Grammy Predictions 2025: Who Will Shine in Album of the Year?

Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Taylor Swift are expected to dominate the top Grammy categories

Experts predict that Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Taylor Swift will be the main contenders for Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammys.

As the Grammy Awards approach, anticipation is building around the nominees for the top four all-genre categories. Music industry experts predict that Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Taylor Swift will be strong contenders for the coveted Album of the Year award. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, and Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department are expected to battle it out with Roan’s debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, which has seen a resurgence in popularity over the past year​.

Variety noted that while the competition between these four artists will likely define the race, other contenders include Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX​. The final nominations will be announced on November 8, ahead of the February 2, 2025, awards ceremony. With Grammy voting notoriously difficult to predict, the race remains wide open, particularly with Roan’s potential to challenge veteran artists​.