Women RULED music this year—the Grammy nominations SHOULD reflect that

Album of the Year

Album of the Year should be a category almost entirely filled with women, if not swept by them. With Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, Chappell Roan's The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Charli xcx's brat, Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine and Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet all but guaranteed spots in this category, at least six of the eight spots will be taken by women.

The other two spots could go to woman-made albums like Kacey Musgraves' Deeper Well, Brittany Howard's What Now?, or even Dolly Parton's Rockstar.

Song of the Year

While Kendrick Lamar makes a strong argument with his brilliant lyricism in "Not Like Us," we can't help but predict this category will also be dominated by women. Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em," Ariana Grande's "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)," Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!," and Billie Eilish's "Birds of a Feather" are the clear frontrunners, and if Eilish wins, it will be her second win in this category in a row, and her third win in the category overall.

Other likely nominees include Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" or "Please Please Please," Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' "Die with a Smile," Kacey Musgraves' "Deeper Well," and Doja Cat's "Agora Hills."

Unfortunately, "II Most Wanted," by Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus, which is the best song of the year, was not submitted in this category and will only be up for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

Record of the Year

Record of the Year is a performer's award, unlike Song of the Year, which goes to songwriters. We predict many of the same songs nominated in Song of the Year will do well here, specifically "Texas Hold 'Em," "Birds of a Feather," "We Can't Be Friends," "Die With a Smile," "Espresso" and "Good Luck, Babe!"

However, Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" and Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" could surprise the women in this category to win.

Best New Artist

Best New Artist should come down to a battle between pop princesses Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter this year. They have been two of the biggest names in music all year, with Roan having seven songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and Carpenter having a whopping twelve songs chart.

If the award doesn't go to one of them, it should be handed over to an artist like Shaboozey, Doechii, Flo Milli, Raye, Sexyy Red, or Reneé Rapp.

Other women nominees

Others who could score nominations, but probably not in the Big Four categories, include Dua Lipa for her pop album Radical Optimism, Charli xcx for her song "Guess" with Billie Eilish, Troye Sivan (an honorary girlie), Tyla, rappers Megan Thee Stallion for her songs "Hiss" or "Mamushi," and Cardi B, and R&B singers like Muni Long, Tinashe, and Kehlani.

The nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards will be announced on Friday, November 8.