The pandemic is full of surprises and that includes the delayed 2021 Grammy Awards ceremony. In what we believe is a first for the Grammy Awards, a song nominated for the Song Written for Visual Media category has won before the project was ever released. Billie Eilish and Finneas took the Grammy for “No Time To Die” which is now scheduled for release in the U.S. on Oct. 8, 2021.
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The theme song for Daniel Craig‘s last go-around as James Bond first debuted on Feb. 13, 2020. The music video came out in October of that year. Eilish’s and Finneas’ have now each won six Grammys. They are also up for Song of the Year with “Everything I Wanted.”
Additional movie and entertainment wins went to “JoJo Rabbit” for Best Compilation and Soundtrack for Visual Media over stiff competition from “Frozen II” and “Eurovision Song Contest.” Taika Waititi accepted the honor from the set of “Thor: Love and Thunder” saying “I guess they are just giving Grammys to anyone now.”
Hildur Guðnadóttir won Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for “Joker” in a category that also included “1917’s” Thomas Newman and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s” John Williams.
In the Comedy Album, Tiffany Haddish won a Grammy for “Black Mitzvah.” Spoken Word Album went to Rachel Maddow.