1/ The #GRAMMYs have announced nominees in 86 categories. Over the past year, our critic @skornhaber reviewed many of the contenders for Album of the Year. Here are some of the highlights: 
2/ “Sour,” by Olivia Rodrigo, “embodies a trend of treating songwriting as an act of explanation rather than exploration,” Kornhaber argued in May.
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3/ Billie Eilish’s success has “capped off a decade during which popular music made more space for malaise in its melodies,” Kornhaber wrote. theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…
4/ Kanye West did what “pop stars don’t do very often: fall to their knees, declare existential bankruptcy, and ask for help,” Kornhaber wrote. There’s power in the maneuver—yet the sprawl of “Donda” feels like it contains “a career’s worth of B-sides.” theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…
5/ Taylor Swift’s “Evermore” contains “flashes of greatness, but they clash with moments of cringe,” Kornhaber wrote. theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…
6/6 The rollout of Lil Nas X’s debut album, “Montero,” “involved plenty of nonsense,” including a fake talk show, and an even faker pregnancy, Kornhaber wrote. Yet “the secret to Lil Nas X’s success … is his sadness.” theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…
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