening this year by an artist who has one of the biggest albums of this year, who got a surprise nomination last year, and who has a ton of Grammy buzz.

That said, there has been an aversion to mumble rap…[Read more]

I’m circling back around to it after dropping it earlier in the year, but I have a feeling that “Dance Monkey” is going to be recognized in one or both of these categories.

It won the International Songwriting Competition, and lifting up an artist who made it after literally performing on the streets less than 3 years ago feels like a very Grammy…[Read more]

I actually changed gears on Lil Nas in ROTY well before the nominations came out and correctly predicted both of his wins. You’ve got some nerve making fun of my predictions when you never share yours.

This site has been ruined by stan wars.

Who’s gonna tell them that “Come Thru” is also on the ballot for Traditional R&B? 👀

This is rich coming from someone who has made many questionable predictions over the years

I really am. Pop Solo and Pop Album are crowded. I have her getting one ROTY nomination like Khalid last year. Maybe they’ll throw her a bone and put her in AOTY too.