Country singer Mickey Guyton made her Grammy Awards debut on Sunday night, performing the song “Black Like Me.” The song also earned Guyton her first Grammy nomination for Best Solo Country Performance. Guyton performed her song in the round with a simple instrumental setup of cello, piano and pedal steel. …
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We have, by and large in this pandemic year, lost our grasp on time, tossing out heralded routines and watching some minutes skirt by while others seem to drag without end. And yet Clive Davis remains unperturbed. The 88-year-old music executive’s storied pre-Grammy bash, which he hosted Saturday night in …
Read More »Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X and the Weird Vibes of the 2020 Grammys
The latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast takes on the 62nd annual Grammys ceremony, with a blow-by-blow examination of Alicia Key’s supernaturally calm hosting skills, Lil Nas X‘s genre-blending triumph, Billie Eilish‘s reluctant victories,the show’s baffling emphasis on ballads, that wacky “I Sing the Body Electric” performance, …
Read More »Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X Rescue the Grammys With Electric Youth
Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X were the twin superheroes of Grammy Night 2020, with her green hair and his pink cowboy hat as signs of electric youth. Billie swept the top prizes. It was so poetic to see her accept the Best New Artist award from Alicia Keys — …
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