The Grammy Awards Predictions

Annual Grammy award winners.

Patrick Deliz

Annual Grammy award winners.

Patrick Deliz, Writer

Roll out the red carpet, and get your cameras ready as nominations for the 62nd Annual Grammy Award nominations are out now! Find out who is nominated for each of the 39 categories below.

GENERAL

 

  • Record of the Year

 

      • Hey, Ma – Bon Iver
      • Bad Guy – Billie Eilish
      • 7 Rings – Ariana Grande
      • Hard Place – H.E.R.
      • Talk – Khalid
      • Old Town Road – Lil Nas X (ft. Billy Ray Cyrus)
      • Truth Hurts – Lizzo
      • Sunflower – Post Malone & Swae Lee

 

  • Album of the Year

 

      • I,I – Bon Iver
      • NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL! – Lana Del Ray
      • When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
      • Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande
      • I Used To Know Her – H.E.R.
      • 7 – Lil Nas X
      • Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo
      • Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend

 

  • Song of the Year

 

      • Always Remember Us This Way – Lady Gaga
      • Bad Guy – Billie Eilish
      • Bring My Flowers Now – Tanya Tucker
      • Hard Place – H.E.R.
      • Lover – Taylor Swift
      • NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL – Lana Del Ray
      • Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
      • Truth Hurts – Lizzo

 

  • Best New Artist

 

    • Black Pumas
    • Billie Ellish
    • Lil Nas X
    • Lizzo
    • Maggie Rogers
    • Rosalia
    • Tank and the Bangas
    • Yola

 

POP

 

  • Best Pop Solo Performance

 

      • Spirit – Beyoncé
      • Bad Guy – Billie Eilish
      • 7 Rings – Ariana Grande
      • Truth Hurts – Lizzo
      • You Need To Calm Down – Taylor Swift

 

  • Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

 

      • Boyfriend – Ariana Grande & Social House
      • Sucker – Jonas Brothers
      • Old Town Road – Lil Nas X (ft. Billy Ray Cyrus)\
      • Sunflower – Post Malone & Swae Lee
      • Señorita – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

 

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

 

      • SÌ – Andrea Bocelli
      • Love (Deluxe Edition) – Michael Bublé
      • Look Now – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
      • A Legendary Christmas – John Legend
      • Walls – Barbara Streisand

 

  • Best Pop Vocal Album

 

    • The Lion King: The Gift – Beyoncé
    • When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
    • Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande
    • NO.6 Collaborations Project – Ed Sheeran
    • Lover – Taylor Swift

 

ELECTRONIC/DANCE

 

  • Best Dance Recording

 

      • Linked – Bonobo
      • Got to Keep On – The Chemical Brothers
      • Piece of Your Heart – Meduza (ft. Goodboys)
      • Underwater – RÜFÜS DU SOL
      • Midnight Hour – Skrillex, Boys Noize & Ty Dolla $ign

 

  •  Best Dance/Electronic Album

 

    • LP5 – Apparat
    • No Geography – The Chemical Brothers
    • Hi This is Flume (Mixtape) – Flume
    • Solace – RÜFÜS DU SOL
    • Weather – Tycho (ft. Saint Sinner)

 

ROCK/METAL

 

  •  Best Rock Performance

 

      • Pretty Waste – Bones UK
      • This Land – Gary Clark Jr.
      • History Repeats – Brittany Howard
      • Woman – Karen O & Danger Mouse
      • Too Bad – Rival Sons

 

  •  Best Metal Performance

 

      • Astorolus – The Great Octopus
      • Humanicide – Death Angel
      • Bow Down – I Prevail
      • Unleashed – Killswitch Engage
      • 7Empest – Tool

 

  •  Best Rock Song

 

      • Fear Inoculum – Tool
      • Give Yourself a Try – The 1975
      • Harmony Hall – Vampire Weekend
      • History Repeats – Brittany Howard
      • This Land – Gary Clark Jr.

 

  •  Best Rock Album

 

    • AMO – Bring Me The Horizon
    • Social Cues – Cage the Elephant
    • In The End – The Cranberries
    • Trauma – I Prevail
    • Feral Roots – Rival Sons

 

ALTERNATIVE

 

  • Best Alternative Music Album

 

    • U.F.O.F. – Big Thief
    • Assume Form – James Blake
    • I,I – Bon Iver
    • Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend
    • Anima – Thom Yorke

 

R&B

 

  •  Best R&B Performance

 

      • Love Again – Daniel Caesar & Brandy
      • Could’ve Been – H.E.R. (ft. Bryson Tiller)
      • Exactly How I Feel – Lizzo (ft. Gucci Mane)
      • Roll Some Mo – Lucky Daye
      • Come Home – Anderson Paak (ft. André 3000)

 

  •  Best Traditional R&B Performance

 

      • Time Today – BJ The Chicago Kid
      • Steady Love – India.Arie
      • Jerome – Lizzo
      • Real Games – Lucky Daye
      • Built For Love – PJ Morton (ft. Jazmine Sullivan)

 

  •  Best R&B Song

 

      • Could’ve Been – H.E.R. (ft. Bryson Tiller)
      • Look At Me Now – Emily King
      • No Guidance – Chris Brown (ft. Drake)
      • Roll Some Mo – Lucky Daye
      • Say So – PJ Morton (ft. JoJo)

 

  •  Best Urban Contemporary Album

 

      • Apollo XXI – Steve Lacy
      • Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo
      • Overload – Georgia Anne Muldrow
      • Saturn – NAO
      • Being Human in Public – Jessie Reyez

 

  •  Best R&B Album

 

    • 1123 – BJ The Chicago Kid
    • Painted – Lucky Daye
    • Ella Mai – Ella Mai
    • Paul – PJ Morton
    • Ventura – Anderson Paak

 

RAP

 

  •  Best Rap Performance

 

      • Middle Child – J. Cole
      • Suge – DaBaby
      • Down Bad – Dreamville (ft. J.I.D., Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy)
      • Racks in the Middle – Nipsey Hussle (ft. Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)
      • Clout – Offset (ft. Cardi B)

 

  •  Best Rap/Sung Performance

 

      • Higher – DJ Khaled (ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend)
      • Drip Too Hard – Lil Baby & Gunna
      • Panini – Lil Nas X
      • Ballin – Mustard (ft. Roddy Ricch)
      • The London – Young Thug (ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott)

 

  •  Best Rap Song

 

      • Bad Idea – YBN Cordae (ft. Chance the Rapper)
      • Gold Roses – Rick Ross (ft. Drake)
      • A Lot – 21 Savage (ft. J. Cole)
      • Racks in the Middle – Nipsey Hussle (ft. Roddy Rich & Hit-Boy)
      • Suge – DaBaby

 

  •  Best Rap Album

 

    • Revenge of the Dreamers III – Dreamville
    • Championships – Meek Mill
    • I Am > I Was – 21 Savage
    • Igor – Tyler, The Creator
    • The Lost Boy – YBN Cordae

 

COUNTRY

 

  •  Best Country Song

 

      • Bring My Flowers Now – Tanya Tucker
      • Girl Goin’ Nowhere – Ashley McBryde
      • It All Comes Out in the Wash – Miranda Lambert
      • Some of It – Eric Church
      • Speechless – Dan + Shay

 

  •  Best Country Album

 

    • Desperate Man – Eric Church
    • Stronger Than The Truth – Reba McEntire
    • Interstate Gospel – Pistol Annies
    • Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
    • While I’m Livin’ – Tanya Tucker

 

LATIN

 

  •  Best Latin Pop Album

 

      • Vida – Luis Fonsi
      • 11:11 – Maluma
      • Montaner – Ricardo Montaner
      • #ELDISCO – Alejandro Sanz
      • Fantasia – Sebastian Yatra

 

  •  Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

 

      • X 100PRE – Bad Bunny
      • Oasis – J Balvin & Bad Bunny
      • Indestructible – Flor de Toloache
      • Almadura – iLe
      • El Mal Querer – Rosalía

 

  •  Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

 

      • Caminando – Joss Favela
      • Percepcíon – Intocable
      • Poco A Poco – La Energia Norteña
      • 20 Aniversario – Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
      • De Ayer Para Siempre – Mariachi Los Camperos

 

  •  Best Tropical Latin Album

 

    • Opus – Marc Anthony
    • Tiempo Al Tiempo – Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
    • Candela – Vicente García
    • Literal – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
    • A Journey Through Cuban Music – Aymée Nuviola

 

MUSICAL THEATER

 

  •  Best Musical Theater Album

 

    • Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations
    • Hadestown
    • Moulin Rouge! The Musical
    • The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – In Four Contemporary Suites
    • Oklahoma!

 

VISUAL MEDIA

 

  •  Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

 

      • The Lion King: The Songs – Jon Favreau & Hans Zimmer
      • Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
      • Rocketman – Taron Egerton
      • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Spring Aspers & Dana Sano
      • A Star is Born – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

 

  •  Best Score Soundtracks for Visual Media

 

      • Avengers: Endgame – Alan Silvestri
      • Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir
      • Game of Thrones: Season 8 – Ramin Djawadi
      • The Lion King – Hans Zimmer
      • Mary Poppins Returns – Marc Shaiman

 

  •  Best Song Written for Visual Media

 

    • The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy – Chris Stapleton (Randy Newman)
    • Girl in the Movies – Dolly Parton
    • I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version) – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
    • Spirit – Beyoncé
    • Suspirium – Thom Yorke

 

INSTRUMENTAL

 

  •  Best Instrumental Composition

 

      • Begin Again – Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted by Vince Mendoza
      • Crucible for Crisis – Brian Lynch Big Band
      • Love, A Beautiful Force – Vince Mendoza, Terrell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra
      • Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite – John Williams
      • Walkin’ Funny – Christian McBride

 

  •  Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

 

      • Blue Skies – Kris Bowers
      • Hedwig’s Theme – John Williams & Anne-Sophie Mutter
      • La Novena – Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra
      • Love, A Beautiful Force –  Vince Mendoza, Terrell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra
      • Moon River – Jacob Collier

 

  •  Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

 

    • All Night Long – Jacob Collier (ft. Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest)
    • Jolene – Sara Gazarek
    • Marry Me a Little – Cyrille Aimee
    • Over the Rainbow – Trisha Yearwood
    • 12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine) – Esperanza Spalding

 

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

 

  •  Best Music Video

 

      • We’ve Got to Try – The Chemical Brothers
      • This Land – Gary Clark Jr.
      • Cellophane – FKA Twigs
      • Old Town Road (Official Movie) – Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
      • Glad He’s Gone – Tove Lo

 

  •  Best Music Film

 

    • Homecoming – Beyoncé
    • Remember My Name – David Crosby
    • Birth of the Cool – Miles Davis
    • Shangri-La – Various Artists
    • Anima – Thom Yorke

The Grammys will be airing on January 26, 8 PM EST, on CBS. Tune in to see if your artist made it to the final nomination.