Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo will compete for album of the year at the 2024 Grammys

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swiftwith her album “Midnights”, and her compatriot Olivia Rodrigo, for “Guts”, were nominated this Friday in the album of the year category by the US Recording Academy for the 66th edition of the Grammyscheduled for February 4.

A section in which SZA (“SOS”), Miley Cyrus (“Endless Summer Vacation”), Janelle Monae (“The Age of Pleasure”), Jon Batiste (“World Music Radio”), Boygenius (“ The Record”) and Lana del Rey (“Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”).

Swift, the only female artist to have won this award three times, hopes that her latest album will allow her to continue expanding her legacy after a successful international tour, “The Eras Tour,” and the acclaimed premiere of a film based on it. concert series.

For his part, Rodrigo returns after becoming best new artist and winning two other awards two years ago. “Guts” is a personal album in which she talks about vulnerability and frustration that has already earned her hundreds of millions of views on different musical platforms.

The third favorite to win the album of the year award is Cyrus, who returned this year with “Flowers”, a song that has placed her back in the pop firmament of the United States after her consecration a decade ago with “Wrecking Ball ”.

The actress also failed to make it into another of the queen categories, that of recording of the year, in which Swift and Rodrigo will repeat their confrontation with SZA (“Kill Bill”), Jon Batiste (“Worship”) and Boygenius (“Not Strong Enough”), as well as Billie Eilish (“What Was I Made For?”), Victoria Monét (“On My Mama”) and Doja Cat (“Paint The Town Red”).

With information from EFE