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Album Of The Year
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'Folklore' will take the prize and deliver Taylor Swift a record-breaking third win in this prestigious flagship category. Swift will look fantastic and humble, glorious yet relatable as she tearfully accepts her award. It'll be a fairy tale ending.
The Nominees
Jhené Aiko - 'Chilombo'
Black Pumas - ‘Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)’
Coldplay - 'Everyday Life'
Jacob Collier - ‘Djesse Vol. 3’
Haim - 'Women in Music Pt. III'
Dua Lipa - 'Future Nostalgia'
Post Malone - 'Hollywood's Bleeding'
Taylor Swift - 'Folklore'
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Record Of The Year
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This award recognizes the best song. (The Song Of The Year Grammy is awarded to songwriters.) Beyonce is up for nine awards this year spread across her ‘Black Parade’ project and her scorching rap on Meghan Thee Stallion’s “Savage”. She’s competing against herself in this category, so the smart money is on Bey! “Savage” will clinch this.
The Nominees
Beyoncé - “Black Parade”
Black Pumas - “Colors”
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch - “Rockstar”
Doja Cat - “Say So”
Billie Eilish - “Everything I Wanted”
Dua Lipa - “Don’t Start Now"
Post Malone - “Circles”
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé - “Savage”
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Song of the Year
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This is the category for music and lyrics, and "I Can't Breathe" by H.E.R. is in a league of its own here. If it doesn't win, there will be audible gasps from behind masks. The lyrics elevate it above the rest.
The Nominees
Beyoncé - "Black Parade"
Roddy Ricch - "The Box"
Taylor Swift - "Cardigan"
Post Malone - "Circles"
Dua Lipa - "Don't Start Now"
Billie Eilish - "Everything I Wanted"
H.E.R. - "I Can't Breathe"
JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels - "If the World Was Ending"
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Best New Artist
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There are some headscratchers in this category. Nods to Noah Cyrus and Kaytranada are giving us serious 2016 vibes. Phoebe Bridgers will take this one. The L.A. indie rocker behind the hit "Kyoto" has four nominations this year.
The Nominees
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion
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Best R&B Performance
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Jacob Collier, the 26-year-old indoorsy British multi-instrumentalist, is enjoying a bump of well-earned buzz right now. Still, the New York songstress Emily King will win this Grammy with her delicate, urgent, meditative song, “See Me”.
The Nominees
Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend - “Lightning & Thunder”
Beyoncé - “Black Parade”
Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign - “All I Need”
Brittany Howard - “Goat Head”
Emily King - “See Me”
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Best Pop Solo Performance
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Justin Bieber will win for “Yummy” because when we first read that song title, we were, like, ‘Ew.’ But then when we heard the track, we were, like, ‘Okay.’ Bieber can wipe the ew off of yummy just with the power of his performance. That’s real power. Give this man the golden gramophone yesterday.
The Nominees
Justin Bieber - “Yummy”
Doja Cat - “Say So”
Billie Eilish - “Everything I Wanted”
Dua Lipa - “Don’t Start Now”
Harry Styles - “Watermelon Sugar”
Taylor Swift - “Cardigan"
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Best Pop Vocal Album
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Will Gaga get any love this year? She's facing tough competition in this category from Dua Lipa, who has six nominations. Gaga will take this trophy, though, and we'll get to see some marvelous pandemic fashion when she accepts. This is one of Gaga's two nominations this year. She's also up for the Pop Duo/Group Performance prize for "Rain on Me" with Ariana Grande.
The Nominees
Justin Bieber - 'Changes'
Lady Gaga - 'Chromatica'
Dua Lipa - 'Future Nostalgia'
Harry Styles - 'Fine Line'
Taylor Swift - 'Folklore'
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
This category used to be called Best Rap/Sung Performance, and before that, it was Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. And this year, the inaugural Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy will go to “Rockstar” by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch. Not sure if you know that song? Here, it’s this one. The one you hear everywhere, every time, all the time. DaBaby is nominated for four Grammys, including the Record of the Year award. Roddy Ricch is up for six awards, and both are performing on Sunday’s show. Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” and “Rockstar” have earned him six nominations. He’s running against himself in the Rap Song category and Rap/Sung Performance.
The Nominees
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch - “Rockstar”
Drake Featuring Lil Durk - “Laugh Now, Cry Later”
Anderson .Paak - “Lockdown”
Roddy Ricch - “The Box”
Travis Scott - “Highest in the Room”
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Best Rap Song
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Roddy Ricch is nominated six times, but he can technically only win four trophies because he's competing against himself in this category and the Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance race. The existential Compton rapper's hit "The Box" spent a whopping 11 weeks at the top of the charts. Apple Music named it Song of the Year. Our tea leaves agree. "The Box" has this award in the bag.
The Nominees
Lil Baby - "The Bigger Picture"
Roddy Ricch - "The Box"
Drake Featuring Lil Durk - "Laugh Now, Cry Later"
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch - "Rockstar"
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé - "Savage"
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Best Country Duo/Group Performance
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Audiences really responded to the timely collab "10,000 Hours" from Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber. And folks are onboard for Dan + Shay's TikTok-hot followup, "Glad You Exist". Look for "10,000 Hours" to pick up the win in this tight category. This is one of Bieber's four nominations this year.
The Nominees
Brothers Osborne - "All Night"
Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber - "10,000 Hours"
Lady A - "Ocean"
Little Big Town - "Sugar Coat"
Old Dominion - "Some People Do"
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Best Rock Performance
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Este Haim told the Telegraph, “I think it is important to have a vision and to stay true to that.” Our vision is the pop-rock sister band Haim performing on this Sunday’s show and winning the Best Rock Performance category with their song, “The Steps”. The L.A. trio with the Hall & Oats-y vibe is also nominated in the Album of the Year category.
The Nominees
Fiona Apple - “Shameika”
Big Thief - “Not”
Phoebe Bridgers - “Kyoto”
Haim - “The Steps”
Brittany Howard - “Stay High”
Grace Potter - “Daylight”
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Best Music Video
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This year's slate is full of provocative and artful videos. But nothing feels as good on the eyes as Harry Styles. He could sit still in the video for "Adore You" and folks would hold viewing parties. "Adore You" is the video with the goldfish, and it's going to win.
The Nominees
Beyoncé - "Brown Skin Girl"
Future Featuring Drake - "Life Is Good"
Anderson .Paak - "Lockdown"
Harry Styles - "Adore You"
Woodkid - "Goliath"
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