{"id":559893,"date":"2026-04-02T08:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559893\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:37:52","slug":"how-springsteen-and-mccartney-are-shaking-up-grammys-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559893\/","title":{"rendered":"How Springsteen and McCartney are shaking up Grammys races"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amid a field of relative newcomers like Olivia Dean, Rosal\u00eda, and Raye, two music legends have emerged as somewhat unexpected entrants into the Grammys<\/a> conversation. <\/p>\n

Both Paul McCartney<\/a> and Bruce Springsteen<\/a> are polling well in Gold Derby’s early predictions for Grammy nominations \u2014 the former Beatle with his upcoming 19th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, and the Boss with his protest song “Streets of Minneapolis.”<\/p>\n

Album of the Year Record of the Year Song of the Year New Artist <\/p>\n

1.<\/p>\n

\"Olivia <\/p>\n

2.<\/p>\n

\"taylor <\/p>\n

3.<\/p>\n

\"raye <\/p>\n

4.<\/p>\n

\"Bruno <\/p>\n

5.<\/p>\n

\"ella <\/p>\n

6.<\/p>\n

\"Harry <\/p>\n

7.<\/p>\n

\"pinkpantheress<\/p>\n

PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson <\/p>\n

8.<\/p>\n

\"Kacey <\/p>\n

9.<\/p>\n

\"Bruce <\/p>\n

10.<\/p>\n

\"Rosalia-sq\"<\/p>\n

Rosalia, Bjork, Yves Tumor <\/p>\n

11.<\/p>\n

\"Sienna <\/p>\n

12.<\/p>\n

\"brandi <\/p>\n

13.<\/p>\n

\"sabrinaa <\/p>\n

14.<\/p>\n

\"noah <\/p>\n

15.<\/p>\n

\"u2 <\/p>\n

16.<\/p>\n

\"Bruno <\/p>\n

17.<\/p>\n

\"Tame <\/p>\n

18.<\/p>\n

\"BTS\" <\/p>\n

19.<\/p>\n

\"Lady <\/p>\n

20.<\/p>\n

\"Olivia <\/p>\n

21.<\/p>\n

\"Rosalia-sq\"<\/p>\n

Rosalia, Yahritza y Su Esencia <\/p>\n

22.<\/p>\n

\"doechii <\/p>\n

23.<\/p>\n

\"Paul <\/p>\n

24.<\/p>\n

\"Robyn\" <\/p>\n

25.<\/p>\n

\"Cardi <\/p>\n

26.<\/p>\n

\"sabrinaa <\/p>\n

27.<\/p>\n

\"doja <\/p>\n

28.<\/p>\n

\"david<\/p>\n

David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I <\/p>\n

29.<\/p>\n

\"Tems\" <\/p>\n

30.<\/p>\n

\"EsDeeKid\" <\/p>\n

31.<\/p>\n

\"Zayn\" <\/p>\n

32.<\/p>\n

\"niall <\/p>\n

33.<\/p>\n

\"Dave <\/p>\n

34.<\/p>\n

\"florence <\/p>\n

35.<\/p>\n

\"death <\/p>\n

36.<\/p>\n

\"Mariah <\/p>\n

37.<\/p>\n

\"lainey <\/p>\n

38.<\/p>\n

\"Megan <\/p>\n

39.<\/p>\n

\"Sienna <\/p>\n

40.<\/p>\n

\"Huntr\/X\" <\/p>\n

41.<\/p>\n

\"tate <\/p>\n

42.<\/p>\n

\"tyla <\/p>\n

43.<\/p>\n

\"Lil <\/p>\n

44.<\/p>\n

\"Blackpink-sq\" <\/p>\n

45.<\/p>\n

\"KATSEYE\" <\/p>\n

46.<\/p>\n

\"illenium\" <\/p>\n

Just a day after after kicking off his Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, backed by the E Street Band, Springsteen currently sits in the top 10 of potential nominees for Song of the Year. His “Streets of Minneapolis,” dropped in January, in the days after the killings of VA nurse Alex Pretti and mother of three Ren\u00e9e Good at the hands of ICE and CPB in the titular Minnesota city and quickly became a hit, climbing to No. 1 <\/a>on Billboard’s U.S. digital song sales chart.<\/p>\n

\"SEOUL,<\/a> \"'Elizabeth<\/a> <\/p>\n

Springsteen, writing the song and releasing it so quickly, was able to speak to the moment in a way that no other musical artist had, especially one of his stature. And his activism didn’t stop there. Since the release of “Streets,” the Boss has commenced a tour that he says is a response to the authoritarian Trump regime and allowed the ACLU usage of “Born in the USA” in an ad supporting birthright citizenship. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The artist’s palpable outrage has helped him connect with the public in a way that he hasn’t in quite some time, and he’s already seeing the fruits of that in these early Grammy predictions. It’s been 13 years since an individual song of Springsteen’s was nominated, so a nod for “Streets” would be a major comeback for the icon.<\/p>\n

Album of the Year Record of the Year Song of the Year New Artist <\/p>\n

1.<\/p>\n

\"Olivia <\/p>\n

2.<\/p>\n

\"Bruno <\/p>\n

3.<\/p>\n

\"taylor <\/p>\n

4.<\/p>\n

\"Rosalia-sq\" <\/p>\n

5.<\/p>\n

\"Harry <\/p>\n

6.<\/p>\n

\"raye <\/p>\n

7.<\/p>\n

\"Olivia <\/p>\n

8.<\/p>\n

\"brandi <\/p>\n

9.<\/p>\n

\"Kacey <\/p>\n

10.<\/p>\n

\"Kehlani-sq\" <\/p>\n

11.<\/p>\n

\"Lana <\/p>\n

12.<\/p>\n

\"noah <\/p>\n

13.<\/p>\n

\"Lily <\/p>\n

14.<\/p>\n

\"BTS\" <\/p>\n

15.<\/p>\n

\"Geese\" <\/p>\n

16.<\/p>\n

\"Tame <\/p>\n

17.<\/p>\n

\"Cardi <\/p>\n

18.<\/p>\n

\"jacob <\/p>\n

19.<\/p>\n

\"Zara <\/p>\n

20.<\/p>\n

\"justin <\/p>\n

21.<\/p>\n

\"ella <\/p>\n

22.<\/p>\n

\"Paul <\/p>\n

23.<\/p>\n

\"pinkpantheress <\/p>\n

24.<\/p>\n

\"doja <\/p>\n

25.<\/p>\n

\"Nas\" <\/p>\n

26.<\/p>\n

\"Robyn\" <\/p>\n

27.<\/p>\n

\"Mariah <\/p>\n

28.<\/p>\n

\"Mavis <\/p>\n

29.<\/p>\n

\"Gorillaz\" <\/p>\n

30.<\/p>\n

\"Jill <\/p>\n

31.<\/p>\n

\"mitski\" <\/p>\n

32.<\/p>\n

\"Mumford <\/p>\n

33.<\/p>\n

\"J-Cole-sq\" <\/p>\n

34.<\/p>\n

\"tyla <\/p>\n

35.<\/p>\n

\"Megan <\/p>\n

36.<\/p>\n

\"Luke <\/p>\n

37.<\/p>\n

\"charli <\/p>\n

38.<\/p>\n

\"Twenty <\/p>\n

39.<\/p>\n

\"David <\/p>\n

40.<\/p>\n

\"ASAP <\/p>\n

41.<\/p>\n

\"florence <\/p>\n

42.<\/p>\n

\"Ringo <\/p>\n

43.<\/p>\n

\"Mon-Laferte-sq\" <\/p>\n

44.<\/p>\n

\"nathy <\/p>\n

45.<\/p>\n

\"Zayn\" <\/p>\n

46.<\/p>\n

\"Portugal. <\/p>\n

47.<\/p>\n

\"Madison <\/p>\n

48.<\/p>\n

\"niall <\/p>\n

49.<\/p>\n

\"kelsea <\/p>\n

50.<\/p>\n

\"demi <\/p>\n

51.<\/p>\n

\"james<\/p>\n

james blake<\/p>\n

Chelsea Lauren\/Variety<\/p>\n

52.<\/p>\n

\"Jade\"<\/p>\n

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Jade Thirlwall poses in the winners room with Pop Act award during The BRIT Awards 2025 at The O2 Arena on March 01, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

John Phillips\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

53.<\/p>\n

\"zach<\/p>\n

zach bryan sq pmc<\/p>\n

Gilbert Flores for PMC<\/p>\n

54.<\/p>\n

\"Ed<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran sq<\/p>\n

Mark Surridge\/Ed Sheeran<\/p>\n

55.<\/p>\n

\"Willie<\/p>\n

Willie Nelson<\/p>\n

James Michin III for Rolling Stone<\/p>\n

56.<\/p>\n

\"Silvana<\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 1: Silvana Estrada attends Variety’s 2024 GRAMMY Celebration at Mes Amis on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Elyse Jankowski\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Elyse Jankowski\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

57.<\/p>\n

\"Dave<\/p>\n

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters<\/p>\n

Andy Keilen for Rolling Stone<\/p>\n

58.<\/p>\n

\"death<\/p>\n

death cab for cutie sq pmc<\/p>\n

Fairchild Archive\/Penske Media<\/p>\n

59.<\/p>\n

\"Summer<\/p>\n

Summer Walker<\/p>\n

NBC<\/p>\n

60.<\/p>\n

\"Blackpink-sq\"<\/p>\n

Blackpink sq<\/p>\n

YG Entertainment<\/p>\n

61.<\/p>\n

\"illenium\"<\/p>\n

illenium<\/p>\n

imageSPACE \/ MEGA<\/p>\n

62.<\/p>\n

\"Leon<\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 30: (L-R) Leon Thomas III and Ty Dolla Sign attend the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bennett Raglin\/Getty Images for BET)<\/p>\n

Bennett Raglin\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

63.<\/p>\n

\"don<\/p>\n

don toliver sq pmc<\/p>\n

Gilbert Flores for Billboard<\/p>\n

64.<\/p>\n

\"Ari<\/p>\n

Ari Lennox<\/p>\n

Michael Buckner\/Variety<\/p>\n

65.<\/p>\n

\"arlo<\/p>\n

arlo parks<\/p>\n

NBC<\/p>\n

66.<\/p>\n

\"big<\/p>\n

big thief sq getty<\/p>\n

Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for FYF<\/p>\n

67.<\/p>\n

\"celeste\"<\/p>\n

celeste<\/p>\n

ABC<\/p>\n

68.<\/p>\n

\"charlie<\/p>\n

charlie puth sq pmc<\/p>\n

Gilbert Flores for Variety<\/p>\n

69.<\/p>\n

\"daniel<\/p>\n

daniel caesar sq pmc<\/p>\n

Brian Friedman for Variety<\/p>\n

70.<\/p>\n

\"danny<\/p>\n

danny brown sq pmc<\/p>\n

Coen Rees for Rolling Stone<\/p>\n

71.<\/p>\n

\"de<\/p>\n

Madison McGaw\/BFA\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

72.<\/p>\n

\"offset<\/p>\n

offset sq pmc<\/p>\n

Christopher Polk for Variety<\/p>\n

73.<\/p>\n

\"fka<\/p>\n

FKA Twigs at the premiere of \u201cThe Crow\u201d held at The Village East by Angelika on August 20, 2024 in New York City.<\/p>\n

John Nacion\/Variety<\/p>\n

74.<\/p>\n

\"khalid\"<\/p>\n

khalid<\/p>\n

Courtesy of Grace Pickering\/Khalid<\/p>\n

75.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

NBC<\/p>\n

76.<\/p>\n

\"King<\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 30: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) King Princess attends the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Mariah Carey at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

77.<\/p>\n

\"the<\/p>\n

the last dinner party<\/p>\n

Leonn Ward<\/p>\n

78.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 08: The Alchemist attends BET Hip Hop Awards 2024 at Drai\u2019s Beach Club \u2013 Nightclub at The Cromwell Las Vegas on October 08, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mindy Small\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Mindy Small\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

79.<\/p>\n

\"Madison<\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Madison Cunningham attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

80.<\/p>\n

\"megan<\/p>\n

megan moroney sq pmc<\/p>\n

Christopher Polk for Variety<\/p>\n

While Springsteen is gaining momentum by writing about the moment, McCartney is making waves by taking a look back. Announced last week, the former Beatle’s first solo album in more than five years, The Boys of Dungeon Lane is a look back at his formative years and was pitched in its release announcement as “his most introspective album to date and takes the listener back to where it all began.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The album is due out at the end of May, but it’s already ranked in the top 20 for Album of the Year \u2014 and for good reason. An artist of McCartney’s stature is almost impossible for the Recording Academy to ignore. His most recent win came for the reconstructed Beatles song “Now and Then,” which won Best Rock Performance<\/a> and was nominated for Record of the Year.<\/p>\n

McCartney’s previous solo album, McCartney III, scored nominations in Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song, and considering the general weakness of the Rock fields as of late, he’s a shoo-in for at least a showing within the genre-specific categories, if not in the top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amid a field of relative newcomers like Olivia Dean, Rosal\u00eda, and Raye, two music legends have emerged as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[245463,16755,88,65662,216,13501],"class_list":{"0":"post-559893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-2027-grammys","9":"tag-bruce-springsteen","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-grammys","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-paul-mccartney"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}