{"id":481995,"date":"2019-02-08T10:02:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=791912"},"modified":"2019-02-08T10:02:17","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:02:17","slug":"dua-lipa-chloe-x-halle-bebe-rexha-shine-at-spotifys-best-new-artist-grammy-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/dua-lipa-chloe-x-halle-bebe-rexha-shine-at-spotifys-best-new-artist-grammy-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Dua Lipa, Chloe x Halle, Bebe Rexha Shine at Spotify\u2019s Best New Artist Grammy Party"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toward the end of Bebe Rexha<\/a>\u2019s mini-set at Thursday night\u2019s Spotify<\/a> party for the Grammys\u2019 Best New Artist nominees at Los Angeles\u2019 Hammer Museum, the pop singer-songwriter stopped her hit \u201cMeant to Be\u201d as the song began. \u201cI worked too hard for this fucking bullshit,\u201d she told the crowd. \u201cCall me whatever the fuck you want to call me. I\u2019m being a bitch right now, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a moment of spontaneity and emotion that highlighted the annual party in which nearly every nominee perform a few songs for an industry crowd equally interested in hobnobbing and dealmaking as watching rising stars show off their best work. This year\u2019s crop of nominees \u2014 Dua Lipa<\/a>, Margo Price<\/a>, Chloe X Halle, Jorja Smith, H.E.R. and Rexha \u2014 all gamely tried to rouse the audience to varying degrees of success. (Two other nominees, Luke Combs and Greta Van Fleet, did not perform.) Amid the open bars, A-list sightings like Quincy Jones and countless chants of \u201cOHMYGODIHAVENTSEENYOUINFOREVERRRRR,\u201d it\u2019s a tough stage, as the crowd seemed more curious onlookers than ardent fans.<\/p>\n

Flanked by a cadre of backup dancers, Dua Lipa opened the event with \u201cElectricity,\u201d her collaboration with Silk City duo Mark Ronson and Diplo before dipping into \u201cIDGAF\u201d and breakout hit \u201cNew Rules\u201d from her eponymous album. Price pulled from both her 2016 debut\u00a0Midwest Farmer\u2019s Daughter\u00a0<\/em>and 2017\u2019s All American Made<\/em> as the night\u2019s sole country music ambassador, while R&B duo Chloe x Halle curiously performed double the songs than every other artist. Buoyed by a string quartet and two trumpeters, the sister duo lent dramatic heft to six songs from their self-titled debut. Like their mentor Beyonc\u00e9, the duo displayed a fierce confidence, though Chloe\u2019s ad-lib to the crowd of, \u201cI\u2019m excited that some of you have energy,\u201d was the perfect blend of \u201cHappy to be here\u201d and passive-aggressiveness.<\/p>\n

British R&B-pop singer Jorja Smith was a clear highlight, sauntering around the stage like a seasoned lounge singer who graduated to the big stage, while H.E.R., whose popularity on streaming services helped vault her to an Album of the Year nomination, closed the evening with a mix of original songs and her cover of Foy Vance\u2019s \u201cMake It Rain.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Best New Artist category has always been one of the more fluid, odder categories. Each nominee, as the Grammys put it<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cmust have achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and impacted the musical landscape during the year\u2019s eligibility period.\u201d As a result, artists like Shelby Lynne won the award in 2001 despite having released six albums dating back to 1989 at the time of her nomination. Still, it can have career-defining implications for the winner, widening their audience from ardent cult to mainstream success.<\/p>\n

The Grammys take place on Sunday, February 10th, at Los Angeles\u2019 Staples Center. Alicia Keys will serve as the show\u2019s host, with confirmed performances by Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Dolly Parton, Travis Scott and Shawn Mendes, among many others.<\/p>\n

Spotify Best New Artist Grammy<\/a> Party Set List<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dua Lipa<\/strong>
\u201cElectricity\u201d
\u201cIDGAF\u201d
\u201cNew Rules\u201d<\/p>\n

Margo Price<\/strong>
\u201cFour Years of Chances\u201d
\u201cAll American Made\u201d
\u201cA Little Pain\u201d<\/p>\n

Chloe x Halle<\/strong>
\u201cEverywhere\u201d
\u201cHi Lo\u201d
\u201cDown\u201d
\u201cCool People\u201d
\u201cThe Kids Are Alright\u201d
\u201cHappy Without Me\u201d<\/p>\n

Jorja Smith<\/strong>
\u201cTeenage Fantasy\u201d
\u201cThe One\u201d
\u201cBlue Lights\u201d
\u201cOn My Mind\u201d<\/p>\n

Bebe Rexha<\/strong>
\u201cMe, Myself and I\u201d
\u201cI\u2019m A Mess\u201d
\u201cMeant To Be\u201d<\/p>\n

H.E.R.<\/strong>
\u201cBest Part\u201d
\u201cFocus\u201d
\u201cMake It Rain\u201d
\u201cAs I Am\u201d<\/p>\n

via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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