Grammys

Here’s a look at what to expect when The Recording Academy announces the 2021 nominees Tuesday.

Ricch boy

Roddy Ricch would easily be a nominee for best new artist, but he can’t since hewon a Grammy this year for best rap performance for Nipsey Hussle’s “Racks in the Middle,” where he appeared as a guest artist.

But Ricch, who topped the pop charts with “The Box” this year and has reached double platinum status with his debut album “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial,” will likely earn nominations like album of the year, record of the year, song of the year, best rap song, best rap performance and best rap album.

Ricch should also earn nominations for his guest appearance on Da Baby’s international hit “Rock Star,” helping him become the show’s overall top nominee.

Folks love ‘Folklore’

Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” is likely to compete for the top prize, and gives the singer a chance to be the first act to win album of the year three times after doing so with “1989” and “Fearless.”

Swift will likely earn a song of the year nod for “Cardigan” and could even compete in other genre categories outside of pop since her album has sounds from folk to alternative.

Weeknd at Harry’s

Harry Styles will become the first One Direction member to compete at the Grammys, thanks to the success of his second solo album and the smash hit, “Watermelon Sugar.”

Styles is expected to earn nominations like album of the year and best pop vocal album for “Fine Line,” while his No. 1 hit will earn nods for record of the year, song of the year and best pop solo performance.

The Weeknd will score nominations for album of the year with “After Hours” aswell as song and record of the year for “Blinding Lights.” The Weeknd could compete with Ricch for the top nominee title since he will also vie for pop and R&B awards, and maybe even best music video.

Other top album nominees

Others who may score nominations for album of the year are Fiona Apple’s “Fetch the Bolt Cutters,” Tame Impala’s “The Slow Rush” and Luke Combs’ “What You See Is What You Get.” Since there are eight slots, Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica” and “Future Nostalgia” by Dua Lipa could join the club of nomi-nees.

New kids on the block

Though Megan Thee Stallion is the front-runner in the best newartist category, she’ll have some stiff competition. Others whomay earn nominations include Lewis Capaldi, Summer Walker, Morgan Wallen, Doja Cat, Blackpink, Ingrid Andress, Snoh Aalegra, Skip Marley, Mickey Guyton and CNCO.

Grande’s Grammys

While Ariana Grande’s “Positions” album and single will compete at the 2022 Grammys, she could earn nominations for her collaborations with Lady Gaga (“Rain on Me”) and Justin Bieber (“Stuck With U”). The duets will likely compete for best pop duo/ group performance but could even earn nominations for record or song of the year.

Saying no to ‘Say So’?

Though she’s a controversial figure in music, it’s hard to deny rapper-singer Doja Cat’s successful year. She topped the charts with “Say So,” launched another platinum success with “Like That” and has been the go-to performer to guest star on songs.

“Say So” will likely earn a nomination for best pop solo performance, but nominations for song and record of the year may be tricky. If “Say So” is nominated inthe top categories, itwould give a nomination to Dr. Luke, who co-wrote and produced the song and has been in a yearslong legal battle with Kesha, who accused him of sexual assault during their partnership. Dr. Luke has vigorously denied the allegations, and he was last nominated at the 2014Grammys.

Dr. Luke’s return to the top of the charts this year would make him a candidate for non-classical producer of the year, though the academy may block that from happening. Apart from producing Doja Cat’s hits, he produced major hits for Juice WRLD (“Wishing Well”) and Saweetie (“Tap In”) and alsoworked on Da Baby and LilWayne’s recent albums.

K-pop kings

BTS could finally earn their first Grammy nomination this year.

The seven-member group’s hit “Dynamite” could snag a nomination for best pop duo/group performance, and their latest album could compete for best global music album. Blackpink, whore leased its successful debut album during Grammy voting, could earn a best new artist nomination.

Award-winning Blue Ivy

Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter has already won honors at the BETA wards, SoulT rain Music Awards and NAACP Image Awards, but she could earn her first Grammy nomination this year.

Blue Ivy appears on Beyoncé’s hit “Brown Skin Girl” on the album “The Lion King: The Gift,” which competed at the 2020 Grammys. But this year, the song’s music video was released as part of Beyoncé’s “Black Is King” special on Disney+, and it could earn a nomination for best music video.

Posthumous players

Juice WRLD died before his “Legends Never Die” album was released, but it has dominated the pop charts and could earn the rapper Grammy nominations. Pop Smoke, who died this year, has also had major success on the charts and streaming services with his debut “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon.”

R & Beast

In just two short years, Summer Walker has launched 13Top 10 hits on the Billboard R&B songs chart. And she’ll be honored at the Grammys for her breakthrough.

She should dominate with multiple nominations in the R&B categories thanks to the success of her debut album “Over It.” She should compete for best newartist, and she should get bids for album of the year aswell as song and record of the year.

Others sure to garner R&B nominations— and major ones— include Teyana Taylor, Jhene Aiko, Chloe xHalle, Brandy and JoJo.

Combs’ country

Combs dominated the country music charts and streaming services, and he should score nominations in the top three categories aswell as bids for best country song, best country performance and best country album, where competition may include the Chicks, Lucinda Williams and Andress.

Maren Morris should also farewell in the country categories with “The Bones,” which will likely compete for song and record of the year. Gabby Barrett, whose country hit “I Hope” is currently No. 3 on pop charts, should earn a nomination for best country performance and best country song.

Dan + Shay are likely to earn nominations, too, and could help Bieber earn his first nod in the country genre thanks to their smash duet “10,000Hours.”