All Ready For The Grammy Gala
This Sunday will be the 63rd highest-grossing awards ceremony in the music industry, with live shows by Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny, among others, and the striking absence of Beyoncé.
This Sunday the 63rd edition of the Grammy Awards will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and can be seen from 9 pm in our country, through the TNT cable signal and the Paramount + platform. In addition, you can follow the transmission online from the official Grammy page and on Facebook Live.
Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Harry Styles, Chris Martin, Dua Lipa and the Korean BTS are some of the shows confirmed for the gala. Also in the game will be Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Doja Cata, Mickey Guyton, Black Pumas, Cardi B, Brandi Carlile, Haim, Brittany Howard, Miranda Lambert, Lil Baby, John Mayer, Maren Morris, Post Malone and Roddy Ricch.
The big absentee on the list of shows is Beyoncé, although the American press does not rule out a surprise appearance.
This was confirmed by the organizers, who for a few days have been sharing details of what this music festival will be.
In the modern Staples Center venue there will be four stages, each with a small number of nominated and invited artists, to comply with the health protocols required by the coronavirus pandemic.
It was also recognized that many of the musical numbers will be prerecorded and that there will be a circulation of artists and audiences organized in such a way to avoid exceeding the number of people authorized in the venue.
At the ceremony, which will be hosted by Trevor Noah, there will also be a tribute to the workers of famous spaces dedicated to music, such as the Apollo Theater in New York, the Station Inn in Nashville, and the Troubadour and Hotel Café in Los Angeles. that were affected by the pandemic.
Beyoncé, the most nominated
Beyoncé leads the nominations with nine categories and, in addition to being the top favorite, she is the most nominated woman in the history of the awards with 79 nominations during her career. The North American artist could also become the female soloist with the most triumphs in this award, since she has 24 awards, three less than the violinist Allison Krauss.
A little further back, with six mentions, appear Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Roddy Ricch. Billie Eilish, Post Malone and the Black Pumas also lead with multiple nominations in major categories. For their part, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion will face off in the Best New Artist category with Phoebe Bridgers, Ingrid Andress, Chika, Noah Cyrus, D Smoke and Kaytranada.
The main triples
The triples with the greatest resonance at the Grammys are the recording of the year, the best album of the year and the best song.
In the category of recording of the year, in which the performer or band and the production and recording engineering team are recognized) compete “Black Parade” (Beyoncé), “Colors” (Black Pumas), “Rockstar” (DaBaby and Roddy Ricch), “Say So” (Doja Cat), “Everything I wanted” (Billie Eilish), “Don’t Start Now” (Dua Lipa), “Circles” (Post Malone), and “Savage” (Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé).
Meanwhile, the candidates to win the award for the best album of the year are: “Chilombo” (Jhené Aiko), “Black Pumas. Deluxe Edition ”(Black Pumas),“ Everyday Life ”(Coldplay),“ Djesse Vol. 3 ”(Jacob Collier),“ Women in Music Pt. III ”(Haim),“ Future Nostalgia ”(Dua Lipa),“ Hollywood’s Bleeding ”(Post Malone) and“ Folklore ”(Taylor Swift).
Also among the melodies released in 2020, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States recognized – which awards the Grammy – recognized and nominated in the short list of best song of the year to “Black Parade” (Beyoncé), “The Box ”(Roddy Ricch),“ Cardigan ”(Taylor Swift),“ Circles ”(Post Malone),“ Don’t Start Now ”(Dua Lipa),“ Everything I Wanted ”(Billie Eilish),“ I Can’t Breathe ”(HER) and If the World Was Ending (JP Saxe ft. Julia Michaels).
This year also includes names of Hispanic artists such as JBalvin and Bad Bunny, nominated for the best pop duo / group performance for their song One Day with Dua Lipa and Tainy. Other categories also include Camilo, Kany García, Ricky Martin, Debi Nova, Bajofondo, Cami, Cultura Profética, Fito Páez, Lido Pimienta, Alejandro Fernández, Lupita Infante, Natalia Lafourcade, Mariachi Sol De México De José Hernández, José Alberto ” El Ruiseñor ”, Edwin Bonilla, Jorge Celedón & Sergio Luis, Grupo Niche, and Víctor Manuelle.
As for rock, which a few years ago was one of the most appreciated and widespread categories, today it loses ground to the advance of new sounds. In the category of best rock album are nominated: ‘A Hero’s Death’, by Fontaines DC; ‘Kiwanuka’ by Michael Kiwanuka ‘; Grace Porter’s ‘Daylight’; ‘Sound & Fury’ by Sturgill Simpson ‘and’ The New Abnormal ‘by the New York band The Strokes.