For the second year in a row, Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. They took home the 2021 award for “Everything I Wanted”, which won tracks by 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 Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” remix with Beyoncé.
In her acceptance speech, Eilish said that Megan Thee Stallion deserves to win the award. “It’s very embarrassing for me,” she 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 going to be chosen.’ I was saying, “It’s hers.” You deserve it. You had a year that I think is unstoppable. You are a queen – I want to cry thinking how much I love you … You deserve everything in the world, I constantly think of you … You deserve this. He then asked everyone to applaud Megan before continuing her acceptance speech.
“Everything I Wanted” marked Eilish’s first new single since its release WHEN WE ALL SLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? In addition to the Record of the Year, “Everything I Wanted” was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Eilish’s main play for the future James Bond No Time to Die won Best Song Written for Visual Media.
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