We've been saying it for a while now: something is changing in the music industry. And not just in terms of musical styles. The age and appearance of artists, as well as the pace of releases and the rise of the single as an independent format, are painting a new decade full of questions for the business. And all of them are very intriguing. More than ever, it seems like anyone can make it. Yesterday, Billie Eilish wrote, and then shattered into a thousand pieces, one of those questions after sweeping the Grammys. And sweeping them all means sweeping them all.
The headline is that a teenager has won six Grammys with an album recorded at home . Before yesterday's event, only two artists had managed to win all four major Grammy categories (Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist) in the same year: Christopher Cross and Adele.
Paradigm of the postposmodernity
There's little to nothing traditional about Billie Eilish. Not even postmodern. Besides her innovative electro-pop sound (just listen to "Bad Guy" once and tell me the song isn't already stuck in your head), Billie Eilish is a prime example of the growing global spectacle of music as a showcase for society (Kanye West, another).
La postposmoDernity is the denial of irony and post-truth to, in exchange, bathe ourselves in a single certainty: we have no certainty. We must return to the origins. We must reconcile ourselves to the idea that 2+2 = Thursday with chocolate
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In a media and cultural landscape where instant communication has been hijacked by Instagram, the importance of the extra-musical aspects surrounding an artist is reaching new heights. Since she began to gain notoriety, the very young Billie Eilish has been surrounded by reports concerning her physical appearance and mental health issues. More than a singer, Billie Eilish is an icon in a mainstream showcase that, for the first time since the founding of mass media, has ceased to demand and reward aesthetic perfection.
Recorded at home when he was sixteen, with the invaluable help of his brother, Finneas O'Connell, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is a mere 42 minutes long and consists of 14 tracks, half of which have been singles with millions of views on YouTube. Yesterday's Grammy Awards 2020 sweep is nothing less than the culmination of the latest interplanetary pop phenomenon. Not even Rosalía could compare.
Full list of 2020 Grammy winners
Album of the year
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish
Record of the year
Bad Guy | Billie Eilish
Revelation artist
Billie Eilish
Song of the year
Bad Guy | Billie Eilish
rap performance
Higher | DJ Khaled with Nipsey Hussle and John Legend
rap album
Igor | Tyler, The Creator
comedy album
Sticks & Stones | David Chappelle
Country performance in duo or solo
Speechless | Dan + Shay
solo pop performance
Truth Hurts | Lizzo
producer of the year
Finneas
Pop Album of the Year
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish
traditional pop album
Look Now | Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Pop duo or group performance
Old Town Road | Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
american album
Oklahoma | Keb'Mo'
american roots song
Call My Name | I'm With Her
American roots performance
Saint Honesty | Sara Bareilles
world music album
Celia | Angelique Kidjo
R&B album
Ventura | Anderson .Paak
R&B song
Say So | PJ Morton Featuring JoJo
Traditional R&B performance
Jerome | Lizzo
R&B performance
Come Home | Anderson .Paak and André 3000
contemporary urban music album
Cruz I Love You (Deluxe) | Lizzo
alternative music album
Father Of The Bride | Vampire Weekend
rock album
Social Cues | Cage The Elephant
rock song
This Land | Gary Clark Jr.
rock performance
This Land | Gary Clark Jr.
metal performance
7empest | Tool
Theatrical music album
Hadestown | Original Broadway Cast
Contemporary classical composition
Higdon: Harp Concerto | Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
classic compendium
The Poetry Of Places | Nadia Shpachenko
classical solo album
Songplay | Joyce DiDonato
Instrumental classical music solo
Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite | Nicola Benedetti
Chamber music performance
Shaw: Orange | Attacca Quartet
choral performance
Duruflé: Complete Choral Works | Robert Simpson
opera recording
Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox | Gil Rose, John Brancy, Krista River, Andrew Craig Brown, Edwin Vega & Gabriel Preisser
orchestra performance
Norman: Sustain | Gustavo Dudamel
Classic Producer of the Year
Blanton Alspaugh
rap song
A Lot | 21 Savage and J. Cole
rap performance
Racks In The Middle | Nipsey Hussle & Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
Latin tropical music album
Opus | Marc Anthony and A Journey Through Cuban Music | Aymée Nuviola
Regional Mexican Music Album
From Yesterday Forever | Mariachi Los Camperos
Latin rock, urban or alternative album
The Bad Love | Rosalía
latin pop album
#The Album | Alejandro Sanz
gospel album
Long Live Love | Kirk Franklin
Roots Gospel Album
Testimony | Gloria Gaynor
gospel performance
Love Theory | Kirk Franklin
Contemporary Christian Music Album
Burn The Ships for King & Country
contemporary christian music song
God Only Knows for King & Country & Dolly Parton
country album
While I'm Livin' | Tanya Tucker
country song
Bring My Flowers Now | Tanya Tucker
Solo country performance
Ride Me Back Home | Willie Nelson
latin jazz album
Antidote | Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
ensemble jazz album
The Omni-American Book Club | Brian Lynch Big Band
instrumental jazz album
FindingGabriel | Brad Mehldau
jazz vocal album
12 Little Spells | Esperanza Spalding
solo jazz improvisation
Sozinho | Randy Brecker
Instrumental and vocal arrangement
All Night Long | Jacob Collier and Jules Buckley, Take 6 and Metropole Orchestra
Instrumental arrangement or a cappella
Moon River | Jacob Collier
instrumental composition
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite | John Williams
Contemporary instrumental album
Mettavolution | Rodrigo and Gabriela
electronics album
No Geography | The Chemical Brothers
best dance recording
Got To Keep On | The Chemical Brothers
spoken album
Becoming | Michelle Obama
children's album
Ageless Songs for the Child Archetype | Jon Samson
reggae album
Rapture | Koffee
Roots Regional Album
Good Time | Ranky Tanky
folk album
Patty Griffin | Patty Griffin
contemporary blues album
This Land | Gary Clark Jr.
traditional blues album
Tall, Dark & Handsome | Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men + Dana
bluegrass album
Tall Fiddler | Michael Cleveland
new age album
Wings | Peter Kater
Musical movie
Homecoming | Beyoncé
Music video
Old Town Road (Official Movie) | Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
immersive audio album
Lux | Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor
Remix
I Rise (Tracy Young's Pride Intro Radio Remix) | Madonna
historical album
Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection | Pete Seeger
note book
Stax '68: A Memphis Story | Various Artists
Compilation for soundtrack for audiovisual media
A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Song lyrics for audiovisual media
I'll Never Love Again (Film Version) | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Soundtrack for audiovisual media
Chernobyl | Hildur Guðnadóttir