Nicki Minaj’s debut album Pink Friday was a finalist last year for Best Rap Album. Her follow-up, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, is in the running for a Best Pop Album nomination. (The Grammys’ placement of the new album reflects a general perception that Minaj is now primarily a pop artist.) Minaj has a good chance of making the Pop Album finals, though that is a very competitive category. The other artists with the best chance of making the finals are Rihanna, P!nk, Maroon 5 and Justin Bieber. (The Rihanna and P!nk albums are also serious contenders for Album of the Year nominations.)

