Record of the Year Grammys 2018:
Adele, "Single TBA"
Bruno Mars, "Single TBA"
Rihanna, "Single TBA"
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
Winner: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.
Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson can probably start writing their acceptance speeches for this one right now — it's unlikely anything else this year could press Grammy voters' buttons as precisely as "Uptown Funk" does. Ironically, the only thing that could maybe dethrone it would be a solo single from Mars himself, who is expected to release his third album some time this year. Elsewhere, the airiness of "Blank Space" gives it a slightly better chance here than in Song of the Year, and while "FourFiveSeconds" is probably too raw to get a nomination, we assume one of Rihanna's later singles will be more polished. And the last spot goes to Adele by default.