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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
I'm still betting on Kendrick winning AOTY, even though it's a risk. I still do not feel Taylor's going to get AOTY again.
I'm torn about Alabama Shakes and Chris Stapleton.
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Kendrick won't get it. The only hip-hop albums that won were mega-sellers with #1 hits, TPAB has the critical acclaim and the cultural significance but it doesn't have a recognizable song, and that's going to hurt it with a lot of the Academy because most of them don't actually listen to the albums nominated

My prediction is Alabama Shakes, who don't have a big song either but for the past 10 years they've gone with very organic-sounding albums and theirs fits the bill the most.
Taylor had her 'it girl' momentum swept away by Adele, The Weeknd is the "happy to be there" slot, and Chris Stapleton isn't huge enough yet to give him enough support.