“Everything I
wanted” and “folklore” are in news .. ..
The Grammy Award is an award presented by the Recording
Academy to recognize achievement in the music industry. The trophy depicts a
gilded gramophone. It is considered one
of the four major annual American entertainment awards, along with the Academy
Awards (film), the Emmy Awards (television), and the Tony Awards (theater and
Broadway). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor
and respect the musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958.
You would
have heard ‘Yaakai Thiri’ song from Ayutha Ezhuthu. It was sung by - Sunitha Sarathy, A. R.
Rahman, Pop Shalini, Tanvi Shah.
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in Los
Angeles on March 14, 2021. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and
artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2019, to August 31,
2020. The nominations were revealed via a virtual livestream on November 24,
2020. The performers for the ceremony were announced on March 7, 2021. South
African comedian Trevor Noah hosted the ceremony. Beyoncé received the most
nominations with nine, followed by Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch, and Taylor Swift with
six each. The ceremony was originally
scheduled for January 31, 2021; but was postponed to March 14, 2021, due to a spike in COVID-19
cases in Los Angeles as well as health and safety concerns therein.
"Everything I
Wanted" won the Record for the year .. .. is a song by American singer and
songwriter Billie Eilish, and co-written by Eilish and her brother Finneas
O'Connell, who also produced it. Darkroom and Interscope Records released the
track as a single in 2019. It is a house
and electronica-influenced pop and alternative pop track with minimal piano and
downtempo bass guitar instrumentation. Inspired by a nightmare she experienced,
the song is about Eilish's strong relationship with O'Connell and his
protectiveness of her from harm.
The Album of the Year was
won by “Folklore” of Taylor Swift. Folklore
is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. This album
was released in July 2020, through
Republic Records. Swift conceived Folklore in quarantine during the COVID-19
pandemic as "a collection of songs and stories that flowed like a stream
of consciousness" out of her imagination, and collaborated with producers
Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff virtually. The album explores fictional narratives featuring
characters and story arcs, in contrast to the autobiographical tone of Swift's
previous projects. The album's title was inspired by the singer's desire for
the music to have a lasting legacy akin to folk songs, whereas its artwork and
aesthetic reflect cottagecore. Upon release, Folklore broke the Guinness World
Record for the biggest opening day on Spotify for an album by a female act.
To
understand the award better – there are
just four categories at the Grammy Awards where artists from all musical genres
compete against one another — Album of the Year, Record of
the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. In
these four races, country artists bump up against R&B musicians, and they
both take on pop stars. If an artist wins one of these awards, they'll make
headlines and get to give a nice speech during the awards telecast.
The Album of
the Year award is the most prestigious Grammy there is, the rough equivalent of
the Best Picture Oscar. The category honors an entire LP, from the first track
to the last, and everything about the production of the album's sound. Originally,
the Album of the Year award went only to the album’s main artist. Today, the
album’s producers, sound engineers, mixers, and songwriters are also honored,
as are any featured artists who appear on the album. The winners get a golden gramophone.
Record of the Year is
often confused with Song of the Year, since both awards go to individual songs.
But the distinction is actually somewhat simple. The Record of the Year honors,
first and foremost, the performing artist. Song of the Year honors the songwriter.
Record of the Year is given to the performing artist, the producers, the sound
engineers, the master engineer, and the sound mixers. The record here does not connote the
physical, spinning disc but a product of the recording studio. Every one involved in recording studio working on the Record of the
Year–winning song receives a golden gramophone for this award. The Song of the
Year honours person or people who wrote the song.
Before concluding - Ravi
Shankar was the first Indian to win a Grammy in 1967 for his performance, West
Meets East, with violinist Yehudi Menuhin, in the Best Chamber Music
Performance category. The reference to ‘Yaakai Thiri’ song - …. of its many singers was Tanvir
Shah, who is the first Indian woman to win a Grammy. Tanvi has
sung in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. In addition, she sings in Spanish, Portuguese as well
as Arabic.
16.3.2021
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