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It feels like the Grammy nominations snuck up on us this year.
But as always, once the nominations hit, all bets are off.
So lets run through a few snubs and many, many surprises from this years nods.
Beyonce runs the table.Album of the Year aside, its looking like a good year for Beyonce.
The Grammys arent seeing Red again.
Nine years from her AOTY loss forRed, Taylor Swift wont have another shot.
Could this affect how she submits future Taylors Version recordings?
We probably wont know for a while, with Swift set to pin her Grammys hopes onMidnightsnext year.
But Ive never been more glad to be wrong.
But she hadnt received a solo nomination since the 2000s.
And while Khaleds name is onGod Did, really, Hov did.
Also on Khaleds thank-you list?
Blige, who carried him to another nomination for his work onGood Morning Gorgeous.
A rare Brandi Carlile miss.
In the category thought to be her strongest, SOTY.
Luke,Morgan Wallen, orYe (f.k.a.
Thats especially true when looking at the rest of the slate, and seeing Chris Brown andLouis C.K.
first nod in Best Rock Album.
… And so is rap.Once again, the rap field is a battle of the giants.
(Lets Go).
(Somehow, Grammy voters can diverge vastly fromCMA and ACM voters.)
Still, the Grammys have one major overlap with the other country shows they all loveLuke Combs.
Engineering could hold the secret to some big wins.Want to know what voters arereallylistening to?
Look down ballot, at the craft categories.
But further in, the engineering awards hold some surprises.
