With the 2022 GRAMMY Awards mere days away, excitement continues to build for the event.
Every field is jam-packed with the who’s who in the music industry. Take for example the Best New Artist category. Arooj Aftab, Jimmie Allen, Baby Keem, Finneas, Glass Animals, Japanese Breakfast, The Kid LAROI, Arlo Parks, Olivia Rodrigo, and Saweetie are all nominated.
But who will win and who should win?
Join us below to find out…
Who will win: Olivia Rodrigo
Much like Megan Thee Stallion last year, Olivia Rodrigo seems poised to pick up several trophies across the major categories. Her rise to fame over the last year has been one of legend. She burst onto the scene with a #1 debut single and scored three other top 10 hits from her ‘Sour’ album. Couple the success with critical-acclaim and you have the recipe for this year’s Best New Artist winner.
Who should Win: Olivia Rodrigo
With one of the best debut albums in recent years and after her domination last year on the charts and love from critics to boot, there seems no possible way she can lose.
Dark horse: Finneas
While Olivia seems poised to take nearly every category she is nominated in, there could be an upset or two along the way. For this category, it comes in the form of Finneas – Billie Eilish’s brother and collaborator. Not only did he land his first charting album last year, but he is known to be loved by the Academy, having won eight awards previously. So, it’s clear that if there were to be an upset, it would be here.
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Group members who venture solo with previous Grammy wins usually are not allowed to run as Best New Artist. Finneas already has 8 so what’s new about that? He shouldn’t even be in this list.
The obvious winner here is Olivia Rodrigo. She had a breakout year. The other potential winner is Finneas and the country singer Jimmie Allen.
Who ever gets it instead of Olivia and Finneas will get the same treatment that Spalding and Bon Iver.
The obvious winner here is Olivia Rodrigo. She had a breakout year. The other potential winner is Finneas and the country singer Jimmie Allen.
Who theefuck cares. Best New Artist is a f****** curse