For the second year in a row, Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS have won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. They won the 2021 award for ‘Everything I Wanted’, covering songs from Doja Cat (‘Say So’), Dua Lipa (‘Don’t Start Now’), Post Malone (‘Circles’), DaBaby and Roddy Ricch (“ROCKSTAR”), Black Pumas (“Colors”), Beyoncé (“Black Parade”), and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” remix, also featuring Beyoncé.
In her acceptance speech, Eilish said that Megan Thee Stallion deserved to win the award. “This is really embarrassing for me,” she said. ‘Megan, girl … I wanted to write a speech about how you deserve this, but then I thought,’ They’re never going to choose me. ‘I was like,’ It’s hers. ‘ You deserve this. You had a year that I think is unstoppable. You’re a queen – I want to cry when I think about how much I love you … You deserve everything in the world, I think about you all the time … You deserve it. She then asked everyone to applaud Megan before continuing her acceptance speech.
“Everything I Wanted” was Eilish’s first new single since she released her debut WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Besides Record of the Year, “Everything I Wanted” was also nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Eilish’s titular theme song for the upcoming James Bond No time to die won best song written for visual media.
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