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2024 Grammy nominations: All the snubs and surprises

Jon Batiste accepts the album of the year award during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas.

LOS ANGELES — While the Grammys are famous for out-of-nowhere choices for top prizes, this year's nominations are largely down-the-middle consensus picks. Other than one former talk-show bandleader, all the contenders for the top three Grammy Awards — album, song and record of the year — come bearing Billboard Hot 100 mega-hits and/or critically acclaimed LPs that had a broad impact.

There's very little to argue with in the actual nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards, scheduled for Feb. 4 at Crypto.com Arena; you think Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA weren't going to be

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