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\n\tMany of the awards at the 67th annual Grammys went exactly as predicted. Of the six General Field categories I handicapped on Jan. 6 <\/a>(the Monday after final voting closed), five went as I foresaw. But there were still plenty of snubs and surprises across the (gulp) 94 categories that were presented on Sunday (Feb. 2).<\/p>\n \n\tFully 85 of those categories were presented in the afternoon at the Grammy Premiere Ceremony, which was hosted by songwriter Justin Tranter for the second year. Just nine awards were presented on the telecast, which was hosted by comedian Trevor Noah for the fifth straight year. (Both of these hosts were nominees on the night. Tranter was nominated for song of the year for co-writing the Chappell Roan smash \u201cGood Luck, Babe!\u201d Noah was nominated for best comedy album for Where Was I<\/em>. They lost to Kendrick Lamar and Dave Chappelle, respectively.)<\/p>\n \n\tI\u2019ll fess up to the one General Field category I missed, but first, a brief mention of the five General Field categories I got right. \u00a0Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>\u2019s country project Cowboy Carter <\/em>indeed won album of the year; Kendrick Lamar\u2019s diss track \u201cNot Like Us\u201d took record of the year; Chappell Roan took best new artist; her producer, Dan Nigro, won producer of the year, non-classical; and Amy Allen won songwriter of the year, non-classical.<\/p>\n \n\tAnd Allen made a little bit of Grammy history in the process, becoming the first woman to win songwriter of the year, non-classical.<\/p>\n \n\tBut you came here for Snubs & Surprises, and we\u2019ve got a dozen to share with you.<\/p>\n