For the second year in a row, Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS have won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. They’ve taken home the 2021 award for “Everything I Wanted,” which surpassed Doja Cat (“Say It So”), Dua Lipa (“Don’t Start Now”), Post Malone (“Circles”), DaBaby tracks. and Roddy Ricch (“ROCKSTAR”), Black Pumas (“Colors”), Beyoncé (“Black Parade”) and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” remix, which also features Beyoncé.
In her acceptance speech, Eilish stated that Megan Thee Stallion deserved to win the award. “That’s really embarrassing for me,” he said. Megan, girl … I was going to write a speech about how you deserve this, but then she said to me, ‘There’s no way I’m going to be chosen.’ She was telling me, ‘It’s yours.’ You deserve it. 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 everyone, I think of you constantly … You deserve it “. He then asked everyone to applaud Megan before continuing her acceptance speech.
“Everything I Wanted” marked Eilish’s first single since she released her debut WHEN WE ALL SLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? In addition to the album of the year, “Everything I Wanted” was also nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance. Eilish’s main theme for the upcoming James Bond There is no time to die won the best song written by Visual Media.
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