Grammy's Blind Ballots

This voter, who identifies most closely with pop, R&B, and rap , frames their ballot around moments where music transcended expectation and scale. As they put it, certain works reminded them that “ you never know what’s going to become a hit ,” especially when a song or album connects across generations and cultures rather than through formula alone. Album of the Year Voted:  DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS  — Bad Bunny In the Album of the Year race, the voter argues that Bad Bunny’s do

This voter identifies most closely with rock  and says their musical background informed how they approached the ballot. In comments on the General Field, they express disappointment that Record of the Year  and Song of the Year  felt too homogeneous , particularly given how much music is released each year. They question whether the GRAMMYs are keeping pace with that volume or whether commercial forces are increasingly shaping the top of the ballot. They note that their own

A young male songwriter and producer in their first year voting. They say the main criteria that influenced their picks—compared to how they would have voted before becoming a member—were a combination of recognizable commercial success or popularity, the music or media as an artistic statement, and whether or not the artist had previously been nominated for or won a GRAMMY. Below are the selections they submitted. Record of the Year Manchild Album of the Year SWAG Song of th

Voter 1 is a young composer and producer. Album of the Year MUTT – Leon Thomas For Voter 1, MUTT  wasn’t simply the strongest album of the year; it was the most complete. They described it as “ a fully realized body of work: sonically cohesive, emotionally grounded, and artistically confident ,” emphasizing how rare it is to hear an album that feels intentional from start to finish. What stands out most in their comments is authorship. Voter 1 points to Thomas “ stepping into