Megan Thee Stallion receives 4 GRAMMY nominations, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year
MEGAN THEE STALLION
RECEIVES 4 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
FOR BEST NEW ARTIST
RECORD OF THE YEAR
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
& BEST RAP SONG
+ FOLLOWING RELEASE OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ‘GOOD NEWS’
WATCH MEGAN PERFORM ‘BODY’ AT THE AMAS HERE
(November 24th 2020) – In the wake of releasing her critically acclaimed debut album, Good News, Megan Thee Stallion has received 4 GRAMMY nominations: Best New Artist, Record of the Year (“Savage Remix”), Best Rap Performance (“Savage Remix”) and Best Rap Song (“Savage Remix”).
Megan has also been honored as Apple Music’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year and received Best Rap/Hip Hop song for ‘WAP’ with Cardi B at this year’s AMAs, where she gave her first electrifying performance of ‘Body’. Since its release, Good News has reached #1 in 12 countries, and occupies #1 album on Apple Music’s Top 100: USA, as well as #1 track with ‘Body’. Notwithstanding, Good News has earned the second biggest debut for a rap album on Spotify at 6.9m streams. As well as fans everywhere taking on the ‘Body’ choreography challenge, Good News has been receiving outstanding reviews globally.These accolades follow Megan’s five BET Awards, including Hip Hop Artist Of The Year as well as an MTV VMA Award for ‘Savage’, GQ’s Rapper of the Year and an honor by TIME in the TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
“Being nominated for a GRAMMY is something I’ve always dreamed about and it really is a true honor. I’m so grateful for all the love, support and recognition I have received over the last few months and as well as The Academy, more than anything I would like to thank my Hotties, who have helped make any of this possible. I love you all. “– Megan Thee Stallion
The Guardian ★★★★★“[Good News] contents also highlight something basic that’s occasionally been drowned out by the hubbub of controversy and social media chatter: she’s phenomenal at what she does.”Gigwise ★★★★★“It’s a breathtaking moment that presents Megan Thee Stallion as 2020 rapper supreme. Yes every song is killer. Yes her flow is unflinching. But at the heart of it she is unrivalled when it comes to telling it how it is: for herself and for her community.”Rolling Stone ★★★★”The Houston superstar’s debut LP is the explosive victory-lap we were expecting”NME ★★★★“This debut finds Megan Thee Stallion determined to retain her freewheeling positivity in a difficult year. And isn’t that the sound of 2020?””sex positivity and club-ready anthems”The Evening Standard ★★★★“Hers is a clean sound: crisp beats that echo the earliest hip hop, with a clear, fast vocal delivery that’s a long way from the Auto-Tuned, sing-song style of so many rappers today”The Clash 9/10“The latest headlines are in: ‘Good News’ is a triumph, and a late contender for Album Of The Year.”Variety“Good News” finds Megan moving confidently to the next level.”Stereogum“Good News isn’t an arrival, but it is a coronation.”Brooklyn Vegan“Expectations were very high going into this album, and it already feels like Megan exceeded them.”