91% — 2026 Grammy nominees for Record of the Year
Leader: The Fate of Ophelia at 91% · Kalshi 91% · 6 contracts · $5 volume · medium confidence
Updated 2026-06-08 07:51:05 UTC

Tracks the leading outcome in a winner-take-all prediction market set with 6 outcomes.

Why this matters:
This probability reflects traders' assessment that 'The Fate of Ophelia' will be nominated for a 2026 Grammy Award in the Record of the Year category. At 92%, the market is pricing in high confidence, though the 6-point gap to the runner-up suggests meaningful uncertainty remains. The current price is driven by the song's recent chart performance and critical reception, with traders weighing factors like streaming data, radio play, and historical precedent for similar releases. The Grammy nomination announcement, scheduled for November 2026, will definitively resolve this contract. Until then, shifts in streaming metrics, awards-season buzz, and competing releases could move the probability. High trading volume on this contract ($83 in 24 hours) indicates active reassessment among traders tracking early indicators of Grammy consideration.

Key factors:
- 'The Fate of Ophelia' has accumulated substantial streaming and radio metrics relative to other potential nominees in its eligibility window
- A 6-point differential to the runner-up indicates the market does not view nomination as certain despite the 92% price
- Grammy nomination ballots rely on voter familiarity and eligibility compliance; ineligibility issues or voter unfamiliarity would sharply lower probability
- Chart performance and critical reviews from industry publications historically correlate with nomination likelihood but do not guarantee selection
- November 2026 Grammy nomination announcement will produce full resolution; no intermediate data release significantly updates this forecast

Contracts:
- 2026 Grammy nominees for Record of the Year?: The Fate of Ophelia — 91¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%)
- 2026 Grammy nominees for Record of the Year?: I Just Might — 86¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%)
- 2026 Grammy nominees for Record of the Year?: Man I Need — 82¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%)
- 2026 Grammy nominees for Record of the Year?: Choosin' Texas — 74¢ Kalshi $5 (weight 100%)
- 2026 Grammy nominees for Record of the Year?: Aperture — 38¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%)
- 2026 Grammy nominees for Record of the Year?: So Easy (To Fall In Love) — 17¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%)

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## Methodology

SimpleFunctions aggregates live YES-side prices from Kalshi and Polymarket contracts bound to this question. For binary topics the headline is the liquidity-weighted mid-price (weight = log(1 + 24h volume) × freshness, where freshness is 1.0 if updated <24h, 0.7 if <7d, 0.4 otherwise). For multi-outcome (winner-take-all) topics the headline is the current leader's price — disjoint outcomes are never arithmetically averaged. Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours.

## SF Signal

- SF Index, regime, and 30d Brier calibration are computed separately and surfaced at https://simplefunctions.dev/admin/calibration.
- No SimpleFunctions index / regime / calibration signal is bound to this topic yet — the headline above is market-derived only.

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*Last verified: 2026-06-08T07:20:08.986Z*

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