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Panorama predicts winners of
2021 GRAMMY PANO PREDICTIONS
Panorama predicts results of 2021 Grammy Awards
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BEST NEW ARTIST
DOJA CAT
The Nominees Ingrid Andress Phoebe Bridgers Chika Noah Cyrus D Smoke Doja Cat Kaytranada Megan Thee Stallion “Black Parade”: Beyoncé “Cardigan”: Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner “The Box”: Roddy Ricch “Circles”: Post Malone “Don’t Start Now”: Dua Lipa “Everything I Wanted”: Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell “I Can’t Breathe”: H.E.R. “If the World Was Ending”: JP Saxe and Julia Michaels 33.3% of Panorama voted for Doja Cat “I think Doja Cat should win Best New Artist because she has so many popular songs. She is especially popular on TikTok. There have been countless of dances and trends to her songs, so she definitely DOMENIC FENOGLIO | associate editor
SONG OF THE YEAR
The Nominees
deserves the title of this award.” 24 A&E
21.7% of Panorama voted for “Cardigan”
“With ‘Cardigan,’ Taylor Swift introduced her listeners to the world of ‘Folklore,’ foreshadowing the amazing storytelling that carries throughout the album. Aided by haunting harmonies and soft melody, ‘Cardigan’ explores the tenacity of love, even when threatened by the foolishness of young age or time.” GRACE HU | editor-in-chief
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Nominees “Chilombo”: Jhené Aiko “Black Pumas”: Black Pumas “Everyday Life”: Coldplay “Djesse Vol.3”: Jacob Collier “Women in Music PT.III”: Haim “Future Nostalgia”: Dua Lipa “Hollywood’s Bleeding”: Post Malone “Folklore”: Taylor Swift “Black Parade”: Beyoncé “Colors”: Black Pumas “Rockstar”: Dababy and Roddy Ricch “Say So”: Doja Cat “Everything I Wanted”: Billie Eilish “Don’t Start Now”: Dua Lipa “Circles”: Post Malone “Savage”: Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé “Yummy”: Justin Bieber “Say So”: Doja Cat “Everything I Wanted”: Billie Eilish “Don’t Start Now”: Dua Lipa “Watermelon Sugar”: Harry Styles “Cardigan”: Taylor Swift
66.7% of Panorama voted for “Folklore”
“I voted for ‘Folklore’ because Taylor emanates an ethereal sort of tone in ‘Folklore.’ Unlike her previous albums, which were generally very upbeat, the tranquility of this album shows her versatility as an SOPHIA LIU | in-depth editor
RECORD OF THE YEAR
The Nominees artist.” 29.2% of Panorama voted for “Circles” “Post Malone is one of my favorite artists; ‘Circles’ is one of his best songs. His album, ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding,’ was a pretty good album as a whole, but ‘Circles’ was the biggest bright spot on it. Hopefully KIRAN VARADACHARI | health & sports staff
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
The Nominees Malone can match that level in the future.”
37.5% of Panorama voted for “Watermelon Sugar”
“I picked ‘Watermelon Sugar’ for Best Pop Solo Performance because it’s catchy and everyone enjoys listening to it. It creates variety within his new album and also adds a new aspect to the pop genre. Harry’s songs are a form of music that everyone can enjoy, and that’s why I think it’s special.” CAROLINE TYRRELL | features editor 1.25.21 25
