Welcome to the New York Times Popcast.

You're, I do only love my bed in my momma and I damn sure don't love the grammies of music

news and criticism.

I'm your host John Caramonica.

I've been moving calm no start no trouble with me.

Trying to keep it peaceful is a struggle for me.

Don't pull up at 6 a.m. to cuddle with me.

It's Grammys time, special bonus pop cast arriving in your feeds like we like to do. The

Grammy nominations are out and there's a lot to say and what we wanted to do is give you guys a little bit of a

primer on what's happening run down the major categories throw some lulls in there so

the gang is here.

John Perales, Chief Pop Music Critic in the New York Times.

Karen Gans, Pop Musigator in the New York Times.

Hello.

You really are obscured behind all this.

I'm like, I'm obscured like some of these nominees.

Oh, oh, wow, we're just starting.

Wow, it's just starting.

Joe Cosskerelly, pop music reporter in the New York Times.

Here in spirit, but not in form has Ben Cisseria, the music business reporter of the New York Times.

Normal, Grammy Dawn.

Yes, this is my last day as Ben Cessario stand in.

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