Record of the Year
Olivia Dean Man I Need
Ariana Grande Hate That I Made You Love Me
Noah Kahan The Great Divide
Ella Langley Choosin’ Texas
Bruno Mars I Just Might
Raye Where Is My Husband!
Olivia Rodrigo The Cure
Rosalía f/ Bjork & Yves Tumor Berghain
Sienna Spiro Die on This Hill
Taylor Swift The Fate of Ophelia
Ten more that could get in:
Brandi Carlile Human
Zara Larsson Midnight Sun (Live)
Madonna f/ Sabrina Carpenter Bring Your Love
Kacey Musgraves Dry Spell
Sombr Homewrecker
Malcolm Todd Earrings (Live)
Slayyyter Brand New Chanel$
Harry Styles Aperture
Tame Impala f/ Jennie Dracula
Don Toliver e85
Song of the Year
Brandi Carlile Returning to Myself
Olivia Dean Man I Need
Noah Kahan The Great Divide
Ella Langley Choosin’ Texas
Bruno Mars Risk It All
Raye Where Is My Husband!
Olivia Rodrigo The Cure
Sienna Spiro Die on This Hill
Bruce Springsteen Streets of Minneapolis
Taylor Swift I Knew It, I Knew You
As mentioned previously, Swift is placing her bets on “I Knew It, I Knew You” getting some attention here,while “Ophelia” contends for her for Record. She won’t just be hoping for Grammy favor, of course: A nom for her Pixar film song could give a boost to the campaign the tune will be getting for a best original song Oscar in the weeks and months to follow.
Whither Harry Styles in any of these categories? He has to be considered a contender for a nomination in any of the top three, but “Aperture” was far from an “As It Was”-level grabber, and was “vibey” enough that voters may give it more credit for the production than the songwriting per se, making it more of a candidate for Record of the Year than Song, most likely.
This is one of a series of columns predicting the nominations in key categories for the 2027 Grammys.
