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Country owns the charts. Will the Grammys finally reward the genre with Record of the Year again?
['Jaime Rodriguez']
Gold Derby
The Grammys have had a rocky relationship with country music singles.
“Need You Now,” meanwhile, was a big crossover pop hit, essentially performing just like a standard pop ballad.
In the 2020s, only one country hit received a nod: Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” — which probably owes more to the respect for Beyoncé and her willingness to experiment than appreciation for the genre.
Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You” is unlikely to be prioritized by voters over her bigger pop hit, “The Fate of Ophelia.”
Phase 1 voting is just over a month away, and nominations for the 69th Grammys will be announced Nov. 16.