Grammys 2020: Billie Eilish Wins Song of the Year for “bad guy”

Billie Eilish has won Song of the Year at the 2020 Grammy Awards for her track “bad guy”. Follow our complete winner’s list for an update on all the night’s victories.

At 18 years and 41 days olds, Eilish is the second-youngest artist to ever take home the Song of the Year trophy, behind Lorde, who won for “Royals” in 2014 at 17 years, 80 days old. “bad guy” was also up for Best Pop Solo Performance and Record of the Year, while Eilish is vying for Best New Artist and Album of the Year. She’s the youngest artist ever nominated for all four General Field categories, and has already won Best Pop Vocal Album for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.

In taking home the honor, Eilish beat out Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved”, Lana Del Rey’s “Norman Fucking Rockwell”, Taylor Swift’s “Lover”, Tanya Tucker’s “Bring My Flowers Now”, Lady Gaga’s “Always Remember Us This Way”, Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts”, and H.E.R.’s “Hard Place”. It’s a worthy win, as “bad guy” placed No. 2 on our Top Songs of 2019 list.

Taking home a trophy alongside Eilish was her brother/collaborator FINNEAS, who co-write the song. He also won Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for his efforts on When We All Fall Asleep, which also won Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Siblings also performed “when the party’s over” earlier in the night, and you can rewatch that video now.

In her acceptance speech, Eilish said, “I feel like I joke around a lot and I never take anything seriously at these kind of things, but I genuinely want to say I’m so grateful.”

The win comes amidst some controversy, as the Recording Academy’s suspended CEO/President Deborah Dugan has raised concerns that one of the category’s nominated artists was actually on the voting committee. The Academy has issued its own statement defending its “fair and ethical” voting process.

While not working on the new James Bond theme, Eilish is gearing up for a massive tour. Stops include Hangout Music Festival, Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival, and Lollapalooza Paris. The young pop megastar puts on a live show you definitely don’t want to miss, so get tickets to all her upcoming concerts here.

Watch Billie and FINEAS’ acceptance speech below.

 



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