Who will win the best new artist, the best album?

The nominees
André 3000 – New blue sun
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n ‘cute
Charli XCX – brat
Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 4
Billie Eilish – Beat me hard and soft
Chappell Roan – The rise and fall of a princess in the middle west
Taylor Swift – The department for tortured poets

The losstall
This was a strong year for albums as AlbumAnd not only as collections of songs that one or two once: both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have corresponded to this ideal. However, they are hardly the only ones. Few artists embody that, like Chappell Roan, their debut in full length, The rise and fall of a princess in the middle westWas a bottomless gold mine made of lively, deeply felt pop. “Good luck, baby! “Was the song that she finally progressed,” says Spotifys Talia Kraines, Senior Editor from Pop, “but it was really fascinating to see how everyone really digs into their catalog – almost the entire album is in Spotify Top 200.”

Elsewhere, Billie Eilish felt sharply pulled, but felt tender Beat me hard and softsays Kraines, “she was really a twenties instead of a teenager – it was incredibly assignable, even though she was one of the most famous people in the world.” Charli XCX brat As a solo artist, she introduced a whole new audience and remained loyal to her future ideals. “We always knew that she had it in her,” says Kraines. But do not overlook the unbridled art of the flute adventure of André 3000 New blue sunExactly the type of versatile publication of Grammy voters often like to reward.

Who should win?
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Beyoncé is the most victorious artist in the history of Grammy Awards – but somehow has never won the album of the year. Cowboy Carter Could fix this: it is an important history hour about black contributions to American music and an introduction to the next generation of black country music. “It is so important to raise other black artists and create important conversations that had to happen,” says Kraines. The fact that the album is filled with indelible tracks such as the slick “Bodyguard” and the sweet supporting Miley Cyrus Duet “II Mets Wuts” is also a candidate. “The two things stand side by side: the cultural piece and the excellent album,” she says.

Who will win
Taylor Swift – The department for tortured poets
Can someone stop swift swift, especially since it has announced The department for tortured poets With the 2024 Grammy Awards? “Obviously, the effects of the Eras tour are difficult to ignore and of course obviously The department for tortured poets Was huge, ”says Kraines. “Your entire catalog continues to stream like crazy, and when she added the section of the new album (to her show), that gave him another boost.” TTPD Was not classic by Jack Antonoff, who currently has a three-year winning streak for the producer of the year, and that should help Swift’s case and the hysteria that she created on her ERAS tour in December.