Grammy Week Recap Post: All Award Predictions

This past week on my podcast Groupie and Harmony, I predicted the winners of several awards for the Grammys.  This is a recap post that includes every award I predicted.  While I don’t give background regarding why I have certain acts winning, I also do have ranking from most likely to least likely to win for every nominee of the awards I’m predicting.

Two things to note:  first, the rankings are not predicting where I think they will finish in the voting, but which I think is most likely to win (while it might not seem like a major difference, I do deem it to be notable).  Second, for each nomination, I only listed the performing artist as the nominee.  In reality, there are several nominees for each release that are not the artist.  While I didn’t list them on here for ease of reading and viewing the nominees, I do just want to acknowledge that the nominations would not have been possible without everybody who was nominated and many who were not, not just the performing artist.

 

General Field

Record of the Year

1.       “Easy on Me” – Adele

2.       “As It Was” – Harry Styles

3.       “Break My Soul” – Beyoncé

4.       “Bad Habit” – Steve Lacy

5.       “Don’t Shut Me Down” – ABBA

6.       “You and Me on the Rock” – Brandi Carlile feat. Lucius

7.       “The Heart Part 5” – Kendrick Lamar

8.       “About Damn Time” – Lizzo

9.       “Good Morning Gorgeous” – Mary J. Blige

10.   “Woman” – Doja Cat

Album of the Year

1.       30 – Adele

2.       Renaissance – Beyoncé

3.       In These Silent Days – Brandi Carlile

4.       Harry’s House – Harry Styles

5.       Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar

6.       Voyage – ABBA

7.       Un verano sin ti – Bad Bunny

8.       Special – Lizzo

9.       Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige

10.   Music of the Spheres – Coldplay

Song of the Year

1.       “Easy on Me” – Adele

2.       “As It Was” – Harry Styles

3.       “Break My Soul” – Beyoncé

4.       “The Heart Part 5” – Kendrick Lamar

5.       “Bad Habit” – Steve Lacy

6.       “Just Like That” – Bonnie Raitt

7.       “About Damn Time” – Lizzo

8.       “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” – Taylor Swift

9.       “ABCDEFU” – Gayle

10.   “God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend, & Fridayy

Best New Artist

1.       Måneskin

2.       Omar Apollo

3.       Latto

4.       Anitta

5.       Muni Long

6.       Wet Leg

7.       Samara Joy

8.       DOMi and JD Beck

9.       Molly Tuttle

10.   Tobe Nwigwe

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

1.       “Easy on Me” – Adele

2.       “As It Was” – Harry Styles

3.       “Bad Habit” – Steve Lacy

4.       “About Damn Time” – Lizzo

5.       “Moscow Mule” – Bad Bunny

6.       “Woman” – Doja Cat

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

1.       “Don’t Shut Me Down” – ABBA

2.       “My Universe” – Coldplay & BTS

3.       “Unholy” – Sam Smith & Kim Petras

4.       “I Like You (A Happier Song)” – Post Malone & Doja Cat

5.       “Bam Bam” – Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

1.       Thank You – Diana Ross

2.       Higher – Michael Bublé

3.       I Dream of Christmas – Norah Jones

4.       When Christmas Comes Around… – Kelly Clarkson

5.       Evergreen – Pentatonix

Best Pop Vocal Album

1.       30 – Adele

2.       Harry’s House – Harry Styles

3.       Voyage – ABBA

4.       Special – Lizzo

5.       Music of the Spheres – Coldplay

Dance/Electronic music

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

1.       “Break My Soul” – Beyoncé

2.       “On My Knees” – Rüfüs du Sol

3.       “Intimidated” – Kaytranada feat. H.E.R.

4.       “Don’t Forget My Love” – Diplo & Miguel

5.       “I’m Good (Blue)” – David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

6.       “Rosewood” – Bonobo

Best Dance/Electronic Album

1.       Renaissance – Beyoncé

2.       The Last Goodbye – Odesza

3.       Surrender – Rüfüs du Sol

4.       Diplo – Diplo

5.       Fragments – Bonobo

Contemporary Instrumental music

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

1.       Empire Central – Snarky Puppy

2.       Not Tight – DOMi & JD Beck

3.       Jacob’s Ladder – Brad Mehldau

4.       Between Dreaming and Joy – Jeff Coffin

5.       Blooz – Grant Geissman

Rock

Best Rock Performance

1.       “Old Man” – Beck

2.       “Patient Number 9” – Ozzy Osbourne feat. Jeff Beck

3.       “Broken Horses” – Brandi Carlile

4.       “Wild Child” – The Black Keys

5.       “Holiday” – Turnstile

6.       “So Happy It Hurts” – Bryan Adams

7.       “Crawl!” – IDLES

Best Metal Performance

1.       “Call Me Little Sunshine” – Ghost

2.       “Degradation Rules” – Ozzy Osbourne feat. Tony Iommi

3.       “Kill or Be Killed” – Muse

4.       “We’ll Be Back” – Megadeth

5.       “Blackout” – Turnstile

Best Rock Song

1.       “Black Summer” – Red Hot Chili Peppers

2.       “Broken Horses” – Brandi Carlile

3.       “Patient Number 9” – Ozzy Osbourne feat. Jeff Beck

4.       “Harmonia’s Dream” – The War on Drugs

5.       “Blackout” – Turnstile

Best Rock Album

1.       Dropout Boogie – The Black Keys

2.       Patient Number 9 – Ozzy Osbourne

3.       Crawler – IDLES

4.       Mainstream Sellout – Machine Gun Kelly

5.       The Boy Named If – Elvis Costello & The Imposters

6.       Lucifer on the Sofa – Spoon

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Performance

1.       “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball” – Arctic Monkeys

2.       “Chaise Longue” – Wet Leg

3.       “King” – Florence and the Machine

4.       “Spitting off the Edge of the World” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs feat. Perfume Genius

5.       “Certainty” – Big Thief

Best Alternative Music Album

1.       Wet Leg – Wet Leg

2.       Fossora – Björk

3.       We – Arcade Fire

4.       Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You – Big Thief

5.       Cool It Down – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

R&B

Best R&B Performance

1.       “Virgo’s Groove” – Beyoncé

2.       “Here With Me” – Mary J. Blige feat. Anderson .Paak

3.       “Hurt Me So Good” – Jazmine Sullivan

4.       “Hrs & Hrs” – Muni Long

5.       “Over” – Lucky Daye

Best Traditional R&B Performance

1.       “Good Morning Gorgeous” – Mary J. Blige

2.       “Plastic Off the Sofa” – Beyoncé

3.       “Round Midnight" – Adam Blackstone feat. Jazmine Sullivan

4.       “Keeps On Fallin’” – Babyface feat. Ella Mai

5.       “Do 4 Love” – Snoh Aalegra

Best R&B Song

1.       “Cuff It” – Beyoncé

2.       “Good Morning Gorgeous” – Mary J. Blige

3.       “Hurt Me So Good” – Jazmine Sullivan

4.       “Hrs & Hrs” – Muni Long

5.       “Please Don’t Walk Away” – PJ Morton

Best Progressive R&B Album

1.       Gemini Rights – Steve Lacy

2.       Red Balloon – Tank and the Bangas

3.       Drones – Terrace Martin

4.       Operation Funk – Cory Henry

5.       Starfruit – Moonchild

Best R&B Album

1.       Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) – Mary J. Blige

2.       Black Radio III – Robert Glasper

3.       Breezy (Deluxe) – Chris Brown

4.       Candydrip – Lucky Daye

5.       Watch the Sun – PJ Morton

Rap

Best Rap Performance

1.       “The Heart Part 5” – Kendrick Lamar

2.       “God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend, & Fridayy

3.       “Vegas” – Doja Cat

4.       “Pushin P” – Gunna & Future feat. Young Thug

5.       “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” – Hitkidd & GloRilla

Best Melodic Rap Performance

1.       “Die Hard” – Kendrick Lamar feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer

2.       “First Class” – Jack Harlow

3.       “Wait for U” – Future feat. Drake & Tems

4.       “Big Energy (Live)” – Latto

5.       “Beautiful” – DJ Khaled feat. Future & SZA

Best Rap Song

1.       “The Heart Part 5” – Kendrick Lamar

2.       “Wait for U” – Future feat. Drake & Tems

3.       “God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend, & Fridayy

4.       “Churchill Downs” – Jack Harlow feat. Drake

5.       “Pushin P” – Gunna & Future feat. Young Thug

Best Rap Album

1.       Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar

2.       God Did – DJ Khaled

3.       It’s Almost Dry – Pusha T

4.       I Never Liked You – Future

5.       Come Home the Kids Miss You – Jack Harlow

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

1.       “Circles Around This Town” – Maren Morris

2.       “Live Forever” – Willie Nelson

3.       “In His Arms” – Miranda Lambert

4.       “Something in the Orange” – Zach Bryan

5.       “Heartfirst” – Kelsea Ballerini

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

1.       “Does He Love You (Revisited)” – Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton

2.       “Going Where the Lonely Go” – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

3.       “Midnight Rider’s Prayer” – Brothers Osbourne

4.       “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde

5.       “Outrunnin’ Your Memory” – Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert

6.       “Wishful Drinking” – Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt

Best Country Song

1.       “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)” – Taylor Swift feat. Chris Stapleton

2.       “I’ll Love You Till the Day I Die” – Willie Nelson

3.       “Circles Around This Town” – Maren Morris

4.       “If I Was a Cowboy” – Miranda Lambert

5.       “Doin’ This” – Luke Combs

6.       “’Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson

Best Country Album

1.       Palomino – Miranda Lambert

2.       A Beautiful Time – Willie Nelson

3.       Humble Quest – Maren Morris

4.       Growin’ Up – Luke Combs

5.       Ashley McBryde Presents:  Lindeville – Ashley McBryde

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Best Gospel Performance/Song

1.       “Kingdom” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

2.       “The Better Benediction” – PJ Morton feat. Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers, & Darrel Walls

3.       “When I Pray” – DOE

4.       “Positive” – Erica Campbell

5.       “Get Up” – Tye Tribbett

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

1.       “For God Is with Us” – for KING & COUNTRY & Hillary Scott

2.       “Fear Is Not My Future” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

3.       “God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)” – Crowder feat. Dante Bowe & Maverick City Music

4.       “Hymn of Heaven (Radio Version)” – Phil Wickham

5.       “Holy Forever” – Chris Tomlin

6.       “So Good” – DOE

Best Gospel Album

1.       Kingdom Book One Deluxe – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

2.       All Things New – Tye Tribbett

3.       Breakthrough:  The Exodus (Live) – Ricky Dillard

4.       Die To Live – Maranda Curtis

5.       Clarity – DOE

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

1.       My Jesus – Anne Wilson

2.       Breathe – Maverick City Music

3.       Lion – Elevation Worship

4.       Life After Death – TobyMac

5.       Always – Chris Tomlin

Best Roots Gospel Album

1.       The Willie Nelson Family – Willie Nelson

2.       Let’s Just Praise the Lord – Gaither Vocal Band

3.       2:22 – Karen Peck and New River

4.       Confessio – Irish American Roots – Keith & Kristyn Getty

5.       The Urban Hymnal – Tennessee State University Marching Band

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

1.       De adentro pa afuera – Camilo

2.       Aguilera – Christina Aguilera

3.       Dharma + -- Sebastián Yatra

4.       Pasieros – Rubén Blades & Boca Livre

5.       Viajante – Fonseca

Best Música Urbana Album

1.       Un verano sin ti – Bad Bunny

2.       LEGENDADDY – Daddy Yankee

3.       The Love & Sex Tape – Maluma

4.       Trap Cake, Vol. 2 – Rauw Alejandro

5.       La 167 – Farruko

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

1.       MOTOMAMI – Rosalía

2.       Los años salvajes – Fito Páez

3.       Tinta y tiempo – Jorge Drexler

4.       Alegoría – Gaby Moreno

5.       1940 Carmen – Mon Laferte

6.       El alimento – Cimafunk

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

1.       Un canto por México – El musical – Natalia Lafourcade

2.       EP #1 Forajido – Christian Nodal

3.       La reunión (Deluxe) – Los Tigres del Norte

4.       Qué ganas de verte (Deluxe) – Marco Antonio Solís

5.       Abeja reina – Chiquis

Best Tropical Latin Album

1.       Pa'llá voy – Marc Anthony

2.       Cumbiana II – Carlos Vives

3.       Imágenes latinas – Spanish Harlem Orchestra

4.       Lado A lado B – Victor Manuelle

5.       Legendario – Tito Neives

6.       Quiero verte feliz – La Santa Cecilia

American Roots

Best American Roots Performance

1.       “Someday It’ll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)” – Bill Anderson feat. Dolly Parton

2.       “Prodigal Daughter” – Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell

3.       “Stompin’ Ground” – Aaron Neville with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

4.       “Life According to Raechel” – Madison Cunningham

5.       “Oh Betty” – Fantastic Negrito

Best Americana Performance

1.       “You and Me on the Rock” – Brandi Carlile feat. Lucius

2.       “Made Up Mind” – Bonnie Raitt

3.       “The Message” – Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Black Violin

4.       “There You Go Again” – Asleep at the Wheel feat. Lyle Lovett

5.       “Silver Moon [A Tribute to Michael Nesmith]” – Eric Alexandrakis

Best American Roots Song

1.       “You and Me on the Rock” – Brandi Carlile feat. Lucius

2.       “Just Like That” – Bonnie Raitt

3.       “High and Lonesome” – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

4.       “Forever” – Sheryl Crow

5.       “Prodigal Daughter” – Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell

6.       “Bright Star” Anaïs Mitchell

Best Americana Album

1.       In These Silent Days – Brandi Carlile

2.       Raise the Roof – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

3.       Just Like That… – Bonnie Raitt

4.       Things Happen That Way – Dr. John

5.       Good to Be… – Keb’ Mo’

Best Bluegrass Album

1.       Toward the Fray – The Infamous Stringdusters

2.       Crooked Tree – Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

3.       Almost Proud – The Del McCoury Band

4.       Calling You from My Mountain – Peter Rowan

5.       Get Yourself Outside – Yonder Mountain String Band

Best Traditional Blues Album

1.       The Blues Don’t Lie – Buddy Guy

2.       Get On Board – Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder

3.       Heavy Load Blues – Gov’t Mule

4.       The Sun Is Shining Down – John Mayall

5.       Mississippi Son – Charlie Musselwhite

Best Contemporary Blues Album

1.       Bloodline Maintenance – Ben Harper

2.       Set Sail – North Mississippi Allstars

3.       Done Come Too Far – Shemekia Copeland

4.       Brother Johnny – Edgar Winter

5.       Crown – Eric Gales

Best Folk Album

1.       Spellbound – Judy Collins

2.       Hell on Church Street – Punch Brothers

3.       The Light at the End of the Line – Janis Ian

4.       Revealer – Madison Cunningham

5.       Age of Apathy – Aoife O’Donovan

Best Regional Roots Music Album

1.       Full Circle – Sean Ardoin & Kreole Rock and Soul feat. LSU Golden Band from Tigerland

2.       Live at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Ranky Tanky

3.       Natalie Noelani – Natalie Ai Kamauu

4.       Lucky Man – Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas

5.       Halau Hula Keali’I O Nalani – Live at the Getty Center – Halau Hula Keali’I O Nalani

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

1.       Gifted – Koffee

2.       Com Fly Wid Mi – Shaggy

3.       Scorcha – Sean Paul

4.       Third Time’s the Charm – Protoje

5.       The Kalling – Kabaka Pyramid

Global music

Best Global Music Performance

1.       “Last Last” – Burna Boy

2.       “Udhero Na” – Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar

3.       “Gimme Love” – Matt B & Eddy Kenzo

4.       “Neva Bow Down” – Rocky Dawuni feat. Blvk H3ro

5.       “Bayethe” – Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini, & Nomcebo Zikode

Best Global Music Album

1.       Love, Damini – Burna Boy

2.       Queen of Sheba – Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf

3.       Between Us… (Live) – Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest, & Jules Buckly feat. Manu Delago

4.       Shuruaat – Berklee Indian Ensemble

5.       Sakura – Masa Takumi

Spoken Word

Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording

1.       Music Is History – Questlove

2.       Finding Me – Viola Davis

3.       Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World – Lin-Manuel Miranda

4.       About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business – Mel Brooks

5.       Act Like You Got Some Sense – Jamie Foxx

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

1.       Call Us What We Carry:  Poems – Amanda Gorman

2.       Hiding in Plain View – Malcolm-Jamal Warner

3.       The Poet Who Sat by the Door – J. Ivy

4.       Black Men Are Precious – Ethelbert Miller

5.       You Will Be Someone’s Ancestor. Act Accordingly. – Amir Sulaiman

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

1.       The Closer – Dave Chappelle

2.       Sorry – Louis C.K.

3.       We All Scream – Patton Oswalt

4.       Comedy Monster – Jim Gaffigan

5.       A Little Brains, A Little Talent – Randy Rainbow

Music for Visual Media

Best Song Written for Visual Media

1.       “We Don’t Talk about Bruno” (from Encanto) – Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, & Encanto Cast

2.       “Be Alive” (from King Richard) – Beyoncé

3.       “Hold My Hand” (from Top Gun: Maverick) – Lady Gaga

4.       “Nobody Like U” (from Turning Red) – 4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, & Grayson Villanueva

5.       “Carolina” (from Where the Crawdads Sing) – “Taylor Swift”

6.       “Keep Rising” (from The Woman King) – Jessy Wilson feat. Angelique Kidjo

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

1.       Harry’s House – Harry Styles

2.       Chloë and the Next 20^th Century – Father John Misty

3.       Wet Leg – Wet Leg

4.       Black Radio III – Robert Glasper

5.       Adolescence – Baynk

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

1.       Jack Antonoff

2.       Boi-1da

3.       Dan Auerbach

4.       Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

5.       Dahi

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

1.       “Break My Soul” (Terry Hunter Remix) – Beyoncé

2.      “About Damn Time” (Purple Disco Machine Remix) – Lizzo

3.      “Too Late Now” (Soulwax Remix) – Wet Leg

4.      “Easy Lover” (Four Tet Remix) – Ellie Goulding

5.      “Slow Song” (Paul Woolford Remix) – The Knocks & Dragonette

Best Immersive Audio Album

1.       Picturing the Invisible – Focus 1 – Jane Ira Bloom

2.       Aguilera – Christina Aguilera

3.       Tavayhun – Beatitudes For a Wounded World – Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene

4.       Memories…Do Not Open – The Chainsmokers

5.       Divine Tides – Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej

Songwriting

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

1.       The-Dream

2.       Tobias Jesso Jr.

3.       Laura Veltz

4.       Nija Charles

5.       Amy Allen

Music Video/Film

Best Music Video

1.       “The Hart Part 5” – Kendrick Lamar

2.       All Too Well:  The Short Film – Taylor Swift

3.       “Easy on Me” – Adele

4.       “Yet to Come” – BTS

5.       “As It Was” – Harry Styles

6.       “Woman” – Doja Cat

Best Music Film

1.       Adele One Night Only – Adele

2.       Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story – Various artists

3.       A Band A Brotherhood A Barn – Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4.       Billie Eilish Live at the O2 – Billie Eilish

5.       Motomami (Rosalía TikTok Live Performance) – Rosalía

6.       Our World – Justin Bieber

 

Who do you think will win some of the awards?  Any you’re rooting for?  Let me know in the comments!