Sadness, Controversy Surround Grammy Awards
2020-01-28
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1Controversy and sadness were part of this year's Grammy show before the music awards ceremony even began Sunday.
2Host Alicia Keys opened.
3"Here we are together on music's biggest night celebrating the artists that do it best, but to be honest with you we are all feeling crazy sadness right now," she said.
4She was talking about the tragic news that basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning.
5The National Recording Academy awards show was broadcast live from the Staples Center, the home court of the Los Angeles Lakers, the team Bryant played for all of 20-year career.
6"We're literally standing here heartbroken in the house that Kobe Bryant built," Keys said.
7The controversy clouding the ceremony was the suspension of Deborah Dugan as chief of the Recording Academy.
8Dugan took the leadership position in 2019 partly to deal with reports of sexism at the Academy.
9She is the first woman to head the organization.
10Less than two weeks ago, Dugan was suspended.
11The Academy said another employee had accused Dugan of hostile behavior.
12Dugan has since taken legal action herself with the Equal Opportunity Commission.
13But the sadness and the controversy did not stop the artists Sunday night from producing a major celebration of music.
14Singer and flute player Lizzo started the night's many songs with Truth Hurts and Cuz I Love You.
15The artist won the best pop solo performance Grammy for Truth Hurts.
16The big winners of the night, however, were 18-year-old Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell.
17They shared the best album Grammy for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
18Billie Eilish also took home the best new artist prize, and her song Bad Guy won best song and best record.
19Finneas O'Connell won a producer of the year Grammy and another for best engineered album.
20Together the sister and brother won best pop vocal album.
21I'm Caty Weaver.
1Controversy and sadness were part of this year's Grammy show before the music awards ceremony even began Sunday. 2Host Alicia Keys opened. 3"Here we are together on music's biggest night celebrating the artists that do it best, but to be honest with you we are all feeling crazy sadness right now," she said. She was talking about the tragic news that basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning. 4The National Recording Academy awards show was broadcast live from the Staples Center, the home court of the Los Angeles Lakers, the team Bryant played for all of 20-year career. 5"We're literally standing here heartbroken in the house that Kobe Bryant built," Keys said. 6The controversy clouding the ceremony was the suspension of Deborah Dugan as chief of the Recording Academy. 7Dugan took the leadership position in 2019 partly to deal with reports of sexism at the Academy. She is the first woman to head the organization. 8Less than two weeks ago, Dugan was suspended. The Academy said another employee had accused Dugan of hostile behavior. 9Dugan has since taken legal action herself with the Equal Opportunity Commission. 10But the sadness and the controversy did not stop the artists Sunday night from producing a major celebration of music. 11Singer and flute player Lizzo started the night's many songs with Truth Hurts and Cuz I Love You. The artist won the best pop solo performance Grammy for Truth Hurts. 12The big winners of the night, however, were 18-year-old Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell. They shared the best album Grammy for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 13Billie Eilish also took home the best new artist prize, and her song Bad Guy won best song and best record. 14Finneas O'Connell won a producer of the year Grammy and another for best engineered album. 15Together the sister and brother won best pop vocal album. 16I'm Caty Weaver. 17VOA News reported this story. Caty Weaver adapted it for Learning English. Hai Do was the editor. 18________________________________________________________________ 19Here is a list of winners in major fields at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards, which took place Sunday in Los Angeles: 20Album of the Year: Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 21Record of the Year: Billie Eilish, Bad Guy 22Song of the Year (recognizing songwriting): Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, Bad Guy 23Best New Artist: Billie Eilish 24Best Music Video: Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, Old Town Road 25Best Rap Album: Tyler, The Creator, Igor 26Best Rock Album: Cage The Elephant, Social Cues 27Best Pop Vocal Album: Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 28Best Pop Solo Performance: Lizzo, Truth Hurts 29Best Pop/Duo Performance: Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, " Old Town Road 30Best Urban Contemporary Album: Lizzo, Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) 31Best Country Album: Tanya Tucker, While I'm Livin' 32Best Alternative Music Album: Vampire Weekend, Father of the Bride 33Best Reggae Album: Koffee, Rapture 34Best World Music Album: Angelique Kidjo, Celia 35_______________________________________________________________ 36Words in This Story 37controversy - n. argument that involves many people who strongly disagree about something: strong disagreement about something among a large group of people 38host - n. a person who entertains guests socially or as a job 39crazy - adv. (US, informal): very or extremely 40literally - adv. used to stress that a statement or description is true and accurate even though it may be surprising 41harassment - n. the act of annoying or bothering (someone) in a constant or repeated way 42solo - adj. involving or done by a single performer instead of a group 43vocal - adj. of, relating to, or produced by the voice