Billie Eilish caught making surprising statement before Grammy win for best album
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Billie Eilish didn’t seem too excited about the possibility of winning album of the year at this year’s Grammy awards.
Just before the 18-year-old heard her name called, the “Bad Guy” singer was caught on camera mouthing, "Please don’t be me." The surprising-yet-comical moment was first caught by Entertainment Weekly reporter Joey Nolfi, who shared a snippet of Sunday's broadcast on Twitter.
"Billie Eilish being genuinely disgusted by her own success is one of the most hilarious things I’ve ever seen at a major awards show," Nolfi wrote.
“Please don’t be me. Please.”
Billie Eilish being genuinely disgusted by her own success is one of the most hilarious things I’ve ever seen at a major awards show. #Grammyspic.twitter.com/A7iSCVta2N— Joey Nolfi (@joeynolfi) January 27, 2020
As Insider pointed out, Eilish also seemed to yell "no" as she was named the winner. The best album Grammy was her fourth of the night — she’d already won for song of the year, best new artist and best pop vocal album — and she later received a fifth award when her song “Bad Guy” won for record of the year.
It appeared as though Eilish’s response was due to her belief that another artist was more deserving — namely, Ariana Grande for her album, “Thank U, Next.”
"Can I just say that I think Ariana deserves this?" Eilish said during her acceptance speech. "'Thank U, Next' got me through some s***, and I think it deserves this more than anything in the world. I love you, thank you so much."
“I’m not going to waste your time. I’m really not. I love you. Thank you for this,” the singer, who wore a green and black Gucci outfit to the ceremony, concluded.
But whether she wanted to, Eilish made history during this year’s awards. The 18-year-old is now the youngest person to ever win the album of the year, and she’s the first woman ever to sweep all four general-field categories — album, record and song of the year, plus best new artist.
Eilish’s debut record, "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" won the best album award over a nominee list that included Bon Iver, Lana Del Rey, H.E.R, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Vampire Weekend — and of course, Grande.
The "Bad Guy" singer accepted her many awards alongside brother, Finneas, who produces her music. Finneas took home two additional awards of his own — for non-classical engineering and for producer of the year.