{"id":26711,"date":"2020-01-29T01:08:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T19:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctgmovies.com\/?p=26711"},"modified":"2020-01-30T05:36:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T23:36:00","slug":"the-62nd-annual-grammy-awards-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abibanet.com\/?p=26711","title":{"rendered":"The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards<\/b> ceremony was held on January 26, 2020, at the Staples Center<\/a> in Los Angeles<\/a>.[2]<\/a><\/sup> It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019.[3]<\/a><\/sup>[4]<\/a><\/sup> Alicia Keys<\/a> hosted the ceremony, having hosted the previous year’s ceremony<\/a> as well.[5] <\/a><\/sup>Lizzo<\/a> received the most nominations of any artist with eight, followed by Billie Eilish<\/a> and Lil Nas X<\/a> with six each.[6]<\/a><\/sup> Eilish and her brother Finneas<\/a> received the most awards, with five wins each. Upon this, Eilish became the first artist to win the major four categories of Record of the Year<\/a>, Album of the Year<\/a>, Song of the Year<\/a>, and Best New Artist<\/a> in the same year since Christopher Cross<\/a> in 1981<\/a>.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

<\/span>Ten days prior to the ceremony, Recording Academy president Deborah Dugan<\/a> was relieved of her duties as president and CEO and placed on administrative leave from the organization. Dugan sparked controversy by claiming that the Recording Academy engaged in corruption and favoritism. The ceremony was held on the same day as the death<\/a> of basketball player Kobe Bryant<\/a>, to which Keys and Boyz II Men<\/a> dedicated their performance of “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday<\/a>” in his memory.<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

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