After clearing out the Grammy Awards last year, Billie Eilish would make a particularly small splash on Sunday night at the 63rd annual ceremony. That is, until the final award of the evening is announced.
In addition to picking up a single trophy for her James Bond-themed “No Time To Die” and a rather moody performance early in the show, Eilish was happy to play second fiddle for the other nominees of the evening, including Megan Thee Stallion, who has won several awards throughout the ceremony.
When Beatles drummer Ringo Starr announced that she had won the Record of the Year Grammy for the second year in a row, a shocked Eilish and her brother, Finneas, entered the stage.
Eilish said she never expected to take home the award, and apparently surprised her competitors, including Doja Cat (“Say So”), Dua Lipa (“Don’t Start Now”), Post Malone (” Circles “), DaBaby, knocked out. 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, the 19-year-old singer clearly said that the “Savage” rapper deserves the win.
“This is really an embarrassment to me,” Eilish said at the top of her speech. “Megan, girl … I was going to write a speech about how you deserve it, but then I was like, ‘There’s no way they’re going to pick me,’ I was like ‘it’s hair.’ You deserve it. You’ve had a year that I think is indisputable. You’re a queen. I want to cry and think how much I love you. You are so pretty. You are so talented. You deserve everything in the world. I constantly think of you. I always root for you. You deserve it, honestly. ”
She then asked everyone in the limited audience to applaud Megan before giving a few shouts to her team.
“I really appreciate it,” Eilish concluded. “Thank you for seeing me.”
At the ceremony in 2020, Eilish became the youngest artist to clean up the “Big Four” category: Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Record of the Year for “Bad Guy” and Album of the Year for “When We Sleep everyone, where are we going? ‘
At the time, she said she also did not deserve the award, and told the crowd after they won, “Can I just say I think Ariana Grande deserves it?”
However, her move Sunday night reminds many viewers who watched at home the 2017 ceremony, where Adele dedicated her win of the Album of the Year to Beyoncé, and spent most of her time on stage listening to the music star.
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