9:45 pm PDT 3/14/2021
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Hilary Lewis
Justin Bieber won just one of four awards for which he was nominated, after complaining about his album ‘Changes’ being placed in the pop categories.
Although the 2021 Grammy Awards was a historic night for women, with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift breaking records with their victories, the most nominated male artist of the year, Roddy Ricch, failed to win a single award despite receiving six nominations, the even as Swift and Dua Lipa winners.
Other notable artists who were excluded despite scoring four nominations include Phoebe Bridgers and DaBaby, although the latter performed at the awards ceremony.
Jhené Aiko, who had three nominations, including one for best new artist and hosted the Premiere Ceremony, a non-televised event where the majority of Grammys are distributed, also failed to win a single award, as did his fellow Drake triples. , Doja Cat, Post Malone and Black Pumas, although the last three performed at the awards.
Doja Cat’s nominations received some controversy because one of the producers of her nominated song “Say So” is Tyson Trax, a pseudonym for Dr. Luke, whom Kesha famously sued for sexual assault, with other high-profile women supporting him The.
Brittany Howard went to Sunday night’s Grammy nominee for five awards, but won only one, best rock song, and four-time nominee Justin Bieber also received only one award, for his collaboration in “10,000 hours” with Dan + Shay. Bieber’s poor performance came after he criticized the Grammy for nominating To alter for a pop vocal album after he felt it was an R&B release.
Trevor Noah hosted the 2021 Grammy Awards in downtown Los Angeles. The event aired live on CBS and Paramount +.