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Grammy forecast: eight nominee slots, thousands of contenders

Variety says the hard part is cutting thousands of first-ballot contenders to eight nominees for the twenty twenty-seven Grammys; the forecast itself is already a lock.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN Tonight
Published 8:27 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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 8:27 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Taylor Swift, Ella Langley.
BBN covered this story before: Grammy 2027 forecast: Ella Langley, Swift, Two Olivias lead (October 12).

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VarietyRecord 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

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVariety says the Record of the Year race is the easy part to predict, and the hard part is cutting thousands of contenders down to just eight nominees.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEight seats, thousands of hopefuls. I have seen smaller cuts topple governments.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo Swift and Langley could get cut?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEveryone can. Only the forecast is guaranteed a nomination.