2024 was a great year for music both regarding commercial success and quality, and the Grammys are right around the corner. This year seems like a close race when it comes to the “big four” awards (Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best New Artist), but I have looked at winners in the past and evaluated popularity, critical acclaim and cultural impact to give the most accurate predictions possible for the 67 Annual Grammy Awards.
Starting off strong with Song Of The Year, what is being looked at most is songwriting, and this race is one of the toughest. Two top contenders in my eyes are Billie Eilish’s “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” and Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” Not only have these two had immense commercial success this year, they also have been on top of their game writing-wise. As much as the world would love Roan to win this category, I think Song Of The Year will go to Eilish, along with Record Of The Year, which recognizes the production and mixing of the song along with the writing.
Album Of The Year is the biggest award of the night for many, myself included. I believe that 2024 will be remembered as one of the defining years of the 2020s for music, album releases specifically. Beyoncé went country with “COWBOY CARTER,” Charli XCX dropped the future classic album “BRAT,” but one could see this award going multiple ways. Taylor Swift’s “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT” is a safe guess due to the magnet Swift is to awards, but I suspect that the big names on this list will be upsetted by Chappell Roan’s unique “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.” Award shows love to be memorable, and this pick would do exactly that.
While it isn’t everyone’s highlight of the show, one of the most interesting awards of the night is Best New Artist. The “big two” debate for this category is yet again involving Roan, this time facing off against Sabrina Carpenter, who also had a breakout album this year and was thrown into the mainstream. While the Grammys has a tendency to lean with popularity over critical acclaim, Roan outshines Carpenter in originality, and while she might not be favored, I think Roan will take home not one, but two “big four” awards this February.
The odds are all over the place, and each critic seems to think differently about who will win each category. But no matter who the awards are handed to, there’s no debate that the 2025 Grammys are especially star studded and will certainly be one for the books.
