My Grammy Predictions

This past week on my podcast, "Groupie and Harmony", I ran my second annual "Grammy Week", where I predicted the winners of several awards.  In my predictions, I listed who I thought would win and who was my one to watch, where I think that one is a runner-up that could win it.  I did not include every award since that would be a lot and I don't feel as though I am an expert in some awards to make educated or fair predictions.  That said, these are my predictions for several of the awards  As a note, several awards have nominees in addition or instead of the performing artist.  In this post, I am only listing the artists, but I want to give a shoutout to everybody nominated, including those not the artist.


General Field

Record of the Year

Strong Possibility

  • Circles - Post Malone
  • Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish
  • Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa
  • Black Parade - Beyonce

Possible

  • Savage - Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyonce
  • Rockstar - DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch

Unlikely

  • Say So - Doja Cat

No Chance

  • Colors - Black Pumas


Album of the Year

Strong Possibility

  • Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa
  • Chilombo - Jhene Aiko
  • Folklore - Taylor Swift

Possible

  • Hollywood's Bleeding - Post Malone
  • Women in Music Part III - Haim

Unlikely

  • Everyday Life - Coldplay

No Chance

  • Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) - Black Pumas
  • Djesse Vol. 3 - Jacob Collier


Song of the Year

Strong Possibility

  • The Box - Roddy Ricch
  • I Can't Breathe - H.E.R.
  • Black Parade - Beyonce
  • Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish
  • Circles - Post Malone
  • Cardigan - Taylor Swift
  • Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa

Unlikely

  • If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe feat. Julia Michaels


Best New Artist

Frontrunner

  • Megan Thee Stallion

Strong Possibility

  • Phoebe Bridgers
  • Kaytranada
  • Doja Cat

Unlikely

  • Ingrid Andress
  • Noah Cyrus

No Chance

  • D Smoke
  • Chika


Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

Strong Possibility

  • Cardigan - Taylor Swift
  • Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish
  • Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa
  • Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

Unlikely

  • Say So - Doja Cat

No Chance

  • Yummy - Justin Bieber


Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Strong Possibility

  • Exile - Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver
  • Dynamite - BTS
  • Rain on Me - Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande

Unlikely

  • Un Dia (One Day) - J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
  • Intentions - Justin Bieber feat. Quavo


Best Traditional Pop Album

Frontrunner

  • Unfollow the Rules - Rufus Wainwright

Possible

  • Judy - Renee Zellweger
  • True Love:  A Celebration of Cole Porter - Harry Connick Jr.

Unlikely

  • American Standard - James Taylor
  • Blue Umbrella - (Burt Bacharach &) Daniel Tashian


Best Pop Vocal Album

Strong Possibility

  • Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa
  • Chromatica - Lady Gaga
  • Folklore - Taylor Swift
  • Fine Line - Harry Styles

Unlikely

  • Changes - Justin Bieber


Dance/Electronic Music

Best Dance Recording

Strong Possibility

  • The Difference - Flume feat. Toro y Moi
  • 10% - Kaytranada feat. Kali Uchis
  • My High - Disclosure, Amine and Slowthai

Possible

  • On My Mind - Diplo & Sidepiece

No Chance

  • Both of Us - Jayda G


Best Dance/Electronic Album

Strong Possibility

  • Bubba - Kaytranada
  • Energy - Disclosure

Possible

  • Good Faith - Madeon

Unlikely

  • Planet's Mad - Baauer

No Chance

  • Kick I - Arca


Rock

Best Rock Performance

Frontrunner

  • The Steps - Haim

Strong Possibility

  • Kyoto - Phoebe Bridgers
  • Stay High - Brittany Howard
  • Shameika - Fiona Apple

Possible

  • Not - Big Thief
  • Daylight - Grace Potter


Best Metal Performance

Frontrunner

  • Underneath - Code Orange

Possible

  • Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe) - Power Trip
  • Bum-Rush - Body Count
  • Bloodmoney - Poppy
  • The In-Between - In This Moment


Best Rock Song

Strong Possibility

  • Stay High - Brittany Howard
  • Not - Big Thief
  • Lost in Yesterday - Tame Impala
  • Kyoto - Phoebe Bridgers
  • Shameika - Fiona Apple


Best Rock Album

Strong Possibility

  • Kiwanuka - Michael Kiwanuka
  • Sound & Fury - Sturgill Simpson
  • The New Abnormal - The Strokes

Possible

  • Daylight - Grace Potter

Unlikely

  • A Hero's Death - Fontaines D.C.


Alternative

Best Alternative Album

Strong Possibility

  • Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple
  • Jaime - Brittany Howard

Possible

  • Hyperspace - Beck
  • The Slow Rush - Tame Impala
  • Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers


R&B

Best R&B Performance

Frontrunner

  • Black Parade - Beyonce

Strong Possibility

  • Lightning & Thunder - Jhene Aiko feat. John Legend

Possible

  • Goat Head - Brittany Howard
  • All I Need - Jacob Collier feat. Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
  • See Me - Emily King


Best Traditional R&B Performance

Frontrunner

  • Wonder What She Thinks of Me - Chloe x Halle

Possible

  • Anything for You - Ledisi

Unlikely

  • Sit On Down - The Baylor Project
  • Distance - Yebba
  • Let Me Go - Mykal Kilgore


Best R&B Song

Frontrunner

  • Black Parade - Beyonce

Strong Possibility

  • Do It - Chloe x Halle

Possible

  • Better Than I Imagine - Robert Glasper feat. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello
  • Slow Down - Skip Marley & H.E.R.
  • Collide - Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG


Best Progressive R&B Album

Strong Possibility

  • Chilombo - Jhene Aiko
  • Ungodly Hour - Chloe x Halle

Possible

  • It Is What It Is - Thundercat
  • F*** Yo Feelings - Robert Glasper
  • Free Nationals - Free Nationals


Best R&B Album

Possible

  • All Rise - Gregory Porter
  • Bigger Love - John Legend
  • To Feel Love/D - Luke James
  • Take Time - Giveon

Unlikely

  • Happy 2 Be Here - Ant Clemons


Rap

Best Rap Performance

Strong Possibility

  • The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby
  • Dior - Pop Smoke
  • Savage - Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyonce

Possible

  • Deep Reverence - Big Sean feat. Nipsey Hussle
  • Bop - DaBaby
  • What's Poppin - Jack Harlow


Best Melodic Rap Performance

Strong Possibility

  • The Box - Roddy Ricch
  • Highest in the Room - Travis Scott
  • Rockstar - DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch

Possible

  • Lockdown - Anderson .Paak
  • Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake feat. Lil Durk


Best Rap Song

Strong Possibility

  • Savage - Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyonce
  • The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby
  • The Box - Roddy Ricch
  • Rockstar - DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch

Possible

  • Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake feat. Lil Durk


Best Rap Album

Strong Possibility

  • A Written Testimony - Jay Electronica
  • King's Disease - Nas

Possible

  • Alfredo - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Unlikely

  • The Allegory - Royce da 5'9"

No Chance

  • Black Habits - D Smoke


Country

Best Country Solo Performance

Frontrunner

  • Bluebird - Miranda Lambert

Possible

  • Who You Thought I Was - Brandy Clark
  • Stick That in Your Country Song - Eric Church
  • When My Amy Prays - Vince Gill

Unlikely

  • Black Like Me - Mickey Guyton


Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Strong Possibility

  • Some People Do - Old Dominion
  • 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber

Possible

  • Sugar Coat - Little Big Town

Unlikely

  • Ocean - Lady A
  • All Night - Brothers Osborne


Best Country Song

Strong Possibility

  • Bluebird - Miranda Lambert
  • Some People Do - Old Dominion

Possible

  • More Hearts Than Mine - Ingrid Andress
  • The Bones - Maren Morris

Unlikely

  • Crowded Table - The Highwomen


Best Country Album

Frontrunner

  • Wildcard - Miranda Lambert

Possible

  • Your Life Is a Record - Brandy Clark
  • Never Will - Ashley McBryde
  • Nightfall - Little Big Town

Unlikely

  • Lady Like - Ingrid Andress


Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Frontrunner

  • Won't Let Go - Travis Greene

Possible

  • Come Together - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Presents:  The Good News
  • Release (Live) - Ricky Dillard feat. Tiff Joy
  • Movin' On - Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music

Unlikely

  • Wonderful is Your Name - Melvin Crispell III


Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Strong Possibility

  • There Was Jesus - Zach Williams & Dolly Parton
  • Sunday Morning - Lecrae feat. Kirk Franklin
  • Holy Water - We the Kingdom
  • Famous For (I Believe) - Tauren Wells feat. Jenn Johnson
  • The Blessing (Live) - Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship


Best Gospel Album

Strong Possibility

  • Gospel According to PJ - PJ Morton

Possible

  • Choirmaster - Ricky Dillard
  • Kierra - Kierra Sheard

Unlikely

  • 2econd Wind:  ReadY - Anthony Brown & group therAPy

No Chance

  • My Tribute - Myron Butler


Best Contemporary Christian Album

Strong Possibility

  • Citizen of Heaven - Tauren Wells
  • Holy Water - We the Kingdom
  • All of My Best Friends - Hillsong Young & Free

Possible

  • Jesus is King - Kanye West

No Chance

  • Run to The Father - Cody Carnes


Latin

Best Latin Pop Album or Urban Album

Frontrunner

  • YHLQMDLG - Bad Bunny

Possible

  • Pausa - Ricky Martin
  • Mesa Para Dos - Kany Garcia

Unlikely

  • Por Primera Vez - Camilo
  • 3:33 - Debi Nova


American Roots

Best American Roots Performance

Frontrunner

  • Colors - Black Pumas

Possible

  • I'll Be Gone - Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
  • I Remember Everything - John Prine
  • Short and Sweet - Brittany Howard

Unlikely

  • Deep in Love - Bonny Light Horseman


Best American Roots Song

Strong Possibility

  • I Remember When - John Prince
  • Man Without a Soul - Lucinda Williams
  • Hometown - Sarah Jarosz

Possible

  • Ceiling to the Floor, Sierra Hull

Unlikely

  • Cabin - The Secret Sisters


Best Americana Album

Strong Possibility

  • Good Souls Better Angels - Lucinda Williams
  • World on the Ground - Sarah Jarosz

Possible

  • El Dorado - Marcus King

Unlikely

  • Old Flowers - Courtney Marie Andrews
  • Terms of Surrender - Hiss Golden Messenger


Best Folk Album

Frontrunner

  • Thanks for the Dance - Leonard Cohen

Strong Possibility

  • Song for Our Daughter - Laura Marling

Possible

  • All the Good Times - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Unlikely

  • Bonny Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman
  • Saturn Returns - The Secret Sisters


Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album

Strong Possibility

  • Catch and Kill - Ronan Farrow
  • The Answer Is... - Ken Jennings (book by Alex Trebek)

Possible

  • Blowout:  Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth - Rachel Maddow
  • Charlotte's Web - Meryl Streep and Full Cast (book by E.B. White)

Unlikely

  • Acid for the Children - Flea


Production, Non-Classical

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Frontrunner

  • Jaime - Brittany Howard

Possible

  • Hyperspace - Beck

Unlikely

  • Expectations - Katie Pruitt
  • 25 Trips - Sierra Hull

No Chance

  • Black Hole Rainbow - Devon Gilfillian


Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Strong Possibility

  • Jack Antonoff
  • Dave Cobb

Possible

  • Andrew Watt

Unlikely

  • Dan Auerbach
  • Flying Lotus


Best Remixed Recording

Frontrunner

  • Roses (Imanbek Remix) - Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (Saint Jhn)

Possible

  • Do You Ever (RAC Mix) - RAC, remixer (Phil Good)
  • Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix) - Morgan Page, remixer (Deadmau5)
  • Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Remix) - Louie Vega, remixer (Jasper Street Co.)

Unlikely

  • Young & Alive (Bazzi vs. Haywyre Remix) - Haywyre, remixer (Bazzi)


Music Video/Film

Best Music Video

Frontrunner

  • Brown Skin Girl - Beyonce, Saint Jhn, & Wizkid feat. Blue Ivy Carter

Possible

  • Lockdown - Anderson .Paak
  • Adore You - Harry Styles
  • Life is Good - Future feat. Drake

Unlikely

  • Goliath - Woodkid


Music Video/Film

Note:  The artists listed here are the artist each film is regarding and often not those most involved.

Frontrunner

  • Black Is King - Beyonce

Possible

  • Beastie Boys Story - Beastie Boys
  • Linda Ronstadt:  The Sound of My Voice - Linda Ronstadt

Unlikely

  • We Are Freestyle Love Supreme - Freestyle Love Supreme
  • That Little Ol' Band From Texas - ZZ Top

Who do you think will win some of these awards?  What awards are you most excited about?  Let me know in the comments!

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