The BRIT Awards 2021 happened on May 11th at the O2 Arena in London and featured many great performances. With a few exceptions, most of them happened inside the arena on a huge stage with an interesting curved backdrop, making it for some extremely creative stage designs. Check it out:
💽 Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
If you paid any attention to mainstream music in the last few years, and especially in 2020, there’s no way that you’re not familiar with British singer Dua Lipa at this point.
But if her 2017 debut album wasn’t already one of the most interesting things that happened to pop music in recent years, her latest release was the definitive proof that she wasn’t going to be just another name in the industry to fade away. Future Nostalgia goes back to the 70s disco music to draw a lot of inspiration, taking everything to the next level by adding a flawless contemporary production in an album packed with instant hits ready to take over the dance floors around the world. Little she knew that we would all be dancing to her songs in our living rooms instead… An album that was instantly born a modern classic and we’ll be jamming for a long time!
If you can’t get over listening to the album and want to go a bit behind the scenes, here are 3 extra pieces of content worth consuming:
🎙 Grammys 2021: performances
On March 14th The Grammys held its 63rd edition in Los Angeles, in an in-person social distancing event, that worked better than many people were expecting. The live performances, that happened indoors but with no proper audience, were done in an interesting way with multiple stages set around a big circle, where the artists took turns performing their songs. Here are my favorite performances from the night, including names that I either didn’t know or was not familiar with their music until then:
Billie Eilish - everything i wanted
Taylor Swift - cardigan / august / willow
HAIM - The Steps
Roddy Ricch - Heartless / The Box
Doja Cat - Say So
Lil Baby - The Bigger Picture
Mickey Guyton - Black Like Me (Our Voices)
Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
Dua Lipa - Levitating ft. DaBaby / Don't Start Now
Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding
And as an honorable mention, here’s an incredible performance that unfortunately happened during the pre-show instead: