The 67th annual Grammy Awards are set to take place Sunday night, and as the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas – including the number of nominees that call the Lone Star State home.
For more on who those artists are and what awards they’re up for, Taylor Wallace, a host at KUTX in Austin, joined the show. Listen to the interview above or read the transcript below.
This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity:
Texas Standard: So we’ve got to start with Beyoncé. She’s certainly the biggest Texas artist to earn nominations this year with her cowboy turn in “Cowboy Carter.” This will be the Houston native’s fifth shot at the Album of the Year award. How are you feeling about her chances of finally taking the top trophy home?
Taylor Wallace: She has my personal vote and my most emotional vote.
I think really what’s going to overshadow anything else happening in the Grammys this year is Taylor Swift versus Beyoncé. And so I root for Beyoncé to win everything… and “the end.” That’s all I’ll say there.
But I do think that it’s hard to say. I want Beyoncé to win. I think that with “Cowboy Carter,” it would certainly say a lot, especially given her huge snub at the CMAs. The Grammys came back in full force. She got nominated for pretty much every country category she qualified for.
But, you know, I think it’s going to be really tough between Taylor and Beyoncé. My gut tells me that the Grammys might award Taylor a whole lot this weekend.