Grammy nominations are out Monday. Here's who we think will make the cut

LOS ANGELES — Ready or not, here they come: Nominations for the 69th Grammy Awards will be announced Monday morning, capping a yearlong pop music season in which new stars rose, old hands returned and Taylor Swift dropped a song about Cleveland that even people in Ohio decided was trash. To be eligible for consideration among the Recording Academy's approximately 16,000 voting members, songs and albums had to be released between Aug. 31, 2025, and Aug. 28, 2026. Here are our bets for who's likely to show up in the Grammys' top four categories, with potential honorees listed in alphabetical order. Music's most prestigious awards show will take place Feb. 7 at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. 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