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 Eilish, an 18-year-old newcomer with a unique sound, won for her
debut studio album "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
while her hit single "Bad Guy" was named record of the year and
song of the year. In all, she took home five awards.
She is only the second person, and the youngest, to win all four
top Grammys on the same night.
Eilish, distinguished by her green hair and baggy clothes,
recorded the album with her brother Finneas in the bedroom of
their Los Angeles home. Finneas also won the Grammy for non
classical producer of the year.
They seemed taken aback by their Grammy haul, which saw them
triumph over established stars including Taylor Swift, Ariana
Grande and rapper Post Malone.
"We didn't make this album to win a Grammy. We wrote about
depression and suicidal thoughts and environmental change,"
Finneas said as the pair accepted the awards. "We stand up here
confused and grateful."
Asked backstage what she would do next, Eilish said, "Being in
this moment is all I'm thinking about... I'm gonna do whatever I
feel."
The Grammy Awards show opened with a dedication to basketball
star Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter accident earlier in
the day and whose Los Angeles Lakers team has its home at the
city's Staples Center and Grammy venue.
"We are literally standing here heartbroken in the house that
Kobe Bryant built," said Grammy host Alicia Keys. "We never
imagined in a million years we'd have to start the show like
this."
R&B star Lizzo won three of her eight nominations, while gay
black country rapper Lil Nas X took two for his viral "Old Town
Road" collaboration with Billy Ray Cyrus.
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Lil Nas X, 20, wearing a cowboy hat and silver lure suit, and
country singer Billy Ray Cyrus dazzled the house with a kitschy
performance of their viral collaboration "Old Town Road," with
contributions from stars ranging from K-Pop band BTS to young
yodeler Mason Ramsey.
"He told the world he was gay and overnight he became an inspiration
and a role model for hundreds of young people around the world,"
comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who is also gay, said as she introduced
Lil Nas X.
Grande performed a medley of hits from her break-up album "Thank u,
Next," including "7 Rings" and "Imagine" but won none of the five
Grammys for which she was nominated.
Slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, 33, who was gunned down in his Los
Angeles neighborhood last year, won two Grammys and was honored in a
tribute by John Legend, DJ Khaled and rapper Meek Mill.
Blake Shelton and his fiancee Gwen Stefani held hands as they
debuted their new romantic duet "Nobody But You," while Camila
Cabello sang her recent single "First Man" to her tearful father in
the audience. Demi Lovato won a standing ovation in her first
performance at a major awards show since a drugs overdose in 2018.
The Grammy winners are chosen by members of the Recording Academy,
which is currently embroiled in a dispute over the departure of its
new chief executive Deborah Dugan and her allegations of conflicts
of interest in the nominations process. The Recording Academy has
denied the allegations.
(Additional reporting by Gabriella Borter; Editing Daniel Wallis,
Richard Pullin & Shri Navaratnam)
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