The Grammy Award for Record of the Year goes to the artists, producers, engineers and mixers behind the year’s best recording. So who will win when awards are handed out in 2021? The eligibility period for the 63rd annual kudos is September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020. Scroll down to see the top contenders.

The Grammy eligibility period used to be a little different. It previously ran from October 1 through September 30, but the recording academy shifted everything by a month as a result of the Oscars decision to hold their 2020 Oscars in early February, which had been the Grammys’ turf. So music’s biggest night moved to January and it tweaked its calendar. That means a lot of 2021’s major contenders had already been released by the time the 2020 awards were handed out.

Record of the Year honors the year’s best song, and it goes to the recording as a whole unlike Song of the Year, which is strictly awarded to the songwriters. But the two prizes often go hand in hand. In the last 10 years, the same song won both categories six times: “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum (2011), “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele (2012), “Stay with Me” by Sam Smith (2015), “Hello” by Adele (2017), “This is America” by Childish Gambino (2019) and “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish (2020).

The most awarded artist for Record of the Year is Paul Simon, who took home the award three times: twice with Simon and Garfunkel (“Mrs. Robinson” in 1969 and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” in 1971) and once as a solo artist (“Graceland” in 1988). But the most awarded individual of all time isn’t actually a recording artist. It’s mastering engineer Tom Coyne, who took home four prizes in a row from 2015 to 2018 for his work on the aforementioned “Stay with Me” and “Hello” as well as “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars (2016) and “24K Magic” by Mars (2018).

The nominees in all four general field categories — Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist — are not decided strictly by a popular vote of recording academy members. Final decisions are made by nomination review committees, whose process has been called under question by former academy CEO Deborah Dugan, who was ousted under questionable circumstances.

So who will the Grammys go for? See some of the major contenders below. Check back often as new songs are announced and released.

UPDATED: August 24, 2020

Leading Contenders

“Adore You” by Harry Styles

Album: “Fine Line”

Label: Erskine/Columbia

Producers: Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon

“Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd

Album: “After Hours”

Label: XO/Republic

Producers: Max Martin, Oscar Holter, The Weeknd

“The Box” by Roddy Ricch

Album: “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial”

Label: Atlantic/Bird Vision

Producers: 30 Roc, Datboisqueeze, Zentachi

“Cardigan” by Taylor Swift

Album: “Folklore”

Label: Republic

Producer: Aaron Dessner

“Circles” by Post Malone

Album: “Hollywood’s Bleeding”

Label: Republic

Producers: Post Malone, Frank Dukes, Louis Bell

“Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa

Album: “Future Nostalgia”

Label: Warner

Producer: Ian Kirkpatrick

“Everything I Wanted” by Billie Eilish

Album: “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” (Reissue)

Label: Darkroom/Interscope

Producer: Finneas O’Connell

“Life is Good” by Future featuring Drake

Label: A1/Epic/Freebandz

Producers: Darius Hill, OZ, Ambezza

“Memories” by Maroon 5

Label: 222/Interscope

Producers: Adam Levine, The Monsters and the Strangerz

“Rain on Me” by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande

Album: “Chromatica”

Label: Interscope

Producers: BloodPop, Burns

“Rockstar” by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch

Album: “Blame it on Baby”

Label: Interscope/SCMG

Producer: SethInTheKitchen

“Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion

Album: “Suga”

Label: 1501 Certified/300

Producers: J. White Did It

“Say So” by Doja Cat

Album: “Hot Pink”

Label: Kemosabe/RCA

Producer: Tyson Trax

“Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles

Album: “Fine Line”

Label: Erskine/Columbia

Producers: Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon

Strong Contenders

“Anyone” by Demi Lovato

Label: Island

Producer: Dayyon Alexander

“Bigger Love” by John Legend

Album: “Bigger Love”

Label: Columbia

Producers: Ryan Tedder, Di Genius, Cautious Clay, Zach Skelton

“The Bones” by Maren Morris

Album: “Girl”

Label: Columbia Nashville

Producer: Greg Kurstin

“Dynamite” by BTS

Label: Big Hit/Columbia/Sony Music

Producer: David Stewart

“Even Though I’m Leaving” by Luke Combs

Album: “What You See is What You Get”

Label: Columbia Nashville

Producer: Scott Moffatt

“Gaslighter” by Dixie Chicks

Album: “Gaslighter”

Label: Columbia

Producers: Jack Antonoff, Dixie Chicks

“Graveyard” by Halsey

Album: “Manic”

Label: Capitol

Producers: Jon Bellion, Ojivolta, Louis Bell, The Monsters and the Strangerz

“Heartless” by The Weeknd

Album: “After Hours”

Label: XO/Republic

Producers: Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, Illangelo, Dre Moon

“Intentions” by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo

Album: “Changes”

Label: Def Jam

Producers: Poo Bear, The Audibles

“Lose You to Love Me” by Selena Gomez

Album: “Rare”

Label: Interscope

Producers: Mattman and Robin, Finneas O’Connell

“My Future” by Billie Eilish

Label: Darkroom/Interscope

Producer: Finneas O’Connell

“My Oh My” by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby

Album: “Romance”

Label: Epic/Syco

Producers: Frank Dukes, Louis Bell

“Nobody but You” by Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani

Album: “Fully Loaded: God’s Country”

Label: Warner

Producer: Scott Hendricks

“Slide” by H.E.R. featuring YG

Label: RCA

Producer: Cardo

“Stuck with U” by Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber

Label: Silent Records Ventures/Def Jam/Republic

Producers: Gian Stone, Freddy Wexler

“Stupid Love” by Lady Gaga

Album: “Chromatica”

Label: Interscope

Producers: BloodPop, Tchami

“10,000 Hours” by Dan and Shay with Justin Bieber

Label: “Warner Nashville

Producer: Dan Smyers

“Toosie Slide” by Drake

Label: Republic/OVO

Producers: OZ

“Underdog” by Alicia Keys

Album: “Alicia”

Label: RCA

Producers: Alicia Keys, Johnny McDaid

“You Should Be Sad” by Halsey

Album: “Manic”

Label: Capitol

Producer: Greg Kurstin

Possible Contenders

“Before You Go” by Lewis Capaldi

Album: “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent” (Extended Edition)

Label: Vertigo Berlin/Universal

Producers: TMS

“Believe It” by PartyNextDoor and Rihanna

Album: “Partymobile”

Label: OVO Sound/Warner

Producers: Bizness Boi, Cardiak, Ninetyfour

“Black Parade” by Beyonce

Label: Columbia

Producers: Beyonce, Derek Dixie

“Bluebird” by Miranda Lambert

Album: “Wildcard”

Label: RCA Nashville

Producer: Jay Joyce

“Daisies” by Katy Perry

Label: Capitol

Producers: The Monsters and Strangerz

“Father of All…” by Green Day

Album: “Father of All Motherf*ckers”

Label: Reprise

Producers: Butch Walker, Green Day

“Godzilla” by Eminem featuring Juice WRLD

Album: “Music to Be Murdered By”

Label: Aftermath/Shady/Interscope

Producers: Eminem, D.A. Doman

“I Dare You” by Kelly Clarkson

Label: Atlantic

Producer: Jesse Shatkin

“I Love Me” by Demi Lovato

Label: Island

Producers: Alex Nice, Keith Sorrells, Warren “Oak” Felder

“I’m Ready” by Sam Smith and Demi Lovato

Label: Capitol

Producer: Ilya Salmanzadeh

“Into the Unknown” by Idina Menzel featuring Aurora

Album: “Frozen II” soundtrack

Label: Walt Disney

Producers: Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Dave Metzger, Tom MacDougall

“Kinfolks” by Sam Hunt

Album: “Southside”

Label: MCA Nashville

Producer: Zach Crowell

“Laugh Now Cry Later” by Drake feat. Lil Durk

Album: “Certified Lover Boy”

Label: Republic/OVO

Producers: Cardo, G. Ry, Yung Exclusive, Chahayed

“Level of Concern” by Twenty One Pilots

Label: Fueled By Ramen

Producers: Paul Meany, Tyler Joseph

“The Man” by Taylor Swift

Album: “Lover”

Label: Republic

Producers: Joel Little, Taylor Swift

“Murder Most Foul” by Bob Dylan

Label: Columbia

“Never Worn White” by Katy Perry

Label: Capitol

Producer: Johan Carlsson

“No Time to Die” by Billie Eilish

Album: “No Time to Die” soundtrack

Label: Darkroom/Interscope

Producers: Finneas O’Connell, Stephen Lipson

“On” by BTS

Album: “Map of the Soul: 7”

Label: Big Hit

Producer: Pdogg

“Roxanne” by Arizona Zervas

Label: Columbia

Producers: 94Skrt, JaeGreen

“The Scotts” by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi

Label: Epic/Cactus Jack/Wicked Awesome

Producers: Take A Daytrip, Dot da Genius, Plain Pat, Travis Scott, Mike Dean

“Shameika” by Fiona Apple

Label: Epic

Producers:Fiona Apple, Sebastian Steinberg, Amy Aileen Wood and David Garza

“To Die For” by Sam Smith

Label: Capitol

Producers: Stargate, Jimmy Napes

“WAP” by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion

Label: Atlantic

Producers: Ayo the Producer, Keyz

“What a Man Gotta Do” by Jonas Brothers

Label: Republic

Producers: David Stewart, Ryan Tedder

“Yummy” by Justin Bieber

Album: “Changes”

Label: Def Jam

Producers: Poo Bear, Kid Culture, Sasha Sirota

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