Paul Grein

12 Intriguing Grammy Records That May Be Set This Year

Paul Grein

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February 12, 2016 at 4:49 AM

Taylor Swift may become the first woman to win Album of the Year twice for albums on which she was the lead artist. She won six years ago for her sophomore album, Fearless, and is nominated this year for her fifth album, 1989. Odds of this happening: Very good, but Alabama Shakes and Kendrick Lamar are both potent challengers.

Paul McCartney may win a Grammy in the Rap Field. In fact, he may win two. He’s nominated for Best Rap Performance for appearing as a featured artist on Kanye West’s “All Day,” and Best Rap Song for co-writing that song. Odds of this happening: Not good. Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” is the frontrunner in both categories.

Rock legend Bob Dylan may win Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Shadows in the Night, a collection of songs made famous by Frank Sinatra. Odds of this happening: Very good, though you can never count out fellow nominee Tony Bennett, who has won 12 times (!) in this category.

Kelly Clarkson, the only two-time winner in the category of Best Pop Vocal Album, may become a threepeat winner in that category. She won 10 years ago for Breakaway and again three years ago for Stronger. She’s nominated this year for Piece by Piece. Odds of this happening: Virtually nil. Taylor Swift is likely to win that award. If Swift falters, it will probably go to either James Taylor or Florence + The Machine.

Nicki Minaj may become the first female solo artist to win for Best Rap Album. She is nominated for The Pinkprint. Odds of this happening: Slim to none. Kendrick Lamar is a shoo-in to win in that category.

Jimmy Carter may become the first former U.S. President to win twice in the category of Best Spoken Word Album. The 39th President won the 2006 award for Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis. He’s nominated this year for A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety. Odds of this happening: Excellent. Carter, 91, has had a widely reported battle with cancer. A Grammy would be a great way of sending him best wishes. (Note: Barack Obama won twice in this category before he became President.)

“Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars may become the first single to win tops honors as the year’s best single in both U.S. and the U.K. since Phil Collins’s 1990 smash “Another Day in Paradise.” “Uptown Funk,” a Grammy finalist for Record of the Year, won the BRIT Award for British Single of the Year in February. Odds of this happening: Excellent.

“See You Again,” the hip-hop ballad from Furious 7, may become the first film song to win Song of the Year since “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic 17 years ago. Odds of this happening: Not very good. The award will probably go to Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud.”

Joey Alexander may become the youngest individual artist ever to win a Grammy. The piano prodigy is just 12 years old. Alexander has two chances to win. He’s nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for My Favorite Things and Best Improvised Jazz Solo for “Giant Steps,” a track from the album. Odds of this happening: Good. Everybody loves a precocious kid. Note: The current record-holder as the youngest individual artist to win a Grammy is LeAnn Rimes, who was 14 ? when she first won.?

Courtney Barnett may become the second openly gay artist in a row to win as Best New Artist. Sam Smith took the award last year. Odds of this happening: Poor. Meghan Trainor will probably win. If Trainor comes up short, it will probably go to either Sam Hunt or James Bay.

Muse may become the first British band to win twice in the category of Best Rock Album. The band won the award five years ago for The Resistance and is nominated this year for Drones. Odds of this happening: Only fair. Another English artist, James Bay, is out front.

Kacey Musgraves may become the first female solo artist to win twice in the category of Best Country Album. She won two years ago for Same Trailer Different Park and is nominated this year for Pageant Material. Odds of this happening: Poor. Chris Stapleton is the heavy favorite to win.

Taylor Swift may become the first woman to win Album of the Year twice for albums on which she was the lead artist. She won six years ago for her sophomore album, Fearless, and is nominated this year for her fifth album, 1989. Odds of this happening: Very good, but Alabama Shakes and Kendrick Lamar are both potent challengers.

Taylor Swift may become the first woman to win Album of the Year twice for albums on which she was the lead artist. She won six years ago for her sophomore album, Fearless, and is nominated this year for her fifth album, 1989. Odds of this happening: Very good, but Alabama Shakes and Kendrick Lamar are both potent challengers.

Will Paul McCartney win a Grammy for rap? Will Taylor Swift become the first female artist to win Album of the Year twice for her own albums? Many records may potentially be set at this year’s Grammy Awards, which will be presented on Feb. 15. Here are 12 of the most intriguing possibilities — along with our estimation of the odds of them becoming reality.

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