2021 Grammys Submissions/Predictions: Mac Miller, The Weeknd, Tame Impala, and More
It’s that time of the year, the 2021 Grammys season has begun. With the deadline for submissions coming to a close on August 31st, the Grammy ballot have submitted the first round of votes on September 30th.
On a yearly basis, artist submissions to genre specific and the “Big 4” (Album, Record, and Song of the Year, & Best New Artist) categories, are campaigned before the Recording Academy unveils the list of nominees on (November 24th). Here is the full list of submissions, that’ll be updated once more gets revealed! (Scroll down for predictions)
Abbreviations:
AOTY = Album Of The Year
ROTY = Record Of The Year
SOTY = Song Of The Year
Perf = Performance
BMV = Best Music Video
Jhene Aiko
Chilombo: AOTY, Progressive R&B Album
BS: ROTY, SOTY, R&B Perf, R&B Song
Lightning & Thunder: R&B Perf
Fiona Apple
Fetch the Bolt Cutters: AOTY, Alt Album, Eng Album
Shameika: ROTY, SOTY, Rock Song, Rock Perf
Bad Bunny
YHLQMDLG: AOTY, Latin Urban/Pop Album
Un Dia: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
BEYONCÉ
Black Parade: ROTY, SOTY, R&B Perf, R&B Song
Savage: ROTY, SOTY, Rap Perf, Rap Song
Playing Games: SOTY, R&B Song
Black Is King: Music Film
Brown Skin Girl: BMV
Already: BMV
Justin Bieber
Changes: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album
Intentions: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Stuck With U: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
10,000 Hours: (ROTY, SOTY), Country Song, Country Duo/Group Perf
Yummy: Pop Solo Perf
The Black Eyed Peas
Mamacita: Pop Duo/Group Perf
Girl Like Me: Pop Duo/Group Perf
Blackpink
Best New Artist
Ice Cream: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Phoebe Bridgers
Best New Artist
Punisher: AOTY, Alt Album, Eng. Album
Kyoto: ROTY, SOTY
I Know The End: BMV
BTS
Dynamite: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf, BMV
Map Of The Soul: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album
Camila Cabello
Romance: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album
My Oh My: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
First Man: Pop Solo Perf
Shameless: Pop Solo Perf
Chloe x Halle
Ungodly Hour: AOTY, Progressive R&B Perf
Do It: ROTY, SOTY, R&B Song, R&B Perf, BMV
Wonder What She Thinks Of Me: Trad R&B Perf
Sabrina Claudio
Rumors: ROTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf, BMV
SBCNCSLY: ROTY, Dance Recording
Come Away: ROTY
Truth Is: AOTY, Prog R&B Album
Coldplay
Everyday Life: Rock Album, AOTY
Orphans: ROTY, SOTY, Rock Perf, Rock Song
Trouble in town: BMV
Arabesque, Broken: Best Arrangement
Live in Jordan: Best Music Film.
Miley Cyrus
Midnight Sky: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf
DaBaby
KIRK: AOTY, Rap Album
Rockstar: ROTY, SOTY, Melodic Rap Perf, Rap Song
Levi High: ROTY, (SOTY)
BOP: Rap Perf
Richer Than Everybody: ROTY, Rap Perf
Stuntin On You: Rap Perf
For the Night: Melodic Rap Perf
Jason Derulo
Savage Love: (ROTY, SOTY), Pop Duo/Group Perf
Dancing: Pop Solo Perf
Diplo
Producer of the Year
Daylight: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Doja Cat
Best New Artist
Hot Pink: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album
Say So: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf
Rules: Rap Perf
Juicy: Melodic Rap Perf
Like That: Rap Song
Drake
Life Is Good: Rap Perf, Rap Song
Popstar: Rap Perf, Rap Song
Laugh Now Cry Later: Melodic Rap Perf, Rap Song
Greece: Melodic Rap Perf
LOYAL: Melodic Rap Perf
Only You: Rap Perf
dvsn
A Muse: R&B Perf, R&B Song
Between Us: R&B Perf, R&B Song
A Muse in Her Feelings: (AOTY), Prog R&B Album
Bob Dylan
Rough & Rowdy Ways: AOTY, Americana Album
Murder Most Foul: ROTY, SOTY, AR Perf, AR Song
False Prophet: Rock Song, Rock Perf
Gone But Not Forgotten: AR Song
Billie Eilish
everything i wanted: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf
No Time to Die: Song for Visual Media
Dominic Fike
Best New Artist
FINNEAS
Best New Artist
FKA Twigs
Ego Death: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Sum Bout You: Rap Song, Melodic Rap Perf, BMV
Magdalene: AOTY, Alt Album
Sad Day: BMV
Selena Gomez
Lose You To Love Me: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf
Rare: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album
Ice Cream: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Past Life: Pop Duo/Group Perf
Ellie Goulding
Hate Me: ROTY, SOTY
Brightest Blue: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album, Eng Album
Love I’m Given: Pop Solo Perf
Slow Grenade: Pop Duo/Group Perf
Worry About Me: BMV
Ariana Grande
K bye for now: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album
Rain On Me: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Stuck With U: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
You Don’t Own Me: Pop Duo/Group
Ice Cream: SOTY
Don’t Call Me Angel: Song For Visual Media
Conan Gray
Best New Artist
Maniac: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf
Kid Krow: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album
CeeLo Green
CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway – AOY, R&B Album
Lead Me – ROY, SOY, R&B Perf, R&B Song
Grimes
Miss Anthropocene: AOTY, Alt Album
Delete Forever: ROTY, SOTY
Cry: SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
4 am: Dance Rec
HAIM
The Steps: (ROTY, SOTY), Rock Song, Rock Perf
Women in Music Pt. III: AOTY, Alt Album
Halsey
You should be sad: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf
Manic: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album
The Other Girl: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Be Kind: Pop Duo/Group Perf
Jack Harlow
Best New Artist
Sweet Action: AOTY, Rap Album
What’s Poppin’ (original): ROTY, SOTY, Rap Perf, Rap Song
H.E.R
I Can’t Breathe: ROTY, SOTY, R&B Perf, R&B Song
Slow Down: ROTY, SOTY, R&B Perf, R&B Song
BS: ROTY, SOTY, R&B Perf, R&B Song
Gotta Move On: R&B Song, R&B Perf
Smile: R&B Song
Better Than I Imagine: R&B Song
Comfortable: Trad R&B Perf
Make the Most: R&B Perf
Joji
Best New Artist
Daylight: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Run: Rock Song, Rock Perf
Gimme Love: Pop Solo Perf
Jojo
good to know (deluxe): AOTY, R&B Album
Think About You: ROTY, SOTY, R&B Perf, R&B Song
Small Things: Pop Solo
Juice WRLD
Legends Never Die: AOTY, Rap Album
Come & Go: ROTY, SOTY
Hate Me: ROTY, SOTY
Alicia Keys
Underdog: ROTY, SOTY, (Pop Solo Perf)
Show Me Love: R&B Perf, (R&B Song)
Khalid
Be Like That: ROTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf, BMV
Know Your Worth: SOTY, (Pop Duo/Group)
Experience: Pop Duo/Group Perf
The Killers
Imploding the Mirage: (AOTY), Rock Album
Caution: (ROTY, SOTY), Rock Perf, Rock Song
Labrinth
Euphoria: Score for Visual Media
Lady Gaga
Chromatica: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album
Rain On Me: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Stupid Love: Pop Solo Perf
Alice: Dance Rec
Chromatica II: Instrumental Composition, Arrangement (Instr.)
Kiana Ledé
Best New Artist
Plenty More: R&B Perf
Forfeit: R&B Perf
Second Chanes: R&B Song
Kiki: (AOTY), R&B Album
John Legend
Bigger Love: (AOTY), R&B Album, Eng Album
Last Time I Say Sorry: SOTY, Country Duo/Group Perf
U Move, I Move: R&B Perf
Lil Baby
My Turn: AOTY, Rap Album
The Bigger: ROTY, SOTY, Rap Perf, Rap Song
Know My Rights: ROTY, SOTY
Prospect: ROTY
Get Even: ROTY
1st N 3rd: ROTY, (SOTY), Rap Perf
Dealer: Rap Perf
Death: Rap Perf
For the Night: Melodic Rap Perf
Dua Lipa
Future Nostalgia: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album, Eng Album
Don’t Start Now: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf, BMV
Un Dia: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Hallucinate: Dance Rec
Demi Lovato
Anyone: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf
I’m Ready: BMV
The Lumineers
III: AOTY, Folk Album
Mahalia
What You Did: R&B Perf, (R&B Song)
Ella Mai
What You Did: R&B Perf, (R&B Song)
Post Malone
Circles: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo, BMV
Hollywood’s Bleeding: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album, Eng Album
Goodbyes: Pop Duo/Group Perf
Take What You Want: Rock Song, Rock Perf
It’s a Raid: Rock Perf
Maroon 5
Memories – (ROTY, SOTY), Pop Duo/Group Perf
Melanie Martinez
Best New Artist
K-12: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album, Music Film
Show & Tell: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf, BMV
Megan Thee Stallion
Best New Artist
Savage (Remix): ROTY, SOTY, Rao Song, Rap Perf
Julia Michaels
If The World Was Ending: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Mac Miller
Circles: AOTY, Alt Album
Victoria Monét
Moment: R&B Perf, R&B Song
Ass Like That: R&B Perf
Jaguar (song): R&B Song
Experience: Pop Duo/Group Perf
The 1975
Notes On A Conditional Form: AOTY, Alt Album
People: (ROTY, SOTY), Rock Song, Rock Perf
Angel Olsen
All Mirrors: AOTY, Alt Album, Eng Album
Secretly Group: Folk Album
All Mirrors: SOTY, ROTY
Lark: Best Music Video
Anderson .Paak
Lockdown: ROTY, SOTY
Then There Were Two: Pop Duo/Group Perf
Pearl Jam
Superblood: Rock Perf
Gigaton: (AOTY), Rock Album
Dance: Rock Song
Orville Peck
Best New Artist
Perfume Genius
Set My Heart on Fire Immediately: Alt Album, Eng Album
Describe: BMV
Katy Perry
Smile: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album
Smile (song): ROTY
What Makes A Woman: SOTY
Polo G
Best New Artist
The Goat: AOTY, (Rap Album)
Wishing for a Hero: ROTY
Pop Smoke
Shoot For the Moon Aim For the Stars: AOTY, Rap Album
Dior: ROTY, SOTY Rap Perf, Rap Song
For the Night: Melodic Rap Perf
Jessie Reyez
Coffin: R&B Perf
Roddy Ricch
Rockstar: ROTY, SOTY, Melodic Rap Perf, Rap Song
The Box: (ROTY, SOTY), Melodic Rap Perf, Rap Song
Run The Jewels
RTJ4: AOTY, Rap Album
Walking In The Snow: ROTY, SOTY
Forever: ROTY, SOTY, Rap Song, Rap Perf
Ooh La La: Rap Perf
Pulling The Pin: Rap Perf
Just: Rap Song
Rina Sawayama
Best New Artist
XS: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf
SAWAYAMA: AOTY, Alt Album
STFU!: Rock Song, Rock Perf
JP Saxe
If The World Was Ending: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
Travis Scott
Highest In the Room: ROTY, (SOTY)
* probably in Melodic Rap Perf & Rap Song
SHAED
Best New Artist
Trampoline (w/ Zayn): ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf, BMV
Sam Smith
My Oasis: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf
To Die For: Pop Solo Perf
I’m Ready: BMV
The Strokes
Bad Decisions: (ROTY, SOTY), Rock Perf, Rock Song
Harry Styles
Adore You: ROTY, SOTY, BMV
Fine Line: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album, Eng Album
Watermelon Sugar: Pop Solo Perf
Moses Sumney
Best New Artist
græ: AOTY, Alt Album, Eng Album
Cut Me: SOTY, ROTY, Trad R&B Perf, BMV
Swae Lee
Be Like That: ROTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf, BMV
Taylor Swift
folklore: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album, Eng Album
cardigan: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf, BMV
betty: Country Song, Country Perf
exile: Pop Duo/Group Perf
The Man: BMV
Miss Americana: Music Film
Only the Young: Song for Visual Media
SZA
The Other Side: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf, SFVM
Tame Impala
The Slow Rush: AOTY, Alt Album
Lost in Yesterday: ROTY, SOTY, Rock Song, Rock Perf, BMV
Teyana Taylor
Lowkey: R&B Perf, (R&B Song)
The Album: (AOTY), Prog R&B Album
Justin Timberlake
The Other Side: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf, SFVM
Tinashe
Songs For You – AOTY, R&B Album
Save Room For Us – ROTY, SOTY
Only – ROTY, SOTY
Touch & Go- R&B Song, R&B Perf
Worst in Me – R&B Perf
Tones & I
Best New Artist
Dance Monkey: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Solo Perf, BMV
Yves Tumor
Best New Artist
Heaven To a Tortured Mind: AOTY, Best Alt Album
Kerosene: SOTY
Gospel For a New Century: ROTY, BMV
24k Goldn
Best New Artist
twenty-one pilots
Level of Concern: (ROTY, SOTY), Pop Duo/Group Perf
Usher
Don’t Waste My Time: (ROTY) R&B Perf
I Cry: (SOTY), R&B Song
Come Thru: Trad R&B Perf
Summer Walker
Best New Artist
Over It: AOTY, Progressive R&B Album
Playing Games: SOTY, R&B Perf, R&B Song
Come Thru: Trad R&B Perf
Kamasi Washington
Becoming: Best Score for Visual Media
Hayley Williams
Simmer: (ROTY, SOTY), Rock Song, Rock Perf
Pharrell Williams
Entrepreneur: ROTY
The Weeknd
After Hours: AOTY, Pop Vocal Album, Eng Album
Blinding Lights: ROTY, SOTY,Pop Solo Perf, BMV
In Your Eyes (Remix): Pop Duo/Group Perf
Over Now: Pop Duo/Group Perf
Smile: Melodic Rap Perf
Weezer
Beginning of the End: Rock Song
Hero: Rock Perf, Rock Song
Kanye West
Jesus Is King: (AOTY), Contemporary Christian Music Album
Follow God: Rap Perf, Rap Song
ZAYN
Trampoline: ROTY, SOTY, Pop Duo/Group Perf, BMV
Renée Zellweger
Judy: AOTY, Trad Pop Vocal Album
Arizona Zervas
Best New Artist
Credit to Goldderby for obtaining the list.
Predictions:
Album of the Year:
The Weeknd, After Hours
Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding
Fiona Apple, Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me For Being Anti-Social
Taylor Swift, Folklore
Run The Jewels, RTJ4
Tame Impala, The Slow Rush
Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher
Record of the Year:
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”
Post Malone, “Circles”
Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”
Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
Dua Lipa, “Don’t Start Now”
Harry Styles, “Adore You”
Megan Thee Stallion & Beyoncé, “Savage” Remix
DaBaby & Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
Song of the Year
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”
Post Malone, “Circles”
Dua Lipa, “Don’t Start Now”
H.E.R, “I Can’t Breathe”
Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”
Anderson .Paak, “Lockdown”
Billie Eilish, “Everything I Wanted”
Fiona Apple, “Shameika”
Best New Artist
Megan Thee Stallion
Doja Cat
Summer Walker
Phoebe Bridgers
Pop Smoke
Orville Peck
Finneas
Joji
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