Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 8, Rolling Stone is breaking down 13 different categories.
Were not as manufactured as we may have been over the past.
A lot of things are very real, and I think thats important.
Chappell Roan, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift are all likely to appear in the Song of the Year category at the 2025 Grammys.Steve Jennings/FilmMagic; Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Parkwood; Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Images/TAS Rights Management
People are just wearing their hearts on their sleeves.
I feel authenticity with this whole batch.
Im just so happy to see Sabrina get her due, Tear says.
I love that pop radio ran toward Post Malone, Tear tells us.
The mass audience is really not afraid to get their twang on.
Beyonce is not a poser in this format, Tear says.
She has the origins of country music running through her DNA.
In addition to Good Luck, Babe!
And if you thought there might be some Taylor Swift fatigue afterThe Tortured Poets Department, think again.
We venture to track that, but the audience aint having it, Tear says.
The millions of streams speak for itself.
