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LOS ANGELES \u2014 Olivia Dean took home the trophy for best new artist at the\u00a068th annual Grammy Awards\u00a0Sunday.<\/p>\n
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<\/center> “I never really imagined that I would be up here,” she said, receiving her first Grammy while wiping away tears. \u201cI’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant. I wouldn’t be here … I am a product of bravery and I think that those people deserve to be celebrated.\u201d<\/p>\n That was after all eight nominees in the best new artist category participated in a medley at the award show across multiple stages, the back halls of the arena and even the venue’s loading dock. It was an interesting and impressive mod-podge of different styles, from the British soul of Lola Young and Olivia Dean to Addison Rae and Katseye\u2019s hypnotic pop. The Mar\u00edas kicked things off with their dreamy indie rock; sombr\u00a0and Alex Warren\u00a0offered their radio hits \u2014 \u201c12 to 12\u201d and \u201cOrdinary\u201d respectively. Leon Thomas reminded the audience why he\u2019s the only nominee also up for album of the year with his fully formed R&B.<\/p>\n The hits arrived fast and furious in the show’s first hour. Ros\u00e9 and Bruno Mars’ opened Grammys with an electric rendition of their multicultural pop smash, \u201cAPT.”; the Blackpink singer channeled a pop-punk Gwen Stefani in her tie and platinum blond hair. Sabrina Carpenter with her \u201cManchild\u201d kiss-off.<\/p>\n Then: host Trevor Noah opened with a speech celebrating the incredible breadth of talent nominated this year while poking fun at them \u2014 at one juncture, joking that Jelly Roll and Teddy Swims should be able to unlock each other’s phones, given their similar face tattoos.<\/p>\n Noah is hosting the Grammy Awards for\u00a0a sixth and final time\u00a0live from Los Angeles\u2019 Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n The first award of the televised show went to Kendrick Lamar for rap album, presented by Queen Latifah and Doechii. Could it be anything other than the culture-making\u00a0\u201cGNX”?<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s an honor to be here,\u201d he said in his acceptance speech. \u201cHip-hop is always going to be right here … We’re gonna be having the culture with us.\u201d<\/p>\n The victory means Lamar\u00a0broke Jay-Z’s record\u00a0to become the rapper with the most career Grammys. Jay-Z has 25; after he took home rap album, Lamar’s total is 26.<\/p>\n An exciting, early theme of\u00a0the 68th Grammy Awards?\u00a0First time winners.<\/p>\n During the Premiere Ceremony held at the adjacent Peacock Theater in Los Angeles ahead of the main show,\u00a0the Dalai Lama\u00a0won his first Grammy for audio book, narration and storytelling recording, beating out Supreme Court Justice\u00a0Ketanji Brown Jackson. You read that correctly.<\/p>\n \u201cGolden\u201d from \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d won song written for visual media at the Premiere Ceremony, marking\u00a0the first time a K-pop act\u00a0has won a Grammy. Songwriters delivered their acceptance speech in both English and Korean, highlighting the song\u2019s bilingual appeal.<\/p>\n Music film went to \u201cMusic for John Williams,\u201d which means director Steven Spielberg has officially\u00a0won his first Grammy. That makes him an EGOT winner \u2014 an artist with an Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar.<\/p>\n Yungblud won his first Grammy for rock performance for his cover of Black Sabbath\u2019s \u201cChanges (live from Villa Park),\u201d which he performed at Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s final show. Hardcore band Turnstile also won their first Grammy for rock album and later, metal performance.<\/p>\n \u201cTo Baltimore, thank you, we love you,\u201d said frontman Brendan Yates.<\/p>\n FKA twigs\u00a0won her first Grammy\u00a0for dance\/electronic album\u00a0for \u201cEUSEXUA,\u201d\u00a0becoming only the second Black woman to win in the category. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect to come up here. I was just so happy to be nominated,\u201d she said in her speech. \u201cThank you so much \u2014 wow.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll the Latino kids in the hood watching, anything is possible,\u201d said rapper Lefty Gunplay, who also won his first Grammy for rap performance for his role on Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cTV Off.\u201d<\/p>\n Latin rock or alternative album went to CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso for \u201cPapota.\u201d It is their first win on their first nomination. In their speech, in Spanish, they thanked their home country of Argentina and all of Latin America.<\/p>\n At the Premiere Ceremony, artists offered pro-immigration and anti-ICE messaging.<\/p>\n Country duo\/group performance went to first-time winners Shaboozey\u00a0and Jelly Roll.\u00a0Shaboozey accepted the award with tears in his eyes. \u201cI want to thank my mother, who as of today, has retired from her job of 30 years \u2026 working as a registered nurse in a psych ward \u2026 as an immigrant in this country. Thank you, mom.<\/p>\n \u201cImmigrants built this country, literally, actually. So, this for them,\u201d he concluded. \u201cThank you for bring your culture, your music and your stories.\u201d<\/p>\n Amy Allen\u00a0won songwriter of the year, nonclassical\u00a0for a second year in a row and wore an \u201cICE Out\u201d pin, an anti-immigration enforcement message. So did Kehlani \u2013 who won her first Grammy for R&B performance and later, her second, for R&B song.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve never won anything before, this is a really crazy feeling,\u201d she said as she fought back tears, reflecting on her first nomination 10 years ago. Then she shifted gears to focus on the current political moment: \u201cImma leave this and say, (expletive) ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m scared,\u201d Gloria Estefan said of the current political moment backstage at the Grammys. \u201cThere are hundreds of children in detention centers. \u2026 I don\u2019t recognize my country in this moment right now.\u201d<\/p>\n The main show is airing live on CBS.<\/p>\n The Grammys can also be watched through live TV streaming services that include CBS in their lineup, like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV. Paramount+ premium plan subscribers can also stream it live.<\/p>\n Harry Styles, Carole King, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Jeff Goldblum, Karol G, Lainey Wilson, Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez, Nikki Glaser, Q-Tip, and Teyana Taylor will present at the 2026 Grammys.<\/p>\n Performers include Justin Bieber, Clipse, Pharrell Williams, Tyler, the Creator and Lady Gaga.<\/p>\n Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson will take the stage for the in memoriam. Ms. Lauryn Hill will pay tribute to D\u2019Angelo and Roberta Flack. Post Malone, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan and Slash will honor Ozzy Osbourne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source spectrumlocalnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LOS ANGELES \u2014 Olivia Dean took home the trophy for best new artist at the\u00a068th annual Grammy Awards\u00a0Sunday. 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