[Jay Joined: Feb 14th, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 203 View Predictions]

#1204297699

Will Maroon 5 be a factor? (Lol I know you’ll laugh at me but hey, if Changes got in you never know). Their new album “Jordi” got resoundingly panned by critics but that’s exactly why it scares me to think they could get in there somewhere.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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I don’t think it hurts her chances at all. If anything, the ones affected the most were artists whose musical growth was stifled by the fact that they were signed to Hollywood records which restricted the audiences those artists could target to younger ones. I’m talking about Demi, Miley and Selena specifically as they still have 0 Grammys, though since their departure from Hollywood Demi and Miley have gone on to get nominated for BPVA.

None of that applies here though. Olivia is signed to Interscope, a label which allows for artists to basically do whatever they want. Plus, seeing as how Interscope managed to give Billie Eilish a very succesful headstart in her career, Olivia’s chances are probably the best they can be.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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#1204296479

Honestly, Justin Bieber getting in over The Weeknd in pop last year was beyond horrendous, it was atrocious. Like, is there even a reason why Yummy could be considered better than Blinding Lights???

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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#1204296307

So no one’s going to mention how Marina just delivered her best written album yet?

I know she’s not happening at the Grammys, but her new album is just incredibly well crafted.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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#1204296304

Olivia is guaranteed at least a BPSP nom for Drivers License and another one for BNA, but she could definitely underperform elsewhere.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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lipabridgerstwigs wrote:

AOTY (in order of most likely for a nomination): Silk Sonic, Billie, Olivia, H.E.R., Taylor, Ariana, Justin, Chris

I can see Taylor, Billie and Olivia in Album Of The Year from the Pop field, but Ariana and Justin remain wild card contenders for me. If Justin is lucky enough he might eventually get in, but I genuinely find it hard to see Ariana Grande’s “Positions” shortlisted.

In all fairness, I don’t think anyone can define with certainty what constitues “delusional predictions” this particular season for the lack of precedent. It could either happen that they go massively for popular acts or that we end up with a bunch of albums from people we’ve never heard of before. The best thing we could do to get a clue on what might prevail is look at the GF winners (not the nominees, as they were chosen by pannels) throughout the years, especially the recent ones, and try to find a pattern that could hint at favoritism towards a specific genre from the entire voting body.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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#1204293681

Jay wrote:

I have no idea why there’s not much buzz around her, as from the records I’ve listened to she seems to be a very promising contemporary R&B act.

Same thing with FKA Twigs, she put out the masterpieces LP1 and Magdalene in 2014 and 2019 respectively and no one gave her flowers. Twigs and Noname are miles better and dare I say it, so much more creative than what the Recording Academy usually goes with as their R&B pick, H.E.R.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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#1204293653

I’ve recently listened to Noname’s debut album “Room 25”, which had received widespread acclaim in 2018 (12th best in reception) and it’s brilliant! I have no idea why there’s not much buzz around her, as from the records I’ve listened to she seems to be a very promising contemporary R&B act.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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#1204292158

Diamond Tier wrote:

Not even Folklore could pull off that many nods

Uh, that’s because Folklore was the only album she released during the eligibility period. I’d say she got as many nominations as she could have that time. I’m not even a TS fan and I can agree with lipabridgerstwigs that she could get nominations across the board this time. Don’t forget Taylor Swift is widely respected by the academy and most of the times they wouldn’t miss a chance to throw her bones – heck, even her song written for that movie Cats received a Grammy nod!

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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#1204290914

Boz wrote:

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
1. Olivia Rodrigo, “drivers license”/”good 4 u”
2. Ariana Grande, “positions”
3. Billie Eilish, “Therefore I Am”
4. Lil Nas X, “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
5. Taylor Swift, “willow”
(6. Justin Bieber, “Anyone”)

I agree with all of your predictions except for (maybe a couple of) these. I think “Anyone” has a better/safer shot getting in than “willow” or “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”. Dark horses in this category could also be “We’re Good” by Dua Lipa or a Lorde song if it becomes big enough.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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#1204290906

Justice isn’t being looked over. Some people are predicting Justin Bieber in Album Of The Year (BARF!), and some aren’t. I could see him sneaking in if the nomination process involved a committee, but I’m still undecided on whether or not he will have enough support from the entire academy to get in. He’s guaranteed a BPVA nomination though.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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#1204290714

Dear Lorde, please save us from this dry af year. Amen.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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#1204288779

denizwithanxiety wrote:

don’t underestimate scooter

Yeah, let’s start that conversation again… 🙄

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

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Ghost wrote:

That was 25 years ago. The rules have changed since then. The rule is that any song released from a Grammy winning album is ineligible the following year. It’s the same reason “Set Fire to the Rain” was ineligible, so the label submitted the live version for consideration. The video for “Love Again” is eligible for Music Video, however.

Oh, right. I missed that. My bad, thanks for clearing this up!

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

[Jay Joined: Feb 14th, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 203 View Predictions]

#1204286623

Alanis Morissette won Album of the Year in 1996 and the next year she still received nominations for Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year for “Ironic”, which was part the award winning album. So I don’t know what you guys are talking about saying “Love Again” is ineligible just because Future Nostalgia was already nominated and won a Grammy this year.

FYC | Best music this season:

Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend