The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards took place March 14th in LA with the social distancing protocol. I have to say that this was definitely the best ceremony in years. I’m really thankful with the winners and the overall show was just watchable…
Let’s start with the performances. Harry Styles opened the show with his nominated song “Watermelon Sugar”. The performance was quite good. Other performances (that I watched) includes: Doja Cat - Say So (pretty good), Dua Lipa - Levitating ft. DaBaby/ Don’t Start Now (the best performance of the night), Megan Thee Stallion - Savage (amazing), Cardi B - Up/WAP (with Megan Thee Stallion) (energetic) also Taylor gave us a performance of cardigan/august/willow - decent, and Billie Eilish blessed us with “Everything I Wanted” - acceptable.
Now let’s jump to the actual awards.(I’ll share my thoughts only on the Pop Categories that I made predictions back in November).
8. Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new pop vocal recordings.
CHANGES
Justin Bieber
CHROMATICA
Lady Gaga
FUTURE NOSTALGIA - WINNER
Dua Lipa
FINE LINE
Harry Styles
FOLKLORE
Taylor Swift
My prediction was: Future Nostalgia / Folklore (I won)
I’m happy for Dua, Future Nostalgia is for sure Album of the Year 2020 (in my opinion), she truly deserves this, I can see why she got the award instead of Folklore, Future Nostalgia is a POP record Folklore is more Folk/Alternative.
Congrats to Dua Lipa!
6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
UN DIA (ONE DAY)
J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
INTENTIONS
Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo
DYNAMITE
BTS
RAIN ON ME - WINNER
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
EXILE
Taylor Swift Featuring Bon Ive
My prediction was: Rain On Me / Exile
Winner: Rain On Me. I’m so happy for Ariana and Gaga, they truly deserves this, Rain On Me was such a moment in pop culture last year. I’m disappointed that the BTS army wrote death threats on Twitter because Gaga…. they won a Grammy.
CONGRATS TO THE QUEENS !
5. Best Pop Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
YUMMY
Justin Bieber
SAY SO
Doja Cat
EVERYTHING I WANTED
Billie Eilish
DON'T START NOW
Dua Lipa
WATERMELON SUGAR - WINNER
Harry Styles
CARDIGAN
Taylor Swift
My Prediction was: Don’t Start Now / Cardigan
Winner: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
Ok, I’m surprised to see Harry winning, I never expected this one. I’m happy that he won to be honest but I still think Don’t Start Now deserved this, anyway - Congrats To Harry!
4. Best New Artist
This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.
INGRID ANDRESS
PHOEBE BRIDGERS
CHIKA
NOAH CYRUS
D SMOKE
DOJA CAT
KAYTRANADA
MEGAN THEE STALLION - WINNER
My prediction was : Megan Thee Stallion
Winner: Megan Thee Stallion
Megan deserves this, I’m so happy for her, she was literally one of the most memorable artists that impacted 2020. Congrats to THE STALLION !
3. Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
BLACK PARADE
Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk & Rickie "Caso" Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
THE BOX
Larrance Dopson, Samuel Gloade, Rodrick Moore, Adarius Moragne, Eric Sloan & Khirye Anthony Tyler, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
CARDIGAN
Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
CIRCLES
Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
DON'T START NOW
Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
EVERYTHING I WANTED
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
I CAN'T BREATHE - WINNER
Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING
Julia Michaels & JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels)
My prediction: Don’t Start Now/ Black Parade
Winner: I Can’t Breath - H.E.R.
When I first saw the list and the winner I was kinda upset then I listened to “I Can’t Breath”, and I gotta say this one truly deserves this award, it reflects the problems of 2020 very well in a beautiful way.
CONGRATS TO H.E.R.!!!
2. Album Of The Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.
CHILOMBO
Jhené Aiko
Fisticuffs & Julian-Quán Việt Lê, producers; Fisticuffs, Julian-Quán Việt Lê, Zeke Mishanec, Christian Plata & Gregg Rominiecki, engineers/mixers; Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo, Julian-Quán Việt Lê, Maclean Robinson & Brian Keith Warfield, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
BLACK PUMAS (DELUXE EDITION)
Black Pumas
Adrian Quesada, producer; Adrian Quesada, engineer/mixer; Eric Burton & Adrian Quesada, songwriters; JJ Golden, mastering engineer
EVERYDAY LIFE
Coldplay
Daniel Green, Bill Rahko & Rik Simpson, producers; Mark “Spike” Stent, engineer/mixer; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
DJESSE VOL.3
Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier, producer; Ben Bloomberg & Jacob Collier, engineers/mixers; Jacob Collier, songwriter; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
WOMEN IN MUSIC PT. III
HAIM
Rostam Batmanglij, Danielle Haim & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; Rostam Batmanglij, Jasmine Chen, John DeBold, Matt DiMona, Tom Elmhirst, Joey Messina-Doerning & Ariel Rechtshaid, engineers/mixers; Rostam Batmanglij, Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim & Ariel Rechtshaid, songwriters; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
FUTURE NOSTALGIA
Dua Lipa
Lorna Blackwood & Koz, producers; Josh Gudwin & Cameron Gower Poole, engineers/mixers; Clarence Coffee Jr. & Dua Lipa, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING
Post Malone
Louis Bell & Frank Dukes, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
FOLKLORE - WINNER
Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jonathan Low & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
My Prediction was : Folklore / Future Nostalgia
I knew Folklore would take this because duh… it’s Taylor Swift, I personally prefer Future Nostalgia but Folklore is an amazing album too.
CONGRATS TO TAYLOR !!!
1. Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.
BLACK PARADE
Beyoncé
Beyoncé & Derek Dixie, producers; Stuart White, engineer/mixer; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
COLORS
Black Pumas
Adrian Quesada, producer; Adrian Quesada, engineer/mixer; JJ Golden, mastering engineer
ROCKSTAR
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
SethinTheKitchen, producer; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Chris Dennis, Liz Robson & Chris West, engineers/mixers; Glenn A Tabor III, mastering engineer
SAY SO
Doja Cat
Tyson Trax, producer; Clint Gibbs & Kalani Thompson, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
EVERYTHING I WANTED - WINNER
Billie Eilish
Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
DON'T START NOW
Dua Lipa
Caroline Ailin & Ian Kirkpatrick, producers; Josh Gudwin, Drew Jurecka & Ian Kirkpatrick, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
CIRCLES
Post Malone
Louis Bell, Frank Dukes & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
SAVAGE
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
Beyoncé & J. White Did It, producers; Stuart White, engineer/mixer; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
My Prediction was: Don’t Start Now / Savage Remix
This is the only category that doesn't look really good for me, Everything I wanted is a good song but Don’t Start Now deserves this or even Savage. Anyway it is what it is.
Congrats To Billie !!!
We finally arrived at the conclusion of this ceremony. As I mentioned before this was one of the best ceremonies in years, everyone received something and I think that’s fair. The only artist that didn’t get anything is Doja Cat, she’s amazing but… it is what it is.
I’m glad that Ariana and Gaga won Best Pop Duo Group Performance. The only moment that seems unfair for me is Record of The Year.
Anyway, what do you think about this year’s show, did you love it, did you hate it? Tell Me in the comments section below, see you sometimes in the future bye.
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