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LOVC wrote:

All of this year’s contenders have weak records in Pop:

– Olivia Rodrigo is new
– Justin Bieber has never won a grammy in Pop
– Taylor Swift has never won Pop Solo despite being nominated 4 times
– Ariana Grande has never won Pop Solo and you can say that she won Pop Duo/Group because Gaga and BPVA thanks to weak competition
– Billie Eilish has never won Pop Solo even though she won Record Of The Year both times

Gaga sure has a great track record in Pop categories, but that doesn’t mean ROM won solely because of her. After all, Ariana is also well-liked by the voters, at least to consistently receive nominations. And if we’re being honest, Ariana mainly lost her awards because of tough competition. She lost to Adele in 2017, Gaga in 2019 and Billie in 2020. All of those 3 were overperforming those years. And she could’ve won for TUN if she did not kill the era the day the album was released.

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#1204241742

If 2021 proved anything is that the music industry still cares too much about the Grammy’s. Despite all of the controversy from snubs, not a single artist snubbed the show. Even Beyoncé showed up which was a shocker to me.

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#1204241343

Dua Lipa and The Weeknd really achieved quite a rare feat. We rarely see this type of multi-year spanning eras these days. The Weeknd had 3 #1 hits one year apart each from the same album.

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ELIAS✨ wrote:

if that was the case, then sign me up for no committees! Fetch the Bolt Cutters and After Hours? Yes yes yes!

also Hollywood’s bleeding definitely Made the cut

I based it on wins/nominations in categories without committees. I think all of those 8 nominees managed to show they have some support (except The Weeknd which is more of a special case). Not too sure about HB though. Maybe it made the top 8.

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#1204240074

What do you guys think the straight vote was last year? I think it’s probably something like this:

Taylor Swift – Folklore
Fiona Apple – Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Dua Lipa – Future Nostalagia
Harry Styles – Fine Line
Lady Gaga – Chromatica
The Weeknd – After Hours
Brittany Howard – Jaime
Miranda Lambert – Wildcard

And yes I don’t think The Weeknd missed AOTY. Yes he missed the pop categories because the voters assumed he would be in R&B and he was at the bottom of the list, but remember that everyone can vote in the GF. So R&B voters definitely voted for him there.

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Save Your Tears is expected to go #1 tomorrow. I really hope that it’ll be submitted. That remix is very good and could make a great GF contender as well.

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Album of the Year predictions based on the recent development:

Silk Sonic (An Evening with Silk Sonic)
Megan Thee Stallion (Good News)
Ariana Grande (Positions)
Billie Eilish (Happier Than Ever)
Justin Bieber (Justice)
Olivia Rodrigo (SOUR)
Morgan Wallen (Dangerous)
Chris Stapleton (Starting Over)

I really hope Morgan is shut out. But his album stayed #1 for like 8 or 9 weeks? It’ll depend on how many of the voters are aware of his racist statements.

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Not sure why people are jumping to conclusions about Taylor being nominated every year. She’s really not that liked by the Grammy’s. We expected her to win 3-4 Grammy’s but she won only 1. I’m not even sure that Evermore will make the top 8. It could get in Pop but I kinda doubt it too especially if there are stronger releases. We already have 4 strong contenders: Ariana, Billie, Olivia and Justin Bieber.

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Ariana should be a shoo-in in AOTY now that they removed the committee. Same with Justin Bieber I think. His album did quite well and Peaches is a big hit.

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#1204238318

If they want to do this, they need to at least add a rule that allows them to disqualify artists who engage in conduct antithetical to the Academy’s “values”. I do not want to see Morgan Wallen for example in the General Field. And it’s now likely to happen because there isn’t a committee.

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So it’s official? It’s reported that they voted to disband these committees.

I think this will help certain artists but harm others.

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I mean it’s a song about sexual assault and a minor being sexually exploited. Did people really think it was going to be upbeat or something? I can see it in SOTY already.

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#1204218103

Save Your Tears remix is very good. Ariana killed it. But it will sadly not be submitted to the Grammy’s if The Weeknd keeps his word.

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#1204218101

Lmao what is she doing

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#1204187760

You Belong With Me’s new version is just so much better. Her voice is much less squeaky now in the song.