“Issues” - Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels) “4:44” - Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z) “Despacito” - Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber) “Despacito” - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber I still can’t believe it, I’m still in shock.”Īnd with perhaps the ultimate line on such accolades, SZA declared “This entire thing puts my wildest dreams to shame.” And I was woken up early to the news and I just couldn’t believe it. I’m such a pessimist, I was like it’s not going to happen, I want it to happen but it’s not gonna happen, and I just decided last night I was gonna wake up like it’s Christmas morning and I was either going to get the bike that I wanted or the pair of socks and I was just going to have to accept the outcome. Michaels opened up about the experience, sharing “ “Every artist dreams of being nominated for a Grammy. Up for Best New Artist this year: Khalid, Alessia Cara, Lil Uzi Vert, SZA, and Julia Michaels. The Man, Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, and Lana Del Rey alongside Ed Sheeran. (Not even the Foos, whose ninth studio album Concrete and Gold has been overlooked, though they get a shout out for Best Rock Performance for “Run.”) A reminder of legends we’ve lost, Leonard Cohen’s “You Want it Darker” and Chris Cornell’s “The Promise” are nominated alongside the Foo Fighters.Īs the lines between alt and pop inevitably blur, with pop categories hosting Portugal. It’s been noted specifically too that “the big four” includes no rock artists. Now everybody’s doing it, and some people have been doing it longer…And so they’re just better.” We’re just in a season where the world loves this culture of music. Sometimes the weather changes, the season changes. shared “Urban culture is now pop culture. Speaking with Billboard, producer No I.D. The media has noted the prevalence of people of color among this year’s nominees. He’s off to Ecuador, Colombia, and Costa Rica this month before returning home.
Mars is currently busy on the road, with earnings topping… ya ready? $129 million. Following closely behind, Kendrick Lamar boasts 7 nominations, just ahead of Bruno Mars’ 6. The leader of the pack for the 60th annual soiree is JAY-Z, with 8 nods (including the big guns of course, album, record, song, and specifically best rap album). Well, no matter…time flies when you’re hearing hits. (Weren’t we just watching Adele absolutely kill “Fast Love”?) In 2017, she took a gamble by duetting with recordings of her late husband’s rhymes on the album The King & I, which included a guest spot by onetime rival (and former Biggie lover) Lil’ Kim-a classy move from an enduring diva.Well, strap in folks- the Grammys awards ceremony is right around the corner, January 28th. In 1995 she stepped into the limelight with her debut album, Faith, which effortlessly straddled pop, hip-hop, and R&B with hit singles including the sinuous “You Used to Love Me.” After Biggie’s murder in 1997, she co-penned the chart-topping anthem to him “I’ll Be Missing You.” Evans soared again the next year with Keep the Faith and the rapturous “Love Like This,” which curls around a funky, repeating sample from Chic’s “Chic Cheer.” She has maintained a steady presence on the charts since, releasing gorgeous, timeless R&B. Soon after, Evans met Christopher Wallace they were married just eight days later. That year, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs signed her to Bad Boy Records-as its first female signee-and she co-wrote many of the label’s early hits. Sure!, co-writing six songs on Usher’s stellar 1994 debut. But music’s pull was too strong: She dropped out within a year and moved to Los Angeles, where she started writing songs and singing backup for Mary J.
As a teen, she sang in a gospel group and was a straight-A student who won a scholarship to Fordham University. Born in Lakeland, FL, in 1973 and raised in New Jersey, Evans was a preternaturally talented singer/songwriter blessed with a buttery soprano and natural elegance. Faith Evans became the glamorous first lady of pop-infused R&B before she was 23 years old, thanks to a meteoric rise in the charts-and her brief, troubled marriage to The Notorious B.I.G.
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