Billie Eilish makes Grammys history, wins top four prizes
- LA artist Billie Eilish sweeps the 2020 Grammys, winning album, record, song and best new artist awards
- Musicians and stars at Grammys also pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, who was killed in helicopter crash
Less than four years ago, when Billie Eilish was preparing for her first-ever performance at the Hi-Hat on York in Highland Park for about 50 people, few could have predicted that the then-15-year-old would go on to sweep the four major categories at the Grammy Awards.
On Sunday, the 18-year-old accomplished that feat, in the process becoming only the second artist ever to do so.
Her wins come at the expense of the celebratory work that propelled singer-rapper Lizzo to the top of the charts. Like Eilish, Lizzo earned nods in all four major categories, but the Truth Hurts singer-rapper was denied at every turn.
Eilish got the trophies for work from her Darkroom/Interscope debut album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
Produced and co-written by her 22-year-old brother, Finneas O’Connell, Eilish’s era-defining album tallied billions of streams, many for her No 1 Billboard Hot 100 single, Bad Guy, which earlier in the evening won for song and record of the year.