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The 2026 Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast Sunday on CBS, propose a few different, and not necessarily overlapping, ideas about the state of contemporary pop music.
Is it the realm of Bad Bunny, the radical star of reggaeton and Latin trap, who has forged one of the most novel careers in pop over the last decade (and will headline the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8)? Is it still Kendrick Lamar’s house, more than a year after “Not Like Us” turned his quarrels with Drake into a worldwide zeitgeist? Is it the purview of established stars like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, or of up-and-comers like Sabrina Carpenter and Addison Rae?
On this week’s Popcast, a conversation about the Grammys (and who should win) that covers the big four categories — album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist — along with nominations in rap, country and alternative formats.
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