Grammy Voter #2's Blind Ballot: A First-Time Voter

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 the Year Golden

Best New Artist Olivia Dean

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Dijon

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical Amy Allen

Best Pop Solo Performance Messy

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance APT.

Best Pop Vocal Album SWAG

Best Dance/Electronic Recording No Cap

Best Dance Pop Recording Abracadabra

Best Country Solo Performance Good News

Best Country Duo/Group Performance Amen

Best Country Song Good News

Best Song Written for Visual Media Golden

Best Music Video Anxiety Stay tuned for more in our Grammy's blind ballots series.