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2020 Grammy Winners
Billie Eilish. (Source: Instagram)
The 62nd annual Grammy Awards went down at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday. Billie Eilish stole the show with wins in four major categories. Below are the winners of the categories most relevant to DJs. Check out the full list on the Grammys website.
GENERAL FIELD
Record Of The Year
Bon Iver – Hey, Ma
Billie Eilish – bad guy WINNER
Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
H.E.R. – Hard Place
Khalid ft. Disclosure – Talk
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower
Song Of The Year (songwriter award)
Always Remember Us This Way – Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
bad guy – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) WINNER
Bring My Flowers Now – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
Hard Place – Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.)
Lover – Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
Norman F*cking Rockwell – Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
Someone You Loved – Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi)
Truth Hurts – Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)
Best New Artist
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish WINNER
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalia
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance
Spirit – Beyonce
bad guy – Billie Eilish
7 Rings – Ariana Grande
Truth Hurts – Lizzo WINNER
You Need To Calm Down – Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Boyfriend – Ariana Grande & Social House
Sucker – Jonas Brothers
Old Town Road – Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus WINNER
Sunflower – Post Malone & Swae Lee
Senorita – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
RAP
Best Rap Performance
MIDDLE CHILD – J. Cole
Suge – DaBaby
Down Bad – Dreamville ft. J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy
Racks In The Middle – Nipsey Hussle ft. Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy WINNER
Clout – Offset ft. Cardi B
Best Rap/Sung Performance
Higher – DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend WINNER
Drip Too Hard – Lil Baby & Gunna
Panini – Lil Nas X
Ballin’ – Mustard ft. Roddy Ricch
The London – Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott
Best Rap Song (songwriter award)
Bad Idea – Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae ft. Chance The Rapper)
Gold Roses – Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross ft. Drake)
A Lot – Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage ft. J. Cole) WINNER
Racks In The Middle – Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle ft. Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)
Suge – DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters (DaBaby)
Best R&B Performance
Love Again – Daniel Caesar & Brandy
Could’ve Been – H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller
Exactly How I Feel – Lizzo ft. Gucci Mane
Roll Some Mo – Lucky Daye
Come Home – Anderson .Paak ft. André 3000 WINNER
Best R&B Song (songwriter award)
Could’ve Been – Dernst Emile II, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother, songwriters (H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller)
Look At Me Now – Emily King & Jeremy Most, songwriters (Emily King)
No Guidance – Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Huizar, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters (Chris Brown ft. Drake)
Roll Some Mo – David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye)
Say So – PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton ft. JoJo) WINNER
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Best Dance Recording
Linke – Bonobo
Got To Keep On – The Chemical Brothers WINNER
Piece Of Your Heart – Meduza ft. GOODBOYS
Underwater – RÜFÜS DU SOL
Midnight Hour – Skrillex, Boys Noize, & Ty Dolla $ign
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL
Producer Of The Year
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
John Hill
Finneas WINNER
Ricky Reed
Best Remixed Recording
I Rise – Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix (Madonna) WINNER
Mother’s Daughter – Wuki Remix (Miley Cyrus)
The One – High Contrast Remix (Jorja Smith)
Swim – Ford. Remix (Mild Minds)
Work It – Soulwax Remix (Marie Davidson)
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Mojaxx Recaps Visit to NAMM Show
Mojaxx recently took a trip to Anaheim, California for the NAMM Show. During his first visit to the musical equipment convention, he took a look at some of the exciting DJ gear coming up in 2020 and beyond.
Watch Mo’s NAMM Show recap above.
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Jon1st and Shield Perform Live Turntablism/Production Set at ADE 2019
British turntablists/producers Jon1st and Shield have dropped a live performance video from Amsterdam Dance Event 2019. The set was recorded for the DJsounds series, Pioneer DJ‘s inside look at the global DJ scene.
The duo’s live set involves breaking down the elements of their original tracks and recreating the beats live, incorporating turntablism elements as well. They use a variety of equipment including turntables, drum machines, samplers, and sequencers.
Watch above.
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Must-Play Tracks for the Weekend: Jan. 24
Black Caviar. (Source: Facebook)
Puerto Rican producer Tainy teams up with two urbano stars for a bouncy reggaeton ballad.
Marlo ft. Lil Baby & Future – 1st N 3rd
Quality Control Music’s Marlo enlists two Atlanta rappers for a trap heater off his next album.
Black Caviar – A Little Bit Of Ecstasy
The New York City duo drops a future house update of Jocelyn Enriquez’s 1997 dance classic.
Nelsaan – Love Lockdown
This DJcity Records release is a feel-good house rework of Kanye West’s 2008 smash.
Featured on DJcity earlier this week:
– Daddy Yankee – Rompe – Kevin D Remix
– JAY-Z – Dirt Off Your Shoulder – Richastic Remix
– The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
DJcity’s weekly picks are selected by Kidd Spin. To receive them via email, click here.
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Watch: DJ ND’s Reverse Swing Flare/Autobahn Tutorial
DJ ND is back with episode seven of DJcityTV’s tutorial series, Made From Scratch. On this episode, ND demonstrates a combination of a swing flare and autobahn scratches performed in reverse.
Grab the scratch tool here and watch the tutorial above.
Follow DJ ND on Facebook, Instagram, Mixcloud, SoundCloud, YouTube, and Twitter.
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Nelsaan Releases New Single ‘Love Lockdown’ on DJcity Records
Nelsaan. (Source: Nelsaan)
Norwegian producer, Nelsaan, has dropped a contemporary rework of Kanye West’s 2008 smash, “Love Lockdown.” This DJcity Records release incorporates lush guitar leads and summery feel-good vocals over smooth house production.
Nelsaan has released music on labels such as EMI and Warner Music Group, and today his tracks have over a million plays throughout different streaming platforms.
Preview “Love Lockdown” below and download it on DJcity.
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