2022 Grammy Predictions

This past week, I have done Grammy Week on the Groupie and Harmony podcast, where I predicted several award winners.  This post is a supplementary piece to the episodes with a compiled list of all predicted winners and all nominees ranked by how likely they are to win each award.  For a detailed reasoning behind each predicted winner, you can find them in the according episode of the podcast.

 

General field

Record of the Year

1.       “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish

2.       “Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo

3.       “I Get a Kick Out of You” – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

4.       “Leave the Door Open” – Silk Sonic

5.       “I Still Have Faith in You” – ABBA

6.       “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring SZA

7.       “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X

8.       “Peaches” – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon

9.       “Right on Time” – Brandi Carlile

10.   “Freedom” – Jon Batiste

Album of the Year

1.       Love for Sale – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

2.       Sour – Olivia Rodrigo

3.       Donda – Kanye West

4.       Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish

5.       Evermore – Taylor Swift

6.       Back of My Mind – H.E.R.

7.       Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber

8.       We Are – Jon Batiste

9.       Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat

10.   Montero – Lil Nas X

Song of the Year

1.       “Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo

2.       “Leave the Door Open” – Silk Sonic

3.       “Happer Than Ever” – Billie Eilish

4.       “Fight for You” – H.E.R.

5.       “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” – Lil Nas X

6.       “Peaches” – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon

7.       “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring SZA

8.       “A Beautiful Noise” – Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile

9.       “Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran

10.   “Right on Time” – Brandi Carlile

Best New Artist

1.       Olivia Rodrigo

2.       Saweetie

3.       The Kid Laroi

4.       Glass Animals

5.       Baby Keem

6.       Jimmie Allen

7.       Finneas

8.       Arlo Parks

9.       Arooj Aftab

10.   Japanese Breakfast

 

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

1.       “Positions” – Ariana Grande

2.       “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish

3.       “Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo

4.       “Anyone” – Justin Bieber

5.       “Right on Time” – Brandi Carlile

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

1.       “I Get a Kick Out of You” – Tony Bennet and Lady Gaga

2.       “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring SZA

3.       “Butter” – BTS

4.       “Lonely” – Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco

5.       “Higher Power” – Coldplay

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

1.       Love for Sale – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

2.       A Holly Dolly Christmas – Dolly Parton

3.       That’s Life – Willie Nelson

4.       Ledisi Sings Nina – Ledisi

5.       Til We Meet Again (Live) – Norah Jones

6.       A Tori Kelly Christmas – Tori Kelly

Best Pop Vocal Album

1.       Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish

2.       Sour – Olivia Rodrigo

3.       Positions – Ariana Grande

4.       Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber

5.       Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat

 

Dance/Electronic music

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

1.       “Alive” – Rüfüs Du Sol

2.       “The Business” – Tiësto

3.       “Hero” – Afrojack and David Guetta

4.       “Before” – James Blake

5.       “Loom” - Ólafur Arnalds featuring Bonobo

6.       “You Can Do It” – Caribou

7.       “Heartbreak” – Bonobo and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

Best Dance/Electronic Album

1.       Free Love – Sylvan Esso

2.       Subconsciously – Black Coffee

3.       Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded) – Major Lazer

4.       Fallen Embers – Illenium

5.       Shockwave – Marshmello

6.       Judgement – Ten City

 

Rock

Best Rock Performance

1.       “Making a Fire” – Foo Fighters

2.       “Nothing Compares 2 U” – Chris Cornell

3.       “Shot in the Dark” – AC/DC

4.       “Know You Better” (Live from Capitol Studio A) – Black Pumas

5.       “Ohms” - Deftones

Best Metal Performance

1.       “Pushing the Tides” – Mastodon

2.       “Amazonia” – Gojira

3.       “The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)” – Rob Zombie

4.       “Genesis” – Deftones

5.       “The Alien” – Dream Theater

Best Rock Song

1.       “Waiting on a War” – Foo Fighters

2.       “Find My Way” – Paul McCartney

3.       “Distance” – Mammoth WVH

4.       “The Bandit” – Kings of Leon

5.       “All My Favorite Songs” - Weezer

Best Rock Album

1.       Medicine at Midnight – Foo Fighters

2.       McCartney III – Paul McCartney

3.       Power Up – AC/DC

4.       No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell

5.       Capitol Cuts – Live from Studio A – Black Pumas

 

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

1.       If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power – Halsey

2.       Daddy’s Home – St. Vincent

3.       Collapsed in Sunbeams – Arlo Parks

4.       Shore – Fleet Foxes

5.       Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast

 

R&B

Best R&B Performance

1.       “Leave the Door Open” – Silk Sonic

2.       “Peaches” – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon

3.       “Damage” – H.E.R.

4.       “Pick Up Your Feelings” – Jazmine Sullivan

5.       “Lost You” – Snoh Aalegra

Best Traditional R&B Performance

1.       “Fight for You” – H.E.R.

2.       “I Need You” – Jon Batiste

3.       “Born Again” – Leon Bridges featuring Robert Glasper

4.       “Bringing It On Home to Me” – BJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton, and Kenyon Dixon featuring Charlie Bereal

5.       “How Much Can a Heart Take” – Lucky Daye featuring Yebba

Best R&B Song

1.       “Leave the Door Open” – Silk Sonic

2.       “Damage” – H.E.R.

3.       “Good Days” – SZA

4.       “Pick Up Your Feelings” – Jazmine Sullivan

5.       “Heartbreak Anniversary” - Giveon

Best Progressive R&B Album

1.       Dinner Party:  Dessert – Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9^th Wonder, and Kamasi Washington

2.       Table for Two – Lucky Daye

3.       New Light – Eric Bellinger

4.       Mood Valiant – Hiatus Kaiyote

5.       Something to Say – Cory Henry

6.       Studying Abroad:  Extended Stay - Masego

Best R&B Album

1.       Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan

2.       Back of My Mind – H.E.R.

3.       We Are – Jon Batiste

4.       Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies – Snoh Aalegra

5.       Gold-Diggers Sound – Leon Bridges

 

Rap

Best Rap Performance

1.       “My Life” – J. Cole featuring 21 Savage and Morray

2.       “Family Ties” – Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar

3.       “Up” – Cardi B

4.       “Thot Shit” – Megan Thee Stallion

Best Melodic Rap Performance

1.       “Hurricane” – Kanye West featuring The Weeknd and Lil Baby

2.       “Need to Know" – Doja Cat

3.       “Pride Is the Devil” – J. Cole featuring Lil Baby

4.       “Industry Baby” – Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow

5.       “WusYaName” – Tyler, the Creator featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla $ign

Best Rap Song

1.       “Bath Salts” – DMX featuring Jay-Z and Nas

2.       “My Life” – J. Cole featuring 21 Savage and Morray

3.       “Family Ties” – Baby Keem featuring Kendirck Lamar

4.       “Jail” – Kanye West featuring Jay-Z

5.       “Best Friend” – Saweetie featuring Doja Cat

Best Rap Album

1.       Donda – Kanye West

2.       Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator

3.       The Off-Season – J. Cole

4.       King’s Disease II – Nas

 

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

1.       “You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton

2.       “Forever After All” – Luke Combs

3.       “Remember Her Name” – Mickey Guyton

4.       “Camera Roll” – Kacey Musgraves

5.       “All I Do Is Drive” – Jason Isbell

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

1.       “Glad You Exist” – Dan + Shay

2.       “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris

3.       “If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood

4.       “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” – Elle King and Miranda Lambert

5.       “Younger Me” – Brothers Osborne

Best Country Song

1.       “Cold” – Chris Stapleton

2.       “Better Than We Found It” – Maren Morris

3.       “Country Again” – Thomas Rhett

4.       “Remember Her Name” – Mickey Guyton

5.       “Camera Roll” – Kacey Musgraves

6.       “Fancy Like” – Walker Hayes

Best Country Album

1.       Starting Over – Chris Stapleton

2.       The Marfa Tapes – Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, and Jack Ingram

3.       Skeleton – Brothers Osborne

4.       The Ballad of Dood and Juanita – Sturgill Simpson

5.       Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton

 

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Best Gospel Performance/Song

1.       “Never Lost” – CeCe Winans

2.       “Wait on You” – Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music

3.       “Voice of God” – Dante Bowe feat. Steffany Gretzinger and Chandler Moore

4.       “Joyful” – Dante Bowe

5.       “Help” – Anthony Brown & Group Therapy

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

1.       “We Win” – Kirk Franklin and Lil Baby

2.       “Hold Us Together” (Hope Mix) – H.E.R. and Tauren Wells

3.       “Believe for It” – CeCe Winans

4.       “Jireh” – Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music feat. Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine

5.       “Man of Your Word” – Chandler Moore and KJ Scriven

Best Gospel Album

1.       Believe for It – CeCe Winans

2.       Jubilee:  Juneteenth Edition – Maverick City Music

3.       Royalty:  Live at the Ryman – Tasha Cobbs Leonard

4.       Jonny X Mali:  Live in LA – Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music

5.       Changing Your Story – Jekalyn Carr

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

1.       Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music

2.       The Blessing (Live) – Kari Jobe

3.       Citizens of Heaven (Live) – Tauren Wells

4.       No Stranger – Natalie Grant

5.       Feels Like Home Vol. 2 – Israel and the New Breed

Best Roots Gospel Album

1.       My Savior – Carrie Underwood

2.       Alone with My Faith – Harry Connick Jr.

3.       That’s Gospel, Brother – Gaither Vocal Band

4.       Keeping On – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

5.       Songs for the Times – The Isaacs

 

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

1.       Revelación – Selena Gomez

2.       Mendó – Alex Cuba

3.       Hecho a la Antigua – Ricardo Arjona

4.       Mis Manos – Camilo

5.       Vértigo – Pablo Alborán

6.       Mis Amores – Paula Arenas

Best Música Urban Album

1.       El Último Tour Del Mundo – Bad Bunny

2.       Sin Miedo (del amor y Otros Demonios) – Kali Uchis

3.       Jose – J Balvin

4.       KG0516 – Karol G

5.       Afrodisíaco – Rauw Alejandro

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

1.       Origen – Juanes

2.       Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia – Zoé

3.       Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition) – Diamante Eléctrico

4.       Deja – Bomba Estéreo

5.       El Madrileño – C. Tangana

6.       Calambre – Nathy Peluso

 

American Roots

Best American Roots Performance

1.       “Same Devil” – Brandy Clark feat. Brandi Carlile

2.       “Cry” – Jon Batiste

3.       “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” – The Blind Boys of Alabama and Béla Fleck

4.       “Love and Regret” – Billy Strings

5.       “Nightflyer” – Allison Russell

Best American Roots Song

1.       “Cry” – Jon Batiste

2.       “Diamond Studded Shoes” – Yola

3.       “Avalon” – Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi

4.       “Call Me a Fool” – Valerie June feat. Carla Thomas

5.       “Nightflyer” – Allison Russell

6.       “Bored” – Linda Chorney”

Best Americana Album

1.       Stand for Myself – Yola

2.       Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band

3.       Downhill from Everywhere – Jackson Browne

4.       Outside Child – Allison Russell

5.       Native Sons – Los Lobos

Best Bluegrass Album

1.       Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1:  The Butcher Shoppe Sessions – Sturgill Simpson

2.       My Bluegrass Heart - Béla Fleck

3.       Renewal – Billy Strings

4.       Music Is What I See – Rhonda Vincent

5.       A Tribute to Bill Monroe – The Infamous Stringdusters

Best Contemporary Blues Album

1.       Delta Kream – The Black Keys feat. Eric Deaton and Kenny Brown

2.       662 – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

3.       Royal Tea – Joe Bonamassa

4.       Uncivil War – Shemekia Copeland

5.       Fire It Up – Steve Cropper

Best Folk Album

1.       Blue Heron Suite – Sarah Jarosz

2.       They’re Calling Me Home – Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi

3.       Long Violent History – Tyler Childers

4.       One Night Lonely (Live) – Mary Chapin Carpenter

5.       Wednesday (Extended Edition) – Madison Cunningham

 

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

1.       Live N Livin – Sean Paul

2.       10 – Spice

3.       Pamoja – Etana

4.       Royal – Jesse Royal

5.       Positive Vibration – Gramps Morgan

6.       Beauty in the Silence - SOJA

 

Global Music

Best Global Music Album

1.       Made in Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid

2.       Mother Nature - Angélique Kidjo

3.       Legacy + - Femi Kuti and Made Kuti

4.       Voice of Bunbon (Vol. 1) – Rocky Dawuni

5.       East West Players Presents:  Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert – Daniel Ho & Friends

Best Global Music Performance

1.       “Essence” – Wizkid featuring Tems

2.       “Blewu” – Yo-Yo Ma and Angélique Kidjo

3.       "Pà Pá Pà" – Femi Kuti

4.       “Mohabbat” – Arooj Aftab

5.       “Do Yourself” – Angélique Kidjo and Burna Boy

 

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album

1.       A Promised Land – Barack Obama

2.       8:46 – Dave Chappelle and Amir Sulaiman

3.       Carry On:  Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis – Don Cheadle

4.       Catching Dreams:  Live at Ford Knox Chicago – J. Ivy

5.       Aftermath – LeVar Burton

 

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

1.       Thanks for Risking Your Life – Lewis Black

2.       Zero F***s Given – Kevin Hart

3.       Sincerely Louis CK – Louis C.K.

4.       Evolution – Chelsea Handler

5.       The Comedy Vaccine – Lavell Crawford

6.       The Greatest Average American – Nate Bargatze

 

Best Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

1.       Respect

2.       The United States vs. Billie Holiday

3.       One Night in Miami…

4.       Dear Evan Hansen

5.       In the Heights

6.       Cruella

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

1.       Soul

2.       Dune

3.       The Mandalorian:  Season 2 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16)

4.       The Queen’s Gambit

5.       Bridgerton

Best Song Written for Visual Media

1.       “Fight For You” – Judas and the Black Messiah

2.       “All Eyes on Me” – Bo Burnham:  Inside

3.       “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” – Respect

4.       “Speak Now” – One Night in Miami…

5.       “Agatha All Along” – WandaVision

6.       “All I Know So Far” – Pink:  All I Know So Far

 

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

1.       Love for Sale – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

2.       Dawn – Yebba

3.       Notes with Attachments – Pino Palladino and Blake Mills

4.       Hey What – Low

5.       Cinema – The Marías

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

1.       Rogét Chahayed

2.       Jack Antonoff

3.       Hit-Boy

4.       Ricky Reed

5.       Mike Elizondo

Best Remixed Recording

1.       “Met Him Last Night” (Dave Audé remix) – Dave Audé, remixer (Demi Lovato feat. Ariana Grande)

2.       “Constant Craving” (Fashionably Late remix) – Tracy Young, remixer (k.d. lang)

3.       “Back to Life” (Booker T Kings of Soul satta dub) – Booker T, remixer (Soul II Soul)

4.       “Talks” (Mura Masa remix) – Alexander Crossan, remixer (PVA)

5.       “Inside Out” (3scape Drm remix) – 3scape Drm, remixer (Zedd and Griff)

6.       “Born for Greatness” (Cymek remix) – Spencer Bastin, remixer (Papa Roach)

7.       “Passenger” (Mike Shinoda remix) – Mike Shinoda, remixer (Deftones)

 

Best Music Video/Film

Best Music Video

1.       “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish

2.       “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” – Lil Nas X

3.       “Good 4 U” – Olivia Rodrigo

4.       “I Get a Kick Out of You” – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

5.       “Shot in the Dark” – AC/DC

6.       “Freedom” – Jon Batiste

7.       “Peaches” – Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon

Best Music Film

1.       Summer of Soul

2.       Bo Burnham:  Inside

3.       Happier Than Ever:  A Love Letter to Los Angeles

4.       David Byrne’s American Utopia

5.       Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix in Maui

 

What awards are you most looking forward to this year?  Who do you think will be big winners?  Let me know in the comments!