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What to watch, and listen, for

It’s Taylor vs. Kendrick at the Grammys as the Bad Blood pair go head to head. As for what you should expect from the show itself, here are eight good reasons to tune in:

- Patrick Ryan

POP DIVAS TOP THE PERFORMANC­E ROSTER. Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Justin Bieber are among the legion of artists set to perform, but the night truly belongs to the ladies. Swift will open the show with a song off 1989, and Rihanna will likely make the TV debut of new ANTI material. Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Carrie Underwood, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding and Tori Kelly also are on tap.

WOMEN IN ROCK COULD WIN BIG. Unlike last year, when only one female-led band (Paramore) competed in rock categories, this year’s has an abundance of guitarshre­dding women. Alabama Shakes, fronted by Brittany Howard, is vying for album of the year ( Sound & Color) and best rock song and performanc­e ( Don’t

Wanna Fight). Elle King ( Ex’s and Oh’s), Florence + the Machine ( What Kind of Man) and Wolf Alice ( Moaning Lisa Smile) are up for awards, and Australian rocker Courtney Barnett is an underdog contender for best new artist.

LADY GAGA PAYS TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOWIE. Gaga-uary is upon us. The pop star scored a touchdown at Super Bowl 50 with her rendition of the national anthem, and she may bring her powerful pipes to the Academy Awards this month. But first, Gaga will perform a Grammys medley honoring Bowie, who died of cancer in January.

IN MEMORIAM: WE REMEMBER Sadly, Bowie wasn’t the only legend music fans lost this year. Expect to see Natalie Cole, Stone Temple Pilots’ Scott Weiland,

Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, the Eagles’ Glenn Frey, and Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White. Blues icon B.B. King will receive a tribute performanc­e featuring Chris Stapleton, Gary Clark Jr. and Bonnie Raitt.

YOU CAN FINALLY SEE ‘HAMILTON.’ Well, at least the opening number. The cast of the hip-hop Broadway musical performs via simulcast, only the eighth time a musical theater company has played the show.

SHELTON AND STEFANI COULD MAKE THEIR RED-CARPET DEBUT.

The Voice coaches made their relationsh­ip official in November and have been seen together on TV and at a football game. But the two have yet to walk the carpet as a couple, and with Shelton up for best country duo/group performanc­e (for Lonely Tonight with Ashley Moore), this could be a prime opportunit­y. Plus, Shelton’s ex Miranda Lambert is not nominated, which may help prevent any awkward run-ins.

KANYE COULD STORM THE STAGE — AGAIN. There’s still no word whether West and wife Kim Kardashian will be at the show, where he’ll be competing for multiple awards (including best rap performanc­e for All Day). Plus, if his Twitter sparring partner, Wiz Khalifa, takes home song of the year for

See You Again, we could see a repeat of West’s mock stage crash last year, when Beck surprised with album of the year.

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