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To quote likely top Grammy nominee Taylor Swift, its comin back around.
This was just a few years after those categories jumped from five to eight in the first place.
The extra space couldnt have gone to worse use, making room for projects like YesDondaand ABBAsVoyage.
Now, after two cycles of unruliness, the Academy is going back to eight selections.
(The Academy willannouncethe nominees on November 10 at 11 a.m. ## Album of the Year
There may never be as big of an AOTY front-runner asTaylor SwiftsMidnights.
But we have seven more nomination slots to fill.
Im not too confident in many of the years other hit albums.
And how about a little success story calledBarbie The Album?
So lets set a rule: If your song spent multiple weeks at No.
1, you get a nomination.
And SZAsKill Billfeelslike its been atop the charts all year, so it should make the cut too.
Song of the Year
The songwriting category continues to be the weirdest of the Big Four.
The one thing we can still rely on is a fair amount of overlap with the ROTY nominations.
Past winner and perennial nominee H.E.R.
isnt much of a threat this year, only submitting her NBA Finals song The Journey.
Since Im feeling best about boygenius, though, lets slot in their triple-writing-threatNot Strong Enough.
But this year actually has a pretty good crop of talent.
But she should expect a little competition from her Boys a Liar Pt.
2 collaboratorPinkPantheressand another Swift favorite,Gracie Abrams.
(Indie acts Alvvays and Mitski are also among those submitted, for their third andseventhalbums, respectively.)
So Im not as high on former Disney starCoco Jones, but think her promotional blitz should help.
So instead, Ill go with someone more middling how aboutRenee Rapp?
Part of thats becauseMidnightsis obviously a pop album, without songs that could wiggle into other fields like country.
As for herEras Tourfilmand1989 (TV), those arent eligible until next year.
That should continue in 2024.
(And some artists, like Amaarae or Rema, just might show up in both.
