Most glaring was in the rock categories: One year after the Best Rock Performance category featured only women, not a single woman artist was nominated in any rock category. While the Recording Academy has spent the past few years trying to counteract various controversies with efforts to improve the diversity of its voting bloc and Grammy nominees, some questionable old habits returned to the surface in this year’s nominees. Paul McCartney nearly took that record for himself, but fell short as his total came to 81 with nominations for Best Rock Song (“Find My Way”) and Best Rock Album ( McCartney III). Jay-Z even made some Grammy history this year, squeezing past Quincy Jones to become the most Grammy-nominated artist of all time, bringing his total to 83, with two looks in Best Rap Song (he was featured on DMX’s “Bath Salts” and Kanye West’s “Jail”) and a third for Album of the Year, for his work on Donda. Tyler, the Creator earned a pair of rap nominations, while Jazmine Sullivan picked up three in the R&B categories: Best R&B Performance and Best Song, for “Pick Up Your Feelings,” and Best R&B Album, for Heaux Tales. Ariana Grande and BTS picked up some nominations in the pop categories, while Mickey Guyton, Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, and Kacey Musgraves will all vie for various trophies in the country category. With a handful of artists - as always - dominating the major four awards, things did open up a bit more in the genre categories. Indie darlings Japanese Breakfast and Arooj Aftab also scored Best New Artist nods, as did Baby Keem, Glass Animals, Jimmie Allen, and an artist who already has a few Grammy wins under his belt: Finneas (Eilish’s brother and musical partner released his solo debut this year, although it arrived in October, right after the Grammys’ Sept. Rodrigo is the likely favorite in the always-intriguing Best New Artist category, although she’ll face competition from 2021’s other breakout pop star, the Kid Laroi, as well as rapper Saweetie, and British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks. The Song of the Year category, meanwhile, features Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits,” Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile’s “A Beautiful Noise,” Rodrigo’s “Drivers License,” H.E.R.’s “Fight for You,” Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever,” Doja Cat and SZA’s “Kiss Me More,” Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open,” Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” Bieber, Caesar, and Giveon’s “Peaches,” and Carlile’s “Right on Time.” Listen to the best of Billie Eilish on Apple Music and Spotify.Gaga and Bennett -who scored five nominations in total - also earned a Record of the Year nod for their rendition of the Cole Porter standard “I Get a Kick Out of You.” They’ll compete against Batiste (“Freedom”), Bieber, Daniel Caesar, and Giveon (“Peaches”), Doja Cat and SZA (“Kiss Me More”), ABBA (“I Still Have Faith in You”), Lil Nas X (“Montero”), Eilish (“Happier Than Ever”), Rodrigo (“Drivers License”), Silk Sonic (“Leave the Door Open”), and Brandi Carlile (“Right on Time”). And ‘Billie Bossa Nova,’ our final performance of this series, added a touch of sultriness and more than a touch of vintage jazz vibes to these hotel chronicles. They continued: “The visual setting, designed after brainstorming creative sessions between the singer and our production team, is simple but rich in texture, too – just like Billie’s voice…. “Sometimes dreamy, sometimes fierce, always fetching.”
The secret-sharing sense of intimacy contained in the pop phenom’s voice brims with the kind of textural qualities that pull fans deep into the story she’s telling in any given song,” VEVO writes of the performance. “Billie Eilish’s trademark whisper has gained more and more emotional power in the last four years. The smoldering record thrives in the atmosphere of the venue as the singer is locked at the center of the elegant room, accompanied by FINNEAS. The official “Billie Bossa Nova” live performance finds Eilish back in the familiar grace of the Crystal Ballroom at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Last month, Eilish wrapped up her series with Vevo with a live performance visual for Happier Than Ever deep cut “Billie Bossa Nova.” The Grammy Award-winning musician first kicked off the quartet of performances with live renditions of “ Lost Cause,” “ Male Fantasy,” and “ Your Power.” (voiced by Topher Ngo), Tae Young (voiced by Grayson Villanueva), and Aaron Z.
His bandmates are: Robaire (voiced by Jordan Fisher), Aaron T. The album will include two more songs penned by Finneas and Eilish: “1 True Love” and “U Know What’s Up.” In 4*Town, Finneas voices a character called Jesse.
Turning Red (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is out March 11.
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