Coming up with a list of nominations for the Grammy nominating committee is a herculean task, and the results are always a bit inscrutable. Distilling a year’s worth of music down into a list of ten songs or albums that deserve to get recognized due to artistic excellence, commercial performance or both is next to impossible. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun to try.
The 2024 Grammy nominations will be announced this Friday, November 10, and, in the meantime, we’ve put together our best guesses as to who might get a nomination in the “Big Four” general categories, as well as the pop categories. This isn’t necessarily a list of who we want to get nominated, but who we think has a chance based on who has previously been awarded by the Grammys, who’s been successful commercially this year, and who generally has buzz around them. Another note: while the award for Song Of The Year is presented to the songwriters rather than the performing artist, the selections below are listed by performer for simplicity’s sake.
Record Of The Year
“Dance The Night” - Dua Lipa
“Fast Car” - Luke Combs
“Flowers - Miley Cyrus
“Kill Bill” - SZA
“Not Strong Enough” - boygenius
“Paint The Town Red” - Doja Cat
“Ready As I’ll Ever Be” - Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile
“Rich Flex” - Drake and 21 Savage
“The Journey” - H.E.R.
“What Was I Made For” - Billie Eilish
Album Of The Year
Barbie OST - Mark Ronson
But Here We Are - Foo Fighters
Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Lana Del Rey
Guts - Olivia Rodrigo
Midnights - Taylor Swift
One Thing At A Time - Morgan Wallen
SOS - SZA
The Album - boygenius
Utopia - Travis Scott
World Music Radio - Jon Batiste
Song Of The Year
“Anti-Hero” - Taylor Swift
“What Was I Made For” - Billie Eilish
“Last Night” - Morgan Wallen
“Vampire” - Olivia Rodrigo
“Not Strong Enough” - boygenius
“I Remember Everything” - Zach Bryan
“Paint The Town Red” - Doja Cat
“Dance The Night” - Dua Lipa
“Flowers” - Miley Cyrus
“Rescued” - Foo Fighters
Best New Artist
Amaarae
Gracie Abrams
Ice Spice
Lizzie McAlpine
Noah Kahan
Pink Pantheress
Renee Rapp
Sexxy Red
Tate McRae
Victoria Monet
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Dance The Night” - Dua Lipa
“Honeymoon Avenue (Live) - Ariana Grande
“Paint The Town Red” - Doja Cat
“The Journey” - H.E.R.
“What Was I Made For” - Billie Eilish
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Ghost In The Machine” - SZA ft. Phoebe Bridgers
“Karma” - Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice
“Thousand Miles” - Miley Cyrus ft. Brandi Carlile
“Tormenta” - Gorillaz ft. Bad Bunny
“Vulgar” - Sam Smith ft. Madonna
Best Pop Vocal Album
Being Funny In A Foreign Language - The 1975
Endless Summer Vacation - Miley Cyrus
Gloria - Sam Smith
Guts - Olivia Rodrigo
Midnights - Taylor Swift