2022 Grammy Award Predictions
The 2022 Grammy Awards is right around the corner, and the CommRadio staff predicts the winners and who should win for this year’s ceremony.
* Nominees underlined are predicted to win
* Nominees italicized should win
Record of the Year
• I Still Have Faith In You - ABBA
• Freedom - Jon Batiste
• I Get A Kick Out Of You - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
• Peaches - Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
• Right On Time - Brandi Carlile
• Kiss Me More - Doja Cat featuring SZA
• Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
• Montero (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X
• drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo
• Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic
Album of the Year
• We Are - Jon Batiste
• Love For Sale - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
• Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) - Justin Bieber
• Planet Her (Deluxe) - Doja Cat
• Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
• Back Of My Mind - H.E.R.
• Montero - Lil Nas X
• Sour - Olivia Rodrigo
• Evermore - Taylor Swift
• Donda - Kanye West
Song of the Year
• Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
• A Beautiful Noise - Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile
• drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo
• Fight For You - H.E.R.
• Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
• Kiss Me More - Doja Cat featuring SZA
• Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic
• Montero (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X
• Peaches - Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
• Right On Time - Brandi Carlile
Best New Artist
• Arooj Aftab
• Jimmie Allen
• Baby Keem
• FINNEAS
• Glass Animals
• Japanese Breakfast
• The Kid LAROI
• Arlo Parks
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Saweetie
Best Pop Vocal Album
• Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) - Justin Bieber
• Planet Her (Deluxe) - Doja Cat
• Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
• Positions - Ariana Grande
• Sour - Olivia Rodrigo
Best Rap Album
• The Off-Season - J. Cole
• Certified Lover Boy - Drake
• King's Disease II - Nas
• Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator
• Donda - Kanye West
Best Melodic Rap Performance
• P R I D E. I S . T H E . D E V I L - J. Cole featuring Lil Baby
• Need To Know - Doja Cat
• Industry Baby - Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow
• Wusyaname - Tyler, The Creator featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign
• Hurricane - Kanye West featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Best Rap Song
• Bath Salts - DMX featuring Jay-Z & Nas
• Best Friend - Saweetie featuring Doja Cat
• Family Ties - Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
• Jail - Kanye West featuring Jay-Z
• M Y . L I F E - J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray
Jack Freiser is a second-year majoring in telecommunications, to contact him email jef5614@psu.edu
Caelan Chevrier is a second-year majoring in journalism, to contact him email cjc6789@psu.edu
Emily McGlynn is a second-year majoring in broadcast journalism, to contact her email esm5378@psu.edu
About the Contributors
Emily McGlynn
Third-year / Broadcast Journalism
Emily McGlynn is a third-year from Birmingham, Michigan majoring in broadcast journalism at Penn State. She is the Co-General Manager alongside Alex Rocco and Dylan Price. She is involved in the news, arts and entertainment, sports and production department. In the news department, she is one of the news producers. She frequently writes reviews for the Arts Department as well. Listening to music, watching movies, and staying updated with news and pop culture are some of her favorite things to do. To contact her, email her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Caelan Chevrier
Third Year / Marketing & Journalism
Caelan Chevrier is a third-year student in the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University studying marketing and broadcast journalism with the goal of graduating with a bachelor’s degree in four years. His career goal is to spread informative, meaningful, and entertaining content across various platforms and to be a positive impact on the community. He has also spent time working at WWE in the communications department and writing for The Westport Local Press in his hometown of Westport, CT. If you’d like to contact him, email him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Jack Freiser
Third-Year / Telecommunications
Jack Freiser is a third-year student in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State University studying telecommunications. He is very passionate about both music and film. He aspires to impact the music business as a successful A+R by signing artists who will be culturally relevant and will leave an impact on the world, and through keeping a strong relationship with the artist and their team. Email him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
