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Taylor Swift’s ‘Floral Folklore’ Grammys Dress: Watch It Come Together
It was another big Grammy night for Swift, who made history with her third album of the year award for her surprise pandemic record Folklore, which she accepted with her musical collaborators, The National‘s Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. “I want to thank all of my collaborators who are on the stage,” Swift said in her acceptance speech. “But mostly, we just want to thank the fans. You guys met us in this imaginary world that we created, and we can’t tell you how honored we are forever by this. Thank you so much, and thank you to the Recording Academy. We will never forget that you did this for us. Thank you so much.” Taylor also thanked the fans again in a tweet, writing, “The fans are the reason we’re floating to...
Here Are All the Times That Females Swept the Big Four Grammys
1971 (presented March 14, 1972): Carole King won album (Tapestry), record (“It’s Too Late”) and song (“You’ve Got a Friend”). Carly Simon, who had her breakthrough hit in 1971 with the haunting “That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be,” won best new artist. 1981 (presented Feb. 24, 1982): John Lennon & Yoko Ono took album (Double Fantasy), Kim Carnes won record (“Bette Davis Eyes”) and Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss won song for writing that smash. Sheena Easton, coming off such hits as “Morning Train (Nine to Five)” and “For Your Eyes Only,” took best new artist. 2006 (presented Feb. 11, 2007): Dixie Chicks (consisting of Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Robison) won album (Taking the Long Way), record and song (“Not Ready to Make Nice”). Carrie Underwood, coming off s...
Grammys 2021: John Prine Posthumously Wins Two Awards for “I Remember Everything”
The late John Prine posthumously won Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Prine’s final song “I Remember Everything” claimed the prize in both categories, beating out fellow nominees including Brittany Howard, Black Pumas, Lucinda Williams, Norah Jones, and Mavis Staples. These Grammys mark the third and fourth ones of Prine’s legendary career. He previously won Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1991 and again in 2005. Additionally, last year he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Prine passed away on April 7th, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. “I Remember Everything” was released two months later on June 12th, and was later name one of Consequence of Sound’s favorite songs of 2020. In the corresponding writeup, Matt Melis had ...
Grammys 2021: Billie Eilish Performs “Everything I Wanted”: Watch
Billie Eilish took the stage at the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday to perform “Everything I Wanted”. Watch the replay below. “Everything I Wanted” is up for three Grammy Awards, including “Record of the Year”, “Song of the Year”, and “Best Solo Pop Performance”. During the Premiere Ceremony, Eilish won the award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for her James Bond theme, “No Time to Die”. Our former Rookie of the Year and Artist of the Year made a record-setting debut at the 2020 Grammys, becoming the youngest person in history to win the four main categories of Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist. in the same year. Awards aside, 2020 was a relatively slow year by Eilish’s standards, but in addition to “No Time to Die” and “Therefore I Am”, ...
Grammys 2021: Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic Perform “Leave the Door Open”: Watch
After successfully talking their way onto the Grammys stage, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak made their live debut as Silk Sonic performing “Leave the Door Open”. Later, as the award ceremony paused to reflect on the artists who died this year, Mars and .Paak paid tribute to Little Richard with a performance of “Good Golly Miss Molly”. The soulful supergroup released their debut single earlier this month, and then all that was left to do was promote it. “Dear Grammys”, Mars wrote in a Twitter letter, “If you can see it in your hearts to allow two out of work musicians to perform at your show, we would really appreciate it.” Ask and ye shall receive. For music’s biggest night, the artists performed “Leave the Door Open” in throwback threads, wearing brown suits unbuttoned to the ste...
How to Watch the 2021 Oscar Nominations Announcement
Nominations for the 93rd annual Academy Awards will be announced Monday morning, following the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday evening. Nick Jonas and wife, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, will announce all 23 categories during a two-part livestream broadcast across the Academy’s social media accounts as well as on Oscar.com and Oscars.org. The first part will start at 8:19 a.m. ET, where nominations in nine categories, including best original score, will be revealed. The second half featuring the final 14 categories will resume at 8:31 a.m. ET, including the top prizes like best picture and best actor and actress in a leading role; the best original song nominees will also be announced during the second portion of the broadcast. You Deserve to Make M...
Here Are All of the 2021 Grammy Awards Performances
The 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (March 14) were a star-studded event despite the pandemic making the night a bit different from those in years past. The show, hosted by Trevor Noah, was socially distanced and held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and its surrounding areas. Among the many performers of the evening were K-pop superstars BTS, Taylor Swift, DaBaby, Dua Lipa, Mickey Guyton, and others. Harry Styles, who won best pop solo performance for his hit “Watermelon Sugar,” kicked off the show with a jazzy rendition of the Hot 100 chart topper. The singer showed off his moves while in a flashy head-to-toe leather look — sans shirt — and a green boa. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating sho...
33 Moments You Didn’t See on TV at the 2021 Grammys
Below, follow along with Billboard’s virtual day with the stars (all times in local PT). Noon PT: The Grammy Premiere Ceremony kicks off with a virtual collaborative cover of Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology),” featuring Camilo, Alexandre Desplat, Sarah Jarosz, Ledici, PJ Morton and more of the night’s nominees. 12:09 p.m.: The first Grammy of the night goes to Kaytranada’s “10%,” featuring Kali Uchis, for best dance recording. His Bubba also wins best dance/electronic album, and he’ll be up for best new artist at the primetime telecast. 12:15 p.m.: Album of the year nominee Jacob Collier wins his first Grammy of the night: best arrangement, instruments and vocals for “He Won’t Hold You,” featuring Rapsody. 1...
Kings of Leon Crowned on U.K. Chart With ‘When You See Yourself’
KoL’s previous leaders in the U.K. are: Because of the Times (2007); Only By The Night (2008); Come Around Sundown (2010); Mechanical Bull (2013); and Walls (2016), their last album. Also debuting this week is Gabrielle’s seventh studio album Do It Again (BMG), new at No. 4. It’s the British soul singer’s third Top 5 and her highest-charting album in two decades, since her career retrospective Dreams Can Come True peaked at No. 2 in 2001. Meanwhile, Zara Larsson’s third studio album Poster Girl (Black Butter) bows at No. 12, new wave outfit Japan return to the chart with the reissue of their 1980 album Quiet Life (BMG). It arrives at No. 13, easily eclipsing the set’s previous chart peak of No. 53. Veteran Scottish alternative rock outfit Arab Strap bag their highest chart position with As...
Grammys 2021: Taylor Swift Performs “cardigan”, “august”, and “willow”: Watch
Taylor Swift returned to the stage at the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday to sing moving renditions of her tracks “cardigan”, “august”, and “willow”. Watch a replay of the three-song medley below. On the heels of her excellent albums folklore and evermore, Swift delivered one of the most anticipated performances of the Grammys. She certainly did not disappoint, creating a woodland fantasy on the socially distanced stage. She began laying among the moss of what you’d assume was the forest floor, but turned out to be the slanted roof of a tiny house. Inside were Swift’s collaborators, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, whom she joined as she went inside “august”. All three then stepped outside to end on “willow” as the makeshift grove came alive with fairy dust. Unsurprisingly, Swift ea...
Grammys 2021: Silk Sonic, Lionel Richie, Brandi Carlie, and Brittany Howard Play In Memoriam Tribute: Watch
During the 2021 Grammys on Sunday night, Silk Sonic, Lionel Richie, Brandi Carlile, and Brittany Howard took the stage for an In Memoriam segment honoring Little Richard, Kenny Rogers, John Prine, and Gerry Marsden. Silk Sonic followed up their earlier performance of “Leave the Door Open” by paying tribute to Little Richard with “Long Tall Sally” and “Good Golly, Miss Molly”. Anderson .Paak slammed the drums and Bruno Mars acted like he was possessed by the late icon. Richie was up next, honoring Kenny Rogers with a performance of Rogers’ “Lady”, while Carlile ran through a solo acoustic version of Prine’s final song, “I Remember Everything”. The segment closed with Brittany Howard being joined by Chris Martin on the piano to sing Gerry and The Pacemakers’ “Y...
Grammys 2021: Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B Perform “WAP” Live for First Time
The 2021 Grammys were one of the smoothest award ceremonies in recent memories, and the proceedings never felt more well-lubricated than when Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion performed their smash hit “WAP” live for the first time. That climactic moment didn’t come without foreplay. The song was preceded by a medley of other songs, beginning with Megan, the newly minted Best New Artist, who turned up the heat with the Good News track “Body”. Dressed in Las Vegas showgirl glamour, she segued into “Savage”, which would go on to win the award for Best Rap Performance only a few minutes later. While Beyoncé herself didn’t join the stage, her voice was heard through the speakers, and Megan used that moment to bust into a dance break. From there, the focus shifted to another side o...
