Charli XCX wins her first Grammy Award for smash hit album Brat but isn't there to accept it - as the record is nominated for a whopping eight gongs

Charli XCX wins her first Grammy Award for smash hit album Brat but isn't there to accept it - as the record is nominated for a whopping eight gongs

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Charli XCX wins her first Grammy Award for smash hit album Brat but isn't there to accept it - as the record is nominated for a whopping eight gongs
Published: Feb, 03 2025 01:06

Charli XCX won her first Grammy Award in LA on Sunday but failed to accept it as she was still busy posing up a storm on the red carpet. The 32-year-old's smash hit album Brat is nominated for a whopping eight awards and kicked off with the track Von Dutch. being crowned Best Dance Pop Recording. Producer and pal Finn Keane took to the stage to accept the trophy before Charli joined him inside the Crypto.com Arena.

 [Producer and pal Finn Keane (pictured) took to the stage to accept the trophy before Charli joined him inside the Crypto.com Arena]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Producer and pal Finn Keane (pictured) took to the stage to accept the trophy before Charli joined him inside the Crypto.com Arena]

The now iconic Brat album is also nominated Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Music Video, Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Recording Package. Arriving at the star-studded ceremony Charli ensured all eyes were on her in a very dramatic and racy gown. Her duck egg blue dress boasted a bodice which cinched her tiny waist along with a dramatic tulle skirt and matching neck piece.

 [The 32-year-old's smash hit album Brat is nominated for a whopping eight awards and kicked off with the track Von Dutch . being crowned Best Dance Pop Recording]
Image Credit: Mail Online [The 32-year-old's smash hit album Brat is nominated for a whopping eight awards and kicked off with the track Von Dutch . being crowned Best Dance Pop Recording]

Charli XCX won her first Grammy Award in LA on Sunday but failed to accept it as she was still busy posing up a storm on the red carpet. Producer and pal Finn Keane (pictured) took to the stage to accept the trophy before Charli joined him inside the Crypto.com Arena. The gown featured a plunging neckline and racy thigh-high slit which perfectly showcased her toned thighs. The show will raise funds to support fire relief efforts after the devastation caused by the LA blazes which began on January 7 in Pacific Palisades.

 [Arriving at the star-studded ceremony Charli ensured all eyes were on her in a very dramatic and racy gown]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Arriving at the star-studded ceremony Charli ensured all eyes were on her in a very dramatic and racy gown]

Superstar singer Beyonce dominates the list of Grammy Award contenders with 11 nods, including an Album Of The Year nomination for her venture into country music, Cowboy Carter. Behind Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone tie with seven nominations each. Pop phenomenon Taylor Swift and newcomers Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter scored six each. Women dominated the Album of the Year category, the top Grammy honor.

 [The iconic Brat album is also nominated Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Music Video, Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Recording package]
Image Credit: Mail Online [The iconic Brat album is also nominated Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Music Video, Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Recording package]

Beyonce, winner of more Grammys over her career than any other artist, has never taken home the album trophy. Swift has won the honor four times and is in the running again with her breakup album The Tortured Poets Department. At the awards ceremony in February, the Beyonce and Swift records will compete with Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet,' 'Brat' from Charli XCX, Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft,' and Roan's 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.'.

 [Beyonce's Cowboy Carter was viewed by experts and fans as a reclamation and homage to an overlooked legacy of Black Americans within country music and culture]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Beyonce's Cowboy Carter was viewed by experts and fans as a reclamation and homage to an overlooked legacy of Black Americans within country music and culture]

The 32-year-old's smash hit album Brat is nominated for a whopping eight awards and kicked off with the track Von Dutch . being crowned Best Dance Pop Recording. Arriving at the star-studded ceremony Charli ensured all eyes were on her in a very dramatic and racy gown. The iconic Brat album is also nominated Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Music Video, Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Recording package.

 [The show will raise funds to support fire relief efforts after the devastation caused by the LA blazes which began on January 7 in Pacific Palisades - pictured: Flames from the Eaton fire in Altadena engulf a home]
Image Credit: Mail Online [The show will raise funds to support fire relief efforts after the devastation caused by the LA blazes which began on January 7 in Pacific Palisades - pictured: Flames from the Eaton fire in Altadena engulf a home]

The two male artists nominated in the album field were rapper Andre 3000 with 'New Blue Sun' and jazz artist Jacob Collier for 'Djesse Vol. 4.'. Winners will be chosen by the roughly 13,000 singers, songwriters, producers, engineers and others who make up the Recording Academy. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter was viewed by experts and fans as a reclamation and homage to an overlooked legacy of Black Americans within country music and culture.

 [Gayle King made an introduction before the Grammy nominations were announced]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Gayle King made an introduction before the Grammy nominations were announced]

It became the first album by a Black woman to land at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart when it was released last spring. The Beyonce album was snubbed, however, by voters for the Country Music Awards in September. Beyonce's other Grammy nods included record and song of the year for single 'Texas Hold 'Em.' Her 11 nominations brought her lifetime total to 99, more than any other artist. Prior to Friday, she had been tied for the lead with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, who has 88.

In the best new artist field, 'Espresso' singer Carpenter will face fellow pop singer Roan, pop-rock singer Benson Boone, hip-hop/country artist Shaboozey, multi-genre musician Teddy Swims and others. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter was viewed by experts and fans as a reclamation and homage to an overlooked legacy of Black Americans within country music and culture. The show will raise funds to support fire relief efforts after the devastation caused by the LA blazes which began on January 7 in Pacific Palisades - pictured: Flames from the Eaton fire in Altadena engulf a home.

Gayle King made an introduction before the Grammy nominations were announced. Another name on the Grammy nominations list? The Beatles. 'Now and Then,' produced with artificial intelligence to bring the voice of John Lennon to life, was nominated for song of the year. Best Pop Solo Performance nominations went to Beyonce, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, and Chappell Roan. Best New Artist went to Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims.

Best Country Album went to Cowboy Carter, F-1, Deeper Well, Higher, and Whirlwind. Song of the Year went to Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em, Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather, Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!, Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile, Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please, Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) and Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone - Fortnight.

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