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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 21 November 2019
New acts rule Grammys as Lizzo, Lil Nas, Eilish lead in noms

By MESFIN FEKADU "A Star Is Born," Lewis Capal- while seven of the eight The 31-year-old, who per- "Truth Hurts" was co-written
Associated Press di's "Someone You Loved," song-of-the-year nominees formed with Prince on his by Tele, Jesse Saint John
NEW YORK (AP) — The Lana Del Rey's "Norman are by women. Female "Plectrumelectrum" album, and Ricky Reed, who is
Grammys are screaming (Expletive) Rockwell" and musicians also rule in the grinded as an independent nominated for producer
"Cuz I Love You" to Lizzo: Tanya Tucker's "Bring My best new artist category, and touring artist for years of the year (non-classical).
The breakthrough singer- Flowers Now," co-written by though record of the year before signing a major-la- Mina Lioness, the British
rapper scored a whopping Brandi Carlile. is evenly split. bel deal, releasing her first singer who Lizzo gave writ-
eight nominations, includ- Swift earned three nomi- Grande, who won her first album in 2013. ing credit to after using
ing bids for the top four nations, while Beyoncé — Grammy earlier this year, But this year marked her some of her viral tweet in
awards, making her the who was shut out of the top scored five nominations, as major breakthrough: Her the hit song, didn't appear
show's top-nominated act. on the list of writers nomi-
Lizzo picked up nomina- nated for song of the year
tions for album of the year for "Truth Hurts."
with her major-label debut, Lizzo's label, Atlantic Re-
"Cuz I Love You"; song and cords, told The Associated
record of the year with her Press last week it was in the
anthemic No. 1 hit, "Truth process of adding Lioness
Hurts"; and best new artist. to the song's credits.
Like Lizzo, other new artists Lizzo's other nominations
dominated with Grammy include best urban con-
nominations on Wednes- temporary album, best
day: Billie Eilish and Lil Nas pop solo performance for
X earned six nominations "Truth Hurts," best traditional
apiece. R&B performance for "Je-
Eilish also scored nomina- rome" and best R&B perfor-
tions in the top four cate- mance for "Exactly How I
gories, making the 17-year- Am," which features Gucci
old the youngest artist in Mane and marks the rap-
the history of the Grammys per's first Grammy nomina-
to achieve the feat. Lil Nas tion.
X, 20, is up for three of the Another first-time nominee:
top four awards, including former first lady Michelle
album and record of the Obama, who is nominat-
year for "Old Town Road," ed for best spoken word
featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. album for "Becoming"
Lizzo's "Cuz I Love You," (Barack Obama has won
Eilish's "When We All Fall two Grammys in the same
Asleep, Where Do We This June 23, 2019 file photo shows Lil Nas X performing "Old Town Road" at the BET Awards in Los category).
Go?" and Lil Nas X's "7" — Angeles. Nipsey Hussle, who died
an 8-song EP — will com- Associated Press in March and was nomi-
pete for album of the year nated for best rap album
along with Ariana Grande's three categories — scored did H.E.R. and Finneas, Eil- song "Truth Hurts" topped earlier this year, scored
"Thank U, Next," Bon Iver's four. ish's older brother who co- the charts for seven weeks; three nominations: His song
"I,I," Vampire Weekend's While her groundbreaking wrote, co-produced and she's wowed audiences "Racks In the Middle" is up
"Father of the Bride," H.E.R.'s "Homecoming" documen- engineered her debut al- with her live performanc- for best rap performance
"I Used to Know Her" and tary earned a nomination bum. Finneas' nominations es — including her twerk- and best rap song, while
Lana Del Rey's "Norman for best music film, its album include producer of the ing while playing the flute. "Higher" — a collaboration
(Expletive) Rockwell!" version didn't pick up any year (non-classical) and She's also graced several with DJ Khaled and John
Nominees for record of the nominations. best engineered album magazine covers, earning Legend that was one of the
year include songs that hit Instead her "The Lion King: (non-classical). praise for promoting body last songs Hussle recorded
No. 1 on the Billboard Hot The Gift" project — which Several acts picked up four positivity and denouncing — is nominated for best
100 chart this year, includ- features songs inspired by nominations, including J. fat shaming. rap/sung performance.
ing "Old Town Road," "Truth "The Lion King," for which Cole, Gary Clark Jr., Lucky But Lizzo has also had her The Cranberries picked up
Hurts," Eilish's "Bad Guy," she voiced the character Daye, Thom Yorke, Bob fair share of critics: Some a nomination for best rock
Grande's "7 Rings" and Post Nala — is up for best pop Ludwig and Tanya Tucker, felt she shouldn't qualify album for their eighth and
Malone and Swae Lee's vocal album, competing who in August released her for best new artist at the final album, "In the End,"
"Sunflower." H.E.R.'s "Hard with projects from Ed Sheer- first album of new songs in Grammys since she's been which the surviving mem-
Place," Bon Iver's "Hey, Ma" an, Swift, Eilish and Grande. 17 years. on the music scene for bers of the Irish band cre-
and Khalid's "Talk," which Beyoncé's "Spirit," from "The British country-soul perform- years. Others thought since ated using unfinished vo-
peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Lion King" which is being er Yola also scored four "Truth Hurts" was originally cals from singer Dolores
100, round out the eight pushed for Oscar consid- bids, including best new released in 2017, it shouldn't O'Riordan, who died last
nominees. eration, is up for best pop artist, pitting her against Liz- qualify for the 2020 Gram- year.
While Taylor Swift was shut solo performance along zo, Lil Nas X, Eilish, pop sing- mys. The 2020 Grammys will
out of album of the year with Swift's "You Need to er Maggie Rogers, New Or- The Recording Academy hand out awards in its 84
with "Lover," the album's Calm Down," "Truth Hurts," leans group Tank and the said "Truth Hurts" qualified categories live from the
title track earned a nomi- "Bad Guy" and "7 Rings." Bangas, the Austin-based because the song was Staples Center in Los Ange-
nation for song of the year, Overall, female acts out- duo Black Pumas and never submitted for con- les on January 26.
a songwriter's award. It will performed their male Spanish singer Rosalía, who tention in the Grammys Nominees were selected
compete with "Truth Hurts," counterparts in the top won album of the year at process and it appears on from more than 20,000
"Bad Guy," "Hard Place," four categories: Five of the last week's Latin Grammys. an album released during submissions, and the final
Lady Gaga's "Always Re- eight album-of-the-year Lizzo's road to the Gram- the eligibility period for the round of voting runs from
member Us This Way" from contenders are women, mys has been a long one: upcoming show. Dec. 9 until Jan. 3.q