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Our resident brain trust has a go at a crowded field of possible Best New Artist nominees (and a few serious longshots).

Music industry news, rumors, and innuendo.

Why the hell would we go out on a limb to predict who's going to win in the top Grammy categories when we've been famously, ridiculously wrong so many times? Mainly because...

As we've previously noted, there's no Grammy category in which Grammys Gonna Grammy like BNA. But let's take a look at some likely top contenders anyway.

As we attempt to reorganize our boiling brains after a disorienting midweek 4th of July holiday and prepare to plunge headlong into Grammy mania, one thing is abundantly clear: White donut peaches...

Music's biggest stars are delivering great new releases in every genre and the listening public is eating it up.

Sure, we always tell you to take our Grammy predictions with a huge grain of salt. But of one thing we can be 100% certain.

Sure, we always tell you to take our Grammy predictions with a huge grain of salt. But of one thing we can be 100% certain: Taylor Swift will not win Best New Artist on Music’s Biggest...

Guitar music is happening, people. We’re not talking about country; we’re talking about a folk-rock sound that has completely galvanized a younger audience and is emerging as a force in...

This year’s round of top-tier noms is, as ever, a combination of on-target choices, insider favorites and a few unaccountable snubs. How will it all shake out on Music’s Biggest Night?...

This year’s round of top-tier noms is, as ever, a combination of on-target choices, insider favorites and a few unaccountable snubs. How will it all shake out on Music’s Biggest Night?...

Over the years, mega-mogul, uber-manager and entrepreneurial wizard Irving Azoff has occasionally agreed to nosh and chat with HITS dweebs.

Over the years, mega-mogul, über-manager and entrepreneurial wizard Irving Azoff (the GOAT) has occasionally agreed to nosh and chat with HITS dweebs, dropping knowledge on (and frequently off)...

This sexiest and most controversial of all categories is often the most vexing, as Grammy’s predilection for off-the-radar selections can throw off the most confident prediction. (Be honest:...

The Grammys are always political, but Best New Artist is the most political category of all. Whatever the present set of rules governing eligibility for this category—number of releases over...

You’ve gotta hand it to the Grammys for getting the stars—Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Adele, Harry Styles—on camera, and for making sure the top acts were mostly rewarded in some...

It won’t be long before 2023’s Grammy victors will make room on their shelves for their newly won hardware, and in the remaining days before Music’s Biggest Night there will be...

ROTY is an especially impressive field this time around, with a bevy of icons, superstars and young breakouts vying for the gold. What are the dynamics of the race at present? Here’s our take,...

While Academy peeps are at pains to remind us that this is a songwriter’s award, SOTY and ROTY are often regarded as somewhat interchangeable—you’ll note that five of the most...

ROTY is an especially impressive field this time around, with a bevy of icons, superstars and young breakouts vying for the gold. What are the dynamics of the race at present? Here’s our...