For the second consecutive year, Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS win the Grammy Award for record of the year. They took home the 2021 award for ‘Everything I Wanted’, featuring songs by Doja Cat (‘Say So’), Dua Lipa (‘Don’t Start Now’), Post Malone (‘Circles’) , Beat DaBaby. and Roddy Ricch (“ROCKSTAR”), Black Pumas (“Colors”), Beyoncé (“Black Parade”), and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” remix, also with Beyoncé.
In her acceptance speech, Eilish said that Megan deserves Thee Stallion to win the award. “It’s really an embarrassment to me,” she said. “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, ‘This is hair.’ You deserve it. You’ve had a year that I think is unstoppable. You’re a queen – I want to cry and think how much I love you … You deserve everything in the world, I constantly think of you … You deserve it. “She asked everyone to applaud Megan before continuing her speech.
“Everything I Wanted” was Eilish’s first new single since releasing her debut WHEN ARE WE ALL GOING TO SLEEP? In addition to Record of the Year, “Everything I Wanted” was also nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Eilish’s titular theme song for the upcoming James Bond No time to die wrote the best song for visual media.
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