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\n\tLeading up to\u00a0the Grammy nominations on Nov. 7,\u00a0<\/em>Rolling Stone\u00a0is breaking down\u00a010 different categories<\/a>. For each, we\u2019re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tA fictional band, a Puerto Rican superstar, and a popstar who rhymes \u201camen\u201d with \u201chey men.\u201d Our predictions for Song of the Year vary wildly, but if there\u2019s one thing we know about the Grammys, it\u2019s that they like to keep us on our toes \u2014 specifically <\/a>when it comes to this category. The eight songs we\u2019ve chosen dominated charts, garnered new fans, and are likely to take home the big win. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe talent on display is next level,\u201d says Alex Tear, SiriusXM\u2019s Vice President of Music Programming. \u201cWorld-class songwriting, powerful storytelling, and real energy that\u2019s connecting with their respective audiences. They\u2019ve all put in the grind \u2014 and delivered. Everybody, including myself, can sit on the side and say certain things and judge, but every single artist here has a piece of art that has done well, and they should be super proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\tSong of the Year \u2013 Our Predictions\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tSabrina Carpenter<\/a>, \u201cManchild\u201d
Gracie Abrams<\/a>, \u201cThat\u2019s So True\u201d
Lady Gaga<\/a>, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d\u00a0
Kendrick Lamar<\/a>, \u201cLuther\u201d
Chappell Roan<\/a>, \u201cThe Subway\u201d
Bad Bunny<\/a>, \u201cBaile Inolvidable\u201d
Huntr\/x<\/a>, \u201cGolden\u201d\u00a0
Alex Warren<\/a>, \u201cOrdinary\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\tWho Will Win?\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tSabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s \u201cManchild<\/a>,\u201d released off her new album Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em><\/a>, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. \u201cIt\u2019s easily my favorite song we\u2019ve ever done together,\u201d her producer Jack Antonoff told us in her recent Rolling Stone<\/em> cover story<\/a>. Carpenter has two Grammy wins under her belt, but not in this category \u2014 \u201cPlease Please Please\u201d lost to Lamar\u2019s \u201cNot Like Us\u201d last year. Her finally winning Song of the Year for this disco rodeo jam seems like a no-brainer. (Or, basically: \u201cWhy so sexy if so dumb?\u201d)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSabrina has had an incredible year,\u201d says Larry Calderon Jr., the program director for Y100.7 in Miami. \u201cHitting that Number One hot debut, and Jack Antonoff continuing to produce so many bangers for her. It\u2019s really sharp lyricism that we got there. For me, she\u2019s really one of the front-runners.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cI\u2019m so personally proud of her, because it\u2019s been a mission,\u201d Tear says. \u201cIt hasn\u2019t been an overnight success. She\u2019s been grinding for a long time, well over a decade, so it\u2019s well deserved, and I\u2019m super happy for her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\tWho Should Win?\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tGracie Abrams, \u201cThat\u2019s So True\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
While Carpenter and Chappell Roan (for her lovesick stunner \u201cThe Subway\u201d) are likely to score in this category, it would be incredible to see Gracie Abrams<\/a> win her first-ever Grammy \u2014 especially for the highly addictive rollercoaster ride that is \u201cThat\u2019s So True.\u201d Co-written with Audrey Hobert<\/a> and released off The Secret of Us (Deluxe)<\/em>, it marks Abrams\u2019 first Top 10 hit. She\u2019s already been nominated<\/a> for two Grammys. She deserves to take one home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cShe was touring with Taylor Swift and getting co-signed,\u201d Tear says. \u201cOne of the most impressive things I think about Gracie is her sincerity in songwriting. She\u2019s a storyteller. Her audience and her fans are dialing into her, and experiencing things that she\u2019s experiencing. I can\u2019t wait to hear what\u2019s next from Gracie, but she\u2019s definitely deserving of being recognized by the Academy this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\tForecasting the Field\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tGaga has been nominated in the category four times and has yet to win, so her taking this home for the Mayhem<\/em><\/a> highlight \u201cAbracadabra\u201d would be a massive victory for the singer. \u201cI believe her to be a front-runner,\u201d says Tear. \u201cShe does great work, she\u2019s been doing it for a long time. She continues to deliver air-defining music. She\u2019s modernized her signature sound, going back to her core feels.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tIt\u2019s also important not to overlook massive hits like Huntr\/x\u2019s \u201cGolden\u201d (from Netflix\u2019s KPop Demon Hunters<\/a><\/em><\/a>), Kendrick Lamar and SZA\u2019s \u201cLuther,\u201d and Alex Warren\u2019s \u201cOrdinary<\/a>.\u201d The latter spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Hot 100. \u201cIt\u2019s an anthem that transformed him from a viral creator into a bona fide pop singer-songwriter,\u201d Tear says. \u201cHe\u2019s so personable as well. That\u2019s one kid who, if he goes up on stage and receives this, I would love to see his authentic and sincere reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThen again, we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if Bad Bunny took this award home, for the Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/em><\/a> highlight \u201cBaile Inolvidable.\u201d 2026 is already shaping up to be The Year of Bad Bunny, with a headlining<\/a> slot at the Super Bowl LX halftime show and a world tour<\/a> in the works. Winning this Grammy award \u2014 or several, for that matter \u2014 would be historic. \u201cI think Bad Bunny is going to be a surprise factor for the Grammys,\u201d says Calderon Jr. \u201cHe has been able to cross over so flawlessly, in a way that no other artist on the Latin side has been able to do. His energy and just his artistry is so great.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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