He will win. bad rabbit – Un verano sin t
Must win: bad rabbit – Un verano sin t
It’s long overdue to launch multiple categories at the Spanish-language Grammys, but it’s clear the Academy still has a lot of work to do. Case in point: Every nominee in this year’s Musica Urbana category is white, and all but one are from Puerto Rico. That said, while the set of nominees is fairly representative of Latin American music and perspectives under the umbrella of musica urbana, few can compete with Bad Bunny’s year. Un verano sin t. A rare pop album that innovates rather than imitates, it draws from Dominican mambo and dembo, reggaeton, trap and more with seemingly effortless fluency.
After his massive critical and commercial success, Daddy Yankee’s sloppily marketed and decidedly average “farewell” album, fairy tale, no competition is given. Rau Alejandro’s Trap Cake, Vol. 2 It’s a strong but brief foray into trap beauty, but his best chance will come next year, with his recent club music; Saturno. Farrocco’s “Pepas” was a massive international smash two summers ago, and it’s been a long time since the album it finally appeared on. And Maluma remains the most saccharine reggaetonero in the game. Eventually, someone will dethrone the evil rabbit. But not this year. – Matthew Ismail Ruiz
Producer of the year, non-classical
- Boi-1da
- Dahi
- Dan Auerbach
- Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
- Jack Antonoff
He will win. Jack Antonoff
Must win: Jack Antonoff
What’s left to say about uber-producer Jack Antonoff? The guy is working overtime with major female artists, pinging from one session to the next almost all the time. He has collaborated with Florence Welch (Grammy Nominee), Diana Ross (Grammy Nominee) and Taylor Swift (Grammy Winner), to name a few. Now he is. Playing guitar in an apartment with Japanese breakfast (Grammy Nominee). Jack Harlow could probably claim the award from Black Keys Man or Boy-1da, the most milquetoast hip-hop albums of the year. Come home, the children miss you, should reject it. Antonoff certainly has the most name recognition. Regardless – just give the guy a trophy. – Cat Zhang
Best music video
- Adele – “Easy For Me”
- BTS – “Yet To Come”
- Doja Cat – “Woman”
- Harry Styles – “As It Was”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Heart Part 5”
- Taylor Swift – “All Too Well: A Short Film”
He will win. Adele – “Easy For Me”
Must win: Kendrick Lamar – “Heart Part 5”
Despite the nominations for the deadliest fighters in pop and rap, this year’s music video category seems to be more up in the air than usual. What remains to be seen is Kendrick Lamar’s unsettling use of deep fake technology, or will Taylor Swift’s tear-jerking directorial debut for “All Right” win instead? Is Harry Styles’ colorful clip for a fight “like it was” a dark horse hit, or will BTS’ Nostalgia trip be “yet to come”? Lamar is more deserving of the award for finding a way to make dystopian technology another creative tool in his ever-expanding creative box. Unfortunately, the best bet is probably Adele, whose black-and-white, beautifully boring return to “Easy For Me” is the kind of inaccurately offensive, crowd-pleasing fare the Grammys love to return to in times of doubt. – Eric Torres
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