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Mastodon Win Best Metal Performance for "Sultan's Curse" | 2018 GRAMMYs

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Metal titans Mastodon take home the first GRAMMY of their career for Best Metal Performance
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Jan 28, 2018 - 3:16 pm

Mastodon won Best Metal Performance at the 60th GRAMMY Awards for "Sultan's Curse" from their latest album, Emperor Of Sand. This marks the band's first career win. The band were understandably thrilled, and quick to thank their heavy influences for paving the way, including Judas Priest and Black Sabbath.

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"Sultan's Curse" is a track off Mastodon's conceptually heavy Emperor of Sand album, which was also nominated for Best Rock Album. Emperor... follows 2014's Once More 'Round The Sun, which spawned a Best Metal Performance GRAMMY nomination for the song "High Road."

While Mastodon exudes a jovial nature, the songwriting behindEmperor Of Sand was largely influenced by tragedy that touched their lives.

"Some of the closest people to us were in the middle of some battles with cancer and some heavy-duty illness," said drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor. "If we were open and honest with everyone about what the record was about, then we knew that it could maybe have a positive impact with someone else."

The GRAMMY win for "Sultan's Curse" came as the group's first win after five nominations, and saw Mastodon top a high calibur crop of nominees, including August Burns Red, and first-time nominees Body Count, Code Orange, and Meshuggah.

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Billie Eilish - Record Of The Year - 2020 GRAMMYs

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

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

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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.

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

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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. 

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Billie Eilish wins Best New Artist at the 2020 GRAMMYs

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Billie Eilish Wins Best New Artist | 2020 GRAMMYs

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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 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.

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DJ Khaled - Nipsey Hussle - John Legend - GRAMMYs 2020

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DJ Khaled, Nipsey Hussle And John Legend Win Best Rap/Sung Performance For "Higher" | 2020 GRAMMYs

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DJ Khaled, Nipsey Hussle and John Legend take home Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards
John Ochoa
GRAMMYs
Jan 26, 2020 - 8:05 pm

DJ Khaled, featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend, has won Best Rap/Sung Performance for "Higher" at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards. The single was featured on DJ Khaled's 2019 album Father of Asahd and featured Hussle's vocals and Legend on the piano. DJ Khaled predicted the track would win a GRAMMY.

"I even told him, 'We're going to win a GRAMMY.' Because that's how I feel about my album," DJ Khaled told Billboard. "I really feel like not only is this my biggest, this is very special."

After the release of the song and music video -- which was filmed before Hussle's death in March -- DJ Khaled announced all proceeds from "Higher" will go to Hussle's children.

"Higher" Wins Best Rap/Sung Performance

DJ Khaled and co. beat out fellow category nominees Lil Baby & Gunna ("Drip Too Hard"), Lil Nas X ("Panini"), Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch ("Ballin") and Young Thug featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott ("The London"). Hussle earned a second posthumous award at the 62nd GRAMMYs for Best Rap Performance for "Racks In The Middle." 

Along with Legend and DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, Kirk Franklin, Roddy Ricch and YG paid tribute to Hussle during the telecast, which concluded with "Higher."

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

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