New music and a special made-for-MTV honor haven't done much for The Life of a Showgirl.
After taking a step back from the spotlight following her Madison Square Garden wedding, Taylor Swift reemerged in mid-August for an interview and performance at the Grammy Museum. In the month that followed, she would make plans for a CMA Awards return in November, release four new songs on a deluxe edition of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, and accept an honorary award at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she also took home the top prize, Video of the Year.
The flurry of appearances and news hits put Swift and her music back at the forefront of the conversation in a way that she hasn't musically been since Showgirl dropped toward the end of 2025, but after all of that publicity, her Grammy odds in top categories are actually down, according to Gold Derby's combined predictions.
While within nomination range for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year, Swift sits toward the middle of the pack in each category and is down several percentage points compared to the previous week.
Grammy Nominations 2027
Contender
Odds
1.

Olivia Rodrigo
97.7%
2.

Olivia Dean
97.5%
3.

Bruno Mars
86.3%
4.

Raye
84.0%
5.

Rosalia
83.0%
6.

Taylor Swift
73.6%
7.

Madonna
67.8%
8.

Noah Kahan
54.1%
9.

Phoebe Bridgers
44.4%
10.

Ella Langley
34.8%
11.

Harry Styles
13.2%
12.

Ariana Grande
6.6%
13.

Tame Impala
6.1%
14.

Kacey Musgraves
5.3%
15.

Brandi Carlile
5.3%
16.

Geese
5.1%
17.

Charli XCX
2.5%
18.

Jacob Collier
2.5%
19.

Jill Scott
2.0%
20.

Slayyyter
2.0%
21.

Lily Allen
1.8%
22.

Sienna Spiro
1.5%
23.

Zara Larsson
1.5%
24.

Kehlani
1.3%
25.

Paul McCartney
1.0%
26.

J. Cole
1.0%
27.

Mavis Staples
0.8%
28.

Cardi B
0.8%
29.

Robyn
0.5%
30.

PinkPantheress
0.5%
31.

Charli XCX
0.5%
32.

Megan Thee Stallion
0.3%
33.

Megan Moroney
0.3%
34.

Don Toliver
0.3%
35.

Doja Cat
0.3%
36.

Rolling Stones
0.3%
37.

Madison Beer
0.3%
38.

Ringo Starr
0.3%
39.

Nas
0.3%
40.

The Last Dinner Party
0.3%
41.

Lana Del Rey
0.3%
42.

Twenty One Pilots
0.3%
43.

Charlie Puth
0.3%
44.

Gracie Abrams
0.3%
45.

Portugal. The Man
--
46.

Future
--
47.

Mariah Carey
--
48.

Silvana Estrada
--
49.

Niall Horan
--
50.

Summer Walker
--
51.

Zayn
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Zayn
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52.

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53.

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters
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Foo Fighters
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54.

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Tyla
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55.

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Death Cab for Cutie
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56.

Willie Nelson
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Willie Nelson
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57.

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Zach Bryan
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58.

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Blackpink
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59.

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Jade
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60.

Ari Lennox
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Ari Lennox
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61.

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Arlo Parks
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62.

ASAP Rocky
ABC
ASAP Rocky
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63.

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Big Thief
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64.

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Celeste
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65.

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Daniel Caesar
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66.

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Danny Brown
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67.

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David Byrne
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68.

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De La Soul
--
69.

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Demi Lovato
--
70.

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Ed Sheeran
--
71.

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FKA Twigs
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72.

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--
73.

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--
74.

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Offset
--
75.

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James Blake
--
76.

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Justin Bieber
--
77.

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Kelsea Ballerini
--
78.

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Khalid
--
79.

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The Kid Laroi
--
80.

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Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
King Princess
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81.

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Bennett Raglin/Getty Images
Leon Thomas
--
82.

Luke Combs
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Luke Combs
--
83.

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Madison Cunningham
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84.

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The Alchemist
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85.

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Mitski
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86.

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Mon Laferte
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87.

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Mumford and Sons
--
88.

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Given Swift's history at the Grammys, her safest category is the least surprising. The Life of a Showgirl's standing in Album of the Year is unchanged. It's an award Swift has won four times, most recently in 2024 for Midnights. She previously took home the honor for Folklore, 1989, and Fearless.
Album of the Year is also the only of the top awards that Swift has previously won. Despite eight nominations in Song of the Year and six nominations in Record of the Year, she has never won in those categories, and those are the ones where she's losing ground.
Grammy Nominations 2027
Contender
Odds
1.

Olivia Dean
98.0%
2.

Raye
96.3%
3.

Taylor Swift
89.6%
4.

Bruno Mars
87.9%
5.

Ella Langley
82.9%
6.

Olivia Rodrigo
70.2%
7.

PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson
65.2%
8.

Tame Impala
58.7%
9.

Rosalia, Bjork, Yves Tumor
30.9%
10.

Ariana Grande
19.1%
11.

Olivia Rodrigo
18.0%
12.

Noah Kahan
14.6%
13.

Beyonce
7.9%
14.

Madonna
7.3%
15.

Harry Styles
7.0%
16.

Olivia Rodrigo
4.5%
17.

Phoebe Bridgers
3.9%
18.

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter
3.1%
19.

Sienna Spiro
3.1%
20.

Sabrina Carpenter
2.8%
21.

Brandi Carlile
2.0%
22.

Olivia Dean
2.0%
23.

Charli XCX
1.7%
24.

Taylor Swift
1.4%
25.

Bruno Mars
1.1%
26.

Bruce Springsteen
1.1%
27.

Sabrina Carpenter
0.8%
28.

Paul McCartney
0.6%
29.

Lady Gaga and Doechii
0.6%
30.

Lady Gaga
0.6%
31.

Doja Cat
0.6%
32.

Rosalia, Yahritza y Su Esencia
0.6%
33.

Zayn
0.3%
34.

Doechii and SZA
0.3%
35.

Rolling Stones
0.3%
36.

Shakira and Burna Boy
0.3%
37.

Sombr
0.3%
38.

Sabrina Carpenter
0.3%
39.

Gener8ion
0.3%
40.

Lisa
--
41.

Teyana Taylor and Lucky Daye
--
42.

French Montana and Max B
--
43.

Shakira and Anitta
--
44.

Tate McRae
--
45.

Niall Horan
--
46.

Dave and Tems
--
47.

David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I
--
48.

EsDeeKid
--
49.

Huntr/X
--
50.

Kacey Musgraves
--
51.

KATSEYE
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Katseye
--
52.

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ABC/Robby Klein
Lainey Wilson
--
53.

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Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
Lil Uzi Vert
--
54.

Mariah Carey
ABC
Mariah Carey
--
55.

Megan Thee Stallion
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Megan Thee Stallion
--
56.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: Olivia Dean attends the "Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy" World Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on January 29, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)
Kate Green/Getty Images
Olivia Dean and Sam Fender
--
57.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 14: Robyn attends SNL50: The Homecoming Concert at Radio City Music Hall on February 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
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Robyn
--
58.

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Sienna Spiro
--
59.

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Tate McRae
--
60.

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Tyla
--
61.

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U2
--
62.

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Blackpink
--
63.

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Death Cab for Cutie
--
64.

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Florence and the Machine
--
65.

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Andy Keilen for Rolling Stone
Foo Fighters
--
66.

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Illenium
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At the time of publishing, Swift is down 3% in both Song of the Year and Record of the Year, week-over-week. But even with the drops, she's in a relatively comfortable position within each for a nomination. Record of the Year is currently the stronger of the two categories for her, with Swift occupying the third-place slot behind Olivia Dean's "The Man I Need" and Raye's "Where Is My Husband."
Meanwhile, Song of the Year finds Swift in the back half of likely nominees. She's currently in sixth place, between Bruno Mars' "I Just Might" and Olivia Rodrigo's "The Cure."
Grammy Nominations 2027
Contender
Odds
1.

Olivia Dean
95.9%
2.

Raye
94.7%
3.

Ella Langley
90.4%
4.

Olivia Rodrigo
89.2%
5.

Bruno Mars
74.3%
6.

Taylor Swift
69.6%
7.

Noah Kahan
59.6%
8.

PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson
39.2%
9.

Taylor Swift
27.8%
10.

Sienna Spiro
22.2%
11.

Bruce Springsteen
17.5%
12.

Bruno Mars
12.6%
13.

Tame Impala
11.7%
14.

Rosalia, Bjork, Yves Tumor
9.9%
15.

Phoebe Bridgers
9.6%
16.

Ariana Grande
8.8%
17.

Olivia Rodrigo
7.6%
18.

Harry Styles
5.8%
19.

Kacey Musgraves
5.6%
20.

Beyonce
3.8%
21.

Olivia Dean
3.8%
22.

Madonna
2.9%
23.

Brandi Carlile
2.6%
24.

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter
2.3%
25.

Paul McCartney
2.0%
26.

Olivia Dean and Sam Fender
1.8%
27.

Rosalia, Yahritza y Su Esencia
1.8%
28.

Olivia Rodrigo
1.5%
29.

Robyn
0.9%
30.

Sabrina Carpenter
0.9%
31.

Sombr
0.6%
32.

Gener8ion
0.6%
33.

Charli XCX
0.6%
34.

Lady Gaga and Doechii
0.6%
35.

Florence and the Machine
0.3%
36.

Rolling Stones
0.3%
37.

Lady Gaga
0.3%
38.

Katseye
0.3%
39.

Shakira and Burna Boy
0.3%
40.

Tate McRae
0.3%
41.

Sabrina Carpenter
0.3%
42.

French Montana and Max B
--
43.

Teyana Taylor and Lucky Daye
--
44.

Lisa
--
45.

Tate McRae
--
46.

Lainey Wilson
--
47.

David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I
--
48.

Sabrina Carpenter
--
49.

Niall Horan
--
50.

Megan Thee Stallion
--
51.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Sienna Spiro visits SiriusXM Studios on March 24, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
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Sienna Spiro
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52.

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Tyla
--
53.

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U2
--
54.

Zayn
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Zayn
--
55.

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EsDeeKid
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56.

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Dave and Tems
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57.

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Shakira and Anitta
--
58.

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Doechii and SZA
--
59.

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Doja Cat
--
60.

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Huntr/X
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61.

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Lil Uzi Vert
--
62.

Mariah Carey
ABC
Mariah Carey
--
63.

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Blackpink
--
64.

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Death Cab for Cutie
--
65.

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Foo Fighters
--
66.

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