McCartney Tipped to Win Best Rock Album at 2027 Grammys — SkimNews
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- Paul McCartney is predicted to win Best Rock Album for 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane,' which SiriusXM DJ Justin Kade called proof McCartney 'still got it' less than a year before his 85th birthday.
- Rolling Stone's predicted nominee slate for the Nov. 16, 2027 nominations includes Foo Fighters ('Your Favorite Toy'), the Rolling Stones ('Foreign Tongues'), the Strokes ('Reality Awaits'), and Alabama Shakes ('I Must Be Dreaming').
- Andrew Watt produced both the Rolling Stones' and McCartney's entries, and KFRR program director Jason Squires said Watt 'gets the best out of the Mount Rushmore figures of rock.'
- The Rolling Stones won the same category two years ago for 'Hackney Diamonds,' their first collection of original songs since 2005, and 'Foreign Tongues' is described as a companion LP to that release.
- Foo Fighters have won Best Rock Album a record five times, though Squires said he is 'a little burnt on' the band and doubts 'Your Favorite Toy' will top McCartney or the Stones.
- Alabama Shakes reunited after an 11-year hiatus for 'I Must Be Dreaming,' which Squires called the album most likely to 'overtake the others' because it fits what voters 'perceive to be a rock album.'
- Geese were explicitly ruled out as Best Rock Album contenders despite a strong LP, with the piece noting their 'Getting Killed' is a better fit for Best Alternative Music Album since no member was alive in 2000.
Why it matters: The prediction cements producer Andrew Watt as the most consequential figure in legacy-rock Grammy politics, having produced entries for both McCartney and the Stones in a year dominated by veteran acts. For Grammy voters, it raises the question of whether McCartney — whose only prior Best Rock Album nomination was 2022's 'McCartney III' — can finally take the category over the Rolling Stones, who just won it for the same kind of comeback record two years ago.
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