LOS ANGELES (AP) – The most recent Grammy Awards (all local times):
4:40 PM
Noah Cyrus says “it has been a roller coaster of tears” to be nominated as the best new artist at the Grammy Awards while dealing with the loss of his grandmother.
Cyrus, 21, told the Associated Press, ahead of Sunday’s Grammy Awards, that he was already thinking about Loretta “Mammie” Finley, who died in August when “someone said, ‘You look like your grandmother.’ And I started to cry and it was really exciting because I would have given anything to be with her, you know, or let her just be able to watch it on TV. But I feel like I kind of have it with me. ”
She said she received comfort and support from her family, which includes her father Billy Ray Cyrus and her sister Miley Cyrus.
Wearing a wildly elaborated cream-colored Schiaparelli dress, Noah Cyrus says that to make her own name she had to “try to work with ten times more passion, more love” and “be more motivated”.
– Jonathan Landrum Jr. at the Grammy Awards (@ MrLandrum31)
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4:30 pm
DaBaby says his Grammy performance will be “beautiful”, despite performing in a “room full of no one”.
DaBaby is among the artists who, because of the pandemic, pre-recorded a concert at the Los Angeles Convention Center without an audience, which will air during the Grammy broadcast on Sunday night.
Dressed in a green and red wide-brimmed fedora, yellow turtleneck and floral jacket in preparation for the show, DaBaby told the Associated Press that “at the end of the day, we still have the ability to express ourselves through the camera. So it’s no different than a video clip ”.
He says he added a third verse with a special message for his “Rockstar” performance, which was nominated for four Grammys and could become just the second rap song to hit the record of the year.
DaBaby says he “feels like he’s going to touch everyone”.
– Marcela Isaza at the Grammy Awards (@misaza)
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15:15
Brandi Carlile is excited to perform at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, even if there is no audience. She says she is really performing for one person – the late singer and songwriter John Prine.
“I think that in the past, acting in front of an audience was the only thing that mattered to me,” Carlile told The Associated Press. “But this time I’m just acting for John Prine. It’s just for John, and I know he’s there. “
Carlile spoke to the AP this week and talked about how it is different to play live music again after a year of pandemic. She says that “it is good to be dressed and shine”.
She said that after being an artist all her adult life, the blockade gave her a chance to stop. Even though she is ready to get back on track with the tour.
“I’m kind of a born artist, you know, that’s who I am. But I always wondered what would happen if I stopped long enough to look inside, ”says Carlile. “I am very happy with what happened, but I am ready to get back on the road.”
– Jonathan Landrum Jr. at the Grammy Awards (@ MrLandrum31)
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15:00
Country star Mickey Guyton says his Sunday night performance at the Grammy Awards will be “a time for blacks in country music”.
Guyton, nominated for the first time and performing for the first time, is the first black solo artist to be nominated in a country category at the Grammys, following in the footsteps of the Pointer Sisters, who won a Grammy country award.
“My life changed when I started running towards everything that made me different,” Guyton told the Associated Press during backstage interviews before the show. “They say that country music is three chords and the truth. So I started to write my truth as a black woman, singing country music and my experiences in my life. And one of those first songs was ‘Black Like Me’. “
She said that stepping on that stage is not only important for her, but for all the communities that felt marginalized in country music.
“I realize that I’m not just walking through these doors as a black woman, I need to keep the door open for many other black, brown, LBGTQA artists who have the same dreams,” says Guyton.
– Jonathan Landrum Jr. at the Grammy Awards (@ MrLandrum31)
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14h20
Justin Bieber is a Grammy winner in the country genre for his collaboration in “10,000 hours” with Dan + Shay.
Dan + Shay accepted the Grammy for best country duo / group performance virtually. Bieber did not appear during the Grammy debut ceremony, where most of Sunday’s awards are given.
It’s Bieber’s second Grammy. Previously, he won the award for best dance recording for “Where Are U Now” with Diplo and Skrillex.
Dan + Shay won two previous Grammys, for “Speechless” and “Tequila”.
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The late composer and singer John Prine won two posthumous Grammys for best American roots song and best American roots performance for his last recorded song, “I Remember Everything”, a song about loss and memory.
Prine died last year at the age of 73 from complications caused by COVID-19. His wife, Fiona Whelan, told reporters during a virtual press conference on Sunday that the song talked about the importance of memories and really connected with people last year.
“John had a way of pointing out the simplest things in everyday life that we sometimes forget,” said Whelan.
Prine, twice a Grammy winner who wrote songs like “Angel from Montgomery” and “Sam Stone”, also received an award for his work as a whole last year.
“I’m really sorry for John’s presence today,” said Whelan.
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2 PM
Megan Thee Stallion won a Grammy for “Savage”, her collaboration with Beyoncé.
She screamed excitedly for several seconds and ran to compose herself while receiving the award virtually during the Grammy debut ceremony.
She thanked God, her grandmother and her mother for pressing her, and then returned her gratitude to Queen Bey.
She said, “I still can’t believe it,” as she struggled to maintain her composure.
Megan Thee Stallion is among the artists on the main Grammy show, which airs at 8 pm on CBS.
The victory leaves Beyoncé one step closer to becoming the most decorated woman in Grammy history.
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1:35 pm
The late jazz pianist Chick Corea won two Grammys on Sunday just about a month after his death.
Corea won the trophy for best improvised jazz solo and moments after best jazz instrumental album, which he shared with Christian McBride and Brian Blade. The victories for “All Blues” and “Trilogy 2” mean that Corea has an incredible 25 Grammys.
His widow, Gayle Moran, accepted the two awards virtually. “His mission in life was to keep the music burning,” she said through tears.
Corea, who died at age 79 on February 9 from a rare form of cancer, was not the only artist to win a posthumous Grammy. John Prine also won two.
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1 pm
Billie Eilish and her producer brother, Finneas, won a Grammy for their song “No Time to Die” from the James Bond film delayed by the pandemic.
The duo seemed to remotely accept the song written to honor the visual media and Eilish enthusiastically thanked actor Daniel Craig and “No Time to Die” director Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Eilish says: “It was a dream to make this song, to work on it”. As for Finneas, he said, “I feel very lucky to be your brother.”
The award was announced during the Grammy debut ceremony, which distributes most awards before the main broadcast at 8pm.
“Jojo Rabbit” and the soundtrack for “Joker” also won Grammys in the segment of the program that awarded songs created for the visual media.
“Jojo Rabbit” director Taika Waititi accepted the award for virtually what appeared to be a trailer. He said he was working on a film set. He joked, “I think they are just giving Grammy to anyone right now. I’ll take.”
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12:20 pm
Beyoncé – and her 9-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy – won the Grammy Award for best music video.
Blue Ivy is the second youngest Grammy winner behind Leah Peasell, who was 8 when The Peasall Sisters won the album of the year at the 2002 show for her participation in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack.
Neither Beyoncé nor Blue Ivy were at the virtual Premiere Ceremony where the award was announced.
The victory leaves Beyoncé one step closer to becoming the most decorated woman in Grammy history. Beyoncé won her 25th Grammy on Sunday, hours before the official awards start at 8 pm.
With 27 wins, Alison Krauss holds the title of most Grammys for a female artist.
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11 a.m
It could be an evening for Taylor Swift and Beyoncé’s history books at Sunday’s Grammy Awards.
Beyoncé has never won the album of the year in her career – she is not ready for the honor this year because she did not launch a project during the eligibility period – but she is the most nominated artist.
Trevor Noah will host the show, which will air at 8 pm on CBS and Paramount +. The Grammy was originally scheduled for January 31, but was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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