{"id":803502,"date":"2020-01-26T22:09:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T05:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=943644"},"modified":"2020-01-26T22:09:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T05:09:49","slug":"billie-eilish-wins-big-at-2020-grammy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/billie-eilish-wins-big-at-2020-grammy-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Billie Eilish Wins Big at 2020 Grammy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Billie Eilish<\/a> cleaned up at the 2020 Grammy Awards, winning five of the six awards she was nominated for, including the night\u2019s four biggest prizes.<\/p>\n

Eilish\u2019s night began during the pre-broadcast ceremony, where her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?<\/i> picked up Best Pop Vocal Album. She later won Best New Artist, Album of the Year for When We All Fall<\/i> Asleep<\/i> and Record and Song of the Year for \u201cBad Guy.\u201d On top of all that, Eilish\u2019s brother\/producer, Finneas, picked up two awards himself: Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (which he shared with Rob Kinelski) and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.<\/p>\n

By the time Eilish and Finneas closed out the night with their Record of the Year trophy, they had no more words to give, stepping up to the mic and expressing their gratitude one last time then walking off stage.<\/p>\n

Although the coronation of one of pop\u2019s most unique rising stars made for a picturesque ending to the Grammys<\/a>, the night couldn\u2019t have begun in a stranger way. There was uneasy atmosphere already surrounding the 2020 Grammys thanks to the unexpected dismissal of president and CEO Deborah Dugan<\/a> just days prior, and the subsequent allegations<\/a> of sexual harassment, voting irregularities, financial improprieties and corruption she made in a lawsuit against the Recording Academy.<\/p>\n

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Then, just hours before the show, news broke that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter had died<\/a> in a helicopter crash. As musicians were walking the red carpet, thousands of fans gathered outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles to pay tribute to the late basketball player.<\/p>\n

That didn\u2019t necessarily stop the 2020 Grammys from opening with a bang: Lizzo took the stage<\/a>, proclaimed \u201cTonight is for Kobe,\u201d then launched into renditions of \u201cCuz I Love You\u201d and \u201cTruth Hurts,\u201d backed by an all-female orchestra and a troupe of dancers. Host Alicia Keys then took the stage and delivered an opening speech that was surely different from the one she\u2019d planned, taking a moment to honor Bryant<\/a>, then welcoming Boyz II Men to the stage to sing an a cappella rendition of \u201cIt\u2019s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rather than end things on that tasteful note, though, one Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani duet and a commercial break later, Keys returned to the stage with a piano and began vamping about the healing power of music. She mentioned Bryant again and seemed to allude to Dugan\u2019s framing of the Recording Academy as a \u201cboys\u2019 club\u201d when she said: \u201cIt\u2019s time for newness, and we refuse the negative energy. We refuse the old system, we want to be respected in our diversity.\u201d Then, in a move that caused some severe tonal whiplash, Keys started to sing a \u201cparody\u201d of Lewis Capaldi\u2019s \u201cSomeone You Loved\u201d that name-checked all the 2020 nominees.<\/p>\n

Amazingly \u2014 or maybe not \u2014 Dugan <\/i>wasn\u2019t mentioned, or even alluded to again, for the rest of the night.<\/p>\n

Instead, the Grammys kicked into a familiar gear, chugging along for another three-and-a-half hours, less an awards show than musical variety spectacle. There were plenty of highlights, such as Lizzo\u2019s opener, and Brandi Carlile and Tanya Tucker\u2019s touching rendition of \u201cBring My Flowers Now.\u201d<\/a> H.E.R. and Gary Clark, Jr. unleashed the shred during their respective performances of \u201cSometimes\u201d<\/a> and \u201cThis Land,\u201d<\/a> while Tyler, the Creator tapped Boyz II Men and Charlie Wilson for an expert take on \u201cEarfquake\u201d<\/a> before setting the stage on fire as he tore through \u201cNew Magic Wand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lil Nas X, who earned two Grammys for \u201cOld Town Road,\u201d saddled up for a trip down remix memory lane<\/a>, linking with BTS, Mason Ramsey, Diplo and Billy Ray Cyrus for a super-sized version of his massive hit (only Young Thug failed to show up, despite the full slime set made for the occasion). Ariana Grande, one year after feuding with outgoing Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich, took the stage for an elaborate medley<\/a> of \u201cImagine,\u201d \u201c7 Rings\u201d and \u201cThank U, Next,\u201d while Usher and Sheila E. helmed a dazzling tribute to Prince<\/a>, which featured a dance cameo from FKA Twigs.<\/p>\n

As the Grammys are wont to do, there were plenty of ballads as well. Most notably, Demi Lovato delivered an emotional debut<\/a> of her new song, \u201cAnyone,\u201d while Eilish \u2014 one of the most thrillingly weird pop stars to emerge in a long while \u2014 pared things back for a rendition of \u201cWhen the Party\u2019s Over.\u201d<\/a> One of the night\u2019s stranger, although still sentimental moments came when comedian Jim Gaffigan introduced Camila Cabello\u2019s performance of \u201cFirst Man\u201d<\/a> as a love song for Shawn Mendes, before the singer proceeded to dedicate the track to her father.<\/p>\n

Just like the bevy of ballads, the night featured plenty of big collaborations as well. The most powerful of the night was certainly the Nipsey Hussle tribute<\/a> with John Legend, DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch, Kirk Franklin and YG, who also took the opportunity to pay their respects to Bryant and his daughter.<\/p>\n

Other so-called \u201cGrammy moments\u201d were less remarkable. Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. attempted to dust off<\/a> their famous remix of \u201cWalk This Way,\u201d although it sounded a bit worse for wear, and the last performance of the night was an over-the-top, head-scratching rendition of Fame<\/i>\u2018s \u201cI Sing the Body Electric,\u201d which served as a tribute to Ehrlich and featured a mish-mash of artists, like Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Camila Cabello and Gary Clark Jr.<\/p>\n

Amid all that there were some awards as well. Of the eight that were televised, outside the big four, Lizzo won Best Pop Solo Performance for \u201cTruth Hurts,\u201d Dan + Shay won Best Country Duo\/Group Performance for \u201cSpeechless,\u201d an absent Dave Chapelle won Best Comedy Album for Sticks & Stones<\/em> and Tyler, the Creator earned his first Grammy for Best Rap Album for Igor<\/em>. Among the winners for awards handed out pre-show, Lady Gaga added two more Grammys to her collection thanks to A Star Is Born<\/em>, and Vampire Weekend scored their second trophy ever, winning Best Alternative Album for Father of the Bride<\/em><\/p>\n

There were plenty of first-time winners, too: 21 Savage won Best Rap Song for \u201cA Lot\u201d (featuring J. Cole), Rosal\u00eda took home Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album for El Mal Querer<\/i> and Tanya Tucker won the first Grammys of her storied career, Best Country Song for \u201cBring My Flowers Now\u201d and Best Country Album for While I\u2019m Livin\u2019. <\/i><\/p>\n

Nipsey Hussle earned two posthumous Grammys, Best Rap Performance for \u201cRacks in the Middle\u201d and Best Rap\/Sung Performance for DJ Khaled\u2019s \u201cHigher,\u201d also featuring John Legend. Gary Clark Jr. also quietly picked up three trophies, Best Rock Song and Performance for \u201cThis Land\u201d and Best Contemporary Blues Album for his LP of the same name.<\/p>\n

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

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