Will win: Olivia Rodrigo
Ought to win: Japanese Breakfast
Like the opposite Large 4 awards, Finest New Artist has expanded from eight to 10 nominees this 12 months. The class is meant to focus on musicians who’ve not too long ago launched recordings that set up their public identification. This offers the Grammys some wiggle room to make up for previous oversights, however fails to clarify why Finneas, who has already received eight Grammys, is right here. The opposite nominees are extra becoming, although these being the one nods for Glass Animals, the Child Laroi, and Jimmie Allen leads me to imagine we’ll be seeing extra from them at future Grammys. Saweetie and Child Keem had the form of breakout rap hits that Grammy voters worth, whereas dark-horse contender Japanese Breakfast had the form of 2021 that indie artists dream of. However it appears inevitable that out of all of her nominations, this one will go house with Olivia Rodrigo. Perhaps you’ve heard of her, she not too long ago acquired her driver’s license. –Quinn Moreland
Finest Rock Music
- Weezer – “All My Favourite Songs”
- Kings of Leon – “The Bandit”
- Mammoth WVH – “Distance”
- Paul McCartney – “Discover My Approach”
- Foo Fighters – “Ready on a Conflict”
Will win: Foo Fighters – “Ready on a Conflict”
Ought to win: Paul McCartney – “Discover My Approach”
The nominations for Finest Rock Music recommend that “rock” is as soon as once more a legacy style within the eyes of the Grammys. So ideally the winner needs to be the legacy-est rock artist on the checklist, Sir Paul McCartney, whose “Discover My Approach,” from 2020’s McCartney III, additionally occurs to be the liveliest, most whimsical monitor right here. The class’s current winners have been surprisingly trendy—St. Vincent in 2019, and Brittany Howard besting Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Large Thief, and Tame Impala for the 2021 trophy—nevertheless it’s onerous to have a lot hope for whimsy carrying the day, even when served up by a Beatle. With 12 awards to their title and a nomination lock throughout the Rock classes, Foo Fighters could be the extra pure selection, and one with added significance given the current passing of beloved drummer Taylor Hawkins. –Marc Hogan
Finest Different Music Album
- Fleet Foxes – Shore
- Halsey – If I Can’t Have Love, I Need Energy
- Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee
- Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams
- St. Vincent – Daddy’s Dwelling
