LOS ANGELES (AP) – The latest from the Grammy Awards (always local):
4:50 PM
Jacob Collier says he recorded his Grammy-nominated album in the same house in North London “where I learned to walk as a 1-year-old.”
Before Sunday’s Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Collier told The Associated Press that “Djesse Vol. 3, ”which has been nominated for album of the year, is the fourth he has recorded in his music room there.
Collier said, “I produced it myself and I played the instruments on the album and I wrote and arranged the songs and mixed and so on. But I mean, it was really just an experiment. ”
He says the acclaim for the album and nomination came “out of the blue” and that it is unreal to be “among these giants, these legends of the industry.
Collier’s fellow nominees in the category include Taylor Swift and Post Malone.
– Marcela Isaza at the Grammy Awards (@misaza)
4:40 PM
Noah Cyrus says it was “a rollercoaster of tears” to be nominated for best new artist at the Grammy Awards while dealing with the loss of her grandmother.
21-year-old Cyrus told The Associated Press before Sunday’s Grammy Awards that she had already been thinking about Loretta “Mommy” Finley, who died in August when “someone said, ‘You look just like your grandmother.’ And I started crying and it was just really emotional because I would have given anything to be with her, you know, or let her just watch this on the TV But I feel like I have her with me have got. ”
She said she has received comfort and support from her family, including her father Billy Ray Cyrus and sister Miley Cyrus.
Wearing an insanely elaborate cream-colored Schiaparelli dress, Noah Cyrus says that in order to make her own name, she must “try to work with ten times more passion, more love” and to be “more driven”.
– Jonathan Landrum Jr. at the Grammy Awards (@ MrLandrum31)
4:30 in the afternoon
DaBaby says his Grammy performance will be “beautiful” despite performing in a “room full of nobody.”
DaBaby is one of the performers who pre-recorded a performance at the Los Angeles Convention Center due to the pandemic with no audience broadcast during the Grammy Awards broadcast on Sunday night.
Decked out in a wide-brimmed, green-red fedora, yellow turtleneck and floral jacket leading up to 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 is no different than like a music video. ”
He says he has added a third verse with a special message to his performance of “Rockstar,” which has been nominated for four Grammys, and may well be the second rap song to win the record of the year.
DaBaby says he “feels it will hit everyone.”
– Marcela Isaza at the Grammy Awards (@misaza)
3:15 pm
Brandi Carlile is excited to perform at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, even when there isn’t an audience. She says she’s actually only performing for one person – the late singer-songwriter John Prine.
“I think in the past performing in front of an audience is all that matters to me,” Carlile told The Associated Press. “But this time I only play for John Prine. It’s only for John, and I know he’s there. “
Carlile spoke to the AP this week and shared how different it feels to play live music again after a year of the pandemic. She says, “It feels good to be dressed and sparkly.”
She said that after being an artist all her adult life, the lockdown gave her a chance to quit. Even when she’s ready to get back to the rhythm of touring.
‘I was a born entertainer, you know, that’s who I am. But I’ve always wondered what would happen if I stopped long enough to have a little look inside, ”says Carlile. “I am very happy with what happened, but I am ready to hit the road again.”
– Jonathan Landrum Jr. at the Grammy Awards (@ MrLandrum31)
3 pm
Country star Mickey Guyton says her Sunday night performance at the Grammy Awards will be “a moment for black people in country music.”
A first-time nominee and first-time performer, Guyton is the first black female solo artist to be nominated in a country category at the Grammys, following in the footsteps of the Pointer Sisters to win a Grammy Award for the country.
“My life changed when I started running for everything that made me different,” Guyton told The Associated Press during interviews backstage prior to the showThey say country music is three chords and the truth. So I started writing 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 getting on that stage is important not only to her, but to all those communities who felt marginalized in country music.
“I realize that not only as a black woman I walk through those doors, I also have to keep the door open for many other Black, Brown, LBGTQA plus artists who share the same dreams,” says Guyton.
– Jonathan Landrum Jr. at the Grammy Awards (@ MrLandrum31)
2:20 pm
Justin Bieber is a Grammy winner in the country genre for his “10,000 Hours” collaboration with Dan + Shay.
Dan + Shay virtually accepted the Grammy for best country duo / group. Bieber did not appear at the Grammy’s Premiere Ceremony, where most of the prizes are awarded on Sunday.
It’s Bieber’s second Grammy. He previously won Best Dance Recording for “Where Are U Now” with Diplo and Skrillex.
Dan + Shay have won two previous Grammys for “Speechless” and “Tequila.”
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The late singer-songwriter John Prine won two posthumous Grammys for the best American roots song and the best American roots performance for his last recorded song, “I Remember Everything,” a song about loss and memory.
Prine died of complications from COVID-19 last year at the age of 73. His wife, Fiona Whelan, told reporters at a virtual press conference on Sunday that the song talked about the importance of memories and really connected with people over the past year.
“John had a way of pointing out the most simple everyday things that we sometimes overlook,” Whelan said.
Prine, a two-time Grammy winner who wrote songs such as “Angel from Montgomery” and “Sam Stone,” also received a Lifetime Achievement Award last year.
“I feel John’s presence very strongly today,” said Whelan.
14.00 hours
Megan Thee Stallion has won a Grammy for “Savage”, her collaboration with Beyoncé.
She screamed excitedly for a few seconds and rushed to compose herself while virtually receiving the award at the Grammy’s Premiere Ceremony.
She thanked God, her grandmother, and her mother for pushing her, then turned her gratitude to Queen Bey.
She said, “I still can’t even believe this,” struggling to keep her cool.
Megan Thee Stallion is one of the performers on the main Grammys show airing on CBS at 8 p.m. Eastern.
The win takes Beyoncé one step closer to becoming the most decorated woman in Grammy history.
1:35 PM
The late jazz pianist Chick Corea won two Grammys on Sunday just a month after his death.
Corea won the trophy for best improvised jazz solo and a little later he won for best instrumental jazz album, which he shared with Christian McBride & Brian Blade. The wins for “All Blues” and “Trilogy 2” mean that Corea has a whopping 25 Grammys.
His widow, Gayle Moran, virtually received both awards. “His mission in life was to keep the music fire burning bright,” she said through tears.
Corea, who died of a rare cancer on February 9 at the age of 79, wasn’t the only artist to win a Grammy posthumously. John Prine also won two.
1 o’clock in the afternoon
Billie Eilish and her producer brother Finneas have won a Grammy for their song “No Time to Die” from the pandemic-delayed James Bond movie.
The pair seemed to accept the song written in honor of the visual media, and Eilish thanked excited 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 this.” As for Finneas, he said, “I feel very lucky to be your brother.”
The award was announced at the Grammy’s Premiere Ceremony, which will present the majority of the awards ahead of the main broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern.
“Jojo Rabbit” and the “Joker” soundtrack also won Grammys in the show’s segment of award-winning music made for visual media.
“Jojo Rabbit” director Taika Waititi received the prize virtually from what appeared to be a trailer. He said he was working on a movie set. He joked, ‘I think they’re just giving Grammys to someone right now. I’ll take it.”
12:20 pm
Beyoncé – and her 9-year-old daughter Blue Ivy – have 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 Album of the Year at the 2002 show for their performance in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack.
Beyoncé and Blue Ivy were not present at the virtual premiere ceremony where the award was announced.
The win takes 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 ceremony kicks off at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
With 27 wins, Alison Krauss holds the most Grammys title for a female artist.
11 hours
It could be a night for Taylor Swift and Beyoncé’s history books at Sunday’s Grammy Awards.
Beyoncé has never won Album of the Year in her entire career – she’s not for the honor this year because she didn’t release a project during the qualifying period – but she’s the most nominated act.
Trevor Noah will host the show, which airs at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS and Paramount +. The Grammys were originally scheduled for January 31, but were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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