The successful Californian singer Billie Eilish has added a new record to her short career since, at only 22 years old, she has become the youngest performer to achieve one hundred million monthly listeners on “Spotify”, according to Billboard magazine.
With an Oscar award and nine Grammy awards, the singer is in the orbit of other performers such as The Weeknd, who has 107 million listeners per month, or Taylor Swift, who has reached 102, although both are older than Eilish, says the magazine.
“Spotify has been a part of Billie’s story from the beginning. Since ‘Ocean Eyes,’ her fan base has continually grown around the world,” Jeremy Erlich, Spotify’s global head of music, told Billboard.
Grammy 2021: women triumph
This year, the Grammys were all-female: the top four awards went to women, and Beyoncé broke a record. There were nominees in more than 80 categories in total.
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Grammy 2021: women who make history
The 2021 Grammy Awards were a historic event, and not just because they were held outdoors and with few attendees due to the coronavirus pandemic. Superstar Beyoncé broke a record by winning Best R&B Performance for “Black Parade,” in addition to three other awards, bringing her to 28 trophies on her shelf.
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Album of the Year: Taylor Swift
At the 63rd Grammy Awards, the focus was on female artists. The four main prizes went to them. The album of the year award went to Taylor Swift for “Folklore.” Swift thus becomes the first artist to win this award three times, after winning it in 2010 and 2015. During the ceremony, she performed two titles from this album: “Cardigan” and “August.”
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Single of the Year: Billie Eilish
At only 19 years old and already seven Grammys under her belt, the American singer Billie Eilish also won several awards in this edition: in addition to the award for Single of the Year with “Everything I Wanted”, Eilish earned another Grammy for “No Time to Die “, the main theme of the new James Bond film, which he wrote with his brother Finneas.
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Best New Artist: Megan Thee Stallion
At the beginning of the multi-hour gala, American rapper, singer and songwriter Megan Thee Stallion was named Best New Artist. She also received the Grammy for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for “Savage” (with Beyoncé). This makes her the first rapper in Grammy history to be honored for best rap song.
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Song of the Year: HER
R&B singer HER won the Song of the Year award with “I Can’t Breathe”, which focuses on the death of African-American George Floyd, a victim of police violence in May 2020. Her last words became the motto of the Black Lives Matter movement and in the title of HER’s song Pictured: HER accepts the award alongside songwriter, Tina Thomas.
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Best Solo Jazz Improvisation: Chick Corea
The Grammys were awarded in 83 categories this year. Recently deceased jazz legend Chick Corea received two awards posthumously: for “All Blues,” he was awarded in the Best Solo Jazz Improvisation category. Additionally, he received the award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album along with Christian McBride and Brian Blade.
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Best Original Score for Visual Media: Hildur Gudnadottir
The Grammys, awarded by the Recording Academy, are considered the most important distinction in the American music industry. In the Best Original Score for Visual Media category, composer Hildur Gudnadottir accepted the award for the second consecutive time, this time for her music for the film “Joker.” Due to the pandemic, only virtually, with a live connection.
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Bestes Latin-Pop-Album: Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny won the award in the Best Latin or Urban Pop Album category with his album “YHLQMDLG.” This is his first Grammy, after five nominations. It was a memorable evening for him: he performed his hit “Dakiti” on a bright neon stage and accepted his Grammy while wearing a black hat with ears, alluding to his stage name.
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Best Global Music Album: Burna Boy
Nigerian singer Burna Boy’s album “Twice as Tall” was considered the Best World Music Album. Angelique Kidjo, the 2020 winner, dedicated her victory to him, defining him as “one of those young artists who come from Africa and who are changing the way our continent is perceived.”
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Long series of successes at a young age
“What she and (her brother and collaborator) Finneas have achieved since 2016 is quite remarkable… and all this at the age of 22,” the manager tells the specialized magazine.
Eilish currently has eight songs with million-dollar views on streaming platforms: “Lovely”; “Bad Guy”, “When the Party’s Over”; “Everything I Wanted”; “Ocean Eyes”; “Happier Than Ever”; “Idontwannabeyouanymore” and “Bury a Friend,” recalls Billboard, which has several music charts in its edition.
Eilish’s debut single, “Ocean Eyes,” hit the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018 and peaked at No. 84 the following year. Since then, she has scored 42 more songs on the all-genre chart, with six of them reaching the top 10, including 2019’s “Bad Guy,” which topped the list in August of that year, the magazine says.
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