Aaron Dessner has paid tribute to Taylor Swift after the pair’s album ‘folklore’ won Album Of The Year at last night’s (March 14) Grammys. The National‘s Dessner picked up the award, which made Swift the first woman to ever win the prestigious award three times, alongside co-producer Jack Antonoff at the Los Angeles ceremony. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Folklore’ review: pop superstar undergoes an extraordinary indie-folk makeover Taking to Instagram to share his thanks after the ceremony, Dessner credited Swift with “restoring my faith in music.” Advertisement “It has been an incredible journey since Taylor first approached me...
For his Grammys performance, Post Malone performed the title track of his 2019 album ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ in a sea of fog – watch footage below. The album was nominated for Album Of The Year at last night’s (March 14) ceremony in Los Angeles, losing out to Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore’. READ MORE: Post Malone – ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ review The moody performance of ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ saw Post Malone performing an energetic rendition of the track, surrounded by fog and dark lighting. Advertisement As well as the Album Of The Year nomination, his track ‘Circles’ was nominated for both Record Of The...
Tim Burgess has launched his own new ‘Listening Party’ earphones to help raise money for UK grassroots music venues. Today, The Charlatans frontman has teamed up with Flare Audio to release his own headphones, with £5 from every pair sold donated to the Music Venue Trust. Launched back in March as the UK went into coronavirus-enforced lockdown, the regular listen-and-tweet-along online event of #TimsTwitterListeningParty sees bands and artists tweeting through a playback of one of their classic albums and interacting with fans – proving a source of solace and community to music-lovers across the globe. Now, he’ll be celebrating their...
Taylor Swift has won Album Of The Year for ‘folklore’ at the Grammys 2021, becoming the first woman to win the award three times. The singer beat off competition from Haim, Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Post Malone and more to pick up the award at last night’s (March 14) ceremony in Los Angeles. READ MORE: Here are all the winners from the Grammys 2021 Swift was joined by ‘folklore’ producers Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner to pick up the award. Advertisement “I wanna thank Justin Vernon, I’m so excited to meet you some day,” she said as she accepted the award....
The Grammys boss Harvey Mason Jr has asked artists and the music industry to “work with us, not against us” amid boycotts and criticisms. The Weeknd has said he will not let his label submit his music for consideration at the Grammys again after he was snubbed in this year’s nominations. Zayn Malik has also spoken out against the awards show, initially suggesting last week that the Recording Academy only nominated those who “shake hands and send gifts”. Ahead of the main ceremony tonight (March 14), he shared more thoughts on the Grammys on his Twitter page. Advertisement “@recordingacad...
Brittany Howard, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Bruno Mars and more paid tribute to lost stars of the music world during the Grammys 2021 In Memoriam segment. Ahead of the performances, host Trevor Noah noted that due to the tragic number of lives lost in the last year, not all would be able to be recognised in the section, but would be remembered online instead. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak returned to the stage after debuting their new project Silk Sonic to pay tribute to Little Richard. Paak took on drumming duties while Mars sang on a medley of ‘Long Tall...
DaBaby gave a fittingly glamorous performance of his song ‘Rockstar’ at the Grammys 2021 tonight (March 14), where he was joined by Roddy Ricch. The rapper was nominated for four Grammys this year, including three for ‘Rockstar’. Among them, the track was up for Record Of The Year. Read more: DaBaby – ‘Blame It On Baby’ review: rap’s latest hot property further propels his momentum Taking to the stage early on in the ceremony, DaBaby appeared in a white suit with diamond-encrusted gloves, backed by singers dressed in judges outfits. The song was also accompanied by a violinist and singer...
Lil Baby was joined by Killer Mike, activist Tamika Mallory and Insecure actor Kendrick Sampson for his Grammys performance tonight (March 14). The rapper used his performance at the awards show to highlight police brutality, opening it with Sampson being pulled over and shot at by two white police officers. Read more: Lil Baby: “It’s not about the fame game – I’m more about real life” The rest of the performance saw a recreation of Black Lives Matter protests, with Mallory delivering a speech. “My people, it’s time we stand, it’s time we demand the freedom that this land promises,”...
Billie Eilish paid tribute to Megan Thee Stallion in an acceptance speech at the Grammys 2021 earlier tonight (March 14). The pop star and the Houston rapper were both nominated in the Record Of The Year category for ‘Everything I Wanted’ and ‘Savage Remix (featuring Beyoncé)’ respectively. Read more: RJ Cutler: “In my Billie Eilish film, Justin Bieber is a deity” When Eilish was named as the winner, she honoured Megan in her speech. “This is really embarrassing for me,” she began, addressing the rapper. “I was gonna write a speech about how you deserve this but then I was...
A few hours ago, she took the Grammys to the woods with a hybrid Folklore/Evermore medley performance. And as the night wound down to its final (and top) prizes, Taylor Swift was rewarded for such a journey with a golden gramophone. Yes, the Recording Academy awarded Folklore, Swift’s surprise return-to-roots quarantine album, the Album of the Year trophy. The folk album’s win punctuated one of the most unusual years in the Recording Academy’s history, and Swift mentioned the origins of Folklore‘s 16 tracks in her acceptance speech. “I had the best time writing songs with you in quarantine,” she...
