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Coffee Break: songs by Grammy nominees for Best New Artist -

Coffee Break: songs by Grammy nominees for Best New Artist

A view of a Grammy statuette during a performance at the Chicago Chapter 60th Anniversary Concert at Millennium Park in Chicago on September 16, 2021.
A view of a Grammy statuette during a performance at the Chicago Chapter 60th Anniversary Concert at Millennium Park in Chicago on September 16, 2021.Jeff Schear/Getty Images

by Jill Riley and Luke Taylor

March 29, 2022

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards are set to take place this coming weekend, the highlight of which is a live broadcast of several award presentations on Sunday, April 3, at 7 p.m. on CBS. Trevor Noah is the host, and the evening will include live performances by current nominees Jon Batiste, H.E.R, Nas, Chris Stapleton and many others.

Among the awards to be handed out on Sunday is Best New Artist. It's a category that has now expanded to 10 nominees; this is a marked increase from 2016's ballot, which had only five names in that category. The Best New Artist nominees for 2022 are Arooj Aftab, Jimmie Allen, Baby Keem, FINNEAS, Glass Animals, Japanese Breakfast, The Kid LAROI, Arlo Parks, Olivia Rodrigo, and Saweetie.

With the Grammy Awards fast approaching, let's celebrate the music of these Best New Artist nominees. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by this year's Grammy nominees for Best New Artist?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played:
Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet
Glass Animals - I Don't Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)
Arooj Aftab - Mohabbat
Olivia Rodrigo - brutal
Finneas - The 90s
Arlo Parks - Hope
Saweetie - My Type