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Grammy 2027 forecast: Ella Langley, Swift, Two Olivias lead
Eight nominees will be selected from thousands of eligible records for the 2027 Grammy Awards Record of the Year category.
On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on The Five O'ClockPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Variety: “Record and Song of the Year Grammy Predictions: With Ella Langley, Taylor Swift, the Two Olivias and Other Frontrunners in the Race, Expect a Nail-Biter”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 5:18 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Swift, Ella Langley, Taylor.
- BBN covered this story before: Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' holds at No. 1 for a second week (October 12).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVariety's Grammy forecast is out, and the Record of the Year race, with Ella Langley, Taylor Swift and the Two Olivias up front, is already a nail-biter.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSwift's Patient Zero is still on top of the chart, so the number one song and the trophy talk are in the same room.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEight nominees out of thousands of contenders!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThousands?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI am calling the winner right now, out loud, on air, and I'm not telling you who.
The story so far
- Taylor Swift's Privacy Plans Spark Neighbor Fight Over Sewage and Deer · Wide Open Country
- Ella Langley cancels Tulsa show over 'security threat' · BBC
- Top 10 Cars Sep 2026: Baleno, Nexon, Punch, Fronx · RushLane
- DHS chief, Amazon bath seat recall, Swift's 100th week, Jeffries · FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Ella Langley says canceled concert 'not worth a human life' · Fox News
- Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' holds at No. 1 for a second week · Variety
- Grammy 2027 forecast: Ella Langley, Swift, Two Olivias lead (this story)
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