The 65th annual Grammy Awards will take place this Sunday live from Los Angeles on CBS and Paramount+. Music’s Biggest Night is sure to be filled with amazing performances and some special surprises. The explosive lineup of performers include Bad Bunny, Lizzo, Mary J. Blige, Steve Lacy, and Luke Combs to name just a few.
Recently departed The Daily Show host and 2020 Grammy nominee for Best Comedy Album Trevor Noah will take on hosting duties for this year’s telecast. The awards show will be broadcast live on Paramount+ in addition to its traditional home on CBS so it should interesting to see what goes down on the streaming service during commercials.
This year’s show features some new categories with the addition of Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical) and Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games among others. The award for songwriter of the year (non-classical) seems like an award that is way overdue and one that would have been dominated by the likes of Dianne Warren and Max Martin over the years. The inaugural nominees for the award are Amy Allen (King Princess, Lizzo, Sabrina Carpenter), Nina Charles (Beyoncé, Megan the Stallion, Dua Lipa), Tobias JesseJr. (Harry Styles, Adele, FKA Twigs), The Dream (Beyoncé, Pusha T) and Laura Veltz (Maren Morris, Demi Lovato). The nominees for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games includes Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, Call of Duty Vanguard, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Old World.
The 65th addition of the Grammy Awards is the culmination of all of the hard work that thousands and thousands put into creating the best music of the last year from across the world. Below are my predictions for some of the people I believe will be taking home gold on Music’s Biggest Night. Predicted winners in italics.
Best Music Video
“Easy On Me”-Adele
“Yet to Come”-BTS
“Woman”-Doja Cat
“The Heart Part 5”-Kendrick Lamar
“As It Was”-Harry Styles
“All Too Well: The Short Film”-Taylor Swift
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
Boi-1da
Dahi
Dernst “D’mile” Emile II
Best Country Album
Growin’ Up- Luke Combs
Palomina- Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBride Presents: Lindeville- Ashley McBride
Humble Request- Maren Morris
A Beautiful Time- Willie Nelson
Best Rap Album
GOD DID- DJ Khaled
I Never Liked You- Future
Come Home the Kids Miss You- Jack Harlow
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers- Kendrick Lamar
It’s Almost Dry- Pusha T
Best R&B Album
Good Morning Gorgeous- Mary J. Blige
Breezy- Chris Brown
Black Radio III- Robert Glasper
Candydrip – Lucky Daye
Watch the Sun- PJ Morton
Best Alternative Music Album
WE- Arcade Fire
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You- Big Thief
Fossora- Björk
Wet Leg- Wet Leg
Cool It Down- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Best Rock Album
Dropout Boogie- The Black Keys
The Boy Named If- Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Crawler- Idles
Mainstream Sellout- Machine Gun Kelly
Patient Number 9- Ozzy Osbourne
Lucifer on the Sofa- Spoon
Best Pop Vocal Album
Voyage- ABBA
30- Adele
Music of the Spheres- Coldplay
Special- Lizzo
Harry’s House- Harry Styles
Best New Artist
Anitta
Omar Apollo
DOMI & JD Beck
Muni Long
Samara Joy
Latto
Måneskin
Tobe Nwigwe
Molly Tuttle
Wet Leg
Song of the Year
abcdefu- Sara Davis, GAYLE, & Davie Pittenger
About Damn Time- Lizzo, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin, & Theron Makiel Thomas
As It Was- Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, & Harry Styles
Bad Habit- Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy
Break My Soul- Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart
Easy On Me- Adele & Greg Kurstin
GOD DID- Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackman, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar
The Heart Part 5- Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaefer
Just Like That- Bonnie Raitt
Album of the Year
Voyage- ABBA
30- Adele
Un Verano Sin Ti- Bad Bunny
RENAISSANCE- Beyoncé
Good Morning Gorgeous- Mary J. Blige
In These Silent Days- Brandi Carlile
Music of the Spheres- Coldplay
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers- Kendrick Lamar
Special- Lizzo
Harry’s House- Harry Styles
Record of the Year
Don’t Shut Me Down- ABBA
Easy On Me- Adele
BREAK MY SOUL- Beyoncé
Good Morning Gorgeous- Mary J. Blige
You And Me On The Rock- Brandi Carlile
Woman- Doja Cat
Bad Habit- Steve Lacy
The Heart Part 5- Kendrick Lamar
About Damn Time- Lizzo
As It Was- Harry Styles
Steven McCash is the Lead Music Writer and Utility Man for SoBros Network. Steven is the host of the ‘Drinking With…’ podcast, and the pioneer of New Music Friday, highlighting each week’s new releases in the world of music in addition to the occasional live show review. He also pitches in as a Nashville lifestyle writer and football analyst (hence the ‘Utility Man’ title). Follow on Twitter: @MC_Cash75
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