Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga are the favorites for Album of the Year, says Variety

This Sunday (03) the 64th edition of the Grammy 2022 event will take place in the United States. The awards ceremony would take place on January 31, but there was an increase in COVID-19 cases at the time.

The 2022 Grammys already have the bets for the main categories of the awards, and the nominations are dividing critics about the winner of the gramophone in the Album of the Year category.

However, the American website Variety pointed out that the album “Love For Sale”, created by the duo Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, will take the top spot at the ceremony. Meanwhile, Billboard and Pitchfork have named singer Olivia Rodrigo as the favorite for the category, with the success of her debut album, “SOUR”.

The big event has 86 categories and some performances have been confirmed such as Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Brothers Osborne, Jon Batiste, HER, Nas and Chris Stapleton, among others.

However, there were some who disagreed with the situation involving 19-year-old singer Olivia Rodrigo being the favorite to win the Album of the Year award. In fact, the singer remains unanimous among Billboard, Pitchfork and Variety and is the favorite to be awarded in the categories of New Artist and Record of the Year.

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In an interview with Billboard, singer Olivia said she didn't expect her debut album, “SOUR”could achieve unexpected success and also said that his compositions emerged organically and honestly, without the intention of becoming the great success that they were.

The duo Bennett and Lady Gaga received five nominations in this edition for their second collaborative album, 'Love for Sale'singer Tony Bennett is currently 95 years old and lives with Alzheimer's disease.

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The big event will be hosted by some of the famous singers who have already been announced. Scheduled to open the night are: John Legend, Carrie Underwood and J Balvin with Maria Becerra; Silk Sonic, the duo formed by Bruno Mars and Anderson; and a special In Memoriam with songs by Stephen Sondheim performed by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler.

Featured Photo: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. Reproduction/Instagram.