Taylor Swift didn’t have the best Grammy nominations morning last Tuesday, getting snubbed in Album of the Year for “Lover” and Record of the Year for “You Need to Calm Down.” Still, three nominations ain’t too shabby, and a win for Song of the Year for the title track from “Lover” would be very, very notable.
If she prevails, Swift would be just the fifth solo woman to win Song of the Year and the first since 2008. Yup, you can count on one hand the number of solo women who’ve taken home the award, which goes to the songwriter(s). Since the inception of the category in 1959, the only solo female songwriters to triumph are Carole King for her and James Taylor‘s classic “You’ve Got a Friend” in 1972, Julie Gold for Bette Midler‘s “From a Distance” in 1991, Alicia Keys for “Fallin'” in 2002, and the...
If she prevails, Swift would be just the fifth solo woman to win Song of the Year and the first since 2008. Yup, you can count on one hand the number of solo women who’ve taken home the award, which goes to the songwriter(s). Since the inception of the category in 1959, the only solo female songwriters to triumph are Carole King for her and James Taylor‘s classic “You’ve Got a Friend” in 1972, Julie Gold for Bette Midler‘s “From a Distance” in 1991, Alicia Keys for “Fallin'” in 2002, and the...
- 12/1/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
In 1993, the year that saw the worldly debuts of future stars Scotty McCreery, Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, country music’s reigning royalty included duo Brooks & Dunn, the now-solo Wynonna Judd and newcomer Billy Ray Cyrus. One artist who would continue to rack up hit after hit throughout the year was Oklahoma’s Reba McEntire, who logged two huge Number One hits in ’93, but shared the spotlight on them with another singer. In August, Linda Davis, who was singing backup with McEntire on the road, joined her on the deliciously dramatic “Does He Love You,...
- 4/10/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
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