Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories . For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night.

This year’s Best New Artist field is a head-scratcher because it’s just so wide open. “A lot has been going on in specific genre spaces,” says Cecilia Winter, Editorial Lead for Global Hits at Spotify, “but the obvious [nominee] choices that we had this time last year are not as present — with the possible exception of an Alex Warren or a Sombr, who have had hockey-stick growth in the past year and who are also relatively new artists.”

Best New Artist — Our Predictions

Lola Young

Role Model

Sombr

Alex Warren

Yungblud

Megan Moroney

Olivia Dean

The Marías

Who Will Win?

Alex

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