Skip to main content
GRAMMYs Breaking News
Breaking News
  • MusiCares Launches Help for the Holidays Campaign Apply HERE
  • Recording Academy
  • GRAMMYs
  • Membership
  • Advocacy
  • MusiCares
  • GRAMMY Museum
  • Latin GRAMMYs
GRAMMYs
  • Advocacy
  • Membership
  • GRAMMYs
  • Governance
  • Jobs
  • Press Room
  • Events
  • Login
  • MusiCares
  • GRAMMY Museum
  • Latin GRAMMYs
  • More
    • MusiCares
    • GRAMMY Museum
    • Latin GRAMMYs

The GRAMMYs

  • Awards
  • News
  • Videos
  • Recording Academy
  • More
    • Awards
    • News
    • Videos
    • Recording Academy

Latin GRAMMYs

MusiCares

  • About
  • Get Help
  • Give
  • News
  • Videos
  • Events
  • Person of the Year
  • More
    • About
    • Get Help
    • Give
    • News
    • Videos
    • Events
    • Person of the Year

Advocacy

  • About
  • News
  • Issues & Policy
  • Act
  • Recording Academy
  • More
    • About
    • News
    • Issues & Policy
    • Act
    • Recording Academy

Membership

  • Join
  • Events
  • PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS WING
  • GRAMMY U
  • GOVERNANCE
  • More
    • Join
    • Events
    • PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS WING
    • GRAMMY U
    • GOVERNANCE
Log In Join
  • SUBSCRIBE

  • Search
Modal Open
Subscribe Now

Subscribe to Newsletters

Be the first to find out about GRAMMY nominees, winners, important news, and events. Privacy Policy
GRAMMY Museum
Membership

Join us on Social

  • Recording Academy
    • The Recording Academy: Facebook
    • The Recording Academy: Twitter
    • The Recording Academy: Instagram
    • The Recording Academy: YouTube
  • GRAMMYs
    • GRAMMYs: Facebook
    • GRAMMYs: Twitter
    • GRAMMYs: Instagram
    • GRAMMYs: YouTube
  • Latin GRAMMYs
    • Latin GRAMMYs: Facebook
    • Latin GRAMMYs: Twitter
    • Latin GRAMMYs: Instagram
    • Latin GRAMMYs: YouTube
  • GRAMMY Museum
    • GRAMMY Museum: Facebook
    • GRAMMY Museum: Twitter
    • GRAMMY Museum: Instagram
    • GRAMMY Museum: YouTube
  • MusiCares
    • MusiCares: Facebook
    • MusiCares: Twitter
    • MusiCares: Instagram
  • Advocacy
    • Advocacy: Facebook
    • Advocacy: Twitter
  • Membership
    • Membership: Facebook
    • Membership: Twitter
    • Membership: Instagram
    • Membership: Youtube
Billie Eilish - Record Of The Year - 2020 GRAMMYs

FINNEAS and Billie Eilish accept Record of the Year award at 62nd GRAMMY Awards in 2020

Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

News
Billie Eilish Wins Record Of The Year 2020 billie-eilish-wins-record-year-bad-guy-2020-grammys

Billie Eilish Wins Record Of The Year For "Bad Guy" | 2020 GRAMMYs

Facebook Twitter Email
Billie Eilish takes home Record Of The Year for "Bad Guy" at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards
John Ochoa
GRAMMYs
Jan 26, 2020 - 8:45 pm

Billie Eilish has won Record Of The Year for "bad guy" at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards.

Watch: Billie Eilish Wins Record Of The Year

Eight songs were in the running this year. Billie Eilish beat out "Hey, Ma" by Bon Iver, "7 rings" by Ariana Grande, "Hard Place" by H.E.R., "Talk" by Khalid, "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, "Truth Hurts" by Lizzo and "Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee.

Eilish's win for Record Of The Year—a cross-genre award given to the song's recording artist, the producer(s), recording engineer(s) and/or mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s)—tops a huge night for the breakout genre-bending singer, who tied her own brother, super-producer FINNEAS, for the most awards at the 2020 GRAMMYs, with each taking home five golden gramophones tonight (Sunday, Jan. 26). With Eilish winning Record Of The Year, the final award of the night, she swept the General Field, commonly known as the Big Four, with additional wins for Album Of The Year (When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?​), Best New Artist and Song Of The Year ("Bad Guy"). 

Check out the complete 62nd GRAMMY Awards nominees and winners list here.

Grammys Newsletter

Subscribe Now

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Be the first to find out about winners, nominees, and more from Music's Biggest Night.
Billie Eilish & FINNEAS

Billie Eilish & FINNEAS 

Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

News
Billie Eilish Wins Song Of The Year: 2020 GRAMMYs billie-eilish-finneas-win-song-year-bad-guy-2020-grammys

Billie Eilish & FINNEAS Win Song Of The Year For "bad guy" | 2020 GRAMMYs

Facebook Twitter Email
Billie Eilish's "bad guy" earns a big win for Song Of The Year at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Jan 26, 2020 - 7:48 pm

Billie Eilish and FINNEAS just won Song Of The Year for their hit "bad guy" at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards. Eillish and her producer/big brother accepted the award together on stage.

Earlier in the show, the 18-year-old pop powerhouse performed "when the party's over" for her GRAMMY stage musical debut. She also won Best Pop Vocal Album, for her massive 2019 debut LP, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which "bad guy" is on. FINNEAS earned Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical as well, for his work on the album.

By the end of Music's Biggest Night, each sibling went home with five golden gramophones each, including for Record Of The Year for "bad guy" and Album Of The Year for the LP. Celebrating her triumphant, non-conformist rise to pop stardom, Bilish also earned Best New Artist. Congrats you two!

Billie Eilish Wins Song Of The Year

Eight songs were in the running for Song Of The Year. The 2019 bop "bad guy" beat out fellow nominees "Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga, "Bring My Flowers Now" by Tanya Tucker, "Hard Place" by H.E.R., "Lover" by Taylor Swift, "Norman F**king Rockwell" by Lana Del Rey, "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi and "Truth Hurts" by Lizzo. 

Check out all the complete 62nd GRAMMYs nominees and winners list here.

Watch More: Billie Eilish Red Carpet Interview | 2020 GRAMMYs

Read More: Meet The First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: FINNEAS On Billie Eilish & "Doing Production That No One's Ever Done Before"

Grammys Newsletter

Subscribe Now

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Be the first to find out about winners, nominees, and more from Music's Biggest Night.
Rosalía at the 2020 GRAMMYs

Rosalía at the 2020 GRAMMYs

Photo: Rachel Luna/FilmMagic/Getty Images

News
2020 GRAMMYs Backstage: Rosalía, Lil Nas X, More meet-rosalia-lil-nas-x-billie-eilish-finneas-more-grammy-2020-winners-backstage-staples

Meet Rosalía, Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish & More GRAMMY 2020 Winners Backstage

Facebook Twitter Email
Watch 2020 GRAMMY winners FINNEAS, DJ Khaled, Elvis Costello and Cage The Elephant talk about their big moments backstage at Staples Center
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Jan 30, 2020 - 8:30 am

The 62nd GRAMMY Awards officially wrapped last Sunday (Jan. 26) after an evening filled with powerhouse performances and exciting first-time GRAMMY winner moments. Let's revisit Music's Biggest Night from a new location by going backstage at Staples Center to talk with some of the freshly crowned GRAMMY winners.

2020 GRAMMY winners Rosalía, Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, DJ Khaled, Elvis Costello & The Imposters and Cage The Elephant all spoke to the ever-upbeat backstage interview host Ted Stryker after their big moments. Read on to watch each of the conversations and learn more about their wins.

Watch: Rosalia 2020 GRAMMYs Backstage

Shortly after taking three more Latin GRAMMYs (for a total of five to date) back home to Barcelona in November, Spanish nu-flamenco queen Rosalía earned her first GRAMMY nominations: Best New Artist and Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album. On Sunday during the GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony, she won the latter category for her epic sophomore album, 2018's El Mal Querer.

"I can't believe that this happened, I can't believe that the people here are receiving my music with so much love. I'm so shocked and still processing," the Barcelonan star said backstage.

Read More: How Rosalía Is Reinventing What It Means To Be A Global Pop Star

She also made her GRAMMY stage debut last week, stunning viewers with her powerful vocals and choreography during a mind-blowing performance featuring her newest song, "Juro Que," and the EMQ favorite, "Malamente." When asked if she was nervous before her performance, she revealed she was, but was also thrilled about sharing her flamenco-inspired music on the acclaimed GRAMMY stage in Los Angeles. "The excitement was bigger than anything else."

Watch: Lil Nas X 2020 GRAMMYs Backstage

2019 was a wild ride for genre-dancing cowboy Lil Nas X, who took us all to the "Old Town Road" multiverse. From a viral sensation on TikTok to a record-breaking No. 1 run in a matter of months, the 20-year-old now has two GRAMMYs to his name: Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, both for the megahit. He also made his shimmering GRAMMY stage musical debut with a trippy, star-studded performance of the GRAMMY-winning bop and "Rodeo."

"A year ago, I was somewhere online, promoting this song called 'Old Town Road' with barely a nickel to my name," the "Panini" artist said, rocking a fierce hot pink cowboy getup. "Now I'm here at the GRAMMYs, [with] two GRAMMY Awards."

More: 10 Unforgettable Moments From The 2020 GRAMMY Awards

Reflecting on his rapid rise toward fame and global acclaim, he revealed, "The journey has been very spiritually and mentally challenging, but it helped so much. I've completely turned, and I'm going to continue to turn, into a better version of myself."

Billie Eilish & FINNEAS: One-On-One Interview

A few minutes after taking home their final GRAMMY wins (they each earned five!), sibling wunderkinds Billie Eilish and FINNEAS caught up with Stryker backstage. When he asked where all the emotion was coming from, a teary-eyed Eilish laughingly responded, "Dawg, everywhere! Where is the emotion? It's everything… It's coming from the fact that we just won a bunch of GRAMMYs."

He also asked what their biggest hopes for the album were. Their answers make their GRAMMY triumph even more powerful. "I wasn't expecting anything," Eilish answered.

WATCH: Billie Eilish Performs "When The Party's Over" | 2020 GRAMMY Awards

"We just made this album that we liked. I can't stress it enough. We didn't mean for it to win a GRAMMY, you know? We made an album that we loved and that we wanted to make. That was kind of our only goal, to enjoy making it, enjoy it once it was out and enjoy performing it, so this is just unreal."

"One of the only goals we had with it was that we wanted to make an album that we love playing live because we tour so much," FINNEAS added.

Watch: DJ Khaled 2020 GRAMMYs Backstage

DJ/producer DJ Khaled also took home his first GRAMMY win on Sunday for Best Rap/Sung Performance for "Higher." The uplifting track features late L.A. rapper Nipsey Hussle—the song was recorded before his death and released less than two months afterward—along with EGOT king John Legend. Hussle won two posthumous GRAMMYs, also taking home Best Rap Performance for the last single he released, "Racks In The Middle," featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy.

Watch: Behind The Board: DJ Khaled Reflects On His Early Days, Working With Music's Biggest Artists & More

"The day it started off—it was tough, it was real tough," Khaled shared, referring to NBA hero Kobe Bryant's shocking death earlier that day. "[During sound check], John Legend was playing the piano and started singing 'Higher.' It touched my soul. It made me like, 'We gonna go out here, we gonna do it for our brothers.'"

"We come to show love and spread love, for the families," he added, also sharing his excitement for the recent birth of his second son, Aalam.

Watch: Elvis Costello 2020 GRAMMYs Backstage

1979 Best New Artist nominee Elvis Costello has been doing things his own way within the pop space since before 2020 Best New Artist Billie Eilish was even born, and he's still in it. On Sunday, he took home Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Look Now, his 2018 album with his band, The Imposters. It is the group's first GRAMMY win together and Costello's second—his first was in 1999 for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for "I Still Have That Other Girl," featuring Burt Bacharach.

Dive In: 2020 GRAMMYs Red Carpet: Go 'Behind The Seams' With Kéla Walker, Nikita Dragun, Tess Holliday, Shaun Ross And Ty Hunter

Introducing his bandmates, including GRAMMY- and Latin GRAMMY-winning producer Sebastian Krys, Costello said, smiling, "We are our own tradition. Being traditional ain't a bad thing… I guess people were surprised because they think of us in terms of one kind of music from 40 years ago, but we play every kind of music."

He also talked about collaborating with Bacharach again on some of the GRAMMY-winning album's tracks and how one of the songs was one he'd written with Carole King 25 years ago. Now, they're ready to share more surprises in 2020.

Watch: Cage The Elephant 2020 GRAMMYs Backstage

Alt-rock favorites Cage The Elephant, who broke through the dense alt-rock landscape of the late-'00s/early-'10s with "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" in 2009, just earned their second golden gramophone. They won Best Rock Album for Social Cues, the Kentucky group's fifth studio album. The amazingly eclectic-dressed squad, with bassist Daniel Tichenor and drummer Jared Champion both wearing Helen Anthony threads, caught up with Stryker backstage to share in the excitement.

More: 2020 GRAMMYs: Usher, Sheila E. & FKA Twigs Honor The Purple One With A Prince-Themed Medley

"I think all [albums] have their own journey, but this one took longer. I think it was exactly what it needed to be," guitarist Brad Shultz said. They also joked about how they felt their acceptance speech went ("second worst" compared to 2017). Lead vocalist Matt Shultz explains how he had typed up a speech with who to thank, along with a poem, but left it on his seat in the surprise moment of the win.

"It's just such a blessing to be able to share something with people and to bring people together, and I think that's the most gratifying thing that you can get out of any of this," Brad added. "It's such a blessing to be recognized by the Academy, and it's kind of confirmation that we're connecting with people."

Grammys Newsletter

Subscribe Now

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Be the first to find out about winners, nominees, and more from Music's Biggest Night.

2020 GRAMMYs: Clive Davis And The Recording Academy Celebrate Sean "Diddy" Combs With Industry Icon Honor At Star-Studded Pre-GRAMMY Gala

GRAMMYs

Billie Eilish 

Photo:Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

News
2020 GRAMMYs: Billie Eilish Wins Album Of The Year billie-eilish-wins-album-year-when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go-2020-grammys

Billie Eilish Wins Album Of The Year For 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' | 2020 GRAMMYs

Facebook Twitter Email
Billie Eilish takes home Album Of The Year at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jan 26, 2020 - 8:41 pm

Billie Eilish won Album Of The Year for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?​ at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards. This was her first win in the Album Of The Year category and her fourth win of the night.

Eilish accepted the award with her brother, FINNEAS. "Please sit down," she said. "Can I just say that I think Arianna deserves this. Thank U, Next got me through some [stuff] and I think it deserves like more than anything in the world."

Watch: Billie Eilish Wins Album Of The Year

She added: "I love you so much. I'm not gonna waste your time. I'm really not. I love you, thank you for this."

Her album bested fellow Album Of The Year nominees Bon Iver, Lana Del Rey, H.E.R., Ariana Grande, Lil Nas X, Lizzo and Vampire Weekend. 

Check out all the complete nominees and winners list here.

Grammys Newsletter

Subscribe Now

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Be the first to find out about winners, nominees, and more from Music's Biggest Night.
Billie Eilish wins Best New Artist at the 2020 GRAMMYs

Billie Eilish

Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

News
Billie Eilish Wins Best New Artist | 2020 GRAMMYs billie-eilish-wins-best-new-artist-2020-grammys

Billie Eilish Wins Best New Artist | 2020 GRAMMYs

Facebook Twitter Email
The "bad guy" takes home her third win of the night, for the coveted Best New Artist golden gramophone at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Jan 26, 2020 - 8:31 pm

Billie Eilish snagged the Best New Artist win at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards for her third GRAMMY of the night.

Billie Eilish Wins Best New Artist | 2020 GRAMMYs

The "bad guy" songstress beat out fellow nominees Black Pumas, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Maggie Rogers, Rosalia, Tank And The Bangas and Yola. 

Check out the complete 62nd GRAMMY Awards nominees and winners list here.

Billie Eilish & FINNEAS Win Song Of The Year For "bad guy" | 2020 GRAMMYs

Grammys Newsletter

Subscribe Now

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Be the first to find out about winners, nominees, and more from Music's Biggest Night.
Top
Logo
  • Recording Academy
    • About
    • Governance
    • Press Room
    • Jobs
    • Events
  • GRAMMYs
    • Awards
    • News
    • Videos
    • Events
    • Store
    • FAQ
  • Latin GRAMMYs
    • Awards
    • News
    • Photos
    • Videos
    • Cultural Foundation
    • Members
    • Press
  • GRAMMY Museum
    • COLLECTION:live
    • Explore
    • Exhibits
    • Education
    • Support
    • Programs
    • Donate
  • MusiCares
    • About
    • Get Help
    • Give
    • News
    • Videos
    • Events
  • Advocacy
    • About
    • News
    • Learn
    • Act
  • Membership
    • Chapters
    • Producers & Engineers Wing
    • GRAMMY U
    • Join
Logo

© 2021 - Recording Academy. All rights reserved.

  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Copyright Notice
  • Contact Us

Some of the content on this site expresses viewpoints and opinions that are not those of the Recording Academy. Responsibility for the accuracy of information provided in stories not written by or specifically prepared for the Academy lies with the story's original source or writer. Content on this site does not reflect an endorsement or recommendation of any artist or music by the Recording Academy.