From T-Swifts redemption to the Weeknd getting shut out.
The re-emergence ofTaylor Swift.
The attempted rehabilitation of Dr. Luke.
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The annual Grammy nominations announcement can be as cathartic and maddening as the ceremony itself.
Leave it to the Recording Academy to throw a little chaos into an already chaotic year of pop culture.
1 and a Record of the Year nomination.
He’s also been a mainstay on late-night television during the pandemic, turning in unique, boundary-pushing performances.
They weren’t enough, as Abel came up empty handed on the nomination front.
(But then, he does havebigger thingsto worry about.)
But also, a tiny psych-rock duo from Texas (Black Pumas)?
A memory-holed Coldplay album?
A Jacob Collier album only 10 people heard?
Jhene Aiko’s beguilingChilombo?
Also, Haim’s career-bestWIMPIIIand Post Malone.
A very strange bunch made stranger in a year filled with more than enough worthy picks.
2 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic charts.
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