Days before Mickey and her husband Grant Savoy welcomed son Grayson in February, a video surfaced online of Wallen using the racial slur, prompting his label, Big Loud Records, to suspended his contract indefinitely while several radio stations across the country removed him from their playlists.
In a series of tweets, Mickey condemned Morgan’s use of the word and shared that she receives “vile comments” daily on social media.
“The hate that I got after I called it out, it was really bad. It caused me to go into early labor,” Mickey told Entertainment Tonighton the red carpet at the 2021 Grammy Awards Sunday, where she was the first Black solo female artist nominated for Best Country Solo Performance for her striking single, “Black Like Me.” “The day before I gave birth, I was literally in bed clinging to my mom and my husband because of how horrible it was.”
She adds that being a mother “changes everything” and that she is working to make the world a safer and more accepting place for her son by using her voice to call out racism, in addition to lifting up other artists.
“I just want the world to be better for him so that he doesn’t have to go through what I went through and what many of us go through,” she explains. “The pain that we’ve gone through, I don’t want him to have to go through that. So I’m going to fight for that.”
Mickey also delivered a powerful performance of “Black Like Me” during the show.
Catherine Powell Dan + Shay made history as they collected their third Grammy Award on Sunday night.
When the duo accepted the award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their collaborative hit with Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours,” they became the first act to win in the category three consecutive times. They previously took home the prize in 2020 and 2019 for back-to-back #1 hits “Speechless” and “Tequila,” respectively.
“WE WON A GRAMMY THANK Y’ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS. extra emotional this year,” the duo shared on Instagram after winning the award.
“10,000 Hours” reached #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs chart and peaked inside the top five on the Billboard Hot 100. The track also made history when it debuted at#3 on the Billboard Streaming Songs chart, making it the highest-charting non-holiday country song in the chart’s history.
The crossover song serves as the lead single off Dan + Shay’s upcoming fourth studio album.
Trae Patton/NBCWith a much-anticipated wedding to Gwen Stefani on the horizon, 2021 promises to be a big year for Blake Shelton. Add to that the fact that this is his tenth year and twentieth season of The Voice, and the country superstar gets a little sentimental.
“You know, there’s a lot of ways that The Voice has changed my life personally,” Blake reflects. “Mostly, I met my fiancée working on this show. So there’s an obvious one.”
“Outside of that, though, I think it’s just been a satisfying experience for me because you learn a lot when you’re in the music industry as long as I’ve been in the music industry — 20 years now,” he adds. “And most of that stuff, you would end up just taking to the grave with you, because there’s not a lot of people out there that can use the information that you’ve gathered over the years.”
“And the fact that we’re working with artists and we’re actually coaching them and trying to help them not make the same mistakes that we made along the way, it’s cool to have that outlet,” he says.
Blake’s serious moment doesn’t last long, though, as his thoughts turn to his supposed mini-me, the gift members of his team get this season in lieu of the usual hugs and handshakes.
“I have a bobblehead doll, which I’m very proud of,” he explains. “I do think it looks a little bit more like [actor] Jonah Hill than it does me.”
“We probably were able to get these in bulk on sale somewhere, and we just wrote my name on the front,” he alleges. “I don’t know. But you know what? Free stuff is free stuff.”
You can tune in to watch The Voice Mondays and Tuesdays on NBC.
Courtesy Recording AcademySunday night at the socially-distanced Grammys, artists spoke to reporters via Zoom, rather than in person. While some noted that it was an unusual year, it didn’t take away the thrill of winning the music industry’s most coveted award.
“It’s a normal year, we’re out on the road…so you’re feeling the love one-on-one with your fans every single night,” said Dan Smyers of Dan + Shay, who won Best Country Duo/Performance for their Justin Bieber collaboration “10,000 Hours.”
“But…this year has been super tough for our industry as a whole, and you aren’t able to feel the connection,” he noted. “You might have a hit song. You might have a song that climbs the charts…but you’re not feeling the fans singing back to you every single night. So to be acknowledged by our peers…to have tangible evidence of the success and the connection to that song is really cool.“
Dua Lipa, who won Best Pop Vocal Album for her hit release Future Nostalgia, was cheered by the fact that so many women took home awards this year. Indeed, female artists won in all of the “Big Four” categories: Record, Song and Album of the Year, and Best New Artist.
“I feel like there’s been a lot of female empowerment…and so it’s been absolutely amazing to be alongside all that and feel that energy,” she noted.
Along those same lines, Miranda Lambert, who won Best Country Album for Wildcard, noted that every nominee in that category was either a woman, or a female-fronted act.
“It’s really cool,” she told reporters. “To me, it felt like whoever won, we are winning for each other and for Nashville, you know what I mean?…This isn’t just mine. This is ours, especially as a group of women.“
H.E.R., winner of Song of the Year for “i can’t breathe,” said she felt that the track — inspired by the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, would continue to resonate through the years.
“I hope that it’s a tribute to the movement and that it will continue the fight and it will continue to give people hope, because I think that’s what music does,” she said. “It’s so much bigger than this.”
And Harry Styles, who generated over a million tweets Sunday night for his performance of “Watermelon Sugar” and his subsequent win for Best Pop Solo Performance, summed up how a lot of artists feel getting awards for their work.
“I feel incredibly lucky to get to work in music and make music as my job,” he said, reacting to his first Grammy win. “This is an incredibly sweet icing on the cake of what I get to do every day.”
The Recording AcademyThe 63rd Annual Grammy Awards aired Sunday night on CBS, hosted by Trevor Noah.
Here is the complete list of winners in the major categories:
Record of the Year “Everything I Wanted” by Billie Eilish
Album of the Year Folklore by Taylor Swift
Song of the Year “I Can’t Breathe” by Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
Best New Artist Megan Thee Stallion
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance “Rain On Me” by Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album American Standard by James Taylor
Best Pop Vocal Album Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
ROCK/ALTERNATIVE
Best Rock Performance “Shameika” by Fiona Apple
Best Metal Performance “Bum-Rush” by Body Count
Best Rock Song “Stay High” by Brittany Howard
Best Rock Performance “Shameika” by Fiona Apple
Best Rock Song “Stay High” by Brittany Howard
Best Rock Album The New Abnormal by The Strokes Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple
R&B/RAP
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE “Black Parade” by Beyoncé
Best Traditional R&B Performance “Anything For You” by Ledisi
Best R&B Song “Better Than I Imagined” by Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper feat. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
Best Progressive R&B Album It Is What It Is by Thundercat
Best R&B Album Bigger Love by John Legend
Best Rap Performance “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
Best Melodic Rap Performance “Lockdown” by Anderson .Paak
Best Rap Song “Savage” by Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé)
Best Rap Album King’s Disease by Nas
COUNTRY
Best Country Solo Performance “When My Amy Prays” by Vince Gill
Best Country Duo/Group Performance “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
Best Country Song “Crowded Table” by Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
Best Country Album Wildcard by Miranda Lambert
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Best Dance Recording “10%” by Kaytranada feat. Kali Uchis
Best Dance/Electronic Album BUBBA by Kaytranada
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song “There Was Jesus” by Zach Williams & Dolly Parton; Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
Best Gospel Album Gospel According to PJ by PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Jesus Is King by Kanye West
Best Roots Gospel Album Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) by Fisk Jubilee Singers
LATIN
Best Latin Pop or Urban Album YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album La Conquista del Espacio by Fito Paez
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) Un Canto Por Mexico, Vol. 1 by Natalia Lafourcade
Best Tropical Latin Album 40 by Grupo Niche
COMEDY
Best Comedy Album Black Mitzvah by Tiffany Haddish
MUSICAL THEATER
Best Musical Theater Album Jagged Little Pill (Glen Ballard, composer; Alanis Morissette, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media Jojo Rabbit (Various Artists) Taika Waititi, compilation producer
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media Joker by Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media “No Time to Die” by Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas Baird O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) Track from: No Time to Die
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM
Best Music Video “Brown Skin Girl” Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & WizKid Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, video directors; Astrid Edwards, Aya Kaida, Jean Mougin, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, video producers
Best Music Film Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Linda Ronstadt Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, video directors; Michele Farinola & James Keach, video producers
Francis Specker/CBS ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Mickey Guyton reveals that the stress of the backlash she received after speaking out against Morgan Wallen using the N-word caused her to go into early labor. 
