Can Kendrick Lamar Beat Out Taylor Swift For Album Of The Year?

Can Kendrick Lamar Beat Out Taylor Swift For Album Of The Year?

By Eugene Daniels

and Lexie Hammesfahr

By Eugene Daniels

and Lexie Hammesfahr
February 14, 2016

February 14, 2016

Eugene and Lexie have two picks for which album will take the top prize at Monday's Grammy Awards.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

The Grammys are coming up, and we have some predictions on which artists are best poised to take home the awards.

This video includes clips from Interscope Records / Kendrick Lamar and Big Machine Records / Taylor Swift.

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