For the second year in a row, Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS have won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. They took home the 2021 award for “All I Wanted”, which outperformed the tracks of 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 the remix of “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion, also featuring Beyoncé.
In her acceptance speech, Eilish stated that Megan Thee Stallion deserved to win the award. “This is really embarrassing for me,” he said. “Megan, girl… I was going to write a speech about how you deserve this, but then I said, ‘There’s no way I’m being chosen. I was like, ‘It’s hers. You deserve this. You had a year that I think is unstoppable. You are a queen, I want to cry thinking about how much I love you … You deserve everything in the world, I think about you constantly … You deserve it. “He then asked everyone to applaud Megan before continuing with his speech. acceptance.
“All I Wanted” marked Eilish’s first new single since she released her debut. WHEN WE ALL SLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? In addition to Record of the Year, “All I Wanted” was also nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Eilish’s main theme for the next James Bond No time to die won Best Song Written for Visual Media.
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