Rolling Stone predicts MAYHEM for Album Of The Year

[TheARTPOPball 759]

Gaga is the obvious choice but i can think of so many Album of the Year nominees who deserved the win over who actually won. In my opinion at least. 

Edited yesterday at 05:42 AM by TheARTPOPball

[MaybeKermit 4,996]

1 hour ago, TheARTPOPball said:

Gaga is the obvious choice but i can think of so many Album of the Year nominees who deserved the win over who actually one. In my opinion at least. 

To me it feels like it’s Bad Bunny’s… especialy now that he’s performing at the Superbowl. It might be more of a full circle thing tovhim/his team

[TheARTPOPball 759]

20 minutes ago, MaybeKermit said:

To me it feels like it’s Bad Bunny’s… especialy now that he’s performing at the Superbowl. It might be more of a full circle thing tovhim/his team

Yeah I'm not getting my hopes up but i feel like mayhem is possibly her last shot at AOTY. Not that i think shes incapable, just that i think she has reached a new peak and im not sure if its gonna go up or down after this with the GP. Not that she needs the award, but she definitely deserves it. 

[andy232000 12,232]

16 hours ago, RichAssPiss said:

I would love for it to win. However, I think both Kendrick and Bad Bunny are helped by their very high profile Super Bowl performances. And Bad Bunny, in particular, will no doubt have a ton of press in the months of voting. I think the more he becomes and emblem of protest, the stronger his chances become. Gaga is a career artist at her peak and there's a strong case for that. But I do think Bad Bunny will eclipse the media conversation and probably win in the end. 

Voting begins in December right in the middle of holiday season and the music freeze. The Super Bowl press won’t take place at that time but rather later AND Bad Bunny has a world tour starting in November all through December. He won’t have much press tbh 

[andy232000 12,232]

3 hours ago, MaybeKermit said:

To me it feels like it’s Bad Bunny’s… especialy now that he’s performing at the Superbowl. It might be more of a full circle thing tovhim/his team

I think people are severely overestimating Bad Bunny. Let me remind everyone that only 10% of the voting members identify and belong to the Latin genre. His album is huge outside of the US, but not many voters actually belong to the group the album strikes the most. In any other year I’d say he has it in lock, but on a year with Kendrick and Gaga, he has tough competitors. Also, his Super Bowl performance takes place well after voting, so it won’t influence voters. And his world tour (which excludes the US), starts in late November and all through December. So I don’t think he will have time to campaign in the critical dates (from November 7 to December 15). 
 

I think much of Bad Bunny’s chances will fall on the political landscape. If immigration continues to be a protagonist issue maybe he’s got it. I’f the public is more interested in something else he won’t 

Edited yesterday at 09:28 AM by andy232000

[andy232000 12,232]

These predictions mean nothing but they certainly don’t hurt. They propel the idea that Gaga deserves this. And for people thinking “oh everyone will vote for Gaga so I’ll vote for someone else to be different”, that probably isn’t as big enough to upset the people who will vote for her. Herd mentality is stronger. 
 

Now, the only true prediction we should care about is The Grammy Guru. Their experts have nailed like 5/8 times the AOTY winner. I think Variety is also the other media outlet that is decent at predicting. But RS, Pitchfork, Billboard have a worse track record. So don’t get hyped just cause RS is predicting Mayhem now. Let’s wait until The Grammy Guru takes a look 

[Sneaky Oliver 22,254]

I think Gaga truly deserves it, I’m trying to have a completely unbiased opinion on this but she was able to put out a record that was such a huge success at this point of her career which many people had thought it was impossible for her to do while also referencing her own past works and defining her legacy in the music industry 

I mean this is such an unique moment for an artist, receiving the biggest award of music in this very moment feels so right 

[Mr S 8,702]

It'll be an interesting battle as it's basically a 3 headed race. Bad Bunny obviously has the political aspect and his win would be a big F U to ICE. Kendrick Lamar is a rap artist and while it's not his best work, he is overdue. Gaga has reaches legend status with this era and is too overdue. What I love about this race is that none of these albums are the safe choice. They're all unconventional in their own ways. The downside of that, is when the front runners are polarizing, a safe under the radar album can pull through due to vote splitting. That would be someone like Elton/Brandi

[TEETHTEETH 1,743]

On 10/7/2025 at 10:57 AM, Rahrahbitchson said:

Would Rolling Stone lie?

Considering that they give TLOAS a 5/5

And just a reminder, they gave Mayhem 4/5. 

[ALGAYDO 33,214]

2 hours ago, Mr S said:

It'll be an interesting battle as it's basically a 3 headed race. Bad Bunny obviously has the political aspect and his win would be a big F U to ICE. Kendrick Lamar is a rap artist and while it's not his best work, he is overdue. Gaga has reaches legend status with this era and is too overdue. What I love about this race is that none of these albums are the safe choice. They're all unconventional in their own ways. The downside of that, is when the front runners are polarizing, a safe under the radar album can pull through due to vote splitting. That would be someone like Elton/Brandi

Honestly for the first time in a while, the top contenders truly deserve the award. GNX, DTMF, and Mayhem are truly great pieces of work that deserve recognition for their quality and cultural impact. I obviously want Gaga to win the award cause she’s my no.1 favorite artist, but I’ll be happy if either Kendrick or Benito get it. I just hope Sabrina or someone less deserving of it don’t end up getting it 

[Agunimon 19]

We made this prediction on release. They gave her an 80.

[zevthepaparazzo 661]

I was gonna say

"yippee,"

but after reading the comments,

I shall say nothing.