The Latest: Billie Eilish wins record of the year at Grammys
Billie Eilish arrives at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)NEW YORK โ The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local):8:45 p.m.Billie Eillish has won the Grammy Award for record of the year for the second straight year. Beyoncรฉ broke the record with her victory Sunday night for best R&B performance for โBlack Parade,โ surpassing the 27 Grammys won by Alison Krauss. DaBaby says he โfeels like itโs going to touch everybody.โAdโ Marcela Isaza at the Grammy Awards (@misaza)___3:15 p.m.Brandi Carlile is excited to perform at Sundayโs Grammy Awards, even if there isnโt an audience. โJojo Rabbitโ and the โJokerโ soundtrack also won Grammys in the segment of the show that awarded music created for visual media.
Grammy performers: Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B, Billie Eilish
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019 photo, Billie Eilish performs during the first weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Eilish will perform at this month's Grammy Awards. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B and Billie Eilish are set to perform at next weekโs Grammy Awards. The Grammys were originally supposed to take place on Jan. 31 but were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Beyoncรฉ is leading nominee with nine, followed by Swift, Lipa and Ricch, who each earned six nominations.
Austin City Limits is taking place virtually in 2020 and itโs free. Hereโs the lineup
SAN ANTONIO โ This year, you donโt have to haul it from stage to stage to avoid missing a performer at Austin City Limits. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, ACL will be virtual and free this weekend, with performances from years past. The star-studded lineup includes Khalid, Willie Nelson, Twenty One Pilots, Billie Eilish, St. Vincent, Paul McCartney and The XX throughout three days. Performances will start at 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the last performer set to begin between 11:15 p.m. and 12:10 a.m.ACL Fest 2020 starts tomorrow! In September, organizers promised a virtual weekend festival in lieu of in-person performances.
ACL festival to hold 'virtual festival weekendโ next month in lieu of in-person concert
AUSTIN โ Organizers from ACL Music Festival have promised fans a โvirtual weekend festivalโ in place of an in-person event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many music lovers went into a state of post-concert-depression, without knowing when the next chance for an in-person concert would be again. โThe music is a little quieter around town these days and we wonโt be gathering together here in Zilker Park for the Austin City Limits Music Festival next month," Beliveau said. โAustin City Limits Music Festival will no longer take place in 2020. โThe health and safety of our fans, artists, partners, staff and the entire Austin community remains our highest priority.
Austin City Limits music festival canceled for 2020 because of coronavirus
The Austin City Limits Music Festival canceled its 2020 concerts. Courtesy of Eddie GasparThe Austin City Limits Music Festival, set to take place in this fall was canceled Wednesday because of ongoing concern over the spread of the coronavirus, festival organizers said in an email Wednesday. ACL is one of the largest outdoor music events in Texas and regularly draws hundreds of thousands of people to the capitol city. "The health and safety of our fans, artists, partners, staff and the entire Austin community remains our highest priority. This is the latest of a number of high profile cancellations in Texas related to the pandemic, including the popular South by Southwest festival that was canceled in March.