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Matthew Healy shares the secret to the 1975's sound

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Frontman reveals why honesty and conviction are integral ingredients to the 1975's sound and why scoring a No. 1 album is sweeter the second time around
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May 15, 2017 - 2:36 am

The 1975 frontman Matthew Healy visited The Recording Academy's headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., to participate in an exclusive GRAMMY.com interview. Healy discussed the genesis of the title for the alt-rock quartet's sophomore studio album, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It, his honest approach to songwriting and topping the U.K. album chart for the second time, among other topics.

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"I really believe in the things that I'm talking about," said Healy. "I feel that the record is a real representation of me and that stands for honesty, [which is] something that's lacking in a lot of contemporary pop music."

Formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, the 1975 — Healy, drummer George Daniel, guitarist Adam Hann, and bassist Ross MacDonald — released their eponymous debut studio album in 2013. The 16-song set, which featured the singles "Chocolate" and "Girls," topped the U.K. album chart while peaking at No. 28 on the Billboard 200.

Released in February, I Like It When You Sleep … features 17 tracks written by the 1975. The album, which topped both the U.K. and U.S. album charts, has spawned four videos, "Love Me," "UGH!," "The Sound," and "A Change Of Heart."

The 1975 were among the acts performing at the 2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. They are currently on tour in the United States through June, with international dates scheduled through September.

 

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Matthew Healy on the 1975's creative vision

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UK pop/rock group discuss their formation and expressing their creative vision on their first EP, Facedown
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May 15, 2017 - 2:36 am

The 1975 On Finding Their Creative Vision

Matthew Healy and Ross MacDonald of UK pop/rock quartet the 1975 recently participated in an exclusive GRAMMY.com interview to discuss the band's formation, their writing process and expressing their creative vision on their first EP, Facedown, among other topics.

"We'd … always tried to catch up to major labels, tried to be a band that we wanted to be and then tried to be a band that major labels wanted [us] to be," said Healy. "With the first record we were like, 'Well, let's truly, truly try and express our creative vision and if people are into it then people are into it."

Formed in Manchester, England, the 1975 comprise George Daniel (drums), Adam Hann (guitar), Healy (vocals/guitar), and MacDonald (bass). Drawing on the influences of artists ranging from Michael Jackson to the Rolling Stones and Sigur Rós, the group released their debut EP, Facedown, in 2012 featuring the lead track "The City." They subsequently released the EPs Sex and Music For Cars, the latter of which featured the UK Singles chart Top 20 hit "Chocolate."

After playing shows across the UK and a showcase at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, in 2013, the 1975 made their U.S. headlining debut with a performance at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, Calif., on July 24, 2013. They followed with the release of their self-titled debut album on Sept. 9, 2013. Co-produced by Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys), The 1975 cracked the Top 30 on the Billboard 200 and features 16 tracks, including "Chocolate," which made the lower reaches of the Billboard Hot 100. 

The 1975 are currently in the midst of an international tour, with dates scheduled through January 2015. 

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"This doesn’t feel real:" 2021 GRAMMY Nominees Celebrate On Social Media

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From first-time nominees Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, BTS and Noah Cyrus to GRAMMY winners Dua Lipa and Brittany Howard, current 2021 GRAMMY nominees are filling our timelines with messages of gratitude and joy
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Nov 24, 2020 - 2:18 pm

After the star-studded 63rd GRAMMY Award nominations livestream this morning, the music industry is celebrating on social media. Read on to share in the excitement with some of the 2021 GRAMMs contenders, including first-time nominees Megan Thee Stallion, BTS and Noah Cyrus and GRAMMY winners Dua Lipa and Brittany Howard, as well as many others.

First-time nominee Megan Thee Stallion, who first heard the Good News about her nods while helping announce several categories during the livestream, shared her reaction on Twitter with several messages, the first with six crying emoji faces. She is up for Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song, the latter three for her "Savage Remix" featuring Beyoncé.

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Fellow Best New Artist nominees Phoebe Bridgers, Ingrid Andress, Chika, Noah Cyrus, Doja Cat and KAYTRANADA also shared in the joy of celebrating their first-time GRAMMY nods. See their delightful posts below.

 

 

BTS, Skip Marley, Jayda G and Camilo also reveled in the fact that they too were first-time GRAMMY nominees.

 

 

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2019 Best New Artist winner Dua Lipa earned six nominations this year, and took to Instagram to share her disbelief, complete with many exclamation marks. "This doesn't feel real!!!!! 6 GRAMMY NOMS!!! WHAT IS THIS LIFE!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! 6!!!!! MY HEART IS RACING AND IM IN TOTAL SHOCK!" the British popstar wrote.

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Unlike most of 2020, social media really is a great place to be right now. Read on for triumphant posts from Burna Boy, Brittany Howard, Black Pumas, Ashley McBryde and The Highwomen (consisting of Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires).

 
 

 

Stay tuned to GRAMMY.com and our social channels (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) for more 2021 GRAMMYs content, and tune in to the 63rd GRAMMY Awards on Jan. 31 on CBS to find out who the winners will be!

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Find Out Who Has The Most GRAMMY Nominations, Which Categories Are All-Female & More: 2021 GRAMMYs By The Numbers

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For the first time in the history of the GRAMMY Awards, every nominee for Best Rock Performance and Best Country Album is a woman or a group fronted by a woman
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Nov 24, 2020 - 11:01 am

Now that the 2021 GRAMMY nominees have been revealed, let's take a look deeper across the categories to see which artists fared the best, who some of the first-time nominees are, who made history and more.

Beyoncé leads the pack this year with nine nominations, followed by Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch and Taylor Swift, all tied at six nods. Brittany Howard follows with five nominations, with Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, DaBaby, Phoebe Bridgers, Justin Bieber, John Beasley and David Frost all tied with four nods.

As for Queen Bey, her nine 63rd GRAMMY Awards nods bring her total number of career nominations to 79, making her the most-nominated female in GRAMMY history. She is now tied with Paul McCartney as the second most-nominated artist of all time, only behind her husband JAY-Z (who received three nods himself this year) and legendary producer Quincy Jones, who both have 80 career nominations.

The pop/R&B icon has won 24 GRAMMYs to date, and if she wins at least four of her nine nominations, she will become the female artist with the most GRAMMY wins. If she wins eight or nine, she will be the highest number of GRAMMY wins of all time.

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Both Stallion and Bridgers are first-time GRAMMY nominees and are in the running for Best New Artist. The Houston rapper's other three nominations come from her "Savage Remix" featuring Beyoncé, which is up for Record Of The Year, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. The Los Angeles alt-rocker's other nods are for her sophomore solo album, Punisher, which is up for Best Alternative Music Album, and its second single "Kyoto," up for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song.

Notably, all nominees in the Best New Artist category are female and/or people of color—Stallion and Bridgers fellow talented contenders are Ingrid Andress, Chika, Noah Cyrus, D Smoke, Doja Cat and KAYTRANADA. All of them are also first-time nominees, with x also in the running in other categories

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Other 2021 first-time nominees include BTS, Harry Styles, the Strokes, Poppy, Jayda G, Arca, Baauer, Madeon and Toro Y Moi, the latter five who are nominated in the dance/electronic categories.

For the first time in the history of the GRAMMY Awards, every nominee for both Best Rock Performance and Best Country Album is a woman or a group fronted by a woman. The nominees for the former are Andress, Brandy Clark, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde and the group Little Big Town. For Best Rock Performance, the contenders are Fiona Apple, Bridgers, Brittany Howard, Grace Potter, sister trio HAIM and group Big Thief.

More entries than ever before were submitted for 2021 GRAMMY consideration, totaling 23,207.

Stay tuned to GRAMMY.com and our social channels (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) for more 2021 GRAMMYs content, and tune in to the 63rd GRAMMY Awards on Jan. 31 on CBS to find out who the winners will be!

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Watch The 2021 GRAMMYs Nominations Livestream In Full

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Relive the 2021 GRAMMYs nominations livestream event and find out which of your favorite artists got nominated for the 63rd GRAMMY Awards
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Nov 24, 2020 - 10:13 am

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The 2021 GRAMMYs nominations are finally here! Earlier today (Nov. 24), the Recording Academy announced nominees in 83 categories for the 63rd GRAMMY Awards during an hour-long livestream on GRAMMY.com for the first time ever.

Relive the livestream experience in its entirety above, and find out which of your favorite artists got nominated for the 2021 GRAMMYs.

The 63rd GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, Jan. 31, at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.

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