The Grammy's where on this past weekend! I'm sure you already knew that though what with NZ's very own Lorde winning 2 awards! If you're interested in who else won big on Grammy night then read on my friend.
Kacey Musgraves is thebombdotcom! I was so super excited when she won Best Country Song fro Merry Go Round and Best Country Album for Same Trailer, Different Park. This was so well deserved; Kacey is a brilliant song writer and her songs are so original and interesting. I think the fact that Kacey won over some of the more accomplished and well known nominees is a sign that the Grammy voters are ready for some more diverse and, dare I say, liberal content in country music.
Yeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah guuuuurl. No doubt that you already know that Lorde won 2 Grammys this year for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. We're all so super proud of her! It's so cool to watch her and her producer Joel Little go up there and represent NZ and even cooler to see the super proud look on her Mum's face! She didn't win any for her album Pure Heroine but it is brilliant so make sure you give it a listen.
I have so much respect for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. It's so cool to see musicians who understand the responsibility and power they have to make positive changes in the world. During their performance of Same Love at the Grammys, 33 couples got married by Queen Latifah in the aisles of the audience! It was so cool to watch and when I saw Keith Urban crying at the end my little heart couldn't take it! If I had gotten married during that song I would start every conversation for the rest of my life with 'Beyonce was at my wedding'.
Macklemore won 4 awards including Best New Artist.
Daft Punk cleaned up at the Grammys this year winning 4 trophies including Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Daft Punk are still pretty cool/terrifying so if you get a chance to listen to their new album Random Access Memories please do, I like it but I cant get past the fact that I think my girl Taylor should've won album of the year for Red. Whatevs, it's cool. The Grammys were so much fun to watch that I vote that they air the awards on New Zealand TV every year! If you get a chance also make sure you check out the Performances by Pink, Beyonce and Taylor Swift because they are particularly cool.
We're number 1! We're number 1! We're number 1! Kiwis are doing it for themselves! Standing on their own two feet, ringing their own drum machines.
I'm a huge fan of Lorde and her brand spanking new album Pure Heroine is incredible! If you didn't catch the news headlines you may not know that Lorde's song Royals went to number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 making her the only Kiwi solo artist to do so.
We have her new album in the library and her Love Club EP so make sure you give them a listen. My favourite tracks are A World Alone, Glory and Gore and Tennis Court but the whole album is fantastic. It's hard to believe she's only 16 years old.
Check out her Singles Royals and Tennis Court below:
I have been waiting so long for this music video to come out to share with you my new music obsession LORDE! You may have heard her song Royals on the radio but if you haven't I strongly urge you to stop everything you're doing and listen to that song right now (video below).
Lorde is our newest Internet sensation after Brooke Fraser raving about her on Twitter and then George Fm picking up Royals. Lorde is actually 16 year old Ella Yelich- O'Connor from Auckland's North Shore. The fact that she is 16 astounds me because her voice is so mature! I've been stalking her a little bit and from the sounds of things she's currently leading a double life: Takapuna Grammar by day; Pop star by night.
Lorde is amazing and I can't wait to see what she does in the future. I'm sure you'll love her too and listening to The Love Club EP is the perfect way to celebrate New Zealand Music Month.
Her EP The Love Club is only available on itunes and Spotify right now but physical copies are in the making! You can request a copy here.
