High On Fire

High On Fire

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High On Fire Win Best Metal Performance For "Electric Messiah" | 2019 GRAMMYs

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High On Fire wins Best Metal Performance at the 61st GRAMMY Awards
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Feb 10, 2019 - 5:55 pm

High On Fire won Best Metal Performance for "Electric Messiah" at the  61st GRAMMY Awards.

"Wow what a trip. I guess first thing I'd like to do is thank these guys," front man Mike Pike said looking at his band members, Des Kensel and Jeff Matz. "We never really needed an award for doing what we loved 21 years later, finally got this. Thank you to the Academy."

Between The Buried And Me ("Condemned To The Gallows"), Deafheaven ("Honeycomb"), Trivium ("Betrayer"), and Underoath ("On My Teeth") were the other nominees in the category.  

2019 GRAMMYs: Full Nominees And Winners List

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Brandi Carlile

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Brandi Carlile Wins Best Americana Album For 'By The Way, I Forgive You ' | 2019 GRAMMYs

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Brandi Carlile takes home Best Americana Album at the 61st GRAMMY Awards
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Feb 10, 2019 - 3:52 pm

Brandi Carlile won Best Americana Album for By The Way, I Forgive You at the 61st GRAMMY Awards. 

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"I'm speechless...I'm just so proud to be involved and be able to go in the studio with such incredible talent including the talent that is out there tonight," album producer Dave Cobb who went on stage with Carlile said. "Thank you guys for giving us this platform."

The Americana singer thanked her band, parents, agent and others.  

Carlile's album bested fellow nominees Brandi Carlile, Bettye La Vette's Things Have Changed, John Prine's The Tree Of Forgiveness, Lee Ann Womack's The Lonesome & The Gone and the Wood Brothers's One Drop Of Truth. 

2019 GRAMMYs: Full Nominees And Winners List

Teddy Walton

Teddy Walton

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Behind The Board: Producer Teddy Walton On Working With Kendrick Lamar & What Makes A Great Track

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The Memphis-based producer/songwriter explains his essentials for crafting the perfect song
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Feb 22, 2019 - 10:17 am

Producer/songwriter Teddy Walton, born Travis Walton, has a simple yet clear approach to making a great track, one of the essentials being that everyone is having fun, which Walton says is the most important part of making music.

He has worked with a range of underground and big-name artists, including hip-hop heavy-hitters Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Nipsey Hussle. Walton first worked with Kendrick on "LOVE."—from the GRAMMY-winning album DAMN.—and most recently with on "King's Dead," which won Best Rap Performance at the 61st GRAMMY Awards.

Teddy Walton Shares How He Got Behind The Board

Walton also explains how growing up in Memphis, Tenn. has influenced his music and who he is as a person, allowing him to work well with all kinds of artists. He got his start working with his brother, rapper June, and while they didn't really grow up in a musical family, they learned together, releasing an album called EVOL in 2012.

No matter who he works with, Walton keeps the setup simple, working mostly with a laptop out of his home.

He elaborates on how he likes to work organically and connect the dots as he works: "While I'm making the beat I'm thinking up some words. That's just me, really, I can't even finish the beat if I don't really know that at least the hook's gonna be tight."

He also talks about his two biggest musical influences—his brother and Kendrick—and how working with June has shaped who he is today.

Watch an exclusive interview with Walton above to learn more about his craft.

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Jay Rock

Jay Rock

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Jay Rock: "This Is A Real Big Redemption For Me"

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The GRAMMY-winning rapper shares the powerful backstory behind his first win at the 2019 GRAMMYs
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Feb 15, 2019 - 11:06 am

Los Angeles rapper Jay Rock had a great 2018; he worked with longtime friend and label-mate Kendrick Lamar on a big single from Black Panther: The Album and released his third studio album, Redemption, which also included the hit song.

The track, "King's Dead," also features Future and James Blake and garnered two GRAMMY nods. It won Best Rap Performance at the 61st GRAMMY Awards, Rock's first-ever win.

In an exclusive backstage interview with Rock after his big win, he shares the organic nature of the collab and reveals the deeper significance of his first time at the GRAMMYs.

Jay Rock One-On-One Interview | 2019 GRAMMYs

"Big shouts out to Kendrick Lamar…We were working next door together and I just so happened to walk in while he was working on the Black Panther Soundtrack," Rock said. "I'm still speechless right now, I'm just overjoyed and excited."

Rock and Lamar have been working together since the early 2000s with Top Dawg Entertainment, the label they are both signed to. Rock explains that he was planning on attending the 58th GRAMMY Awards with Lamar, but didn't due to a bad motorcycle accident he was in the day of the show. That year Lamar earned 11 nominations and took home five wins—the most of any artist that night. Now, three years later, Rock had his big moment as they both earned a win.

"This is a real big redemption for me. Three years ago I was supposed to be at the GRAMMYs with the homey, with Kendrick and the TDE fam, unfortunately I got into that real bad bike accident. Now three years later I won a GRAMMY. It's crazy man, it's just so unreal."

Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake Tie Anderson .Paak To Win Best Rap Performance | 2019 GRAMMYs

Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves

 

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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