Billie Eilish and FINNEAS Make Grammy History, Lead ASCAP's 34 Winners
January 27, 2020
The ASCAP family took home trophies in 36 categories at the 62nd annual Grammys, held January 26, 2020 at the Staples Center in LA.
ASCAP Vanguard Award winner Billie Eilish and her collaborator/brother FINNEAS each won five Grammy trophies. Billie made Grammys history as the first woman - and youngest artist ever - to win all four "general field" categories: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist. FINNEAS also became the youngest ever producer to be named Producer of the Year.
+Read our 2019 interview with FINNEAS
The Recording Academy honored ASCAP members from across the genre-spectrum, including EDM veterans The Chemical Brothers, Christian pop duo for KING & COUNTRY and arranging-composing phenom Jacob Collier, who took two apiece.
Lifetime Achievement Awards went to Chicago, Roberta Flack, Philip Glass & Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
As always, the Grammys telecast was filled to brimming with memorable performances from the night's biggest ASCAP stars. Billie and FINNEAS set a reflective mood on their gorgeous ballad "When the Party's Over;" Korean boy band BTS continued their global domination during an ensemble performance of "Old Town Road," joined by ASCAP DJ Diplo; Usher and Sheila E paid tribute to Prince, and Meek Mill paid his respects to the late Nipsey Hussle with a verse on DJ Khaled's epic "Higher;" Ariana Grande underwent shifting sets and costumes for an elegant mashup of "Imagine," "My Favorite Things," "7 Rings" and "Thank U Next;" ASCAP legends Aerosmith and Run-DMC joined forces for "Walk This Way," to celebrate Aerosmith's MusiCares Person of the Year honor on Friday night; ASCAP violin star Joshua Bell and Americana duo The War and Treaty jammed in an all-star tribute to music education.
We also heard stunning performances from ASCAP members H.E.R. and Bonnie Raitt, Gwen Stefani duetting with her partner Blake Shelton, Trombone Shorty and The Roots. Demi Lovato sang an emotionally-wrenching, inspired version of new song "Anyone," her first public performance since a near-fatal overdose in 2018. But perhaps the night's most poignant performance came right at the beginning, as host and ASCAP member Alicia Keys (joined by Boyz II Men) sang "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" in honor of basketball icon Kobe Bryant, who died the morning of the Grammys. Tuesday, January 28 would have been the 20th anniversary of Bryant's election to ASCAP.
Congratulations to all of our winners for making the 2020 Grammys an unforgettable one. Listen to their winning music below.
Record of the Year
"Bad Guy"
Billie Eilish
Finneas O'Connell, producer; Finneas O'Connell, engineer/mixer
Album of the Year
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Billie Eilish
Finneas O'Connell, producer & engineer/mixer; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters
Song of the Year
"Bad Guy"
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters
Best New Artist
Billie Eilish
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Look Now
Elvis Costello & The Imposters (PRS)
Best Pop Vocal Album
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Billie Eilish
Best Dance Recording
"Got to Keep On"
The Chemical Brothers (PRS)
The Chemical Brothers (PRS), producers; Steve Dub Jones (PRS) & Tom Rowlands (PRS), mixers
Best Dance/Electronic Album
No Geography
The Chemical Brothers (PRS)
Best Metal Performance
"7empest"
Tool
Best Alternative Music Album
Father of the Bride
Vampire Weekend
Best R&B Performance
"Come Home"
André 3000
Best Rap Song
A Lot
21 Savage, songwriter
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Speechless"
Dan + Shay
Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Omni-American Book Club
Doug Davis, producer
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
12 Little Spells
Esperanza Spalding
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
"God Only Knows"
for KING & COUNTRY; Jordan Reynolds & Joel Smallbone, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Burn the Ships
for KING & COUNTRY
Best Roots Gospel Album
Testimony
Gloria Gaynor
Best Latin Pop Album
#ELDISCO
Alejandro Sanz (SGAE)
Best Tropical Latin Album
Opus
Marc Anthony
Best American Roots Performance
"Saint Honesty"
Sara Bareilles
Best American Roots Song
"Call My Name"
Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters
Best Folk Album
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Good Time
Ranky Tanky
Best World Music Album
Celia
Angelique Kidjo
Best Musical Theater Album
Hadestown
Reeve Carney & André De Shields, principal soloists; Anaïs Mitchell, producer (Anaïs Mitchell, composer & lyricist)
+Listen to Anaïs Mitchell narrate the long journey of Hadestown on VERSED: The ASCAP Podcast
Best Song Written for Visual Media
"I'll Never Love Again (Film Version)"
Hillary Lindsey, songwriter
Track from: A Star Is Born
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
"Moon River"
Jacob Collier, arranger
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
"All Night Long"
Jacob Collier, arranger
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Finneas O'Connell, engineer
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
FINNEAS
• When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Best Remixed Recording
"I Rise (Tracy Young's Pride Intro Radio Remix)"
Tracy Young, remixer
Best Orchestral Performance
Andrew Norman: Sustain
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Caroline Shaw: Orange
Attacca Quartet
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Songplay
Chuck Israels & Charlie Porter, accompanists
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Higdon: "Harp Concerto"
Jennifer Higdon, composer
Best Music Film
Homecoming
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, video director