Megan Thee Stallion Takes Home Grammy Award For Best New Artist
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Megan Thee Stallion won the coveted Best New Artist award at the 2021 Grammys on Sunday night.
The Houston-based “Body” rapper, who was considered the front-runner for Best New Artist, received a total of four Grammy nominations this year.
Megan Thee Stallion recognized her late mother, Holly, as she accepted the award on stage while fighting back tears. Her mother died in March 2019.
“I know she is here with me in spirit,” she said.
Her song “Savage” (featuring Beyoncé) racked up noms in the Record of the Year, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song categories. The song earned the two artists wins for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.
Megan Thee Stallion released her popular song-turned-motto “Hot Girl Summer” in August 2019. She has since continued to stun her fans ― or “hotties” ― with hit songs, striking magazine covers, her philanthropy and tracks that inspire viral dances on TikTok.
This year’s Grammy Awards show proved to be a groundbreaking one for the rapper, and for the ceremony overall.
It was the first time Megan Thee Stallion was tapped to perform at the event. And her Best New Artist win marks the first time a female rapper won in that category since Lauryn Hill won in 1999.
Megan Thee Stallion has had a number of other wins leading up to the Grammys.
“Savage” topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart after it was released in May last year. She was featured on Cardi B’s song “WAP,” which also reached the No.
1 spot on the Billboard chart after its August 2020 release.
She released her debut studio album, “Good News,” in November.
In October, Megan Thee Stallion made her debut on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” During her performance, she notably slammed Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron for his handling of the Breonna Taylor case.
The other nominees for Best New Artist were Ingrid Andress, Phoebe Bridgers, Chika, Noah Cyrus, D Smoke, Doja Cat and Kaytranada.
Here are the nominees and winners (bolded) for this year’s awards:
Record of the Year
Beyoncé
– Black Parade
Black Pumas
– Colors
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
– Rockstar
Doja Cat
– Say So
Billie Eilish
– Everything I Wanted
Dua Lipa
– Don’t Start Now
Post Malone
– Circles
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
– Savage
Album of the Year
Jhené Aiko
– Chilombo
Black Pumas
– Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)
Coldplay
– Everyday Life
Jacob Collier
– Djesse Vol. 3
Haim – Women in Music Pt. III
Dua Lipa
– Future Nostalgia
Post Malone
– Hollywood’s Bleeding
Taylor Swift
– Folklore
Song of the Year
Beyoncé
– Black Parade
Roddy Ricch
– The Box
Taylor Swift
– Cardigan
Post Malone
– Circles
Dua Lipa
– Don’t Start Now
Billie Eilish
– Everything I Wanted
H.E.R.
– I Can’t Breathe
JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels
– If the World Was Ending
Best New Artist
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion
Best Pop Solo Performance
Justin Bieber
– Yummy
Doja Cat
– Say So
Billie Eilish
– Everything I Wanted
Dua Lipa
– Don’t Start Now
Harry Styles
– Watermelon Sugar
Taylor Swift
– Cardigan
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
– Un Dia (One Day)
Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo – Intentions
BTS
– Dynamite
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
– Rain On Me
Taylor Swift Featuring Bon Iver
– Exile
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(Burt Bacharach &) Daniel Tashian
– Blue Umbrella
Harry Connick, Jr.
– True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter
James Taylor
– American Standard
Rufus Wainwright
– Unfollow the Rules
Renée Zellweger
– Judy
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justin Bieber
– Changes
Lady Gaga
– Chromatica
Dua Lipa
– Future Nostalgia
Harry Styles
– Fine Line
Taylor Swift
– Folklore
Best Dance Recording
Diplo & SIDEPIECE
– On My Mind
Disclosure Featuring Aminé & Slowthai
– My High
Flume Featuring Toro y Moi
– The Difference
Jayda G
– Both of Us
Kaytranada Featuring Kali Uchis
– 10%
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Arca
– Kick I
Baauer
– Planet’s Mad
Disclosure
– Energy
Kaytranada
– Bubba
Madeon
– Good Faith
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
– Axiom
Jon Batiste
– Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard
Black Violin
– Take the Stairs
Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
– Americana
Snarky Puppy
– Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Best Rock Performance
Fiona Apple
– Shameika
Big Thief
– Not
Phoebe Bridgers
– Kyoto
HAIM – The Steps
Brittany Howard
– Stay High
Grace Potter
– Daylight
Best Metal Performance
Body Count
– Bum-Rush
Code Orange
– Underneath
In the Moment
– The In-Between
Poppy
– Bloodmoney
Power Trip
– Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)
– Live
Best Rock Song
Phoebe Bridgers
– Kyoto
Tame Impala – Lost in Yesterday
Big Thief
– Not
Fiona Apple
– Shameika
Brittany Howard
– Stay High
Best Rock Album
Fontaines D.C.
– A Hero’s Death
Michael Kiwanuka
– Kiwanuka
Grace Potter
– Daylight
Sturgill Simpson
– Sound and Fury
The Strokes
– The New Abnormal
Best Alternative Music Album
Fiona Apple
– Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Beck
– Hyperspace
Phoebe Bridgers
– Punisher
Brittany Howard
– Jaime
Tame Impala
– The Slow Rush
Best R&B Performance
Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend
– Lightning & Thunder
Beyoncé
– Black Parade
Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign – All I Need
Brittany Howard – Goat Head
Emily King – See Me
Best Traditional R&B Performance
The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor – Sit on Down
Chloe x Halle – Wonder What She Thinks of Me
Mykal Kilgore – Let Me Go
Ledisi – Anything for You
Yebba – Distance
Best R&B Song
Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello – Better Than I Imagine
Beyoncé – Black Parade
Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG – Collide
Chloe x Halle – Do It
Skip Marley & H.E.R. – Slow Down
Best Progressive R&B Album
Jhené Aiko – Chilombo
Chloe X Halle – Ungodly Hour
Free Nationals – Free Nationals
Robert Glasper – F*** Yo Feelings
Thundercat – It Is What It Is
Best R&B Album
Ant Clemons – Happy 2 Be Here
Giveon – Take Time
Luke James – To Feel Love/d
John Legend – Bigger Love
Gregory Porter – All Rise
Best Rap Performance
Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle – Deep Reverence
DaBaby – Bop
Jack Harlow – What’s Poppin
Lil Baby – The Bigger Picture
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé – Savage
Pop Smoke – Dior
Best Melodic Rap Performance
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch – Rockstar
Drake Featuring Lil Durk – Laugh Now, Cry Later
Anderson .Paak – Lockdown
Roddy Ricch – The Box
Travis Scott – Highest in the Room
Best Rap Song
Lil Baby – The Bigger Picture
Roddy Ricch – The Box
Drake Featuring Lil Durk – Laugh Now, Cry Later
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch – Rockstar
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé – Savage
Best Rap Album
D SMOKE – Black Habits
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist – Alfredo
Jay Electronica – A Written Testimony
Nas – King’s Disease
Royce 5’9” – The Allegory
Best Country Solo Performance
Eric Church – Stick That in Your Country Song
Brandy Clark – Who You Thought I Was
Vince Gill – When My Amy Prays
Mickey Guyton – Black Like Me
Miranda Lambert – Bluebird
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Brothers Osborne – All Night
Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours
Lady A – Ocean
Little Big Town – Sugar Coat
Old Dominion – Some People Do
Best Country Song
Miranda Lambert – Bluebird
Maren Morris – The Bones
The Highwomen – Crowded Table
Ingrid Andress – More Hearts than Mine
Old Dominion – Some People Do
Best Country Album
Ingrid Andress – Lady Like
Brandy Clark – Your Life Is a Record
Miranda Lambert – Wildcard
Little Big Town – Nightfall
Ashley McBryde – Never Will
Best New Age Album
Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, and Jesse Paris Smith – Songs from the Bardo
Priya Darshini – Periphery
Superposition – Form//Less
Jim “Kimo” West – More Guitar Stories
Cory Wong & Jon Batiste – Meditations
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Christian Scott Atunde – Guinivere
Pachamama – Regina Carter
Gerald Clayton – Celia
Chick Corea – All Blues
Joshua Redman – Moe Honk
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Thana Alexa – Ona
Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez – Secrets Are the Best Stories
Carmen Lundy – Modern Ancestors
Somi with Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Holy Room: Live at the Alte Oper
Kenny Washington – What’s the Hurry
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Ambrose Akinmusire – On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment
Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science – Waiting Game
Gerald Clayton – Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Trilogy 2
Redman Mehldau McBride Blade – Roundagain
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Gregg August – Dialogues on Race
John Beasley – Monk’estra Plays John Beasley
Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band – The Intangible Between
John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace, and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Songs You Like a Lot
Maria Schneider Orchestra – Data Lords
Best Latin Jazz Album
Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra – Tradiciones
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Four Questions
Chico Pinhero – City of Dreams
Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aimée Nuviola – Viento y Tiempo – Live at Blue Note Tokyo
Poncho Sanchez – Trane’s Delight
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Melvin Crispell III – Wonderful Is Your Name
Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy – Release (Live)
Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Presents: The Good News – Come Together
Travis Greene – Won’t Let Go
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music – Movin’ On
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship – The Blessing (Live)
Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin – Sunday Morning
We The Kingdom – Holy Water
Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson – Famous For (I Believe)
Zach Williams & Dolly Parton – There Was Jesus
Best Gospel Album
Antony Brown & group therAPy – 2ECOND WIND: READY
Myron Butler – My Tribute
Ricky Dillard – Choirmaster
PJ Morton – Gospel According to PJ
Kierra Sheard – Kierra
