There are some reasons Taylor Swift didn’t perform at or attend the 2020 Grammys, according to a new report.
The “You Need to Calm Down” star was with her mother and family members, Us Weekly reported on Friday (January 31).
“Taylor was at Sundance [Film Festival in Utah] a few days before the Grammys for the premiere of her documentary. She was never confirmed to perform at the Grammys. She was not going to be in attendance at the Grammys because she was spending time with her family and her mother, who has a brain tumor and whose cancer has returned,” a source claims of her absence from the awards ceremony.
A second source told the publication that she decided not to go after Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan was “fired for bringing up issues regarding unlawful gender discrimination, sexual harassment, unlawful retaliation and unequal pay.â€
Rumors swirled earlier in the week that she didn’t attend because she wanted to make sure she’d win first, which her reps quickly shut down.
“These statements made by anonymous, unidentified ‘sources’ are absolutely, 100 percent false and laughable. She just didn’t go to the Grammys. You guys need to calm down,” they said in a statement to Us.
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Billie Eilish is celebrating her big night!
The 18-year-old singer and her older brother Finneas in the pres room after the 2020 Grammy Awards on Sunday (January 26) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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In total, Billie and the 22-year-old songwriter/producer won 10 trophies.
Together, Billie and Finneas share four wins for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for their song “Bad Guy” and Album of the Year, Best Engineered Album Non-Classical, and Best Pop Vocal Album for their album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.
Separately, Billie won Best New Artist while Finneas won Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
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A lot of stars gathered on stage at the end of the night at the 2020 Grammy Awards to pay tribute to music education!
Camila Cabello and Ben Platt are just two of the many celebs who performed during the special tribute on Sunday (January 26) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The two young stars joined lots of other artists like John Legend, Cyndi Lauper, Gary Clark Jr., Joshua Bell, Misty Copeland, Lang Lang, Common, The War and Treaty, and Lee Curreri during the performance.
As part of a tribute to Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich and his commitment to music education, the artists all performed “I Sing the Body Electric” from the movie Fame.
“It was pretty plain to me that, you know, rather than to put together a montage of great Grammy moments, which everybody has seen now a lot of times, … that this was a fresh way of doing something that really represented what I’ve tried to do with the Grammys,†Ehrlich told the Associated Press. “And it’s consistent with what the mission of the Academy is with regard to music education and music of the schools.â€
FYI: Ben is wearing a Coach look.
Billie Eilish hits the stage to accept the award for Album of the Year at the 2020 Grammy Awards on Sunday (January 26) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The 18-year-old singer accepted the award for her album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.
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Joining Billie on stage was her older brother Finneas O’Connell, who she wrote the album with.
While accepting the award, Billie said that the award should really go to Ariana Grande for her album thank u, next.
“Can I just say I think Ariana Grande deserves this?” Billie says on stage, to which Ariana shakes her head and blows a kiss to the winner.
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Billie Eilish has made history as the youngest person, and the first woman, to win awards in all four top categories at the Grammys!
The 18-year-old singer took home the awards for Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year on Sunday (January 26) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles
The only other time an artist has won all the awards in one night was when “Sailing” singer Christopher Cross did so in 1981. Adele is the only other artist who has all four awards, though she didn’t win them all on the same night.
When Billie accepted the final one, Record of the Year, she and her brother Finneas had just two words for their fourth acceptance speech in a row: “Thank you.”
Billie won five awards overall at the event. She also took home Best Pop Vocal Album.
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Best New Artist went to Billie Eilish at the 2020 Grammy Awards!
The 18-year-old singer won the coveted award, which artists only have one shot at winning, at the event on Sunday (January 26) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
During her speech, Billie focused on thanking the fans!
Billie is now the second youngest winner of Best New Artist. The youngest is LeAnn Rimes, who was only 14 when she won the award.
Earlier in the night, Billie won Song of the Year for “Bad Guy” and Best Pop Vocal Album for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Are you still crying? Because we’re still crying.
Demi Lovato took to the stage for a powerful and emotional performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards on Sunday (January 26) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Despite an emotional start, the 27-year-old singer blew away the audience with a performance of her new song “Anyone,†which she says was a cry for help before she overdosed.
READ MORE: Demi Lovato: ‘Anyone’ Song Lyrics & Studio Recording Released!
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