Lots of the awards on the 67th annual Grammys went precisely as predicted. Of the six Basic Subject classes I handicapped on Jan. 6 (the Monday after ultimate voting closed), 5 went as I foresaw. However there have been nonetheless loads of snubs and surprises throughout the (gulp) 94 classes that have been offered on Sunday (Feb. 2).
Absolutely 85 of these classes have been offered within the afternoon on the Grammy Premiere Ceremony, which was hosted by songwriter Justin Tranter for the second yr. Simply 9 awards have been offered on the telecast, which was hosted by comic Trevor Noah for the fifth straight yr. (Each of those hosts have been nominees on the night time. Tranter was nominated for tune of the yr for co-writing the Chappell Roan smash “Good Luck, Babe!” Noah was nominated for finest comedy album for The place Was I. They misplaced to Kendrick Lamar and Dave Chappelle, respectively.)
I’ll fess as much as the one Basic Subject class I missed, however first, a quick point out of the 5 Basic Subject classes I obtained proper. Beyoncé’s nation undertaking Cowboy Carter certainly received album of the yr; Kendrick Lamar’s diss monitor “Not Like Us” took file of the yr; Chappell Roan took finest new artist; her producer, Dan Nigro, received producer of the yr, non-classical; and Amy Allen received songwriter of the yr, non-classical.
And Allen made a little bit little bit of Grammy historical past within the course of, turning into the primary lady to win songwriter of the yr, non-classical.
However you got here right here for Snubs & Surprises, and we’ve obtained a dozen to share with you.
Snub: Taylor Swift
Swift went 0-6 this yr, marking the primary time she has ever been blanked when she had six or extra nominations. Nonetheless, it’s arduous to think about it as a snub. Each single voter knew that Swift has amassed extra album of the yr wins than anybody else in Grammy historical past. They could have merely determined to share the wealth this yr.
Shock: Sierra Ferrell
Ferrell is a rising star within the Americana world, however you most likely didn’t suppose she was headed for a four-Grammy sweep. Her fourth full-length studio album, Path of Flowers, received finest Americana album. The album’s opening monitor, “American Dreaming,” received each finest Americana efficiency and finest American roots tune. One other monitor on the album, “Lighthouse,” received finest American roots efficiency.
Snub: Billie Eilish
Eilish went 0-7 this yr. Eilish and her brother FINNEAS misplaced tune of the yr, which I anticipated them to win for his or her silky ballad “Birds of a Feather.” Eilish additionally went 0-7 on the present in 2022. Eilish has received file of the yr twice, tune of the yr twice (with FINNEAS) and album of the yr as soon as, to not point out two Oscars (once more with FINNEAS). Once more, voters might have simply wished to share the wealth this yr.
Shock: Residente
Residente’s Las Letras Ya No Importan received finest música urbana album, beating Dangerous Bunny’s Billboard 200-topping album Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana. It’s Bunny’s first loss within the class, which he received with El Último Tour Del Mundo in 2022 and Un Verano Sin Ti in 2023.
Snub: Jack Antonoff
Antonoff went 0-6 on the night time. The 11-time Grammy winner was denied a nomination within the class that he appeared destined to win for the fourth yr in a row – producer of the yr, non-classical.
Snub: André 3000
André 3000’s New Blue Solar was nominated for album of the yr and finest different jazz album. Few anticipated it to win album of the yr, however most figured it might take the choice jazz prize. It wasn’t to be. As a substitute, the award went to Meshell Ndegeocello’s No Extra Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin. Ndegeocello accepted her award carrying a sweatshirt emblazoned “Andre 3000 Dwell in Particular person.” André 3000 introduced on Saturday that he wouldn’t attend the present. He didn’t state a cause: “Sadly, I’m not in a position to attend the GRAMMYs tomorrow however among the New Blue Solar musicians, pals and supporters can be in attendance,” he wrote in an Instagram submit on Saturday (Feb. 1).
Shock: Rapsody that includes Erykah Badu
Rapsody that includes Erykah Badu’s “3:AM” received finest melodic rap efficiency, a class most figured would go to “Spaghettii” by Beyoncé that includes Linda Martell and Shaboozey. Many realized of Martell’s compelling story by Cowboy Carter – a proficient Black nation singer who was thwarted in her profession within the late Sixties due to the much less open attitudes of that period.
Snub: Metallica
The band has received finest metallic efficiency seven occasions and plenty of anticipated them to win once more with “Screaming Suicide.” However the award went as an alternative to Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne for “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ca ira!). It’s solely the second time that Metallica has misplaced on this class. In 1996, their “For Whom the Bell Tolls” misplaced to 9 Inch Nails’ “Happiness in Slavery.” Gojira has had an excellent yr. Final July, the band carried out on the 2024 Summer time Olympics opening ceremony in Paris.
Shock: Fortunate Diaz and the Household Jam Band
When John Legend’s My Favourite Dream was nominated for finest kids’s music album, it was simple to suppose it was recreation over. How do you compete with an EGOT? However Fortunate Diaz and the Household Jam Band received for Brillo, Brillo! This was the newest proof that voters aren’t at all times swayed by the most important identify within the race. (Legend received a Grammy for finest association, instrumental or a cappella for his function in arranging Jacob Collier’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” on which he and Tori Kelly have been featured.)
Snub: Prince & the New Energy Era
Diamonds and Pearls: Tremendous Deluxe Version, a reissue of the group’s 1991 album, was nominated for finest historic album. Many figured it would win, provided that Prince was chosen to obtain a lifetime achievement award, which was offered on Saturday (Feb. 1). However no. The album misplaced to Centennial by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Numerous Artists. Diamonds and Pearls acquired two nominations when it was a present album – “Get Off” was nominated for finest R&B efficiency by a duo or group with vocals. “Diamonds and Pearls” was nominated within the equal pop class.
Shock: Taylor Eigsti
Eigsti’s Plot Armour received finest modern instrumental album, beating the newest album (Rhapsody in Blue) by style star Béla Fleck, who was a part of a collaboration which received within the class final yr. Fleck carried out the Gershwin basic on the Premiere Ceremony, one other trace that it would win.
Snub: The Best Night time in Pop
Jon Batiste’s American Symphony received finest music movie, beating The Best Night time in Pop, a Netflix movie concerning the making of “We Are the World.” That humanitarian anthem swept 4 Grammys, together with file and tune of the yr, 39 years in the past. Lionel Richie, who received tune of the yr for that anthemic hit (alongside Michael Jackson), was nominated right here as one of many video producers.
