"The Grammys can certainly feel familiar: Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan and Billie Eilish were all nominated in this category last year, plus there are appearances from Lady Gaga (who has 45 total nominations), Bruno Mars (36) and Bad Bunny (16). But the favouritism is justified in this strong field. The record of the year winners tend to be those who combine huge commercial success with the more nebulous sense of having defined the year in pop."
"After teeing herself up with the best live performance of last year's ceremony, Doechii got her true commercial breakthrough with Anxiety and is up for five awards this year though for all its huge virality, it heavily samples, and so rather sits in the shadow of, the 2013 winner in this category: Gotye and Kimbra's Somebody That I Used to Know."
The Record of the Year field features repeat nominees alongside heavy-hitters such as Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Bad Bunny. Winners typically marry enormous commercial performance with a sense of having defined pop culture that year. Several nominated songs were popular but did not fully dominate the zeitgeist. Doechii achieved a commercial breakthrough and viral reach with Anxiety but relies heavily on a sample. APT. became a global streaming juggernaut with multiple earworms. Luther spent 13 weeks at US No 1 and showcases strong artistic chemistry between Kendrick Lamar and SZA.
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