The singer/songwriter made her GRAMMY performance debut at the 51st GRAMMY Awards in 2009, performing "Fifteen" with Miley Cyrus. The rapper's smash hit Imali Eningi lost to Khuzani's popular Maskandi track called Ijele. Lovato's performance, her first return to the stage since 2018, received a standing ovation from the audience. The fifth studio album by pop titan Ariana Grande, released on Feb. 8, 2019, by Republic Records, follows the release of her previous studio album, Sweetener (2018). 1. Be the first to find out about winners, nominees, and more from Music's Biggest Night. the 2021 GRAMMYs. Beyond it no longer being 2020, next year has some other big things going for it, including Music's Biggest Night, a.k.a. 7 is the debut EP from 20-year-old rapper/singer Lil Nas X. The song is included as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Lizzo's acclaimed third album Cuz I Love You and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Here are the songs we had on repeat in our homes all year long. Vampire Weekend won their first GRAMMY for 2013 for Best Alternative Music Album for their third studio album, Modern Vampires Of The City. "When you write these songs you get really excited about them and mind you, I had a song like 'Juice' just under my armpit in the darkness and nobody knew what it sounded like," the singer continued. They were first nominated (and won) back at the 40th GRAMMY Awards, for their classic 1997 track "Block Rockin' Beats.". ", Check out the complete 62nd GRAMMYs Awards Nominees List, "Hard Place" is taken from H.E.R. It's December, which means Best of 2020 lists are here. WHAAAAAT. #NoGeography #GRAMMYNoms #GRAMMYs #ChemicalBrothers," they shared. Last year, at the 61st GRAMMY Awards, the perma-shaded artist earned five nominations, including one for Best New Artist. Keys was then joined onstage by Boyz II Men with whom she sang a beautiful rendition of "It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye. W e kick off our end of 2020 music coverage with Guardian critics’ favourite songs, with our album of the year countdown starting tomorrow. Rock and Alternative 6. Content on this site does not reflect an endorsement or recommendation of any artist or music by the Recording Academy. 's EP I Used to Know Her: Part 2, which dropped last November via RCA Records. This year, over 20,000 submissions were entered for GRAMMY consideration this year. snagged five more nods each this year, following both of their first-ever GRAMMY wins at the 61st GRAMMY Awards. Love & gratitude to all that made it possible! Rap and Hip-hop 7. NPR determined that the best song of 2020 is Cardi B’s “WAP” (“Wet-ass Pussy”), which came in No. Pop queen Ariana Grande may have won her first GRAMMY earlier this year, for Sweetener, but she was still blown away by today's news. ahhhhhhhhh! the acknowledgement is truly enough on its own for me and my heart. Song of the Year 3. Released on June 21, 2019, via Columbia Records, 7 was preceded by the ubiquitous chart-topper "Old Town Road" and its remix featuring country icon Billy Ray Cyrus. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) As for Ari, she won Best Pop Vocal Album for Sweetener last year and is in the running for this award again for her follow up, thank u, next. 710. Taylor Swift's heartfelt "Lover" appears on her seventh studio album of the same name, which she produced with superproducer Jack Antonoff. Later, Grande received her first career GRAMMY nominations in 2014 for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Bang Bang" with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj and Best Pop Vocal Album for her second studio album, My Everything. The charismatic and powerful Spanish singer was then backed by a bevy of red outfitted male dancers for a red-hot, memorable performance. The last time Tucker was nominated for a GRAMMY was in the early '90s, at the 36th GRAMMY Awards, where she earned nods in the country categories for "Soon" and "Romeo. As a first-time nominee, Lizzo leads the pack with eight total nominations—her fellow top-three artists, who both earned six nods, are also first-timers and all Best New Artist nominees. The album comprised songs from the singer's EPs I Used to Know Her: The Prelude (2018) and I Used to Know Her: Part 2 (2018). Dont let nobody tell you cant do whatever the fuck you put your mind too pic.twitter.com/tCp7MntoDm, — The Lost Boy (@YbnCordae) November 20, 2019, While there are far too many nominees to share in this article, let's go out with pivotal U.K. electronic duo The Chemical Brothers, who are up for three GRAMMYs this year, including Best Dance/Electronic Album. WHAAAAAT. Backed by a group of all-female string and horn players and all-female backup dancers, Lizzo, dressed in a floor-length black sparkling gown before switching into a futuristic leotard for "Truth Hurts," delivered a powerhouse performance, replete with her flute delivered to her onstage on a silver platter which was fitting for this queen who, like her "Truth Hurts" lyrics express, clearly won't ever be anyone's "side chick. As he sang and danced on a simulated street, with rooftop flames coming out of surrounding houses, he was joined by an army of Tyler, the Creator lookalikes, R&B artist Charlie Wilson (his Igor collaborator) and Boyz II Men as he rose up on a platform above the stage bringing the energy to a fired-up frenzy before taking it back down again. It seems to be quite similar to Spotify’s 2020 Wrapped and Apple Music’s Replay. This past show was H.E.R. Starting off solo, strumming his guitar and singing seated on a couch next to a Kobe Bryant Lakers jersey spread across a nearby armchair, Lil Nas X, wearing a black and silver sparkly cowboy hat and silver outfit, moved through a variety of ever-changing colorful sets where he was joined by Billy Ray Cyrus, Diplo, K-pop seven-piece BTS, and 13-year-old viral yodeling sensation Mason Ramsey for a high octane and compelling performance before diving into "Rodeo" with "Big" Nas. Singer/songwriter and actress Demi Lovato, dressed in a sweeping white shimmering floor-length gown, became so choked up when she began to sing "Anyone," her new song which was written several days before she overdosed in 2018, that she had to stop her performance to begin again. The soft-rocking sixth studio album from Lana Del Rey dropped on Aug. 30, 2019 and famously was produced by both Del Rey and superproducer Jack Antonoff, with contributions from Zach Dawes, Andrew Watt and longtime Del Rey collaborator Rick Nowels. AGAAAAAINNNNNN. Featuring guest appearances from Missy Elliott and Gucci Mane, Cuz I Love You covered a host of topics the singer holds near and dear, such as self-love and positivity. BTS becomes the first artist to win ‘Artist Of The Year’ five times (2016-2020) in Mnet Asian Music Awards history! © 2021 - Recording Academy. Introduction + Best Album Art 2. It's written by Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey, and Lori McKenna, and produced by Dave Cobb and Lady Gaga. 2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List. Eligible music was released between Oct. 1, 2018 and Aug. 31, 2019. ", 5 NOMINATIONS!!!! Co-written by pop wunderkind Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas, "Bad Guy" is the fifth single from Eilish's debut, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? A month later, Lil Nas X signed to Colombia Records and in April they released the record-breaking remix. The 2019 GRAMMYs are just around the corner, and now the nominations are in for the coveted honor of Song Of The Year. Del Rey has four GRAMMY noms under her belt, the most recent being Best Pop Vocal Album for Lust For Life at the 60th GRAMMY Awards. L.A.-born rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot and killed last year at just 33 years old, won two posthumous GRAMMYs—Best Rap Performance for "Racks In The Middle" and Best Rap/Sung Performance for "Higher." While powerfully singing "Anyone"'s painfully naked lyrics "No one is listening to me," it was clear that everyone in the audience was absolutely listening. Posted by. The album famously covered a lot of personal events, including the death of her ex-boyfriend, the late rapper Mac Miller, and her break-up with ex-fiancé Pete Davidson. "THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR MUSIC AND IM JUST SO THANKFUL TO EVEN BE PART OF IT," she beamed in her second tweet, followed by "WE ARE ALL WINNERS." Her debut album, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, debuted at No. "Joyful about today's 3 Grammy @RecordingAcad nominations for Best Dance/Electronic Album (No Geography), Best Dance Recording (Got To Keep On) & Best Music Video (We've Got To Try)! But because you probably don't, we rounded up all the Top 10 lists we could find, smashed 'em together in a big spreadsheet, and spit out overall Top 10 lists for the year's best albums, songs, books, TV shows, movies and video games. The young anti-pop star, whose older brother FINNEAS produces her music, wrote "BETWEEN ME & MY BROTHER ITS 11 NOMINATIONS thank u grammyyys this is an honor." He shared his excitement with a tearful video of gratitude on his IG stories, as well as several tweets, one of which read, "Bro my DEBUT album got nominated for BEST RAP ALBUM..... this sh*t crazy.". DJ Khaled, John Legend, Meek Mill, Kirk Franklin, Roddy Ricch and YG paid an all-star tribute to the slain rapper in a hip-hop, R&B and gospel-infused performance that began with Mill performing a rap tribute to Hussle before being joined by Ricch for a new song called "Letter To Nipsey" followed by a powerful and affecting delivery of "Higher" by Khaled, Legend, Franklin, YG and video footage of Hussle. The European Broadcasting Union announces that the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 will be cancelled due to COVID-19 in Europe, the first cancellation in the contest's 64-year history. While the original is great, Tyga adds a little bit a change to an otherwise monotonous song. Billie Eilish is another first-time nominee who's also up for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year Best New Artist and more. With so many lists out there, who has time to read all of them? Billboard Hot 100 and famously ended the record-breaking 19-week run of "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. Relive the magic below with our roundup of 10 unmissable moments from the 2020 GRAMMY Awards. Billie Eilish accepts the GRAMMY for Song of the Year with her brother Finneas O'connell for Bad Guy at the 2020 GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles, CA.Full Winners List: https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list About the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs: Recording Academy is the world's leading society of musical professionals, and is dedicated to celebrating, honoring, and sustaining music's past, present and future. Congrats, queen! Check out the complete 62nd GRAMMY Awards Nominees List. Piano ballad "Someone You Loved" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. 2020 was the year that I did a deep dive back into K-pop after taking some time away, but when I decided to return to it, it wasn’t even a Korean-speaking group that did me in. This piano-laden gem from "A Star Is Born" (and its soundtrack of the same name) was famously performed by the film's star Lady Gaga. ", thank u for acknowledging this music my beautiful best friends and i created in just a few weeks together. It was first featured on his second EP, Breach (2018), and later turned up on his debut, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (2019). Yee-haw indeed, cowboy. She took to her Twitter bright and early, not long after the news went live to share the big mood. GOD IS GREAT. Compton’s latest star Roddy Ricch emerged seemingly out of nowhere as a dominant force, with his single “The Box” picking up over 455 million streams worldwide and topping Apple … BIG LOVE!!!! Keys asked the audience to hold Kobe, Gianna and all those who were lost in the helicopter crash in their thoughts, prayers and spirits. In just 64 days, ton Jan. 26, 2020, the nominees will walk the red carpet into Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles! At just 17, the "bad guy" singer is the youngest nominee to ever receive nominations in these four all-genre categories. 1 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S. and is now the biggest North American debut of the decade (male, female or group), moving 313,000 units in the first week and has already hit No. Turns out: We do. The title track was written and produced by Del Rey and Jack Antonoff. Song Of The Year A Songwriter(s) Award. Their first album on a major label, FOTB was the band's first project in nearly six years, following 2013's Modern Vampires of the City. Aerosmith, who were honored during GRAMMY Week with the MusiCares Person Of The Year award, took it back to the '90s with their GRAMMY-winning hit "Livin’ On The Edge"—with Steven Tyler walking off the stage, directly into the crowd and running right up to Lizzo to join in for the chorus—before being joined by legendary hip-hop trio Run-D.M.C., who broke through and emerged from a graffiti-covered wall onstage, for a rocking rendition of "Walk This Way." the acknowledgement is truly enough on its own for me and my heart. #KS☊TY2020: The K-Pop Song of the Year 2020 Rate. Her prior two albums, 2014's My Everything and 2016's Dangerous Woman, were also nominated for the same pop award. Even as the world came to a crashing halt, the music played on. #NoGeography #GRAMMYNoms #GRAMMYs #ChemicalBrothers pic.twitter.com/j0jKSSyeic, — The Chemical Brothers (@ChemBros) November 20, 2019. Some of the content on this site expresses viewpoints and opinions that are not those of the Recording Academy. [EOTY 2020] Indieheads Top 100 Songs of the Year. He ended his fiery, magnetic performance appearing to fall backwards on to the ground as flames burned all around. Standing in the Staples Center, home to the GRAMMYs and Los Angeles Lakers, Keys referred to the center as "the house that Kobe built" as a photo of Kobe was displayed on an overhead screen. Airing Sunday, March 14, 2021, on CBS, the 63rd GRAMMY Awards recognize … With the power of music, MAMA connected fans around the world and opened the gate to 'NEW-TOPIA' — a new virtual world where fans returned to make 'contact'. ahhhhhhhhh! "NO F***ING WAY" he wrote on Twitter. R&B and Soul 5. Close. Originally recorded in the '70s by Aerosmith and re-recorded in the '80s by Run-D.M.C. The 2020 GRAMMY Awards were a sight to behold on Sunday, Jan. 26, opening with a brilliant performance from Lizzo and Sasha Flute and closing out with multiple wins from 18-year-old pop wunderkind Billie Eilish, who swept the major categories (Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Album Of The Year, respectively). Though the night had an unexpected dark cloud overhead with the recent news of basketball legend Kobe Bryant's passing, host Alicia Keys and the night's many performers came through with both respectful tributes and still-celebratory vibes. Dressed in a white fringed, form-fitting bodysuit, Rosalía started her strong vocal performance standing next to full-length mirrors and accompanied by flamenco guitarists before breaking into a captivating solo flamenco dance. Billie Eilish Wins Song Of The Year | 2020 GRAMMYs - YouTube Eilish, seated on a stool and dressed in sparkly Gucci pajamas with matching sneakers, kept her eyes closed throughout her anguished and mesmerizing performance as Finneas accompanied her on piano. Photos of both Hussle and Bryant were shown at the end of the incredibly spirit-lifting performance. Rapper and singer/songwriter Lil Nas X, who won two GRAMMYs—Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Old Town Road"—made his GRAMMY debut performing the smash hit. The 10-time GRAMMY winning pop behemoth is one of only two female solo artists, along with Adele, to win Album Of The Year twice for her solo recordings. @RecordingAcad #GRAMMYs2020 #GrammyNominations #GRAMMYs. Back in August, the Recording Academy discussed Lil Nas X's success, helped in large part by the popular music app Tik Tok: Back in February, the then-unknown rapper, two months after self-releasing the original version of the country-trap song, uploaded it to TikTok along with a "challenge": to change into Western garb before the drop. The track won the 2020 Song of the Year during the most recent 34th Golden Disc Awards. BETWEEN ME & MY BROTHER ITS 11 NOMINATIONS thank u grammyyys this is an honor, A post shared by BILLIE EILISH (@billieeilish) on Nov 20, 2019 at 8:56am PST. As the year comes to a close, we look back at the songs that defined 2020. And don't forget to tune in on Jan. 26, 2020 to catch the Biggest Night In Music to find out who takes home the golden gramophones! "Norman F***ing Rockwell" appears on Lana Del Rey's sixth studio album of the same name, which came out this year and is nominated this year for Album Of The Year. Father Of The Bride is the fourth studio album by indie greats Vampire Weekend. But never has a given year … Bon Iver's fourth studio album i,i, which dropped in August 2019, is home to chamber-folk singles "Hey, Ma" and "U (Man Like)" and features contributions from James Blake, Aaron Dessner, Bruce Hornsby, Moses Sumney and Channy Leaneagh. It reached number one on the U.S. One of her fellow category contenders, Puerto Rican Latin trap king Bad Bunny, is competing against himself; his Latin GRAMMY-winning debut album, X 100PRE, and his 2019 J Balvin-collab project, Oasis, are both nominated. This year's top-nominated artists, in order of most nods, are Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Ariana Grande, H.E.R. ", African Giant #GRAMMYs @RecordingAcad ‼️ pic.twitter.com/qlTTb3Lj3A, — Burna Boy (@burnaboy) November 20, 2019, Young rapper YBN Cordae officially joins the ranks of GRAMMY-nominated artists with his two first-ever nods (Best Rap Song and Best New Rap Album) for his 2019 debut LP, The Lost Boy. BIG LOVE!!!! "Boy with Luv" has two versions, the original one and the one featuring the American singer Halsey. Stay tuned to GRAMMY.com, our YouTube page, our newsletter (sign up below) and our social channels (follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) for all things 2020 GRAMMYs, and make sure to catch the show live on CBS. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. Assume Form nominated for best alternative album! "Don't let nobody tell you can't do whatever the f**k you put your mind too," this tweet read. Another Best New Artist contender, Barcelonan nu-flamenco queen Rosalía, also makes history as the first nominee in the category that performs completely in Spanish. pic.twitter.com/GqBRyP2yCz, — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 20, 2019, GRAMMY-winning alt-rock stalwarts Cage The Elephant were stoked to earn another Best Rock Album nod, the category they won at the 59th GRAMMY Awards. She is understandably thrilled about her five nominations this year, and gave her tweet the all-caps, multiple-exclamation-point treatment: "5 NOMINATIONS!!!! From first-time nominees Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X to GRAMMY winners James Blake, H.E.R., Ariana Grande and The Chemical Brothers, current nominees are filling their social media with messages of gratitude and joy, From Lizzo opening the show in grand fashion to Tyler, The Creator's fiery set, relive the magic below with our roundup of 10 unmissable moments from the 2020 GRAMMY Awards, Song Of The Year Nominees | 2020 GRAMMY Awards, song-year-nominees-revealed-2020-grammy-awards, Album Of The Year Nominees | 62nd GRAMMY Awards, album-year-nominees-revealed-2020-grammy-awards. This list was built over several weeks of voting, with hundreds of r/indieheads members submitted a list of their personal top 15 songs of the year. Two hours later, the British songstress came up with a few more words to summarize her joy: "To be be nominated for four @RecordingAcad #GRAMMYs in the 10th month of my debut year is beyond a dream come true. Dance and Electronic 8. In one of her excited tweets this morning she wrote, "thank u for acknowledging this music my beautiful best friends and i created in just a few weeks together. Rapper, singer/songwriter and record producer Tyler, the Creator, who won a GRAMMY for Best Rap Album for Igor and brought his mom onstage for his acceptance speech, wore his signature platinum blond wig (for his character Igor) and a pink and magenta suit and brought sizzling, amped up energy to a charged-up performance of "EARFQUAKE" and "NEW MAGIC WAND." Stay tuned to GRAMMY.com, our YouTube page and our social channels (follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) for the latest on all things 62nd GRAMMY Awards. ", To be be nominated for four @RecordingAcad #GRAMMYs in the 10th month of my debut year is beyond a dream come true.Thank you to my incredible team and everyone who has supported and believed in me along the way.I’m truly honoured to be in the category with every artist nominated pic.twitter.com/4D4kTBAx5u, Country/trap king Lil Nas X also joined the first-time nominee rodeo with six nods, including for Best New Artist, Album Of The Year—for his debut EP, 7—and Record Of The Year for "Old Town Road.". YouTube Music has rolled out its ‘My 2020 Year in Review’ playlist, which is basically a compilation of the songs that you have listened to the most during the course of the year. ", GRAMMY host Alicia Keys, with her hair tightly pulled back into a bun and dressed in a silver gown, adopted an appropriately somber tone when she opened the show and addressed the audience, paying her deepest respect to the tragic loss of basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash earlier in the day. The third studio album and debut major label LP by flute-playing rapper/singer Lizzo was released through Nice Life and Atlantic Records on April 19, 2019. Grande made her GRAMMY stage debut at the 57th GRAMMY Awards, performing "Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart. Stay tuned to GRAMMY.com, our YouTube page, our social channels (follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) and our newsletter (sign up below) for the latest on all things 62nd GRAMMY Awards. The "Malamente" singer also has a nomination in Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album, for her Latin GRAMMY-Album-Of-The-Year-winning LP, El Mal Querer. ", Such a blessing and honor to wake up this morning and see we’re nominated for a GRAMMY!!! Read More: Meet The First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: FINNEAS On Billie Eilish & "Doing Production That No One's Ever Done Before". Title Artist(s) 1 … She won the award for 2010 for Fearless and again for 2015 for 1989. The 62nd GRAMMY Awards is the first time the "7 rings" singer is contending for Record Of The Year and Album Of The Year. Year-End Hot 100 Songs; Year-End Billboard 200 Albums; 2020 Year-End Boxscore; Google's Top Hummed Songs 2020; All Year-End Charts; DECADE-END . GRAMMY-winning alt-electro crooner James Blake, who was a Best New Artist nominee back at the 56th GRAMMY Awards, also took to social media to share the weight of this prestigious peer recognition. Eilish and Lizzo make history as the first time two artists have been nominated in all four General Field categories (Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best New Artist). "I'm trying to find the right words for the @RecordingAcad nominations this morning, this is an absolute dream!!" WE ARE ALL WINNERS https://t.co/sfc4aARZ5D, — Feelin Good As Hell (@lizzo) November 20, 2019. AGAAAAAINNNNNN. Aespa name. ", Two-time GRAMMY winning R&B player H.E.R. Another first-time nominee and Best New Artist contender, Yola, is reveling in this big day. Features The Songs That Defined 2020. ... 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a Russia-brokered ceasefire … 's debut year—she was a Best New Artist contender and took home wins for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance, the latter of which she is nominated for again. The perma-shaded singer famously cleaned up at the 61st GRAMMY Awards last year, winning Best R&B Performance for "Best Part" and Best R&B Album for H.E.R. It’s catchy and great for those, such as Democratic politicians, who are allowed to party with friends. "Vulnerability and strength is what this album is all about," she recently told the Recording Academy in an Up Close & Personal interview. FINNEAS, Eilish's older brother and producer, is also being nominated for the first time, and earned five nods. Ariana Grande first broke into the Top 10 with "The Way," featuring Mac Miller, from her chart-topping debut album, Yours Truly, in 2013. Dayum, word. Del Rey has four GRAMMY noms under her belt, the most recent being Best Pop Vocal Album for Lust For Life at the 60th GRAMMY Awards. THATS CRAZY!!!! With the full 62nd GRAMMY Award nominations dropping bright and early this morning, the music industry is now wide awake and celebrating on social media. He joined in the conversation, retweeting a plethora of fan congrats, as well as his own post, which simply read, "African Giant #GRAMMYs @RecordingAcad!! LOVE YOU ALL," he wrote on Instagram. Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images. Song Of The Year – Songs reflect the heart and the soul of an artist and it affect the listeners. ", Read More: Alicia Keys & Boyz II Men Give A Moving Tribute To Kobe Bryant At The 2020 GRAMMY Awards. AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. 1 on its 100 Best Songs of 2020 list. Originally released in September 2017, "Truth Hurts" (written by Lizzo, Jesse Saint John, Tele and Ricky Reed) found new life in 2019 after going viral on TikTok. She is up for five awards this year, including for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album (the gramophone she snagged in 2019) for her 2019 follow-up, thank u, next.