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Fantastic Negrito Wins Best Contemporary Blues Album For "Please Don't Be Dead' | 2019 GRAMMYs

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Fantastic Negrito takes home Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 61st GRAMMY Awards
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Feb 10, 2019 - 4:02 pm

Fantastic Negrito won Best Contemporary Blues Album for Please Don't Be Dead at the 61st GRAMMY Awards. 

"I want to thank the Academy for recognizing a complete freak and weirdo that makes his albums in an art gallery 'cause I Iike the vibe," Negrito said during his acceptance speech wearing a bright red suit and a mohawk. "I want to thank all the fans, the supporters, I'm nothing without you. Negrito nation!" 

He also gave a shout out to the town he grew up in, "I would like to thank the city of Oakland, the Bay Area," he said. 

 Here In Babylon by Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps, Cry No More by Danielle Nicole, Out Of The Blues by Boz Scaggs and Victor Wainwright And The Train by Victor Wainwright And The Train were other nominees in the category. 

2019 GRAMMYs: Full Nominees And Winners List

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Kacey Musgraves Wins Album Of The Year For 'Golden Hour' | 2019 GRAMMYs

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Kacey Musgraves takes home Album Of The Year at the 61st GRAMMY Awards
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Feb 10, 2019 - 8:46 pm

Kacey Musgraves won Album Of The Year for Golden Hour at the 61st GRAMMY Awards. "It was really important for me to bring my version of country music to a different group of people," she said onstage while accepting the award.

By The Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile, Scorpion by Drake, H.E.R. by H.E.R., Beerbongs & Bentleys by Post Malone, Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe and Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By by Various Artists were the other category nominees.

Musgraves announced her arrival in 2013 with the release of her major label solo debut album Same Trailer Different Park. The album contained the hit singles "Merry Go Round," "Blowin' Smoke" and "Follow Your Arrow." Musgraves was also on the pop and country charts that year as a co-writer of Miranda Lambert's hit "Mama's Broken Heart."

She later won her first GRAMMY for Best Country Album for Same Trailer Different Park at the 56th GRAMMY Awards. She made her debut on the GRAMMY stage that same year when she performed "Follow Your Arrow."

Full Winners List: 61st GRAMMY Awards

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Cardi B Wins Best Rap Album For 'Invasion Of Privacy' | 2019 GRAMMYs

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Cardi B takes home Best Rap Album at the 61st GRAMMY Awards
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Feb 10, 2019 - 8:09 pm

Rapper Cardi B won Best Rap Album, the first GRAMMY of her career, for her debut album, Invasion Of Privacy, at the 61st GRAMMY Awards.

She gave a special shout out to her daughter, Kulture, during her acceptance speech. "It was very long nights," she said about making her album while pregnant.

The rapper also gave a shout out to artists that collaborated with her on the album including J Balvin, Kehlani, Bad Bunny and the Migos.

Swimming by Mac Miller, Victory Lap by Nipsey Hussle, Daytona by Pusha T and Astroworld by Travis Scott were other nominees in the category.  

Cardi B was born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar on Oct. 11, 1992 in New York City, N.Y. She released her first No. 1 single, "Bodak Yellow," in 2017 for which she earned her first two GRAMMY nominations at the 60th GRAMMY Awards. She made her GRAMMY stage debut the same year, performing "Finesse" with Bruno Mars.

2019 GRAMMYs: Full Nominees And Winners List

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Shawn Mendes To Dolly Parton: See All The Action During The 2019 GRAMMYs Telecast

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From Camila Cabello's opening performance to Alicia Keys' expert hosting, take a look at the 61st GRAMMYs highlights reel in photos
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It's the Biggest Night In Music, and explosive performance from [enter artists] had audiences on their feet during the 61st GRAMMY Awards, while the latest GRAMMY winners delivered heartfelt acceptance speeches.

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Camila Cabello opened the show with a spirited version of "Havana," while first-time GRAMMY host Alicia Keys expertly ushered audience members and viewers alike throughout the night. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper picked up the first GRAMMY win of the night, Post Malone and Janelle Monáe delivered stunning performances and Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance onstage.

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Silk City & Dua Lipa Win Best Dance Recording For "Electricity" | 2019 GRAMMYs

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Silk City & Dua Lipa take home Best Dance Recording at the 61st GRAMMY Awards
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Feb 10, 2019 - 5:00 pm

Silk City, aka Diplo and Mark Ronson, along with featured artist Dua Lipa, won Best Dance Recording for "Electricity" at the 61st GRAMMY Awards.

This is Lipa's first GRAMMY win; she also won Best New Artist later in the evening. It is Diplo's third career GRAMMY and Ronson's seventh, as he also took home another win as a songwriter on Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's "Shallow."

Silk City & Dua Lipa Win Best Dance Recording

During the speech, Diplo gave a shoutout to all of the collaborators on the record, along with the fellow nominees, who he is a "huge fan" of all of them.

Fellow nominees for Best Dance Recording for 2018 were Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford ("Northern Soul"), Disclosure featuring Fatoumata Diawara ("Ultimatum"), Fisher ("Losing It") and Virtual Self ("Ghost Voices").

Silk City and Lipa released "Electricity" in September 2018. The song has since become a popular hit, peaking at No. 5 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.  

Lipa is a first-time GRAMMY nominee and winner. Diplo earned his first two career wins at the 58th GRAMMY Awards for Jack Ü, his collab with Skrillex. They won Best Dance Recording for "Where Are Ü Now" featuring Justin Bieber and Best Dance/Electronic Album for Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü. 

Ronson's previous GRAMMY wins include recognition as a producer on Amy Winehouse's 2006 studio album, Back To Black.

Full Winners List: 61st GRAMMY Awards