Can Taylor Swift sweep the board after an astonishingly successful year, or will strong songwriting from the likes of SZA and Olivia Rodrigo be acknowledged?

Having secured permanent resident status in the US, the magnetic Atlanta rapper is finally able to tour abroad – and during his lively first show in his country of birth, seemed to want to play the entirety of his back catalogue

Our countdown is complete, topped by a mercurial work of sprawling invention by a woman who has dug deep to survive. Taken as a whole, these choices contain drama, solace, poetry and fire, a fitting selection for a turbulent year

The Atlanta rapper’s latest album is dominated by a rueful reflections on the street violence that has featured prominently in his life